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darrel_s · 04-16-2002, 12:25 PM

Has anyone EVER contacted LMC and talked with a sales representative that knows anything about our year trucks?

Every time I call to ask specifics or simple but important pre-purchase questions, I get the same thing. Either they don't know or they are unable (unwilling) to get the part in front of them in order to find out.

Maybe I'm just a little too critical,but damn are these people irritating. When you are a parts distributer as large as LMC, I would think you should at least have customer service representatives that are familiar with the parts they are selling. Or at the least willing to find out for you.

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dion · 04-16-2002, 12:27 PM

I've had the same problem with them, the people you talk with are order takers only.

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72 Cheyenne C20
Built 350/T350
AC/PS/PB/AT
Dana60 Leaf
Factory Saddle Tanks
San Diego, CA

Pics of My Truck
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B-Town69 · 04-16-2002, 01:02 PM

Man i hate buying from LMC, because half the time they give you the wrong stuff or it doesn't even work right. I bought some sunvisors and brackets from them and those things were pieces of crap. I couldn't even get them to stay in the up postion. just my Thoughts on LMC.

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1969 Chevy Black LWB

**Desert Rat** · 04-16-2002, 01:31 PM

Thats why i like to support the little man,usually knows his parts,works on vehicles to.Not some dude getting paid $6 and hour to talk on the phone.and couldnt tell a spark plug from a radiator hose.by from the vendors on the board Wes,GMCPaul,CPNE has used and is good to deal with,ive never dealt with mothertruckers,but im sure i will.Besides big companies sometimes charge more or use less than parts need to cover their nice catalogs, shop rent,employes,and etc.Help out the littler guys-id even pay more from someone who did it out of their backyard than a big outfit,atleast i know smaller guy is feeding his family,and big guys running millions of dollars corporation-they dont care about the parts,the just need to make the bmw,porsche,or ferrari,payment.Plus you can usually wheel and deal with the smaller outfits.They can sell for anyprice,and not stick to their pretty catalog prices.But just my opinion.LMC has a nice descriptive catalog,ive used it for reference many times,but never bought anything from them,and most likely never will.

guypm · 04-16-2002, 01:50 PM

Ditto that.....
I bought a cowl to hood seal and it is so thick i caint use it. I also bought a set of door mirrors and in a few days the drivers door mirror fell apart at the ball adjustment. They sent me another mirror after i sent in the half back to them. Like he said before me, they make a good catalog for references and that is i will evwer use them for again unless i get really desperate.
Hope this helps,
Guy

nroden · 04-16-2002, 05:48 PM

I got my brake lines from LMC. They are close (40 miles) from here and so I made sure I looked at what I was getting before I bought it. Then the brake lines were cut so short that one side barely fit and the other side was about 3" to short no matter what I tried.
They do have a nice catalog with nice diagrams. They do sell everything for the trucks, just low quality, high prices, and bad service.
I would by from them again maybe, but I would have to go back their and look at the product I was buying. And now I know to go to Chevy Duty, Ron Manes, and Jim Carter which are just as close.

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Nick Rodenberg
Wellington, MO
http://nickrod.port5.com
You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck"
I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny.
Ochre/White/Ochre
Runs well... working on body.
Plan to get painted weekend before memorial day weekend.
Planned to be done March 7 when I turned 16. Didn't happen. Chose to do better job and be behind schedule instead of 1/2 doing it and it looking like junk.

slam33 · 04-16-2002, 08:29 PM

I've had good luck with LMC but I'm an ex partsman so I know what I need. They do have some stuff nobody else has

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gmc383 · 04-16-2002, 09:34 PM

I have used LMC in the past. I ordered a couple of their metal truck bed halves to replace my rotted bed. All was well, and I was happy with the end product. However, talking to the order taking gal about the hardware (nuts, bolts, washers) I needed was a definite trial. Nice exploded view catalogs, but also I find their prices to be on the high end. I would rather purchase from the smaller guys, or buy a parts truck. Just my two pence

Longhorn Man · 04-16-2002, 09:58 PM

I have had good luck with them, I have yet to be able to buy anything new since I discovered the online ppl, but they will be the next to get my $$.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio

**COBALT** · 04-17-2002, 01:31 AM

I had a simple question on a simple part. All I wanted to know was how big the part was! They wouldn't tell me. Nor would they connect me with someone who would tell me. Instead they told me that a "technical representative" would get back to me in 48 hours.

Yeah, like I'm going to sit around for that long just on a simple question. By the time the guy called I had the part from someone else.

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'69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed!
'69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast).
Seattle, WA.

*See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com!

*big71* · 04-17-2002, 06:16 AM

a lot of your smaller vender get there stuff from LMC and goodmark so i save money and buy straet from LMC i get a jobber price discont since i own a body shop

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"FOUNDER OF 47-72 BOWTIE CLUB OF THE CAROLINAS"
Yes my name is Tony AKAbig71 has a 1971 WITH 25 OPTIOS AND BIG 402 I live in jonesville NC

www.parduescustombodyshop.freeservers.com

JPARDUE1@TRIAD.RR.COM

www.47-72BowTieClubOfTheCarolinas.com

God Bless America

04-16-2002, 12:25 PM	#1
darrel_s Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 212	Problems with LMC. Has anyone EVER contacted LMC and talked with a sales representative that knows anything about our year trucks? Every time I call to ask specifics or simple but important pre-purchase questions, I get the same thing. Either they don't know or they are unable (unwilling) to get the part in front of them in order to find out. Maybe I'm just a little too critical,but damn are these people irritating. When you are a parts distributer as large as LMC, I would think you should at least have customer service representatives that are familiar with the parts they are selling. Or at the least willing to find out for you. ------------------ http://www.forsakenproductions.com/1971_K5

