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'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?

Posted By : David Jarvis, 25-Oct-2005, 11:48am

Does anyone have any views on the new Brake Master Cylinders that come up regularly on Ebay for a lot less than the prices quoted by Rimmers, Moss etc etc???

I am tempted by the price but not by the thought of buying a potentially shoddy reproduction of a very safety critical part. Maybe someone is cutting out the middle man and is able to sell the parts cheaper?
Are the parts sold by the Rimmers and Mosses of the world any particular brand?
Do reproduction parts like Mastercylinders have to meet any manufacturing standard?

Lots of pondering to do... any help would be appreciated....

David

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'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?

Posted By : Colin Wake, 25-Oct-2005, 12:56pm

David

You are using the wrong suppliers for your comparisons.

Best way to sell stuff on Ebay and make money include the Rimmers / Moss price. It makes your stuff seenm VERY cheap!

Colin
- 'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?
  
  Posted By : Andy Cook, 25-Oct-2005, 01:37pm
  
  Looking on ebay the going rate for a new master cylinder for a spitfire (as an example) seems to be about 40 quid. You can pick one up cheaper than this from a mainstream Triumph Supplier, just checked out James Paddock's website and he charges Â£35 for a spitfire master cylinder, a fair bit less than the Rimmers price of 52 quid or Canley's 73 quid, this just shows that you need to shop around for the best prices.
  - 'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?
    
    Posted By : James Carruthers, 25-Oct-2005, 01:47pm
    
    However, a brake master cylinder is not a brake master cylinder is not a brake master cylinder...
    
    The proper Girling ones cost about Â£80 or so - anything less isn't a proper Girling.
    - 'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?
      
      Posted By : William Davies, 25-Oct-2005, 03:17pm
      
      Many of the Indian made cylinders are produced by TVS Girling using original Girling tools. Who makes the current Girling branded product sold in the UK? The main body castings are quite different in detail to the originals, are they made by Girling using new tooling, or are they bought-in and re-branded?
      Knowing how Lucas no longer makes parts like rotor arms but re-brands the Intermotor parts, I wondered how Girling operates,
      Cheers,
      Bill.
  - 'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?
    
    Posted By : Craig Gingell, 25-Oct-2005, 02:10pm
    
    ...and remember that James Paddock prices are plus VAT...
    - 'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?
      
      Posted By : Colin Wake, 25-Oct-2005, 02:47pm
      
      Re not proper Girling ones just the other ones in a different box???
      
      I thought they were all made in India/Israel or where-ever now.
      
      Colin
      - 'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?
        
        Posted By : Jonathan Binnington, 25-Oct-2005, 05:26pm
        
        I bought a repro master cyl a few years ago at one of theshows for Â£10, the seals dissolved in the hydraulic fluid
        
        j
        
        'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?
        
        Posted By : William Davies, 25-Oct-2005, 05:43pm
        
        Old stock hydraulic parts are always a dangerous area, the seals degrade with age and will dissolve in brake fluid. I doubt it was anything to do with the provenance of the part,
        Cheers,
        Bill.
        
        'New' Brake Master Cylinders on Ebay - too cheap?
        
        Posted By : Ben Hutchings, 25-Oct-2005, 07:41pm
        
        On the subject of repro brake parts, albeit not MC's:
        
        On Saturday I fitted two new rear wheel cylinders. They were purchased from CanleyÂ’s last week and I paid Â£13.50 each. When they arrived I saw that they were both different, but it wasn't until I was at the garage fitting them that someone pointed out just HOW different they were from the originals. He even went as far as to say the HE wouldnÂ’t fit them given the choice.
        The casting on one had to be filled down to fit through the backplate thing. And both of them had really simple seals without any grooving to interface properly with the pistons. (sorry if I'm using the wrong terms, I'm new to this)
        
        If you want to see photos of the two new ones and how they differ take a look at this: http://www.sportssix.com/blog.php
        
        So... its a shame that I paid the same for repros as originals (I'm told), I guess I'll know better next time. I hope they work ok. IÂ’m going to keep watching that fluid level!
        
        :S