Re: Tie-rod ends

["Sasha Nackovski" <snackov@domain.elided>]

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From: alfa-digest <owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided>
To: alfa-digest@domain.elided <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Date: Friday, 4 February 2000 8:21
Subject: alfa-digest V7 #1325



>Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 20:53:14 -0600
>From: Mike Valant <mev4474@domain.elided>
>Subject: TRW instead of FRAP
>
>I am not fond of taking other people's FRAP, so I went down to a very
>well-stocked independent auto parts store (Dick's Auto Parts, for those
>of you in North Dallas) and scanned through their catalog of TRW tie-rod
>ends. I purchased the following parts:
>
>TRW ES2096 - inner tie rod end with RH thread. I was amazed when I
>pulled this one from the box - it is an EXACT match for the FRAP in
>looks, except the quality is far superior (they look like good German
>parts).
>
>TRW ES476L - inner tie rod end with LH thread. This one is usually used
>as a Toyota Celica OUTER tie rod end. It looks a little different than
>the FRAP, but the quality is there.


Apologies, I am a late comer to this discussion, but if we are talking about
tie-rod ends for the 105 Giulia I am fairly certain that they interchange
with most of the Mercedes 126 series cars. They are hardly likely to be
cheaper (especially if purchased from a Benz dealer!), but it may assist
those looking for a higher quality part than the FRAP mentioned above.

Sasha Nackovski

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