Hello

im relatively new to the world of Jaguar parts and european Parts in general, i usually replace damagaed or failed components with factory oem parts on all cars i work on.

But owning a 05 s type has proved to be a bit challenging in terms of finding oem parts, especially with some Miscellaneous parts like gaskets or ball joints costing a fortune or being impossible to find...

so my question is, if/when i cannot find a oem jag parts (or can’t justify 10x the price of a part compared to aftermarket stuff) what brands out there have been proven to be of high quality ?

ive come across reinz, eurospare, airtex , four seasons(my current a/c compressor) just to name a few.

Thank you in advance if i dont get to the chance to say thanks!

 

hi

I use genuine parts for most things, as they are better quality,

but you could cut the middle man out by ordering quality after market parts, most of the suspension parts are made by Lenforder, so can be ordered on ebay

stick with known makes like denso, ngk, bosch, these are also used by jaguar

I get most parts from SNG Barratt, British car parts, Rimmer Bros, all these offer genuine parts and also aftermarket parts

also buy car parts is very good for certain items https://www.buycarparts.co.uk/

cheers

Joe