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#101 Punchy

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Posted 11 December 2012 - 06:14 PM

Thanks Edan,

I 've been flat out working for "the man" and Tinkering with hatch in the spare time and not checking the forums sorry.

Will get onto that ASAP.
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 07:26 PM

Hello Les and crew.

Just fitted new front and rear windscreen seals and mylar strips to my LX Sedan.

The front mylar kit did not have locking corners and the rear mylar kit locking tabs are a shocking fit. ( Actually didn't fit ).

I know these have been a point of discussion for a while, any changes happening? especially in reference to the locking tabs.

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:56 PM

Hi Rare Spares. I have a small length of left over NOS mylar locking strip that I can give you guys if you want to use it to make reproduction stuff that fits?

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 09:49 PM

Is there supposed to be a price differance to "our GMH store" and the online rare spares site? I always thought we got a bit of a discount?

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 11:53 PM

Nah... you pay more
Sound fair ?

I thought there was some sort of discount structure in place

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:24 AM

Is there supposed to be a price differance to "our GMH store" and the online rare spares site? I always thought we got a bit of a discount?



The discount is given to the forum to help with running cost.

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 07:29 PM

So you pay the same amount people, it just means Les makes less when he gives a donation from every sale.

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Posted 14 February 2013 - 07:53 PM

Thats fair I think. As long as it is going somewhere worthwhile. I think the work they do is great.

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Posted 14 February 2013 - 10:40 PM

No sight of your replacement parts Les, should you wish to confirm they were sent.

No sight of your replacement parts Les, should you wish to confirm they were sent.

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Posted 15 February 2013 - 05:08 PM

Welby
I did not receive your name and address to send the kit to and we used what I was going to send you, for more testing
I will not have any Mylar kits until the end March , I can send it to you one then.
If you want to communicate without it being missed use my email address it is too easy to miss things on a forum.
[email protected]
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Posted 04 March 2013 - 07:59 PM

Les, 

Hi

I posted the following in the "Interior Forum";

 

Wanting to refurb some seat belts, re-chrome etc and replace the "GM PRESS" badge.

 

Went to Rare Spares and bought their reproduction and when I got home and compared it to the original can only say that I was seriously disappointed, and that there is no way I would consider putting it on my car.

 

To make it worse it is sold as a Holden Restoration Part, and therefore has some type of agreement from GMH that these are acceptable.

 

Winge over...Question is are there any repros out there that come closer to what the badge should be.

 

 

Honestly, these are seriously horrible.  They are just a sticker, not anywhere near the aluminium pressed that is in the actual seatbelt.

 

Kinda lets the Rare Spares concept down....no way you could call these spare parts.

 

BTW The card has part number SBD1000 with a date of 22/06/12.

 

Sorry about the "pissed off" note to the thread, whilst I am happy to pay the premium prices you guys charge in order to keep the "dream alive", I do expect that if I pay that premium I get some sort of quality (and in this case it was not!). 



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Posted 04 March 2013 - 08:13 PM



 

I am sorry you are not happy with the product ,I am not all that familiar with this part, I had
thought it may have been the shape that was a problem, from what you say the finish is not up to par.
I will put in a report on it tomorrow in the mean time if you are not happy
please take it back to where you purchased it for a refund


Les
 



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Posted 04 March 2013 - 08:55 PM

Hi Les,

 

seems that we are jumping from one thread to another.

 

I guess what has annoyed me is that there is a Seat Belt Decal Kit (SBD 1000) for sale, both online and in store.....and  apart from the similarity in its printing it has no real restoration value at all.

 

Perhaps the guys that works in the franchise I attend, and purchase from, should advise that fact.  

 

Anyway, once again, I have appreciated your response.

 

Cheers.



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Posted 05 March 2013 - 12:09 AM

What about kit SBD 1002? They look like they have the raised lettering and GM logo.

http://www.rarespare...product=SBD1002



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Posted 05 March 2013 - 06:46 PM

S pack, 

 

that looks more like what is needed.  I didn't see those at my local...will definitely get the guy to order them for me.

 

Thanks for the suggestion, much appreciated.



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Posted 05 March 2013 - 06:55 PM

Yeah I've had those. They are raised aluminum type. They were the wrong shape for my buckles however....

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Posted 05 March 2013 - 07:56 PM

Hi Les...only ever bought 1 item from R.S. 

 

XU1 style front chrome spoiler...very happy with it.

 

Regards

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Posted 06 March 2013 - 06:54 PM

S pack, 

 

that looks more like what is needed.  I didn't see those at my local...will definitely get the guy to order them for me.

 

Thanks for the suggestion, much appreciated.



 

I have had this decal checked and it is correct it would
appear that you did in fact purchase the wrong one I do not believe there will
be a problem to change them over for the correct ones



 

From what I have been told there was a variety of seat belts used in Holden's  over the years and it
is hard to pin down what was in what at any particular time.

 

Les



 



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Posted 19 April 2013 - 05:49 PM

Hi Les and co,
I have been waiting a while for a LH-UC heater core to be made available again. Any idea when this will be?
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Posted 23 April 2013 - 09:38 AM

Hi Phillip,

 

We have 9939234 back in stock now. They should be available from your local Rare Spares distributor. Let me know if you have any problems.

 

Regards,

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Posted 23 April 2013 - 12:33 PM

Hi Phillip, We have 9939234 back in stock now. They should be available from your local Rare Spares distributor. Let me know if you have any problems. Regards,Edan MillerRARE SPARES

Many thanks Edan. I have placed an order with your Sydney stockist today.
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Posted 23 April 2013 - 12:41 PM

Why was that particular heater core not available in the first place?



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Posted 23 April 2013 - 12:50 PM

Manufacturing delays at the factory unfortunately.



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Posted 23 April 2013 - 01:03 PM

OK, thanks for that. I was worried there may have been a manufacturing defect or something.... As I had only just bought one last year some time.

 

Cool.

 

Cheers.



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Posted 03 August 2013 - 06:42 PM

hey les and co can you tell me why the lx mylar locking tabs are totally at the wrong angle take a look at my front n rear windows with them they are a shocking fit also look at the difference between original and your product in the first pic original on the left and rares on the right I purchased these rubbers and mylar kits Thursday the windscreen rubbers were good though...

 

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