Re: More Parts Place Flames

["Kris Tewkesbury" <tewkes@engin.umich.edu>]

Sorry I suggested it.  I'm new to the whole VW parts finding mission and it
was my first shot.  I still have not heard any suggestions as far as mail
order places go.  That or I have passed by them on accident.   Let me know
of favorites/worsts.

Thanks,

Kris Tewkesbury 
86 8v

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> From: Paul Krucke <pkrucke@logistics.calibersys.com>
> To: tewkes@engin.umich.edu; SHAWN C MEZE <skerocdriver@juno.com>
> Cc: scirocco-l@privatei.com
> Subject: More Parts Place Flames
> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 12:14 PM
> 
>      
>         I too have dealt with them, as they were convienent as I am in
Ohio and 
> they are in Michigan.  I was usually able to get parts the next day via
UPS.  At
> one time they had 1 guy who knew his stuff Kevin.  Kevin left though.
Here is 1 
> of my stories;
> 
> My wife went to run an errand in a Scirocco we had, and well the hood was
not 
> closed, and bam hood flew up.  Only damage to hood/hinges/cowling.  My
insurance
> company wanted to give me this piece of shit used hood for $200+ dollars.
 I 
> said I wanted a new hood.  Anyways PP had NEW hoods (aftermarket, but
stamped 
> from old VW presses) for $2?? dollars.  I convinced the insurance company
to let
> me go this route and they agreed.  So I got the hood.  All looked well. 
The 
> body shop (one I've worked with and does excellent work) painted the
underside 
> and then went to fit it on the car....BUT.....(VW sells the presses to
the 
> aftermarket after a given wear period)  it did not quite line up properly
with 
> the fenders.  With the hood closed the gap from fender to hood was about
10mm, 
> actuallly looked like the hood was ajar even though it was latched. 
Bowed would
> be a good description of the problem.  I confronted PP about the problem
and the
> owners response was "When VW builds the car ""they fit the fenders to the
hood""
> and no two cars are the same"  Bullshit!  Most VW's including Rabbits we 
> robotically assisted / assembled.  It was a simple matter of the press
the 
> aftermarket hood was stamped from was beyond its service life.  PP
offered me no
> satisfaction in resolving the problem.  The pro's at the body shop were
able to 
> patch things together in the end, but it was still not to my liking.
> 
> Next, I have had to ship back more mis-shipped products then good ones I 
> received even though I read their part numbers to them.
> 
> Finally, they are high priced compared to other sources I have
discovered.
> 
> -Paul
> --Current
> 87 Scirocco 16v
> 87 Jetta GLi
> 90 Audi 90 Quattro 20v (for sale)
> 63 Bug
> 
> --Past
> 92 Jetta
> 87 Scirocco 8v
> 84 GTi
> 82 Rabbit Diesel
> 81 Rabbit 1.7l
> 81 Rabbit PickUp with 84 GTI powertrain
> 74 Karmann Ghia
> 73 Super Beetle
> 72 Karmann Ghia
> 69 Karmann Ghia
> 68 Bug Cabriolet
> 66 Bug
> 57 Bug
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> Subject: Re: handling comparison
> Author:  skerocdriver@juno.com (SHAWN C MEZE) at TGATE
> Date:    8/12/97 5:29 AM
> 
> 
> On Sun, 10 Aug 1997 18:50:11 -0400 Kris Tewkesbury 
> <tewkes@engin.umich.edu> writes:
> >I went to VW Parts Place yesterday to get some used parts for my 
> >rocco.  I was amazed at all the parts they had there.  They have 1 1/2 
> acres of
> >dismantled VW's.  They had 4 rocco's for sale, 2 16v's in decent 
> >shape, a 85 wolfsburg for $900 and another 1983 rocco.  I got a mail 
> order 
> >catalog if anyone is interested in ordering themselves one the number is

> >(248)RAPE-ME!.  It's in Auburn Hills, MI about 20 miles north of 
> >Detroit.  
>      
>      
>      I HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY, RECOMEND EVERYBODY STAY AWAY FROM THESE 
>      GUYS! First hand experience from myself says that I got ripped off
and 
>      their only offer to fix the problem was to offer me 1/2 of what they

>      stole from me. 
> 
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