I believe if we keep lynching vendors on ford barn who make an honest mistakes we may find ouselves carving out our Model A parts with a pocket knife because all the vendors will just throw in the towel and say the abuse is not worth the trouble.Why didn't the person posting here just go to the vendor with the problem not hang him out to dry here? I bet he would find the vendor more than happy to make things right.I also bet the guy lynching the vendor has made at least as many honest mistakes in his life.A small business can be hurt beyond repair with this trash talk when the guy is probably more than willing to work directly with his customer. Its time to give our vendors the atta boys they deserve here on Fordbarn. You guys are all driving your cars because vendors try hard every day. Buy a 1929 Pontiac and see how many vendors are NOT out there willing to help you. The Model A people are a very lucky bunch.
Try finding a vendor for Huffman truck parts. Have you even heard of one?
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I think what you two are saying is very, very true, ...and I am glad someone else has the "testicles" to take a stand for these vendors. Since we are becoming 'brutal' here and some feel compelled to chastize others, I will jump back in and offer this little perspective.
My personal opinion to why this is thread is even happening is because more and more folks who call themselves "Restorers" are not really 'r
estorers' any longer --but are more along the lines of parts changers now. Self-proclaimed "Restorers" today would rather buy something where they can open up the package and bolt it right on without any issues or inconvenience.
I know this sounds full of criticizm however it is not meant to be anything more than an eye-opener however for a moment let's just use the first post in this thread as an example for discussion. We say we want
Made in the USA but in reality we
ARE too lazy to make/restore it ourselves here in the USA! Stop for a moment as think about 'why' something such as a wheel cylinder had to be outsourced to a foreign country! Think about this!!! A company in the U.S. was already set-up & had perfected the process here on our own soil yet because of some reasoning, the process failed here and the only place suitable to have them manufactured was off-shore? Evidently there is a problem somewhere!!!
Also, at some point we should all ask ourselves just how hard is it to remove a leaky wheel cylinder, disassemble, clean it, and rebuild it ourselves? Evidently the perception is that it
IS somewhat hard or vendors would not be selling complete units and instead would be selling the kits with new springs & rubber cups! Heck, we don't need to use wheel cylinders as an example, ...you pick a different item and ask yourself did you restore it or replace it. Then ask yourself 'why'!
If you'all want to ***** at me and others about defending other vendors, I suggest you 'man-up' and prove to me (-and others) that you
first have the ability to do the job or offer a better service before you hide behind a computer screen faulting others for their mistakes! Maybe after you have walked in someone else's shoes for a bit, the root of the problem becomes a little more clear.
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you better have INSURANCE or the vendor will have your HIDE!
Man........ya just can't win!
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