Bill,
The answer to the question asked in the tittle of your post is, I think, found
in another post I read just a couple of posts later. In case you missed it
here is the answer:
>>Subject: Does anyone have a good, but cheap source of interior parts?<<
Not to flame Chris, I understand that rent and food have a way of getting
between us and the goodies we want for our cars. The problem is that as long
as this attuitude exists companys will be on the look out for suppliers that
will build it cheaper, so it can be sold for less and they gain market share.
This is a very important consideration for a company like Moss or VB, et al
for the simple reason there are less LBCs on the road every day.
I fully agree that the sellers of parts should label them for quality. There
are times I would gladly pay more for a good quality part, there are other
times when the cheap one will do. I would like a choice.
$.02
Rick Ewald 67 B with some cheap parts and some good ones (not all the crappy
parts came from the aftermarket, some are marked LUCAS) <G>
In a message dated 3/10/99 2:33:11 AM SA Eastern Standard Time,
Wildbil923@aol.com writes:
> What I'd like to see is two grades of quality in a parts catalog, sort of
> like
> Sears used to do. List the high quality part as "superior" and offer it at
> an
> appropriate price. List the lower quality parts as a "value line" and
price
> them accordingly. I am sure there would be a market for both. What is
> frustrating is to not know whether the part you're ordering is as good as
> the
> original or much inferior to the original.
>
> A year or two ago I ordered the chrome tail light bases from a popular
> vendor,
> the type commonly used on TR-3s, MG-As, Jaguar XK-140-150, Morgan, etc.
> When
> I tried to fit a bulb, I could not get it in. After filing down the bulb's
> bayonette pins I got the bulb in, but the copper contacts were so flimsy
> that
> they would not spring back to contact a bulb after it was pushed in place.
> I
> took them back and the vendor accepted the return. I was surprised,
however,
>
> that the vendor did not even bat an eye when I told him of the two
> incredible
> quality problems. I would have gladly paid more for an OEM quality unit.
I
> ended up modifying my old broken Lucas tail light base by strapping a
modern
> bulb socket to it. I am now very wary when I order parts.
>
> I guess the bottom line is vendors should give customers a choice. If they
> wan the cheap stuff, it should be identified as such and offered to the
> customer. For customers who are willing to pay for quality, the choice
> should
> be available and clearly identified as such.
>
> Bill Wilkman
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