Hi

I am not preaching on behalf of our friends at GM-H and Rare Spares and some may not like to agree but now that GM-H has put it's name in the ring ALL parts with their brand name on them MUST be considered to be genuine parts and therefore cannot be negatively affected when Judged in car shows.

Before you all go calling me names for bringing this up I state that my HK GTS was restored using heaps factory new old stock parts. So if this is correct then my car would be one which could be challenged by a fresh restoration using the Rare Spares-Holden Parts.

As much as I dislike Rare Spares' LAME excuses for pedalling items in it's range which are of poor fit and quality i.e. (and I quote):" If it doesn't fit, send it back for a full refund" has no regard for the time, effort and expense people go through in the in the buying process (VERY UNPROFESSIONAL)the fact remains that these bits have the GM-H brand name on them.

Some just want to sh1tbag companies like RS without fully understanding the huge investment this company has made. Teaming with Holden looks like a logical solution to the absolute drought of hard to get bits available for old Holdens.

Take a look at GM USA and there is now a huge range of GM branded paerts which are considered acceptable in show. It took them a while to get it right but their range is better than it was.

It seems to me that there is a degree of customer dissapointment in RS when it comes to price quality and fit. If GM-H is fair dinkum about their standards and expectations then they will drive quality and value into this new joint venture. Affordable quality is the reason for the success of GM-H since it started and if this is not applied to this partnership it would most definately affect it's reputation with other areas of it's business like new car sales. Like many of us who have an old Holden in the shed we more than likely have a late model Holden daily driver as well.
Cheers
Nick Moran
Yamba NSW



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What happens when the supply of genuine old school NOS finally dries up?

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Originally posted by 80569K
What happens when the supply of genuine old school NOS finally dries up?

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Why does it always need to be NOS.

Why can't it be 2nd hand refurbished or hand made.

Dr Terry

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At this point the Monaro nationals have already made a ruling on this.

Section 3 reads as:

Replacement parts must be period correct and of a type installed on the assembly line. This means that the period of manufacture of all replaceable parts shall match - ie the radiator cap shall match the build date of the battery, oil filter and spark plug leads, etc. The only exception to this rule are the glass sealing rubbers where current reproduction items are permitted.

I questioned the last part of this statement and was told that every other part for a Monaro is available from some source as NOS and therfore all Monaros in concours shall have no reproduction parts. So in a nut shell, the only rares spares or other reproduction parts allowed in concours is the window rubbers.

Warren

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Originally posted by HK1837
NOS tyres?

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there was a set of NOS tyres on ebay a while back, they sold for big $$$$ (HK period)

i wouldn't drive a $100,000+ monaro on a set of them, and i'd hope no one else would either!

this concourse stuff is a bit crazy, if your going to be that pick what about a cars thats had a respay, that wont be the same period paint? lol

I'm confused (easily done), what is the difference between "replacement" & "reproduction" Packard high tension leads for example.

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Originally posted by hazzard county
hey frank sounds like mmp might as well stop tooling up and shut shop all those repo caps are throw aways might as well start repo skyline parts

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repro caps??? huh?? what you on about boy???

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Originally posted by 80569K
I'm confused (easily done), what is the difference between "replacement" & "reproduction" Packard high tension leads for example.

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This is a good point for discussion.

What scores better in concours in say an HK:

1. Original 40+ year old ignition leads, in sad, aged condition.
2. Genuine GM-H replacement set, dated late 70s.
3. Aftermarket, near perfect repro lead set with period date markings.
4. GM-H/RS near perfect repro lead set with period date markings.

To throw a spanner in the works, for authenticity (IMO) they are equal, which is why I posed the question.

Dr Terry

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nick gs concourse winning hk monaro is running nos tyres..they are out there if you look hard and pay the bucks...i also know that he drives it regularly on them..he drove from sydney to newcastle for a show a year or 2 ago and i followed him back to his place in sydney in the rain from the central coast last year..

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