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PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:08 am 
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Is there anywhere else that somebody knows about that you can buy quality
aftermarket , or second hand parts for MINI'S ?

I'm after a good / new expansion tank for my daughters 04 Cooper S .
Buying genuine was extremely expensive .


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eBay has plenty,

Minisport uk has them too I think

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Lindsay Siebler (minis plus) is the victorian fellow that buys all the wrecks, chase him up for used parts.


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Pelican Parts in the US has a good range of parts, OEM, aftermarket & some performance.

I went down this road late last year, forget about another plastic tank it will only split again in years to come, I got an aluminium tank, painted mine in crinkle black.
see here
http://forums.mini-mods.com.au/showthre ... eader-tank
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similar to this,
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BMW-MINI-WAT ... 3ccb2b895b


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Thanks for that people ,i have bought gear off lindsay before and was going to give him a ring ,
I do like the look of the alloy one , it's half the price of a genuine new one , do you know of anyone in Aus that sells these ?
I didn't have too much luck on E-bay Aus , was only getting UK , will have another look .


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Yeah they will all be from the uk, but even posted will work out cheaper then anything here

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I have a GTT alloy expansion tank I dont use, flick me a pm if your interested. I hate the alloy ones, you cant see where the fluid level is. Only reason the plastic ones split is because they are over filled generally.

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Thanks for the offer Babes , i think i'll stick to the plastic type for the same reason that you explained .


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I ended up getting a brand new plastic one from this place , http://www.masterparts.com.au/ ,
Spoke to James , was really helpful , and price was a lot better than genuine .
Will definately be looking him up in the future .
Thanks all for your help .


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