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#1493884 Sat Mar 25 2023 10:34 PM
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Another day, another bad qc part. Tried to put everything to the radiator support today. Nothing bolted to it without modifying almost every hole.

So annoying.


1966 C-10 Step Side
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All part of the game we play. I enjoy making these come together.

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Join the club.


1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom)
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck)
1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather)
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif)
1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red)
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe
1979 Ford F-100
1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red)
1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
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Better yet. The new inner fender LMC sent me was the wrong side. Grrrrrr


1966 C-10 Step Side
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Fortunately, I've had very few ( two ) issues with purchased parts. Both were resolved with replacements and or refunds. Hope you have fewer problems going forward....


Ron - - Dusty53
"you can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell"
" They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel"

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Ferris,

You seem to have the worst luck when it comes to parts.

Hope you have worn out that gremlin and things go better from here on out!

Dan


Dan

1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 (My Grandpa's hunting truck)
1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod)
2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver)
US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998)
Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)

Finally time to get to work on my Grandpa's (now mine) truck!
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I have gotten wrong parts all the time for ever. It has gotten to the point I take the old one with me so I can compare at the house. It is rediculous.


1966 C-10 Step Side
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I bought a water pump this week that is extremely high quality and was only $40!

Made in Japan!

I'll take anything made in Japan over just about any other country. Canada and Germany are right up there, too.

(it was for the '66 Mustang)


1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom)
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck)
1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather)
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif)
1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red)
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe
1979 Ford F-100
1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red)
1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
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Well. I have to own the latest mistake. When I had the issue of repaired damage on the inner fender I ripped the tag off the wrong box. So I gave them bad information. Shipping back to LMC is more than the value of the fender, so I simply bought another one.

Now I have a good one to sell locally. Grrrrr.


1966 C-10 Step Side
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Still, you wouldn't have been in that situation if the first part they sent you wasn't defective. I'd have argued that point.


1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom)
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck)
1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather)
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif)
1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red)
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe
1979 Ford F-100
1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red)
1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
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Socket Breaker
Parts are hit or miss really, at parts stores or at vendors.

I've had good and junky bits from the same vendors, so I guess it just amounts to their parts makers.

It is sort of a moving target it seems with fitment and quality.

-Woog

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Yet another wrong part. Amazing how well things fit and look when you get the right carpet. Now I have an extra low hump carpet to add to the list of extra stuff sent to me. Maybe I will make floor mats out of the low hump one.

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