Second Hand Shipping Containers to Astra Roof Latches

We are interested in hearing from Astra convertible owners or previous owners

That purchased latches from the Brisbane Company that has shut opened, shut opened and shut they where trading from Gumtree, the Trading post and Ebay.

Or we are not sure if they made sales from ebay.

One customer said that they were selling second hand shipping containers at one stage

He could not understand how they went from selling shipping containers to selling astra parts



One customer suggested that they found a load of Chinese Aluminium blocks in a shipping container

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Their process of replacing the split bearings with deep groove bearings

Is coming home to roost

We are now seeing all types of trouble with these latches - excessive wear and tear on unusual parts of the roof

Many of the customers cannot get in contact with the company as they have moved and changed phone numbers

If you have had that experience please e-mail

info@alnoproductservices.com.au

Anthony

Butchered Astra Roof Latches

Today we inspected an Astra Convertible a set of latches that had been completely butchered

 by a so called engineering company in Queensland

The latches had been fitted with bearings that had been replaced by deep groove bearings

 and the silly part about replacing the bearings are split bearings and don't need to be replaced.

The team at ALNO Product Services have fully tested an Astra Convertible Roof that is now 12 years of age and developed a mechanical jig to continuously open and close the roof to test for the weakest point.

This development is to find the weakest point and enhance the life of the roof system the worked for 853.2 hours straight 24 hours a day 7 days a week until failure

The our team then improved roof mechanical structure and started testing again this time extend the life cycle of the roof.

  

This is the type of development our Engineers, Designers and Machinist stand by many in our team had heard the rumours of new bearings being fitted yet we could not believe the moment we saw them, the team spontaneously broke out into laughter.

Deep grooved bearings as the name suggests is that they run at a different speed or RPM (revolutions per minute) in comparison to split bearings, furthermore there is a great amount of force required to turn a deep groove bearing.

All Astra convertible Latches bearings are split bearings just look at yours now

What this does highlight is a number of facts

1. Not only is cheap Chinese aluminium blocks that can be manufactured and fitted in 2 hours yet the team at ALNO Product Services take 8 hours to square up a block and fully recondition a set of latches
2. Split Bearing don't need to be replaced.
3. By just replacing or only replacing the plastic blocks with aluminium will not increase the life cycle of a set of Astra Roof latches.  
4. The Person or Company in Queensland has no idea on what they are doing 

Speaking with the current owner of the car he has got details from the previous owner on who got the work done yet no receipts were issues as they did not want to pay GST

From what we have been told that the current owner has plans to seek damages or a replacement set of latches and as number of other components in the convertible roofs.

What is clear when you buy a set of latches you're not just buy latches you are buying the knowledge that your latches will last

Astra Roof Latches Brisbane

More and More customers are trusting Alno Product Services with there Astra Contvertibles both soft and hard tops

Alno Product Serives have a team of mechantronics engineers that offer the complete service from

• Latches
• Roof Hose
• Roof Controllers
• Roof Oil

For the most cost effective method of getting your Astra roof moving again and moving into the future contact Alno Product Services today

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Cost Effective Engineering Solutions - Astra Roof Repairs

Word of warning

In some cases we have been able to repair the chinese lacthes being sold out of Brisbane
 and in other cases we needed to replace the front plastic cover ($AU 1675 genuine)
 our team has developed a solution the latches moving again - an expensive exercise to date we have 5 customers struck with this issue.  

For more information check the following blogs
Holden Astra Convertibles
Astra Convertibles
Alno Convertible Roof Parts
Astra Roof Oil
Roof Stop Working - Astra Convertible
Astra Soft Top Repairs
Astra Roof Hose

and if that is not enough
www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Astra Roof Stuck - Astra Convertible

In the past month we have seen a rise in the number of warranty claims

 with the majority of these claims coming out of Brisbane

 from a guy that is not operating any longer.

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 The business model was selling chinese manufactured

 latches out of Brisbane with:

No website

No place of residence

No Ebay sales

And just an Email Address and mobile number

In most cases start ups come and go, here is just another example

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One client suggested that the guys prices were so cheap there was no way

 they could every cover paying rent and honouring their life time warranty

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One client suggested that the guy never answered his mobile phone

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The team at ALNO Product Services have agreed to assist where we can
 in repairing the chinese latches that jam.

