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Scott_Hower

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So I find myself sitting in London this week for work (this work thing really gets in the way of my hobbies, but I digress).

Anyway, I found a trim supplier over here who makes Triumph interior trim. I just ordered a whole mess of interior stuff for roughly HALF of the discounted price at the big suppliers. Nice website too: https://www.parklaneclassics.com

I sure hope Virgin Atlantic lets me carry it on as a suitcase :smile: I *really* hope it shows up by Friday, or I'll need to fabricate a reason to come back! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
Right. This is Owen Lloyd. Excellent guy, good quality materials. I have ordered a dash recover kit and also Spitfire armrest recover kit from him. I would have ordered seat covers also but he had not got into making them yet. Owen provides good after-sales support too.

He ships internationally for pretty reasonable rates, much cheaper than going over and picking them up yourself - then again, if I got a company paid trip to the UK I would go with a VERY big list (and an equally large suitcase). A rear-hub puller from Canley would be numero uno.

Owen also puts these kits for sale on ebay as promotional items from time to time, and you can occasionally get a deal.
 
Scott-

If you are twiddling your thumbs too much, you might want to wander over to the TR Shop in West London. Enginuity is pretty close to there as well. Not bad places to tire kick. Get a bigger suitcase first, though.

Randy
 
Randy-

I'm here through the weekend, until Sunday night. Heck, I'm actually working in Surrey... Walton-On-Thames to be exact. Where are you?
 
guzzul said:
Right. This is Owen Lloyd. Excellent guy, good quality materials.
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Great guy to chat with on the phone.

guzzul said:
then again, if I got a company paid trip to the UK I would go with a VERY big list (and an equally large suitcase). A rear-hub puller from Canley would be numero uno.
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I get about 4 or 5 of those trips a year /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif Might need to add one of these hub pullers to my list. 55GBP or about $110.
 
Scott-

You are just a couple of pub stops down the road - I'm in Esher. Work downtown though. I'm taking the family to Stonehenge on Friday if the weather is good, but if you want fellow tire kicker for a TR Shop run on Saturday give me a pm.

Also, haven't been there yet, but you are very close to Brooklands too, good museum and I think a TR show in April.

Randy
 
TR4nut said:
Scott-

You are just a couple of pub stops down the road - I'm in Esher. Work downtown though. I'm taking the family to Stonehenge on Friday if the weather is good, but if you want fellow tire kicker for a TR Shop run on Saturday give me a pm.

Also, haven't been there yet, but you are very close to Brooklands too, good museum and I think a TR show in April.

Randy
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Will do. I'm moving to Charing Cross area (Thistle Charing Cross) on friday night.

I've been to Brooklands/Weybridge, have seen the Concorde (well, the pieces anyway) and the track remnants.

Small world, I love this board /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banana.gif

--Scott
 
OH MAN, I could have given a shopping list to help fill that suitcase from ParkLane....

I really need a armrest kit. Door kits with the carpet would be great too. Tell Owen to do a US kit with the carpet in the corner without the board for us. We he did the back panel with the stitching and no panel too.

now, how do I get a business trip to the UK instead of China.....hmmm, got to work on that one.
 
Oh, perfect. Would you mind picking me up a set of european SU's and a 2.89:1 diff while your there? I'm sure you could just stuff the diff under the seat - it only weighs about 65 pounds.

Adam.
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1973 Triumph Spitfire.
 
I asked Owen for the same thing last year (i.e. a door-card kit without the board). I think that would be a good seller.

I got his armrest kit and installed it. Very nice, very easy. Comes with the handbrake boot too. Good price.
 
I bought my seat cover kits from Owen...very good fit. And yes, very good customer service.

You should definitely try to buy a hub puller while there...I just found out that the shipping on the one I ordered from Canley is 29 GBP. I'm thinking I could have comissioned a machine shop for less!
 
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Fist batch arried this AM, been too busy to rip into it. Thanks Owen! Hopefully panels arrive tomorrow.
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Update: second batch of trim arrived on Thursday morning. I ordered it @ 4:00PM on Monday and Owen made all of it from scratch in a day.

In summary, I could not be a happier customer. I opened the packages this AM after getting back home and these pieces are just works of art. The quality is absolutely superb. I'll post some photos shortly. I did the math and the price is roughly 1/3 (yes, 2/3 LESS) of what Rimmer Bros/Moss wanted for the exact same pieces.

Thanks to Virgin-Atlantic as well. I checked them in as "fragile goods" and they were handled manually to/from the cargo hold rather than being plopped onto the automated conveyer.
 
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