The Ford Barn

Kube · 06-12-2012, 02:00 PM

Hey Bob, are you out there? If so, how about publicly defending your
(mis) representation of parts?
This time, two cases in point:
1) Battery box for 1939 Ford Deluxe.
Pictured in your catalog is a complete assembly. In the text it is clear that "battery tray with correct mounting brackets attached".
Hmmm... funny but the one I received needed to be assembled. I am quite capable of peening rivets in to place, but this certainly isn't the one in your catalog.
2) Floor board seals, '39 Ford. Are you kidding me? Must be that your '39 Ford has larger floor boards then mine. The seals simply fit terribly. I had to cut about an inch from the top edge and 3/4" from each side.
Yeah, I can do that too. Still, NOT what is described in your glossy catalog.

Barn guys: I realize a few of you will tell me that "oh, where would we be without guys like Bob?" Well, that is NOT the point. The POINT is to either sell what you are representing a particular part to be or change the listing to (example) "kind of fits", and / or "some assembly required".

Once again it comes down to business and / or personal ethics. I could care less where this stuff is made. That too is NOT the point. The person / company selling it is the one responsible for the quality or in these two cases, the lack thereof.

I am just plain tired of being sold one thing and getting another.

06-12-2012, 02:00 PM	#1
Kube Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 9,011	More reproduction cr-p Hey Bob, are you out there? If so, how about publicly defending your (mis) representation of parts? This time, two cases in point: 1) Battery box for 1939 Ford Deluxe. Pictured in your catalog is a complete assembly. In the text it is clear that "battery tray with correct mounting brackets attached". Hmmm... funny but the one I received needed to be assembled. I am quite capable of peening rivets in to place, but this certainly isn't the one in your catalog. 2) Floor board seals, '39 Ford. Are you kidding me? Must be that your '39 Ford has larger floor boards then mine. The seals simply fit terribly. I had to cut about an inch from the top edge and 3/4" from each side. Yeah, I can do that too. Still, NOT what is described in your glossy catalog. Barn guys: I realize a few of you will tell me that "oh, where would we be without guys like Bob?" Well, that is NOT the point. The POINT is to either sell what you are representing a particular part to be or change the listing to (example) "kind of fits", and / or "some assembly required". Once again it comes down to business and / or personal ethics. I could care less where this stuff is made. That too is NOT the point. The person / company selling it is the one responsible for the quality or in these two cases, the lack thereof. I am just plain tired of being sold one thing and getting another. __________________ "I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".