starter relays....

jon leonard · Post by **jon leonard** » Mon Apr 15, 13 9:37 pm

are there any good starter relays out there that don`t break within a year? anybody got any suggestions? i normally buy off ebay.com, is there any uk suppliers that stock them? i am going to try cm frost tomorrow tho, to see what they recomend. cheers all.

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Mon Apr 15, 13 9:57 pm

Frosty will have the Standard brand I think, I had em before.
So will USAutomotive, but if you want robust and ain't worried what they look like get a 67-73 Mustang one, simpler, stronger and cheaper

jon leonard · Post by **jon leonard** » Mon Apr 15, 13 10:06 pm

cheers adrian. i`ve bought nos parts, reproduction parts and they all seem to last about the same amount of time. good job i carry a screwdriver around with me to jump the relay, always seems to happen when you least expect it....

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Apr 15, 13 10:31 pm

Adrian Worman wrote:Frosty will have the Standard brand I think, I had em before.
So will USAutomotive, but if you want robust and ain't worried what they look like get a 67-73 Mustang one, simpler, stronger and cheaper

you sure ade......... most every ford i have had the relay Bananarama! up on em

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Tue Apr 16, 13 9:41 am

I'm sure it was a Stang part Dunc, heavy round black plastic body and only 3 terminals, got it from USAutomotive 5 years ago when the factory part melted again.

See if I can't take a pic Jon, I'm takin the car to work today so I'll have time

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Apr 16, 13 10:51 am

Adrian Worman wrote:
See if I can't take a pic Jon, I'm takin the car to work today so I'll have time

Yeah because if you took the bike this mornin', you wouldn't get in until 4 o'clock after you'd ripped up half of Warwickshire first!

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue Apr 16, 13 4:56 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HARLEY-BOBBER ... 35c67a3d68

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Tue Apr 16, 13 5:51 pm

Ivor wrote:
Adrian Worman wrote:
See if I can't take a pic Jon, I'm takin the car to work today so I'll have time
Yeah because if you took the bike this mornin', you wouldn't get in until 4 o'clock after you'd ripped up half of Warwickshire first!

..........aaaahhh yeah

couldn't resist could I? Just stepped off of it now, pouring cold water on me sliders to cool em down, blood pressure about 1million over 1 billion

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Apr 16, 13 5:54 pm

Good man! Limiter's off then!

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Tue Apr 16, 13 8:17 pm

There is a Ford relay which is often recommended when (for instance) relocating batteries to the trunk, I used one and here is a pic from my thread (it's on the right of the pic).

Presumably that would do the job...but it would look a bit naff in the engine compartment IMHO

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Tue Apr 16, 13 8:24 pm

Ahh just beat me to it.........

jon leonard · Post by **jon leonard** » Tue Apr 16, 13 8:52 pm

cheers for the help. for now i`ve just ordered 4 cheap as chips re pops from ebay. they`ll keep me going for a while. might see if theres anyone in the bristol area that can rebuild one (want to keep engine bay stock loomking), depending on price and if it will last longer....theres a place i`ve got in mind, they did a top job of rebuilding a starter motor for me a while ago..