Minispares quality
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Do any of you lot think Minispares quality has gone to shit?

I bought boot hinges a while back which I was told are identical to originals but were nothing alike and a seat crossmember which was all the wrong dimensions and looked shit so I returned them.

I ordered full length mk1 floorpans last week, judging from the picture on the website I expected nice e coated panels, it quotes ideal for mk1 restorations. What arrived are flaky grey primed dented, poorly pressed pieces of shit which I would say are ideal for the bin. Im seriously considering complaining and sending these back too

I seriously doubt it!

Everything I've had recently has been alright, but If I had your car Paul I certainly wouldn't be settling for anything less than perfect. If you fit them you'll only regret it and be constantly thinking about them..

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I can make them perfect before fitting them, but itll take a lot of time, time that I could make my own

I seriously doubt it!

I'm surprised about the floor panes. Most of the panels they sell in grey primer are from M-Machine who are normally great with quality.

If your not happy Paul send them back and. Ask for a decent perfect replacement buddy

This is the point Benross, they cant give me a perfect replacement because they are supplying shitty poor pressings

I seriously doubt it!

Some stuff I've got from minispares has been pants (windscreen wipers, anything chrome) but that could just be all shops as I've only ever bought from minispares

They don't die, they just get faster!

i bought some stainless steel bumpers from minispares a while back and the edges where razor sharp and they had used mild steel mig wire for the brackets because they went rusty almost straight away

Yep I have a pair of razor sharp bumpers too!

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I've always found minispares pretty good if i've had any issues in the past. I'd pick up the phone to them and 'discuss' your concerns. Unfortunately, like most businesses, they are under pressure to cut costs to satisfy a need to keep costs down and make a profit in the competitive market. Something has to give at some point in the supply chain

I only buy from minispares because of the quality, if they are starting to go as cheap and nasty as minisport then I'll have to try and find somewhere else :/ I quite like sommerford mini as well - helps with them being 10 mins down the road from where I keep the mini

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Been quite pissed off with their stuff lately, head light switch brand new dead within a few months. New wiper set, rubber came off. Rotor arm, shite.

Edited by dischub on 13th Apr, 2014.

I will second Brett on the quality of rubber. I also have radius arm rubber washers/seals that I have found lying on the floor under the car as they have broken and fallen off, again with no miles on the car. I would imagine that this is likely to be the same with most of the rubber products, and not just Minispares, as other products I have from the other big suppliers is of the same poor quality rubber and seems to deteriorate within a matter of months. Apart from this I have found Minispares products to be of satisfactory quality.

The rubber is a problem, but not just with Mini's. One of the girls at the club replaced a track rod end on her Polski 126 for an MOT test with a budget item and the boot on that failed the test the following year. I've also seen it on modern cars too where the track control arms were replaced with budget items for an MOT only for the bushes to fail the following MOT.

The OEM stuff, although expensive does actually have the right grade of rubber. The biggest problem for us Mini lot is that the OEM Rover MG group no longer exists and the market is flooded with sub standard products, compounded by the fact that most of the 'Original' parts have been consumed. What constitutes an 'original' part?

New Old Stock is where it's at I'm afraid but you'll pay a premium, if you can find what you want.

Back up on tje rubber. I have minispares trackrod ends 6months ago and the car has not seen the road yet... but they are all cracked up. Bought some aftermarket ones from a lokal shop... no problems yet and the rubber seems to be twice as thick while the price is half that...

also my camber brackets for the rear gave more positive cambee than the original ones..

yet all the rest seems to be perfect.

Edited by Rammie2000 on 14th Apr, 2014.

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Ive always bought from Minispares, Ive spent thousands with them over the years because they are very good, but the last couple of things have been shit. I realise its down to what they are supplied but I am willing to pay what it takes to get things of the right quality

I seriously doubt it!

So many of my sponges have died because of sharp bumpers! I've cut myself a few times on them :(

They don't die, they just get faster!

I always use somerford mini now, Pete has a large supply of genuine rover parts or good quality after market pieces so only supplies the best he can get.

Also if there are any problems, he always swaps them straight away

I slipped off a nut and hit my forearm on one of those bumpers. It was so bloody deep I was nearly sick in my mouth.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

They weren't Minispares bumpers. I think generally the quality is good. Rubber parts are shit from most places.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

The rubber effect (as we may call it) extends to land rover parts as well i have to be very selective about suppliers of ball joints etc to ensure i get something that will stay in one piece for more than a couple of tests. With regards to the panels - is the problem that these pressings are still being produced from the old machinery from rover/austin etc? or do they use new moulds (die's?). dont pretend to know about bodywork but if this is the case i would imagine it would all be a fairly long way out by now....

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Anything rubber is completely shit, fuel tank rubber seals are the worst, 6 months and mine had massive splits in

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