FOAK: Parts required to make the Renntec carrier fit

I bought a carrier off fleabay for the FW a short while ago, and the
other night I decided to try and fit it, only I seem to be missing some
important bits, and after contacting Renntec they sent fitting
instructions a that includes a parts list.

I'm not missing too much, after all the carrier was supplied.

But, I also need:

4 M8 washers
4 spacers with a 22mm od x 8.5mm id x 8mm long
4 spacers with a 22mm od x 8.5mm id x 3mm long
2 16mm plastic plugs

Any idea where I can source them from?

Oh, and the reason for not contacting Renntec for the parts was the
email stating that they could supply them for £5.00 cash, don't send a
cheque, cash only.

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Lesley
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That's interesting. When I bought the rack for the B12 via eBay, I
had to contact Renntec for the fitting bolts, which they sent me FOC.
You must have caught them in a bad mood.

 

I was thinking more along the lines of whoever got my email would get
them FOC to me, but wanted me to send a fiver cash first ;o)

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Lesley
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BONY#54P BOB#18
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And for the sake of a measly fiver, you're going to spend ages trying to
track down the bits elsewhere, possibly one by one?

 

Same applied when I wanted a fitting kit for engine bars (although it
was more than a fiver).

Just bung it in the envelope, folded inside the covering letter, and
make sure it's well sealed. It'll be fine.

 

I would be happy to do so, if I was sure that the actual company was
going to bank a cheque, rather than the possibility of a dishonest
employee making a quick fiver every time someone needs something from
them.

As a well-established company I feel quite sure that they will have
mastered how to bank cheques by now.

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Lesley
CBR600FW
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BONY#54P BOB#18
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Yes, for the 'sake of a measly fiver'. Insisting I send cash in this
day and age to provide the goods seems odd, and makes me wonder whether
or not the cash will go to the company and not in someone's back pocket.

Plus, sending cash in the post means there is the possibility of the
cash 'not arriving', either by a genuine PO blunder or someone claiming
it hasn't been received, with no comeback and a fiver down..the cost
then turns into a tenner, assuming that *that* fiver arrives.

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Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
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Ah. Right. That's a bit naughty.

 

SP says...

So phone up and report the matter to someone in authority. They may
thank you for it by sending the bits you need FOC.

They should be dead happy to rid their company of a shonky bastard who
steals from customers, if that is the case. Stuff like that gets a
small firm like Renntec a bad name, and companies of their size rely on
word of mouth to further their business.

Of course it would help to offer to pay whatever it costs to replace
the bits you need, when you call.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SP

Mm-hmm. And processing that cheque through their accounts system will
cost them money. Quite a bit, in terms of staff time, bank charges, VAT
processing and so on.

They *could* pass those charges on to you, and issue an invoice for
twenty quid, or they *could* say "charge her a fiver, cash, and we'll
stick it in the Xmas party fund.".

--
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and Ducati Race Engineer.

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I've dealt with a few small companies who work in that kind of way. I
mean, the envelope will be going to their office addy, and your payment
will go into the company's coffers just as surely as if you walked in
off the street and paid across the counter.

It's extremely unlikely there's any jiggery-pokery going on - if there
was, you'd be speaking to somebody at the back door or down the pub for
cash, natch; and it'd be for a damn sight more than a few washers.

 

Hmm, and they still need to count all the cash into the relevant
denominations, they still need to fill out the relevant banking slip,
and they will still be required to log all receipts, whether cash or
cheque, for accounting purposes, all of which takes time, and therefore
costs money.

Having dealt with banking large volumes of cash and cheques, I would be
far happier processing the cheques than large wads of notes and coins.

Whether they are receiving cash or cheque, they still need to account
for all their VAT, etc, accepting cash is not a pre-requisite to
opting-out of paying their duties.

Err, is that a legitimate way of trading, considering the implications
with the tax man?

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Lesley
CBR600FW
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BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

What a splendid idea, the only problem being that I was far too busy in
work to make such a phone call, and when I arrived home it was 3
minutes past five.

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Lesley
CBR600FW
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BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

<snip>

Lesley, a word in your shell-like. You're being a twonk here. Pay the
fiver and get the bits.

 

It takes me over an hour to earn a fiver, I want to make sure it's not
being pocketed first, thanks.

--
Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Well, it'd have to be more than one dishonest employee, I'd have
thought. Unless it's the same woman that always answers the phone *and*
opens all the mail.

It's not the "how to" that's the problem, it's the "how much" it costs
them - they've got an amount below which they won't accept cheques.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SP

No, you're absolutely right. Insist on a proper VAT receipt. It's your
right and duty as an honest citizen.

Do let us know how much the invoice is for, won't you? I could use a
laugh.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

That depends on the company or organisation and how they run things
though. In the NHS places I've worked in the mail is opened on a rota
system by more than one member of staff, ensuring that all income is
logged and receipted on order to prevent fraudulent practice.

Where I work now, the same person receives all the company email, as
well as opening the post. )

It might depend on the bank, but I do know that the pub I work p/t in
has to bear the cost of both cheques and cash going into the account,
plus when they want change they have to pay the bank for that service,
too. Something to do with being under a certain amount of turnover for
that particular brand of bank.

--
Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SP

Lesley, I'll be perfectly honest. On seeing your original post I thought
"I could make those spacers, the washers are easy to get, and the plugs
aren't really necessary". Then I saw that you could get the lot for a
fiver and thought "It'd cost me close to that to buy a jiffy bag and
post the spacers".

Please, stop fucking about and send Renntec a fiver.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Would it make you feel any happier if I told you I don't physically
have a fucking fiver anyway until payday? Would it?

At least if it was a fucking cheque it would've been posted and not
banked until I'd fucking well been paid.

--
Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally