Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Metric Hardware

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

Global Metrics Inc.
Private Company, Headquarters Location
519 Marine View St., Ste. J, Belmont, CA 94002-0843, United States
USA (800)227-9981, (650)592-2722, USA (650)591-5396 fax,
Primary SIC: Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts, Primary NAICS: Motor  
Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
Description: Wholesale: Automotive




Robert W. Garven Jr.
rgarven [at] gmail.com


 "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special  
vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for  
those lucky few". Enzo Ferrari






On Nov 8, 2008, at 4:42 PM, Doug and Terri Anderson wrote:

> True true - Our 78 308 GTS had wobbly head lamps when up - jittered  
> all over
> the place.  The fix is to replace the white nylon bushings - either  
> 4 or 8.
> Anyway - about 50¢ each - at the dealer!!.  Of course a key ring is  
> $40
> bucks - but whatever.  heh heh
> DOUG
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Thursby" <david [at] thethursbys.net>
> To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 3:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Metric Hardware
>
>
> Check Ferrari's pricing. Sometimes, but definitely not always, the  
> price
> they charge for some hardware items is disturbingly cheap.
>
> Dave
>
> Rodney Ramos wrote:
> > Have you thought of using your local yellow pages? Shipping costs  
> > these
> > days kills a lot of "deals" especially heavy ones like a box of  
> > metal.  I
> > was surprised I was able to find a wholesaler just a few miles from  
> > my
> > house that was willing to deal with me on single item purchases to  
> > bulk.
> > They even looked up what I needed with me bringing in a broken  
> > original in
> > which I had no idea of size and grade.  Local shops and  
> > manufacturers have
> > to get stuff too. I was lucky mine was a referral of a local  
> > machine shop
> > but when I needed to call them one time, they were listed in the  
> > good old
> > fashion phone book.  Maybe a google search with your location might
> > generate a local source. Also, you can probably custom order  
> > what     you
> > need and not get unnecessary hardware like in those boxed sets.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Rodney
> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
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