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Point is why a (presumably) generic part from a motor factor etc is more than twice the cost of Genuine ones from Xpart.
I know the garage can't spend ages looking for cheaper parts - the motor factor will know this too, are they taking advantage of it? I didn't imply the garage were the ones taking a big % cut. Perhaps there is no mark-up by the garage and the price includes delivery? Or maybe the motor factor delivers free to trade locally? (Obviously garage will have many parts delivered at once so pro/rata charge for these will be less than delivery from Rimmers). Or maybe it depends on the manufacturer and one (manufacturer of these) charges more than twice the amount of another (the one who makes them for Xpart) - and vastly more in % terms than the ones on ebay - for the same product. Why? And if so why wouldn't the factor source cheaper ones? The >100% difference in price between the same item is what is startling and raised the question, thankfully I can afford the difference no problem thank you.
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Glad you can afford the difference.
Did you ask the garage about the difference, be interested to hear their take on it ( no pun intended )
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Perhaps the ones supplied by the garage were hand polished? Given that you have raised our depth of interest, why not purchase a collection of bleed nipples at different price points and send them off to a metallurgy testing lab to ascertain whether there is any difference in quality and then carry out earned value analysis on the basis of the journey taken by each nipple to determine if you have suffered from someone taking liberties with your nipples. Now that you have raised our interest, I'm sure we'd all like to know. I hope DMGRS posts on this rivetting matter - or is it a nippling matter - he's probably had some OEM-Q nipples made to a special design. Perhaps Trikey would like to post on his experience and recommendation? I'm sure ARTIC has already published a paper on the optimum bleed nipple selection method including some excellent photographs.
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Sorry But I would be more worried about what damage has/could have been done by using ‘heat’ to slacken the nipples. (Boiled brake fluid)? Yes I know it was changed, but 20 MINUTES each nipple? Seals damaged? I think you have been told a fairy story .
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Funny you say that when i had the hose fail on the tourer and had to replace both front hoses, the brake nipple sheered on one of the Calipers. 1 2 3 So went to local car shop which has been around for over 30 years, and purchased 8 bleed nipples because he had two different lengths 45p per bleed nipple. 4 5 6 tap in a torx 25 which then helped remove the sheered bleed nipple. 7 8 9 10
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It looks like I was right! We really need DMGRS now to comment and display his OEM-Q nipples with a (car lifetime + 5 years) guarantee and delivery to the far reaches of the universe. No doubt Ronnie (member szubulu) will come in at some stage with photographs of his beautifully chromed nipples.
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I note that my nipples cost >1000% more than yours!!
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Perhaps that's just as well Ronnie. I was given a month's ban by Reebs when I displayed my nuts and massive fruits in a post in the "Social - General" forum. Until that point I was so pleased with my gifts from nature. The gods act in mysterious ways!
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