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« Reply #7140 on: February 25, 2014, 09:17:03 PM » |
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Yeah, nobody said don't go there, till after I went there.
Like I said, they've always given good service for cables for my trikes n stuff, so I'm still inclined to give 'em the benefit of the doubt, (plus I don't like to trash their reputation here without good reason). I don't mind driving the Pop about with a big hole where the speedo should be, as long as I know it'll get one at some point. How long do you give them before asking for your stuff back?
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« Reply #7141 on: February 25, 2014, 09:59:49 PM » |
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'm quite prepared to trash their reputation as they've messed me about on 2 seperate occasions ( benefit of the doubt first time ) , taken 3 times as long the first time and this last time took 9 months to produce 2 working fuel gauges at a cost of over £150.
Once you get the quote they'll say 4 weeks , at 6 weeks you'll chase and at 8 weeks you may get it back. That's providing they receive your confirmation of go ahead as they swore blind they hadn't received mine when I chased after 4 weeks .I
When I sent them back the first time I rang after a week to ask what progress they had made only to be told it would be 4 weeks before they could look at them. I complained to the managing director that time.
There is another instrument repairer out there who is also crap and rip off , changed a friend £1000 for a set of refurbed gauges that looked great but didn't work at all.
I'd ring Speedograph and talk to them about turnround etc and make a decision based on that.
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« Reply #7143 on: February 25, 2014, 10:06:30 PM » |
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So-o, you're not a fan then.
I'll phone again tomorrow & see what they say. If there's no prospect of them doing the work soon, I guess I go & retrieve it. Worst case scenario, I drive about for another Summer without a working speedo & get it fixed by Speedograph next Winter.
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« Reply #7144 on: February 25, 2014, 10:32:21 PM » |
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If you get it back and sent it to Speedograph ( dependent on what they say re times ) there's a good chance you'll get it back before you'd even get a quote from Speedycables  In their defence on the 'net they seem to get good reviews on their cable supply. Just the instrument side that gets constant flack. |
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« Reply #7145 on: February 25, 2014, 10:34:38 PM » |
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Andy, what size rear tyres are on the Pop?
I'll see if there is a suitable speedo already available.
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« Reply #7146 on: February 26, 2014, 01:31:28 AM » |
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gps speedo, velcro'd to the column
thats what rodders over here are starting to do
me, i like the klok
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« Reply #7147 on: February 26, 2014, 06:58:44 AM » |
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or go for a digital speedo and build it into your clock
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« Reply #7148 on: February 26, 2014, 09:39:50 PM » |
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Planning on buying a SatNav at some point & will hopefully be borrowing one for our Belgium trip in a few weeks time. So I'd make sure it had a speed display.
Spoke to Speedy Cables again today. To be honest, they're very helpful over the phone -I spoke to the girl I handed my gauge to when I took it to their workshops & she passed me on to the guy who does the recalibration work. They wanted to know the thread diameter of the cable fitting on the gearbox & rang me back half an hour later when I'd checked it. It's not gonna be cheap -several hundred pounds to recalibrate it, fit an angled cable drive, make the cable, replace the glass & a couple of other odds & ends, (they gave me rough figures for each bit). A lot of money for a speedo that cost me a tenner from an autojumble, but if it works & reads correctly I'll be happy.
Said they didn't need email confirmation or anything to undertake the work & it should be done in about 4 weeks. I was ready for an argument & to go & retrieve it on my next day off, but so far I haven't really got a reason to. If I take it back & go elsewhere, it'll probably be a lot longer than their 4 weeks. So I've decided to give them the benefit of the doubt & see what happens. Fingers crossed!
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« Reply #7149 on: February 26, 2014, 09:57:01 PM » |
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The perfect number plate for my Pop, (it was registered in 2013). Don't think I'm allowed to change from the Q plate I've got & I've never really got the personalised plate thing, but this would be cool. Ebay plate |
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« Reply #7150 on: February 26, 2014, 10:44:25 PM » |
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Differnt having a plate that's personal to the vehicle, rather than the person though! Used to be a sports car - never did find out what it was - that used to zoom through Wareham and the reg was VR00M!
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« Reply #7151 on: February 27, 2014, 01:52:49 AM » |
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Someone should email a link to the managing directors so they can see alls not well regarding their service
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no rush fella, take all the time you need,
can i have it in 20 Min's?
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« Reply #7152 on: February 27, 2014, 06:51:59 AM » |
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Don't think I'm allowed to change from the Q plate
You are correct. Once a vehicle has been given a Q plate that's it. Can't even change it for another Q registration as far as I know. I have vehicle specific number plates on one of my cars and at first, found that every time we went past a police car, it would follow for a while. It was quite disconcerting. Seems they assumed that the vehicle was driving on "showroom" plates and would follow until they'd done a PNC check. Still happens occasionally. |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #7153 on: February 27, 2014, 12:18:38 PM » |
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If you get it back and sent it to Speedograph ( dependent on what they say re times ) there's a good chance you'll get it back before you'd even get a quote from Speedycables I just spoke to Speedograph about re calibrating the Smiths speedo for my Phaeton, they have quoted £75.00 and 1 to 2 week turnaround. Paul. |
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Precision Guesswork ......... What else do you need?
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« Reply #7154 on: February 27, 2014, 08:03:22 PM » |
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That's cheap! And quick.
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