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[seapotato]

Anyone dealt with these guys? I wouldn't mind buying a new throttle cable and near as I can tell, they're just about the only place on the internet to list a LHD BJ42 cable.
Everyone else is RHD, and LHD shows as NLA on the sites I've checked.

But, unless I go to their website through a vpn, I get "Forbidden 403" like they have canadian IP's blocked or something. Tried a few different computers, and no go.

Be nice to just buy the right part, not like it's that expensive.

www.fjparts.com

First hit on google when you search the part

 

[seapotato]

Well, they answered my email...

" Yes, all countries outside of the USA connect to the website, regulations are getting too complicated.

Do you know someone in the USA that can order for you?"

 

[Rigpig]

Pretty sure "cruiserTEQ" had them last time i looked.

 

[seapotato]

Pretty sure "cruiserTEQ" had them last time i looked.

I looked there, found every throttle cable except bj42 it seemed like.

I'll have another dig at work tonight. Seems like something they should have.

Other models might work too, but the RHD 42 cable that's everywhere is a lot shorter.

Fjparts guy responded with," you can try to order, I'll ship if it's not too big."

 

[cruiserpilot]

I'm in Idaho right now. I come home next week. Let me phone and see if they can get it here fast.

Check your phone.....sent a text. J

 

[cruiserpilot]

On it's way here, got tracking number. The guy that runs the business is another victim of the politics of trying to run
small business. I'd suggest to anyone using him to phone him and have him set it up directly. Then ship to a US address,
such a Express Air International @ Victoria using the Blaine shipping address. Cost of having them bring it over is far less
than shipping directly to a Canadian address. Anyhow, just glad to help.

 

[seapotato]

Thanks again for the assist, I still don't really get why he's locked his website down like that.

There's lots of sites out there where they just say no international shipping. You can still browse them and find a US address solution, he's basically cut himself off from that entirely.

 

[Toshi38]

You'd be surprised how common it's becoming... And not just little guys.

Here's home depot Canada... Makes trying to find things via browsing on English language sites rather annoying.

I'm guessing part of it is paranoia around gdpr and similar laws...

 

[seapotato]

You'd be surprised how common it's becoming... And not just little guys.

Here's home depot Canada... Makes trying to find things via browsing on English language sites rather annoying.

I'm guessing part of it is paranoia around gdpr and similar laws...

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Your IP is probably flagged in half the countries on earth.


Funny thing, my VPN was set to Ireland when I was browsing his site... I thought I'd have to switch it to us or something.

I don't know how well those VPNs work but I haven't got any cease and desist emails from Shaw since I started using it

 

[Toshi38]

I mean, vpn is pretty straight forward, your internet goes through an encrypted tunnel and pops out wherever the vpn endpoint is.

So as long as you trust the endpoint it's fine...

Anyone in the middle can only really see you're using a VPN, but not really what you're doing with it... They can of course block you from using a VPN if they want to...

 

[seapotato]

All this for a throttle cable for a 45 year old truck

 

[cruiserpilot]

29 hrs later………..

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[seapotato]

29 hrs later………..

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That's crazy fast.

Has it even been 29 hours?

I need to take my shoes off to count that high, but either way, that's pretty awesome.

 

[cruiserpilot]

That's crazy fast.

Has it even been 29 hours?

I need to take my shoes off to count that high, but either way, that's pretty awesome.

math fail……..16 hrs. Even better!!

 

[seapotato]

math fail……..16 hrs. Even better!!

Obviously left your socks on

I edited my posts to be less negative about the guy, seeing as they'll live forever on the internet.

Dude can't be that bad if he gets parts out that fast.

 

[cruiserpilot]

The guy honestly is a one man show, trying his best to do it all. He actually called me back earlier than he
told me to call to say he was free. He pricing is pretty good. He does get his stuff from Japan, and seems to
have created an interesting niche market.

 

[bcsteel]

If your talking to him again why not see if he will give us Canadians access to his site??

 

[Toshi38]

If your talking to him again why not see if he will give us Canadians access to his site??

Heh... And if he's shipping north of the border to please not use ups... Last couple times I've ordered something across the border it's cost me as much in fees as the parts cost...

 

[seapotato]

If your talking to him again why not see if he will give us Canadians access to his site??

But...we might buy stuff?

 

[offkilter]

I have bought from Sonny at fjparts.com several times in the past and was always a straight forward process and correct parts.
Really Good guy - a shame it has become complicated.