04-16-2002, 12:27 PM	#2
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	I've had the same problem with them, the people you talk with are order takers only. ------------------ 72 Cheyenne C20 Built 350/T350 AC/PS/PB/AT Dana60 Leaf Factory Saddle Tanks San Diego, CA Pics of My Truck <A HREF="http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/aikidojiujitsu/lst?.dir=/Chevy+Cheyenne+C20&.src= ph&.last=1" TARGET=_blank>http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/aikidojiujitsu/lst?.dir=/Chevy+Cheyenne+C20&.src= ph&.last=1</A> __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

04-16-2002, 01:02 PM	#3
B-Town69 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bullard, Texas, USA Posts: 13	Man i hate buying from LMC, because half the time they give you the wrong stuff or it doesn't even work right. I bought some sunvisors and brackets from them and those things were pieces of crap. I couldn't even get them to stay in the up postion. just my Thoughts on LMC. ------------------ 1969 Chevy Black LWB __________________ 1969 Chevy Black LWB

04-16-2002, 01:50 PM	#5
guypm Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: orange, tx usa Posts: 167	Ditto that..... I bought a cowl to hood seal and it is so thick i caint use it. I also bought a set of door mirrors and in a few days the drivers door mirror fell apart at the ball adjustment. They sent me another mirror after i sent in the half back to them. Like he said before me, they make a good catalog for references and that is i will evwer use them for again unless i get really desperate. Hope this helps, Guy __________________ guypm 1971 SWB Fleetside/350 performer rpm heads &intake/ holley 750dp/1.5roller rockers/MSD6a/700r4 1650stall/one piece driveshaft/3.73 open/dynomax ceramic coated headers/3chamber flowmasters/

04-16-2002, 05:48 PM	#6
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	I got my brake lines from LMC. They are close (40 miles) from here and so I made sure I looked at what I was getting before I bought it. Then the brake lines were cut so short that one side barely fit and the other side was about 3" to short no matter what I tried. They do have a nice catalog with nice diagrams. They do sell everything for the trucks, just low quality, high prices, and bad service. I would by from them again maybe, but I would have to go back their and look at the product I was buying. And now I know to go to Chevy Duty, Ron Manes, and Jim Carter which are just as close. ------------------ Nick Rodenberg Wellington, MO http://nickrod.port5.com You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck" I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny. Ochre/White/Ochre Runs well... working on body. Plan to get painted weekend before memorial day weekend. Planned to be done March 7 when I turned 16. Didn't happen. Chose to do better job and be behind schedule instead of 1/2 doing it and it looking like junk. __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

04-16-2002, 01:31 PM	#4
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	Thats why i like to support the little man,usually knows his parts,works on vehicles to.Not some dude getting paid $6 and hour to talk on the phone.and couldnt tell a spark plug from a radiator hose.by from the vendors on the board Wes,GMCPaul,CPNE has used and is good to deal with,ive never dealt with mothertruckers,but im sure i will.Besides big companies sometimes charge more or use less than parts need to cover their nice catalogs, shop rent,employes,and etc.Help out the littler guys-id even pay more from someone who did it out of their backyard than a big outfit,atleast i know smaller guy is feeding his family,and big guys running millions of dollars corporation-they dont care about the parts,the just need to make the bmw,porsche,or ferrari,payment.Plus you can usually wheel and deal with the smaller outfits.They can sell for anyprice,and not stick to their pretty catalog prices.But just my opinion.LMC has a nice descriptive catalog,ive used it for reference many times,but never bought anything from them,and most likely never will.

04-16-2002, 08:29 PM	#7
slam33 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 1,432	I've had good luck with LMC but I'm an ex partsman so I know what I need. They do have some stuff nobody else has ------------------ 71 basic C-10 350. The only option is the rust.No nothing on it, but thats all about to change. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A> __________________ 71 LWB 350/350still working on it but it's going tp be sweet. www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A>

04-16-2002, 09:34 PM	#8
gmc383 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 381	I have used LMC in the past. I ordered a couple of their metal truck bed halves to replace my rotted bed. All was well, and I was happy with the end product. However, talking to the order taking gal about the hardware (nuts, bolts, washers) I needed was a definite trial. Nice exploded view catalogs, but also I find their prices to be on the high end. I would rather purchase from the smaller guys, or buy a parts truck. Just my two pence

04-16-2002, 09:58 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I have had good luck with them, I have yet to be able to buy anything new since I discovered the online ppl, but they will be the next to get my $$. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio

04-17-2002, 01:31 AM	#10
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I had a simple question on a simple part. All I wanted to know was how big the part was! They wouldn't tell me. Nor would they connect me with someone who would tell me. Instead they told me that a "technical representative" would get back to me in 48 hours. Yeah, like I'm going to sit around for that long just on a simple question. By the time the guy called I had the part from someone else. ------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

04-17-2002, 06:16 AM	#11
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	a lot of your smaller vender get there stuff from LMC and goodmark so i save money and buy straet from LMC i get a jobber price discont since i own a body shop ------------------ "FOUNDER OF 47-72 BOWTIE CLUB OF THE CAROLINAS" Yes my name is Tony AKAbig71 has a 1971 WITH 25 OPTIOS AND BIG 402 I live in jonesville NC www.parduescustombodyshop.freeservers.com JPARDUE1@TRIAD.RR.COM www.47-72BowTieClubOfTheCarolinas.com God Bless America



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