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mr.mud1 · 01-25-2021, 10:14 AM

hi,just a thought after reading what ChevyRaceFan had to say,he's right about folks buying what's cheap.i used to sell Chevy restoration and Performance stuff here and people would always cry about the price.there was a time, years ago,when i'd price stuff and in some cases,you still had a choice between repro and n.o.s on what there was left,99% of the time,the customer would go the cheapest way possible.i always bought the n.o.s for my projects,if i could find it and if you'd explain to a customer that it might be smarter to buy the factory stuff while you still could,they'd,in most cases,still buy repro,thinking i was only interested in making more money.that was not the case.i knew from experience that the factory parts were better.it's not cheap and it's alot of work hunting for the parts but much better in the end.so,he's right,we've bought cheap,the stuff that used to made in the states and canada,is gone in alot of cases.it's our fault.
however poor service is poor service.stick with the guys who do it right.

01-25-2021, 10:14 AM	#5
mr.mud1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Joggins Nova Scotia Posts: 1,599	Re: Poor Quality reproducion tail light housings hi,just a thought after reading what ChevyRaceFan had to say,he's right about folks buying what's cheap.i used to sell Chevy restoration and Performance stuff here and people would always cry about the price.there was a time, years ago,when i'd price stuff and in some cases,you still had a choice between repro and n.o.s on what there was left,99% of the time,the customer would go the cheapest way possible.i always bought the n.o.s for my projects,if i could find it and if you'd explain to a customer that it might be smarter to buy the factory stuff while you still could,they'd,in most cases,still buy repro,thinking i was only interested in making more money.that was not the case.i knew from experience that the factory parts were better.it's not cheap and it's alot of work hunting for the parts but much better in the end.so,he's right,we've bought cheap,the stuff that used to made in the states and canada,is gone in alot of cases.it's our fault. however poor service is poor service.stick with the guys who do it right.