"JCBR" <blubber@tiscali.nl> wrote in message
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> How do you of Paddock-spares- and quality?
> Last year I bought lots of parts for my restoration SIII.
> In November I could drive it on the road for the first time.
> And now: the last part of the exhaust is so rusty and leaking that I
> will have to replace it. 2 of the 3 seat-bases are already
> cracking/ripping. Email to Paddock resulted in asking for photo's, I
> send them. But now they don't seem to know me anymore.....
> Anyone with the same experience?
> Jurjen

I think Beth's comments above sum up the problem - if it is half the price
of all the other suppliers it might just be because it is only worth half
the money!!
Paddocks are not alone in selling 'cheap and nasty' though - most of the
big mail order names do it.
I have afriend who sells LR parts from his garage and he actually stocks
2 qualities of most parts - if the customer chooses the cheap one then at
least he can say 'told you so' when he then sells him the dearer one a
couple of months later!!

If it is apart that has to fit right or has to work properly then I would
always suggest to buy Genuine or top quality, if it is a 'cosmetic' part
then a cheaper one may well be just as good.

David
Llama 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk