landrover parts online?

[uwish]

HI people

is there a "summit racing" style online parts website for landrover parts? surely there is something around in the u.k? that will ship to nz?
almost every other brand does

cheers

ps I know about local nz suppliers

[Ralfie]

Yes, heaps of companies do.
Paddocks, Craddocks, Land Rover Parts, TMD, Dingocroft, Rimmers, LRdirect to name just a few.

If you are just after parts then the question has to be asked why aren't you supporting local businesses?

[TJ]

www.rockauto.com

It has just about every make in the world, and ships to New Zealand at very reasonable rates. They even have a British website (www.rockauto.co.uk)

[uwish]

sweet thanks for those will check them out,

to answer your other question,
I have no problem buying the same product from a nz supplier if its close to the price I can buy it online, but In my experience they have been double even triple the price. I feel in todays world and online shopping as it is then there should not be such a huge difference. a example last week there was a manifold I was looking at buying, was $90 cheaper to get one from the states from summit than the 10yr old one second hand on trade me and new in nz was $200 more

I understand nz suppliers have there place but im prepared to wait for parts from overseas and in that I also accept the downfalls of buying online
*trying to return products
*lost freight
*after sale service can be suspect
*wrong parts ect
I had a feeling this question would be asked and this is only my own opinion I would like to leave this topic at this for now and hopefully ill be able to add my experience of buying parts online here and other people too for landrovers parts as im sure im not the only person who does this or wants to do it, I hope people understand this

[Cameron]

dudes at landroverspares.co.nz are mint to deal with. reasonably priced too.
I was gonna buy some shit from overseas from paddock spares and it was just a pain in the arse vs. going through the landroverspares dudes.

[Ralfie]

sweet thanks for those will check them out,

to answer your other question,
I have no problem buying the same product from a nz supplier if its close to the price I can buy it online, but In my experience they have been double even triple the price. I feel in todays world and online shopping as it is then there should not be such a huge difference. a example last week there was a manifold I was looking at buying, was $90 cheaper to get one from the states from summit than the 10yr old one second hand on trade me and new in nz was $200 more

I understand nz suppliers have there place but im prepared to wait for parts from overseas and in that I also accept the downfalls of buying online
*trying to return products
*lost freight
*after sale service can be suspect
*wrong parts ect
I had a feeling this question would be asked and this is only my own opinion I would like to leave this topic at this for now and hopefully ill be able to add my experience of buying parts online here and other people too for landrovers parts as im sure im not the only person who does this or wants to do it, I hope people understand this

You have to also consider the quality of the parts you are comparing in UK to New Zealand. There are a lot of low quality aftermarket parts that are inferior and NZ suppliers often know these and won't stock them. They will have better quality.
Then there are the freight costs from the other side of the world. With twice the distance as say USA its not that cheap and suppliers here have to cover their costs.

Also you have to consider the GST that is added here. You maybe saving yourself a few dollars by bringing in under the Custom threshold thus not paying the Custom fees and GST but you are also robbing the NZ economy. Where do you think the Govt gets it funding from that goes towards all the services it provides to our society? From the taxes and GST we pay and those who avoid paying these can only be considered as selfish.

Hope you haven't been putting your hand up for any of the hand outs the Govt has been giving to Christchurch.

[TJ]

You have to also consider the quality of the parts you are comparing in UK to New Zealand. There are a lot of low quality aftermarket parts that are inferior and NZ suppliers often know these and won't stock them. They will have better quality.
Then there are the freight costs from the other side of the world. With twice the distance as say USA its not that cheap and suppliers here have to cover their costs.

Also you have to consider the GST that is added here. You maybe saving yourself a few dollars by bringing in under the Custom threshold thus not paying the Custom fees and GST but you are also robbing the NZ economy. Where do you think the Govt gets it funding from that goes towards all the services it provides to our society? From the taxes and GST we pay and those who avoid paying these can only be considered as selfish.

Hope you haven't been putting your hand up for any of the hand outs the Govt has been giving to Christchurch.

So in your view, I should pay NZD 285 plus GST for a NTK Oxygen Sensor locally when I know I can buy it for USD 35 plus freight of USD 35?

Your last sentence makes no sense to me. I don't mind paying taxes, but I refuse to be ripped off and emotionally blackmailed.

I am proud to say I buy almost all my Jeep parts overseas (US) because they know what fits, are better quality, and original dealer parts.

[uwish]

I agree with you tj but ralfie has just proved why I don't really comment or use forums very much as he has gone of on a tangent about supporting nz suppliers,

its a sunday night id been looking at my landrover today and bits it needed and thought ill ask the question and work out for myself where I spend my money, thought this could be a good forum for internet savy shoppers who want to buy online

[Weemsy]

Don't let people like Ralfie put you off this forum, it's generally pretty good.
I think Ralfie is the troll of the Land Rover section though, putting negative comments about anything people do, as he did with my post on Nissan axles on a Landy.

