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I bought a bob drake reproduction window regulators for my 1940 ford coupe. Also bought a new hardware kit for the regulators. The new hardware kit does not work on the regulator nut plates. Different threads. Called Bob Drake and was told it is my problem to find something that works. What the hell. Regulator nut plates are metric and the new bolt kit is SAE.
I cleaned up the original regulators and will use them, everything works. Metric vs SAE. Last edited by oldredford; 07-17-2017 at 05:55 PM. |
07-17-2017, 04:25 PM | #2 |
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The are probably metric and you need to use metric screws as they are made in China or Taiwan.
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07-17-2017, 04:58 PM | #3 |
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07-17-2017, 05:08 PM | #4 |
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Told you its your problem???!!!!! Wtf????? Great customer service.
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07-17-2017, 05:21 PM | #5 |
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Paid for on a credit card ? Return it and contest the charges with your CC company.
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07-17-2017, 05:28 PM | #6 |
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I ordered and received headlight rims for my 40 Wagon and they had a major gap on the fit to the fenders. More and more they are getting stuff from offshore and it's often crapola. So far they have been pretty good about taking stuff back but their quality has gone downhill IMHO.
Hope they can turn it around. I know they are trying but the only way to really fix it is to bring the manufacturing back to the US. Forget metric, I will not put any metric hardware on my car. |
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I used Drake window regulators in my '40.
You are correct, different size fasteners required, but they are U. S. thread. I don't recall exactly, they were either 10-24 or 10-32 thread. The originals I believe were 12- 24 maybe 12-32 which Ford used a lot of. |
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Where are Bob Drakes Ford V8 ignition points made are they O/K
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07-17-2017, 06:48 PM | #11 |
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I'm not blaming anybody at this point. It's just a fact that much of this offshore stuff looks good , but is not necessarily made to specs or made to specs supplied to them. Once you deal with an overseas company and they get your money ,they have you over a barrel.
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I recommend a different hobby for those that get soooo stressed out with having to use a different bolt or socket on a quality repro part.
If many would be willing to pay for US made parts exactly like years ago, we probably wouldn't be having all these really stressful issues, now would we? OK, end of rant. Just get tired reading about really silly issues with quality companies. Find some better, go for it. A real legit gripe is one thing, silly issues posted on a public forum basing a company is another. |
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The blame rests completely on the person / company that buys this stuff for resale. By the way, just how much stuff do you think drake actually makes in the USA?
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Perhaps you have a different definition of "exact". Last time I checked it meant in part that the threads are the same as the original. A "quality" company would be honest in their advertising. You know, like maybe include screws that match the threads and advertise the part as exact EXCEPT the threads.
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Kube , I know you have little love for B D, but his parts I've bought have always been very good quality. I'll forgive the reason for a change in a bolt thread, for a good part.
Maybe it's time you started producing parts you find inferior based on your well renown and deserved expertise with '40 Ford restorations. Seriously. |
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No one (or very few) would buy them! Parts are cheap because that is what everyone wants. If the public what'd quality parts then there would be a supplier.
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For me, I like cheaper prices. It lets me stay in the hobby.
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