From the start of August this year our team have been collecting broken latches as shown

One would think that any company that has repaired this many latches since August this year has some idea on what is is doing.

ALNO Product Services have the experience when it comes to get Astra comvertible roofs moving

There is no need to pay Holden a small fortune when it comes to maintaning your convertible roof

For more infomation on getting your roof moving again

Or find out when a ALNO roof mechanic is in your town next

contact www.alnoproductservices.com.au

ALNO Product Services - Cost Effective Fully Engineered Mechanical Solutions

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Astra Convertible Roof Stuck

Three years ago Carol Burnett contacted Alno Product Services after getting a quotation from a holden and searching on line.


Her Astra Bertone 2006 convertible roof had stopped opening - a blown hydraulic hose and oil had spilt over her back seat on the drivers side.


 The Black Turbo Bertone Convertible had an original OEM roof complete with original fittings, red leather trim and latches.


Three years on and her roof has been working as new until her 2nd hose blew Monday evening coming home from work.

Carol said it was so easy the second time i knew exactly what to do, she picked up the phone called Alno Product Services where the team helped Carol get her roof down and her motoring home.

Yesterday Alno Product Services fitted a new hose to her roof next to the back window passenger side.

"I just love this car and the way it makes you feel when you drive with the roof down. The guys at ALNO Product Services make ownership of my little baby affordable. The first time my hose blew, ALNO's bill was half the price of the Holden Quote."

 Carol Burnett 

South Australia

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 We are happy to share Carols story and encourage other Astra owners to share their experiences, as we feel there has been a lot of bad press written about these cars, yet these cars are so enjoyable to drive.

The team at ALNO

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

HBD Industries - Design & Engineering

HBD Industries

Design | Engineering

Astra Convertible Roof

As more and more information is posted on line we are seeing more and more people seeking to fix there Astra convertibles at home.

Yet some sometimes it is a good idea to get someone whom has fixed these car before to help you in the first instance

We are beginning to see many of the automotive forums with advice on how to fix there cars

Many of these are short term fixes like patching up one end of a hose and then the other end of the hose blows.

or bolting together a couple pieces of plastic with glue to hold broken plastic together if a solid piece of plastic was to break what are the chances of less plastic breaking.

As the Astra Convertible roofs move forward into the second decade of operation new problems or challenges are discovered and each week research and development team at ALNO Product Services develop more products or or enhance the existing product range.

For more information on getting your roof working in a cost effectively contact ALNO Product Services today

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Astra Convertible Roof Stopped working

If your Astra roof has had a melt down or it has just stopped moving

There are only two real choices when it comes to convertible roof reliability

The first mortgage the home and purchase from Holden or have the team at Alno Product Service get it moving again

From 2004 the team at Alno Product Services have been assisting Astra Convertible Owners get there roof moving again.

Based on the figures from our last financial year a little over 50% of our revenue came from Holden or General Motors dealerships across Australia, New Zealand and Europe in terms of Astra Automotive Components 

In many cases the team at Alno product services offer prices that are half the of Holden dealers or Holden dealers are reselling our parts at twice the price

Either way the choice is yours

For more information www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Alno Roadside Assistance

We have more interesting customer developments

Firstly if you have purchased from ALNO product services directly in the pasted 2 years and have a warranty for you product then you are entitled to road side service

ALNO Product Services are now operating a road side service if your roof fails then call ALNO Product Services and we will get your roof moving again the only tool you will need is an M4 Allen key.

That is for the TS Astra for the AH Astra the car is designed to drive at 30km/h even if the roof is stuck 

The Team at Alno can get your Astra roof locked in and you can drive home rather than have the NRMA road side assistance tow you to a Holden dealer where you can be taken for a ride.

For more infomation on the ALNO Product Services road side assistance 

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Astra Roof Replacement parts

For all your Astra Roof Replacement parts

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

 

Alno Product Services offer quality Australian Made Parts

Australian Design Roof Parts that stand the test of time

Alno Product services export Australian Quality parts to New Zealand, Europe and the UK

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Astra Convertible 2013

This has to be the coolest 

Astra convertible roof mechanics

We have just been informed by one of Astra convertible roof mechanics that another bad batch of Aluminum blocks to suit Astra convertible roof latches have arrived from China.

The supplier now offering them is based in the Brisbane suburbs

They have recently moved address and from all reports the roof open three times after driving the car from the operators place of business.

