Best p[lace to get slave and master cylinders

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Post Tue May 08, 2018 2:37 pm

as above- am looking to replace both on mine.

are ECP or Carparts4less ok to use or am I better off going to the the dealers?
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Post Tue May 08, 2018 7:05 pm

autodoc is where I'd look these days. Generally cheaper than ECP/CP4L, but plus carriage.
Site is .co.uk, but the parts are supplied from Germany.
For most parts you have a wide selection of manufacturers to suit the depth of your pocket.
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Post Wed May 09, 2018 12:45 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:autodoc is where I'd look these days. Generally cheaper than ECP/CP4L, but plus carriage.
Site is .co.uk, but the parts are supplied from Germany.
For most parts you have a wide selection of manufacturers to suit the depth of your pocket.
I`ve had a fair bit of stuff from here as well with no complaints.

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Post Thu May 10, 2018 12:42 pm

Have had great service from Mister Auto over many years. Good cataloguing of parts and easy to identify the right one for one's car. Free shipping over 35 pounds I think and just checking now, I see they are 4 pounds cheaper than Autodoc for a Febi slave cylinder. I am converting roughly from Euros but worth having a look as they are also very reliable.
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Post Thu May 10, 2018 3:56 pm

Contours wrote:Have had great service from Mister Auto over many years. Good cataloguing of parts and easy to identify the right one for one's car. Free shipping over 35 pounds I think and just checking now, I see they are 4 pounds cheaper than Autodoc for a Febi slave cylinder. I am converting roughly from Euros but worth having a look as they are also very reliable.
Have you a link for this please?

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Post Thu May 10, 2018 10:29 pm

I use German Swedish & French , the stock decent branded names and they do have some fantastic deals at least once a week . 50-60% off
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Post Fri May 11, 2018 9:59 am

perhaps we need a section on the zone for good parts suppliers- esp any good prices or offers etc.
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