Ok folks. Now it's so difficult to order parts from TPS I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a source of quality (maybe even genuine parts) service parts - Air filter, oil filter, etc.
Thanks for any offerings.
Thanks for any offerings.
Ok folks. Now it's so difficult to order parts from TPS I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a source of quality (maybe even genuine parts) service parts - Air filter, oil filter, etc.
Thanks for any offerings.
Hi "Mr Pig". Sorry for the late come back, I've been rather busy this week.So is anyone managing to get stuff from TPS? I've been going there for years now and I'll be gutted if I can't get served any more.
Strange isn't it? Can't be just us few being affected by this? Almost as if they don't want the money. I don't know of any other factoring organization around me that behaves in this way. Oh, well there is Dingbro, where you have to act "Oh so humble" and wear your dirtiest overalls if you are to be taken seriously. Never mind, soon we won't be able to do anything very much to our cars once the manufacturers have got the electronics/diagnostics access issues all sown up to their benefit. There's a lot about it in the latest - January - issue of Professional Motor Mechanic magazine. Big problems ahead for all us home mechanics I think.I recently tried to order from TPS and they told me no trade account = no sales
I then tried 3 times to get in contact or some form of response from Horton Seat and got literally f*ck all back.
They owed me a call back, which i never got. I emailed them twice with the part number i was after..nothing. If i was into giving reviews it would have been as low as possible lol.
There's a lot about it in the latest - January - issue of Professional Motor Mechanic magazine. Big problems ahead for all us home mechanics I think.
Can I elaborate? Maybe, anyway I'll try, but I'm only really in the earliest stages of understanding the implications. I first read the editor's comments inside the front cover where he talks about Block Exemption Regulations after 2023, when it's all up for renegotiation. Apparently the vehicle manufacturer's are not making it easy to re-secure BER. Of course if this fails the independent aftermarket will change out of all recognition. The current proposal is, so he goes on to say, "The Extended Vehicle Concept". No, I never heard of it before either! This is explored in much greater detail on page 26 - which I haven't got my head round yet - but the editorial goes on to precis it as essentially the remote monitoring of the individual vehicles health, possibly in realtime, by the manufacturer. If this kicks in then the manufacturer will be in control of the vehicles data so can arbitrarily decide who is going to be allowed to access that data. Diagnostic links through the manufacturer on certain systems are already a reality as I discovered recently. Wee guys like us or even independent workshops are not likely to be at the front of the queue and the equipment and licence fees will likely be prohibitive.Can you elaborate?
It's not just about the quality and prices of the parts. I liked buying from TPS because you then had a pile of receipts from an approved VAG parts supplier when you came to sell the car.
Well I've just finished reading page 26 (and 27 - it is quite a lengthy tome) It's very involved and uncertain as many aspects are not yet known but mainly seems to be rooted in two areas; Vehicle technological advances and legislation. He points out that as more automated systems are introduced by manufacturers wireless software updating will be necessary for it to work. "connected car" technology is already in limited use and this remote access to in vehicle data is already being used to implement "predictive services" (to suggest service and repairs directly to the driver via dashboard display). The article goes on to say that with this level of remote connectivity cyber security then becomes a very big issue, including hacking (I seem to remember reading recently something about hackers being able to take control of EPS, fly by wire throttle management and other ECU functions remotely). Apparently this is all being considered by the UN in Geneva (because type approval submission is being considered) Apparently the current thinking is to control or block completely all non - authorised access to such vehicles. The question then becomes who is "authorised" (or for that matter definitively "non-authorised") and what data will be controlled under these regs?I certainly don't like the way things are going and getting worse by the day. My only hope is that nonsense like this will get slowed down by invasion of privacy laws etc but I'm not hopeful.
How many people renew the sump plug (built in washer) every time as suggested?
I asked about the sump plug because I think it's the same as on the old PD my boy had a few years ago. The washer is captive in the plug. Impossible to get it over the threads.I don't. I've reused the washer several times with no issues. You get a new washer with an OEM filter but not with an aftermarket one.
I'm very careful about the oil I use these days. With cars having so many filters, sensors and being so generally tightly specced I don't think it's worth risking an oil that might not be right.