Some good comments, re the comment about I should have known what dimensions I needed, I went in with a temporary turnbuckle made up out of a piece of piano wire, and a couple of examples of suitable ends etc. Even said to her if you have any m3 threaded rod that will fit my old ends. As the customer I bent over backwards but it still wasn't enough.
The model shop in question there does have a sister shop. But to be honest she was no worse than the other larger model shop owner.
I have always found modelsport brilliant, I won't say they are the cheapest, but again you don't mind paying a little more if they can sort you a problem out and do it nicely, bear in mind with running around to different shops fuel and parking these turnbuckles probably owe me £15 before even getting my hands on them!
Timbo the dimensions I need are: 2" 3/4 long point to point (taking plastic ends in to account) pretty much any diameter they are only steering swivels on an electric classic buggy, m3 would be perfect, the really thin stuff (m1.5??) from servo linkages is probably too thin likewise some nitro trucks have really thick ones which are a bit overkill.
But if you do have anything then I can pop over I'm only at Driffield, and would happily bung you a few quid.
Oliver
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