Wow, easy here...I did leave out that the Shuguang quad do service well (I was just looking for the brand so I could ask if there is tubes with comparable characteristics) ..I did buy the quad of Shuguang as matched pairs from a reputable source and have probably put 100 hours on them, half of it in 2002 and the other half last year each time in a car tube amp of Italian origin.
No complaints, was only looking to get a 2nd matching quad.
The 3 GEs were in it before, obviously not able to run it on "three" legs I went for the (then) costs of a matched quad. Kept the GE tubes...and now realise that the two with the white fogging probably have air inside and are of no further use...and the third one may or may not be worthwhile but would require matching with the "to be acquired" tubes.