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23rd February 2021, 16:11 | #21 | |
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The price, if I recall you posted up was £65. For that £65, I assume you would not be bypassing the rules and would have subscribed as a trader, even for a month? there has been precedent for this, where a member offered a non profit supply, but still had to subscribe - even though I do not agree with it, it does maintain a consistency and fairness (how are we to know there is no profit involved, and it also prevents members making profit whilst claiming none are made in future). I do not know if Rick has actually done the work he claims above, but I have no reason to doubt him over it at all. Work and effort, if undertaken, he is entitled to be compensated and even congratulated for (particularly due to the limited appeal), particularly in the ingenuity of doing something to earn a few quid for what could only ultimately amount to pocket money on the grand scale of things. Looking at the costs involved, via Rick, it is not excessive either. How long did the person you watched take to dismantle, solder and rebuild the cluster? An hour? So £65 to buy from you, and how much to have a local 'soldering person' solder it for me, £30-50? (I may be able to do it myself, but then if I damage it.....). Then for him/her to test it ....... OK unlikely he/she could test it, but you spend time refitting the cluster, only to find it was faulty all along. Now it all has to come out, be desoldered (for how much?) and sent back to you, because you will be warranting them, after all I bought from you. Will you pay the cost to desolder the faulty and reinstall of the replacement? Even if it works on fitting, but fails after 8 months....... By my reckoning, based upon your figure of £65, Rick is 'profiteering' between £20 and £40, ignoring any faulty units or mishaps. Why should he not? He has a business no different to the likes of Tesco or others. Additionally from what I can tell, he does a fair bit to enhance ownership (if that is your taste). I can also choose to buy elsewhere for some items, but with the LED trims and windscreens these are unique requiring a bit of effort on his part. The IPK screen supply has been no secret, but the back up that Rick offers is worth paying for surely? Heated windscreens? Where else could you find them? He put the effort into those. Colour changing of the LEDs and cluster display change, he bought the goodwill and development from Klarzy who himself, put a lot of effort into initiating and developing this part of the business, and with Rick since progressing it. If you do not want to buy from Rick, that is fine, if you want to set up a competing business, that too, is fine. But it is unfair to accuse him of 'profiteering' when in most instance other options are available, for similar costs, but without the same kind of back up and specialist development (ie with 75/ZT).
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23rd February 2021, 16:23 | #22 | |
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Reverse engineering anything is never cheap or easy and appreciate how much work is actually involved with such an operation and thanks to Rick for his perseverance to actually give us an improved product over the original and will support our cars for many more years to come. |
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23rd February 2021, 16:35 | #23 |
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I can see now why tantallon has pulled out of this.
It seems the IPK screens are now available on ebay and could be as a result of Ricks work. Anyone could go to this seller to arrange a cheaper deal, 2 members are vouching for them. macafee2 |
23rd February 2021, 16:40 | #24 |
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I don't normally engage in posts like this, but I have to say that Rick has supplied and fitted a couple of things for me.
He was helpful, professional and talked me through what he was doing. I found his pricing structure to be extremely reasonable and I came away feeling 'job well done' On top of that, he's a really nice guy Geoff |
23rd February 2021, 18:19 | #25 | |
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23rd February 2021, 18:33 | #26 |
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Because I have an electrical engineer in my employ who specialises in component repair .Why would i fit it myself ?
This company also would fit one for any member locally . He has carried out repairs for me when my engineer has been overseas on jobs .Predominantly in China where he acts as a consultant to a company called Dong Fang I have no connection whatsoever but can highly recommend them 219 St. Pauls Rd, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 3EH 01733 554979 Bens Peterborough is a tv repair shop serving its local area in Cambridgeshire who specialises in tv repairs , television repairs, electronic repairs and lcd tv repairs. Bens tv repair shop’s post code is PE1 3EH. Last edited by tantallon; 23rd February 2021 at 18:40.. |
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Yes it's pretty straight forward and relatively easy for a specialist like myself or the electrical engineer you used, isn't going to be so easy for the average owner who isn't so experienced with soldering or have no soldering skills at all is it? |
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23rd February 2021, 18:40 | #28 | |
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Display-f...IAAOSw1NxfK3~n and here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...archweb201603_ Directly from the manufacturer if you want to buy them yourself. Both work out more expensive to buy individually than the £95 price I offer the screen supply for without fitting. Ebay is £96 + £9.60 shipping Aliexpress is £106.62 with the new VAT added that you'd have to pay. |
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