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09-01-2015, 12:55 AM
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Got Duped
Bought some rally gauges and in dash tach for a 69 GTO off eBay a while back. Got them and looked really good. Sent them out to get looked over and freshened up and found out they are for a 72 Grand prix! One year only deal with seat belt warning light.
I thought they were 69 because well, I was told they were and the Speedo went to 120. I know that in 70 they went to 140. I did not know they went back down to 120 in 72! I was told specifically late in the 72 model year got the seat belt warning light. Live and learn. Just posting so others might not make the same mistake.
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09-03-2015, 01:42 PM
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Happens some times. I've bought things that I wouldn't need until years later...only to find out years later that I got stiffed.
I bought a vinyl top for a '69 GTO/Tempest from a guy on eBay because he said he'd decided to go with a non-vinyl finish. I got it, looked good...brand new as he described and put it back in the box. A few years later when I was getting ready to paint I laid it out on my roof and it was about 18" short! Maybe it was for an F-body.... I don't know.
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09-03-2015, 01:59 PM
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sounds like the deal I got bidding on hotchkis leaf springs for my bird. Spent (throw away) $200 didn't open them for 3 years found out they were nova springs, not Hotchkis.
I was able to track the guy down through paypal logs. I believe he thought he was honestly selling hotchkis springs. Shame on me for that one. Tried to resell but who wants unkown springs. Siting in the scrap metal pile now. |
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09-03-2015, 02:12 PM
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been there too, I bought hood hinges for my 69 GTO, about a yearish later, I went to install them, did'nt fit, to small, trashed them.
Later ended up buying from AMES, they fit.
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09-04-2015, 04:15 PM
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This all kind of reminds me of going to a swap meet, asking someone what a parts belongs to and they ask "what do you have".
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1969 GTO 4spd. Antique Gold/black, gold int. 1969 GTO RAIII 4spd. Verdoro Green/black, black int. 1969 GTO 4spd. Crystal Turquoise, black int. 1970 GTO 4spd VOE Pepper Green, green int. 1967 LeMans 428 Auto. Blue, black int. |
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09-04-2015, 07:12 PM
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09-04-2015, 08:40 PM
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It's a good idea to check your parts before too much time goes by to make sure you have the right parts.
Also a good idea to research parts a little before buying as sometimes they are not listed correctly or info. may be misleading. knowing interchange is a plus also. Good Luck with future purchases.
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09-04-2015, 10:26 PM
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Goes both ways. I sold the original hood hinges for my Grand Am at a decent price to a fellow owner to allegedly use for a restoration. They were slightly loose, but usable. After a "how'd they work out" email, they admitted the reason for the purchase was to re-sell them to a hood hinge restoration company looking for cores. None of my business what they did with them, but it was deceptive.
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