<VV> Replacement part quality

[Ron F Hinz]

I do agree with Eric, the parts from the vendors do keep our cars going
quite well and with a minimum of fuss.  The vendors are certainly doing a
hard job well, no complaints there.  My point was that if someone made a die
for the muffler brackets and it works fine with 1/32" stock, would it also
work OK using original thickness stock of 1/16"?  GM didn't do things that
were unnecessary.  Does concours check these things?  Should they?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric S. Eberhard" <flash@vicspdi.com>
To: "corvairs" <lonwall@corvairunderground.com>; "Ron F Hinz" <ronh@owt.com>
Cc: <VirtualVairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Replacement part quality


> I have ordered form many of the vendors and have found them all helpful
and
> honest with good quality parts.  I have over the years had a problem or
> two, the vendors always make it right.  And this is key -- of course not
> every part is always perfect, but if the vendor makes right it is not a
> problem with me.
>
> Price and selection and competition is excellent for Corvair parts versus
> other older cars.  We are lucky to have so much variety at fair prices.
>
> Anyone that writes a letter and does not sign it and does is not specific
> has no credibility with me, and should not with anyone else.
>
> At 10:35 AM 7/29/2004, corvairs wrote:
> >You're referring to the guy with the letter in the latest Communique. The
> >fact that he whines all over the map, doesn't give specifics and won't
> >sign his name ought to tell you something. For our part NONE of our
> >mechanical parts are made in third world countries.  These days most
> >appearance parts (mirrors, trim, die cast cars etc) are made in Taiwan,
> >Jamaica, Red China among other places.  That's just how it is. If he had
> >been specific as to which parts he was whining about and where they had
> >come from there might be a basis for a rational dialogue.
> >
> >Reproduction parts for Corvairs (done by vendors at least) are of good
> >quality with few exceptions - and they are INEXPENSIVE. Much more
> >inexpensive than they usually are with other makes.  The aforementioned
> >letter reminds me of an experience we had with a gentleman down south of
> >us a few years back. This individual ordered about 40 various items from
> >us then returned nearly all of them with a lenghty letter explaining why
> >they were all "crap". Problem was, nearly none of the parts were
> >reproductions - all were USA made (and top of the line too - are AC spark
> >plugs "crap" for example - are Seth's spark plug wires "crap"? I think
you
> >get the idea). With only minor exceptions, his letter was full of
outright
> >nonesense and observations that no rational person would ever even
> >contemplate. Turns out a little later we found out he was a new
> >"competitor". (No it wasn't Dave)  Still didn't make him or his actions
> >sane, in my opinion.
> >It would be interesting to know who wrote the Communique letter and where
> >he got the parts from (and which ones) and if the boy is grinding a new
> >axe or.......... .  Lon
> >
> >www.corvairunderground.com
> >
> >Ron F Hinz wrote:
> >
> >>I recall a recent message in which the writer complained about the low
> >>quality
> >>of many replacement parts.
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