Stain, I will make a short reply to some of your post. Even though I'm not considered a DMC Vendor, I do own 3 cars and love working on them. I also try to come up with alternative parts as good as or the the original. I also seek out because of the complaints that some make on cost a equal alternative. I recently ordered a O ring for the ignition distributor from a DMC vendor and it cost $8.68. That was what prompted me to come out with the O ring kit at a substantial savings and they are the exact same parts. Most O ring are less than $1.00 ea. They are just hard to find. Then you have to buy quanity to get the price down. I could go on and on about parts, but one of the other problems is libality insurance. Example, The TAB. Some DMC vendors use the same original bolt but just check them more often, I have one grade higher than original and plated and because it's a German manufacture with substinuated specifications. I have insurance to back up on. If you fabricate your own and something happens, like a bad wreck and it can be traced to a new fabricated part, wham, the insurance company has got you. Sorry the world works this way. I had to take parts off the web site because of insurance protection. This is a major problem when coming up with a new part. Also, the DML list group is, what 1/10th of the Deloreans out there. I sell a lot of parts to non DML people. Also, there is a lot of talk about new parts but very little support. Example: Walts rear view mirror, I don't think he got enough orders to get into production. Just something to think about. There are a lot of parts I could come out with, but it takes support and sales as you and others say to do it. Because I buy parts at a savings, I do try to pass it on. I also support the DMC vendors on dealer type items and I also rebuild and build parts that I sell to some vendors. But, there is just very little of that going on. Just my 2 cents worth. John Hervey www.specialTauto.com Libality, --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Stian Birkeland" <delorean@xxxx> wrote: > Lately, there has been a very active discussion on the DML regarding replacement parts and the DMC vendors.