Then just stops working

We would encourage people to speak up and publish the details when these doggy operators take your hard earn cash and not care to assist when things go wrong......

When you can get in touch with them they tell you to go to Holden or Hose doctor to resolve these issues ... blaming everything except the Chinese made latches

 Replacing these Chinese made Aluminium blocks is the only way to solve the issues that occur with latches jamming and hydraulic hoses blowing.

Claiming that latches are assembled in Brisbane with parts that are manufactured in China does not make the parts Australian made.

In the past three months ALNO Product Services have assisted Holden Dealers, the General Public and a number of mechanics by fully reconditioning the complete latches that have had the bad aluminium blocks.

These new operators seem to be just after a quick buck.

They don't answer the phone when you call them to buy latches imagine what happens when you call them to tell the latches have stopped working.

From the clients we have assisted not one of them have been able to contact the supplier by phone once that latches stopped working and in one instance a client flew from Adelaide Brisbane to explain the problem as the supplier would not answer the phone

It can be hard to track down a business that keeps moving from place to place but one of our suppliers have tracked them down

To assist you in get your roof working with or with out bad aluminium blocks from the china / Brisbane operator contact ALNO Product Services

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Astra Convertible Roof Repairs

ALNO Product Services offers a complete roof service

On some occasions when fitting roof latches or Hydraulic hose the roof can sometimes stop working or it starts and stops you push the button and then it starts again.

Is the issue Hydraulic or is it electrical?

The team at ALNO Product Services assist customers get there roof moving again.

This week ending the team at ALNO Product Services assisted in getting 7 Astra convertible roofs moving again.

These cars are great to drive that is if you have looked after your car and that means caring for your roof.

The roof really needs to opened monthly, just to keep the parts moving, even if you have the plastic parts fitted in your latches.

If you are expecting these cars to have there roof closed for six months and then you want to open it, you are expecting disappointment. It is also a good idea to open the roof when you are at home or not in a hurry if it has been a period of time when the roof has not been opened.

I imagine that in many cases people are reading this after the roof has broken or they are a mechanic looking at advice on how to get a roof moving again.

Today ALNO Product Services are pricing sets of latches at $1650 & Hydraulic Hose is selling for $575 both prices include delivery across Australia and along with fitting advice.

Please note these prices are valid now and do change from time to time it is best to use them as a reference or call ALNO product Services to get an up to date price.

Over the past year we have assisted a 45 year old single mother in
Adelaide and a 75 year old man in Brisbane fit latches. One does not need to be a rocket scientist or a Holden Qualified Mechanic to fit these parts with the right advice.

Some blog sites have suggested that bolting these latches is a solution to solving a latching problem and yes it can work for a period. On the other hand when you think about this in terms of engineering how can 2 bolts and some glue hold a a few pieces of plastic together when a solid piece of plastic cannot last in some cases longer than 3-4 years?  

for more information about ALNO Product Services

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Montagem Astra conversível telhado Parts

Montagem Astra conversível telhado Parts

  Montagem Astra conversível telhado Parts pode ser um desafio às vezes, mas quando você compra peças de ALNO Product Services nossa equipe oferecer o conselho completo sobre como encaixar a nossa gama de Astra Peças para seu teto conversível.

O ALNO Produtos Serviços gama de produtos inclui:

óleo hidráulico

Mangueiras hidráulicas

telhado Travas

telhado Locks

Drives flexíveis

Correções janela traseira

 

Estas peças são de acordo com o teto conversível do modelo Astra Bertone fabricados a partir de 2001 - 2006

Para mais informações contacte ALNO Product Services

Montarea Astra Cabrio Piese de acoperiș

Montarea Astra Cabrio Piese de acoperiș

  Montarea Astra Cabrio Piese de acoperiș poate fi o provocare la ori, dar atunci când achiziționați piese de ALNO Servicii de marfuri echipa noastra ofera sfaturi complete cu privire la modul de a se potrivi gama de piese Astra pentru acoperis decapotabil.

