Amen Blake! We struggle with this everyday. Find ourselves in situation where we simply CANNOT charge the customers the hours it took because of poor fit or performance. I know some shops can, but those shops are empty and were a dozen deep, so, I guess it is all part of it. So we just lose money on every deal and make it up in volume!
My problem is two fold.
Not only are the aftermarket parts getting pricey AND fit like crap, but the supply is running short because of high demands for these parts.
I had needed two quarters for the Stang project and everyone only had the passenger sides available. I was told 2-4 week lead time for the driver side.
Not as easily said. I was attempting a fastback conversion on this conv. and needed BOTH before I started because of the difficulty in matching the deck lid to the quarters. Long story short, 2-4 weeks turned into 6 and I couldn’t touch the car until all the parts were here. I lost out on 6 weeks of precious build time. Those 6 weeks will make or break me in the up coming weeks!
Is the '67 panel the same (PN 7710985)? I have on hanging on the wall in the garage. Shoot me an email ([email protected]) or give me a call (four oh three 837-5555).
Why yes, yes it is.. I will call you to discuss (and I'll call the other guys as well)..
In good news I did win a pair of nice trunk hinges for $30...
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You should call Heartbeat city. Before finding a NOS rear panel myself, I had purchased one of Heartbeat city's rear panels. It's a very nice American made panel not one of the repops from Asia. I had it on my car to begin fitting panels and it fit very nicely. Although, I have to say the NOS panel does fit a bit better. I believe the cost is around $450. Their website is Heartbeatcity.net
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