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Topic: I wish to complain about Ecklers

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I wish to complain about Ecklers

Posted: 11/17/05 7:01am Message 11 of 18
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Vette(s): 71 Colonnade Hardtop Coupe Torch Red with black interior originally L48 built to push around 360hp

Have any of you used Volunteer? I ordered a bunch of my interior parts from them and they were great. Carpeting and seat covers top of the line. All the fore mentioned company's have quite a share of my hard earned money and so far none of them have given me any sort of hassle, (yet). Terry





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I wish to complain about Ecklers

Posted: 11/17/05 7:45pm Message 12 of 18
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Vette(s): #1 -1969 Corvette Coupe Riverside Gold, black interior,MN,A/C,350/350,PS,PB,window cranks. #2 -2000 C5, black/black, 6 sp, Bose system & lots of buttons.
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Have any of you used Volunteer? I ordered a bunch of my interior parts from them and they were great. Carpeting and seat covers top of the line. All the fore mentioned company's have quite a share of my hard earned money and so far none of them have given me any sort of hassle, (yet). Terry

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Thanks for the "tip." I'll have to check them out.....




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I wish to complain about Ecklers

Posted: 11/20/05 9:44am Message 13 of 18
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Vette(s): (1) 1971 Roadster, (1) 1971 Coupe (2) 1977 Coupes, (1) 1972 Coupe, (1) 1998 Coupe, (1) 1997 Coupe
Mid America had much better personalized customer service before they turned into a huge corporation. They have turned into just another big impersonal American company now. I just recently discovered that Mid America turned over a copy of my 68-82  Headlight/Wiper Door Vacuum System Troubleshooting Guide over to Vette Magazine who proceeded to publish some of my copyrighted drawings in their magazine and on their website.  Got a lame letter of apology from Mid America and Vette Magazine has just ignored me so far. Guess it's time to get a lawyer.


I wish to complain about Ecklers

Posted: 11/20/05 11:18am Message 14 of 18
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Vette(s): Previous: 1984 Coupe, 1988 Maroon Coupe, 1989 Coupe, 2001 Roadster Present: 1967 Stingray Roadster, 1976 Stingray Coupe, 1989 Roadster..

I like the Mid america event and have been fortunate to have purchased items I thought at a fair price without any issue to date. A good company thatt i have ordered parts from in the past is Corvette Central in Michigan, I have had good experiences with them as well. I try to buy stuff somewhat local. There is a place in a small town (Knightstown, Indiana) that is growing leaps and bounds called "The Paddock". They specilize in perfomance parts and have just begun to carry a full line of vette parts as well. To date they are attempting to be less expensive in parts by comarison of what vette items they have. They have monthly cruise - ins with open house and entertainment throughout the summer. I think good ol Mike Yager will soon have another contender to deal with at their present rate of growth.


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I wish to complain about Ecklers

Posted: 12/1/05 10:45pm Message 15 of 18
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 I have purchased more Parts from Ecklers than any of the other Vette Parts Providers. I will have to say that there Shipping is Slow. Seeing that they are in Florida and I'm in Washington might have something to do with it but If I want something from them I am in no hurry at all. I realise that they have a Speedy Order Plan at an additional Cost but I refuse to use it. At the other end of the Scale is Summit Raceing, they must fill the Orders an Hour after its placed 24/7 cause Ground Shipping has it to my Door in 2 days everytime. Richard....


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I wish to complain about Ecklers

Posted: 12/10/05 3:04pm Message 16 of 18
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Vette(s): 1978 L-82 Silver Anniversary hotrod. /////////////
A friend of mine gave me an Ecklers catalog when I got my first C3 and have used them just about exclusively ever since with no complaints. Only problem has been with the quality of a couple of parts, power window switches and hood release cables, neither of which lasted much over a month. They readily swapped out the switches with equally lousy parts. I ended up going with GM factory switches and cables which have lasted for years.

Overall a top flight outfit. I hate to think how much dough I have spent there!!!!

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I wish to complain about Ecklers

Posted: 12/10/05 11:04pm Message 17 of 18
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Vette(s): 1978 L48 350ci Coupe, Silver/Dark Grey, Manual Transmission, Still Left Hand Drive.

Here is my 2 cents worth.

I found the complete opposite with Ecklers vs Corvette America. Maybe you have to be half way around the world for it to work

I had no end of trouble getting acknowledgement from Ecklers and had to follow up with phone calls cos my e-mails were slipping through their system. Mind you I was dealing with their International/export person who was probably swamped with local work.

So I went to Corvette America, and although I'll admit to not sampling every suppleir out there, the product turns up bloomin quick and at a fair price. I had to get them to stop sending me a catalogue each time though, those suckers weight a tonne when you're shipping light stuff.

 




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I wish to complain about Ecklers

Posted: 12/11/05 1:16am Message 18 of 18
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Vette(s): #1 -1969 Corvette Coupe Riverside Gold, black interior,MN,A/C,350/350,PS,PB,window cranks. #2 -2000 C5, black/black, 6 sp, Bose system & lots of buttons.
myT71 & all others that might be interested-I tried out Volunteer. I ordered some parts from them, so far I'm impressed. They label and seperate each item you order. Well, I mostly ordered smaller parts than you did. I am replacing the bushings and washers in my clutch assembly, transmission mount, cotter pins, screws, etc. Everything looked like good quality. I put in another order which should be here by Wednesday. Everything seems positive so far!! If I get any negatives, I'll post it in...........


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