ALNO de produse Servicii Gama de produse include:

ulei hidraulic

furtunuri hidraulice

acoperiș obturatoare

Broaste acoperiș

Unități flexibile

Inapoi Corecții ferestre

Aceste părți sunt pentru a se potrivi plafon decapotabil Astra de la modelul Bertone fabricate din 2001 - 2006

Pentru mai multe informatii Servicii ALNO de marfuri

Fitting Astra Cabrio-Teile

Fitting Astra Cabrio-Teile

  Fitting Astra Cabrio-Teile kann manchmal schwierig sein, aber wenn man Teile kaufen von ALNO Product Services unser Team bieten die komplette Beratung, wie wir unsere Palette von Astra Teile zu Ihrem Cabrio-Dach passen.

Die ALNO Product Services Produktpalette umfasst:

Hydraulic Oil

Hydraulikschläuche

Roof Verriegelungen

Roof Locks

Flexible Antriebe

Zurück Fenster Fixes

Diese Teile sind die Astra Cabrio Dach vom Bertone Modell hergestellt von 2001 anzupassen - 2006

 

für weitere Informationen kontaktieren ALNO Product Services

Fitting Astra Convertible Roof Parts

Fitting Astra Convertible Roof Parts

 Fitting Astra Convertible Roof Parts can be challenging at times but when you purchase parts from ALNO Product Services our team offer the complete advice on how to fit our range of Astra Parts to your convertible roof.

The ALNO Product Services Product Range includes:

Hydraulic Oil

Hydraulic Hoses

Roof Latches

Roof Locks

Flexible Drives 

Back Window Fixes

These parts are to suit the Astra Convertible Roof from the Bertone Model manufactured from 2001 - 2006

for more information contact ALNO Product Services

www.alnoproudctservices.com.au

Flexible Drive Astra Convertible Roof

Flexible Drive Astra Convertible Roof

Holden Part Number GM-09198566

Holden Part Number GM-09198568

The team at ALNO Product Services offer an upgrade or life extending fully engineered solution for the Flexible Drive to the suit Astra Convertible Roof Latches.

Flexible Drives fail in many cases where the Astra Convertible latches Jam ALNO Product Service offer a complete range of products that keep your Astra Convertible Roof Moving.

In General terms, this product - Flexible Drive reconditioning has been developed as a result of latches jamming the latches that we see jamming generally fall into one of the following categories

• Latches that have been bolted together
• Latches have been fitted with Aluminum 6061 Blocks supplied out of Queensland
• Latches have been fitted with a new bearing that is not rated to carry Rotational Inertia or rotational load

If you find that your flexible drive fray break or stop functioning please get in contact with us even if you fit genuine. As we would love to share your experience with everyone knowledge in terms of the best options the time frame parts last.

In addition please feel free to comment on the and directly respond to this post

for more information on Astra Convertible Roofs and Flexible Drives

Contact ALNO Product Serives

www.alnoproductservices.com.au

Latch .... lock .... parts

Astra TS Latches parts purchased from a Queensland operator.... Warranty not honoured

Bertone 2001 - 2006

Latches worked for 2 weeks and then jammed
 
Theses latches are only good for parts.....

Bearings seized and Aluminum blocks are broken..... Rest of latch good for parts
 
Please message me for pictures and the result of fitting these latches

Parts from $10

Astra Convertible Roof

If you have problem with your Astra convertible roof opening and closing the best bet is to get a professional to look at.

The team at ALNO Product Services have Professional Mechanics working across Australia and New Zealand including full trained Holden Dealerships

When fitting a set of latches there is a risk of hydraulic failure, furthermore if latches are not fitted correctly there is a real possibility of failure of the flexible drive.

Over the past year the team at ALNO Product Services have serviced over 75 Convertible roofs.

Why risk taking advice from people on a blog  ..... if things go wrong who will you turn to.

There has not been an Astra Bertone Convertible that the team at ANO Product Services has not been able to fix.

We have seen many weird and wonderful inventions the latest failure is a Queensland failure Aluminum parts machined for latches .....  fitted for two days then convertible roof started slamming into the windscreen. One could argue that the parts fitted were ok ...... when fitted ......or maybe it was the way the parts had been fitted who is to say?

One thing is sure there was one unhappy customer .... buy all reports the solution did not fit the problem for three months the customer struggled with closing the roof and at some stages was not sure if the roof was going to break the the windscreen.

At the end of the day if you enjoy the feeling of driving in an open roof and you love your car which one day will be a collectable item.

Then let the team at ALNO Product Services take care of your roof

www.alnoproductservices.com.au