It's your dollar, you earned it, spend it how you like!

I'm all for supporting local business, but not if it's gonna cost me a lot more than online shopping.

Ralfie should perhaps just get off his high horse, as I'm sure he (and most of the population of NZ and the world) do things to get around paying gst or whatever tax it may be......

[lax2wlg]

Yes, heaps of companies do.
Paddocks, Craddocks, Land Rover Parts, TMD, Dingocroft, Rimmers, LRdirect to name just a few.

Some of those are actually pretty funny. Rimmerjobs, LR erect, TMD (Totally Masty-worthy Defender)

most of the population of NZ and the world) do things to get around paying gst or whatever tax it may be......

One way to evade Toyota tax is by not buying a Toyota. Even if the 70Series of the best expedition platform in the world. Also, always pay hookers in cash.

putting negative comments about anything people do, as he did with my post on Nissan axles on a Landy.

Yeah, that was a good one. I'll trade you one inch less ground clearance for four tire sizes taller. Fair deal?

[Weemsy]

Yeah, that was a good one. I'll trade you one inch less ground clearance for four tire sizes taller. Fair deal?

yep, that was the one.

[De-Ranged]

I am part of a couple of landy specific sites, this topic "cheap internet parts" is a very popular topic and interestingly it comes down to the old comment of you get what you pay for some of the brands like Britpart seem to have a 50% fail rate! I would say this is exagerated due to the fact that pretty much all the posters had a fail story and next to no one posted a positive story lol but are you willing to trust the rest of the motor on dodgily cheap parts
As for your cheap manifold.... I have just done a job for a mate on a brand new cheap turbo manifold from the internet it was that badly bow'd that it had 3mm of warp at each end.... he took his time in a press to bend it (this could have other problems later as the grade of stainless used is unknown and may crack or warp later) he then gave it to me to machine the bolt surface flat.... now at the end of the day he is going to have a usefull mainfold that has cost near to the same price as a decent made one but, his has bad flow characteristics (miter cut bends and un-tuned runners) and still has the issue that as this is used the heat & cooling may cause it to try and revert back to its original bent shape damaging his head, or the manifold to crack
My advice is run a search on the landy forums before you spend your money... search both for the company your buying from and the part you want to replace I have noticed there seems to be alot of parts that are OEM only due to reliabilty or other issues
oh and another vote for landroverspares

Good luck

[muddymatt1973]

I have used imported parts from most of those suppliers and also used them when I was UK based. Some are as good as or better then OE parts and some are total chinese shit.
Problem is sending crap back from here is damn near impossible so you take your chances.

I think the real piss off is buying locally and being supplied with the same cheap and nasty shit as you could have got yourself for half the price.

Also you have to ask how vital the component is. I am happy to fit a 2 UKpound ($4) tail light but I will use a genuine water pump.

I saved literally thousands of dollars on my Disco 2 rear air springs. OE spec from the UK including GST, shipping etc was less than the shelf price for ONE air bag here.
Still less than the "experts" here wanted to rip out a perfectly good system and fit coil springs too!
Same goes for the ignition leads and plugs. Bosch plugs from UK for $5 each versus the $25 ea that stores here want. Same make plugs.

Global village economy. If it's cheaper elsewhere either make it cheaper here too or lose the sale.........

[DieselBoy]

Www.landroverspares.co.nz

These guys can do all your replacement mechanical parts, just specify what you want, Brit Part, OEM, Bearmach, Delphi etc etc. If it's not in stock, it comes in on the next order.

Some of the cool shit other than just the replacement mechanical partsme and others have purchased from them over years are:

Snorkels
Winch bars
Steering guards
Diff guards
Light bars
Suspension lift kits
Rear bars
Rims
Wheel spacers
Lockers
Heavy duty steering components

The list goes on. You would be surprised how much of this stuff is In stock already, shipped to you the next day.

Another place that mainly specializes is the really bling accessories, and will airfreight stuff in for you really quickly if you need it, but also carries a fair bit in stock is:

Www.mainlandrover.co.nz

Can't beat the service and local product support offered by both places

[yeti]

Hope you haven't been putting your hand up for any of the hand outs the Govt has been giving to Christchurch.

really .....care to explain.....

[Weemsy]

The only one I've used myself is Rimmer Brothers in the UK when I was after bits for an old series Landy and bits for a MK2 Jag when I worked at Beachams Jaguar.

They were real good to deal with, and the bits I got were good quality.

I'm new to Landys, so reading about the different NZ suppliers is good.

Forget about the trolls guys, let's get the tread back on track!

[uwish]

sorry been abit absent from this thread, will have alook at rimmer bros over weekend good to know you had a good experience cheers guys for the other sites