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Old 01-10-2021, 07:48 PM
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Default The Parts Place in Ill A Good Business?

Hey Guys,
Just got my rear valance from the Parts Place in Ill - I am not that picky BUT what a Poorly made POS!
Anyone have any experiences?
Thanks, Craig

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Old 01-10-2021, 08:40 PM
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I have never heard anything good about them

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Old 01-10-2021, 09:41 PM
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Old 01-10-2021, 10:01 PM
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I've bought from them. Most items were fine. There expertise on questions relating to your vehicle is hit and miss.

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Old 01-10-2021, 10:04 PM
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I have had pretty good luck but many poor reviews on the web. Owner can be acerbic...

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I have had pretty good luck but many poor reviews on the web. Owner can be acerbic...
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adj "acid in temper, mood, or tone". from Merriam-Webster. I have experienced his "tone" about the quality of his products. Never again.

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Old 01-10-2021, 10:54 PM
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My experience was a quick refund.

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Old 01-11-2021, 08:41 AM
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Some great products, some trash..

Good products I have bought from them:

2nd gen lower door panels
Deluxe seat backs
F body radio bezel
Coolant tank
8k dash tach

Garbage:

Hurst T-Top interior plastics

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I have never heard anything good about them

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Old 01-11-2021, 11:01 PM
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I strongly prefer to buy from Ames, NPD, USA Parts Supply, Year One and Inline Tube.

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When my 67 Firebird was being restored, I bought door weatherstripping from them and dropped it off at the shop. A few months later when they were finishing up, found out the weatherstripping wouldn't fit as the molded in tabs were all in the wrong place. Looked like it was for a different car although the box label said my year of Firebird/Camaro, PP refused to do anything about it.
Bought some from Ames and it fit perfectly.
So, I have a box of new weatherstripping that fits who knows what.

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LOL, these guys have got to be raking in a fortune , how long have they been in business with terrible ratings qnd still manage to exist.......ive gotton a few things from them, didnt bother returning them, have them hanging on my wall just to remind myself never again.

You would probably be better off buying a ford part and trying to make it fit.

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Old 02-02-2021, 09:21 AM
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Low on the quality of items & fast to point the finger @ you.

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Same

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I just bought a set of repro floor mats from them for my 69 bird - they are very nice. And they were less than anywhere else.

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Old 05-31-2021, 04:45 PM
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Default If the floor mats are correct and a nice reproduction, he didn't make them.

He bought them from someone else who actually makes a decent reproduction item and resold them to you.

We gave up on The Parts Place junk years ago. Many items look good from a distance but aren't sized right or just don't fit.

Maybe if you squint and tilt your head a little, they're OK......... NOT!

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Parts place is a big time Repop producer and are responsible for a lot of the parts that everyone sells.

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I never heard a good thing about that place...

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Parts place is a big time Repop producer and are responsible for a lot of the parts that everyone sells.
This^

This is the case with many of the reproduction parts. One place makes it, many different vendors sell it.

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