Oldiron440
Well-Known Member
Recently the forum has been flooded with new members selling their parts, E bay sites and all.
I would caution members buying parts that even in the eightys new parts for Fbodys were sketchy, the the bumper fillers and all flexable parts were seconds that didn't pass for the assembly line, most had been reprimed and boxed for part sales. Some were deformed and some must have had paint problems, never the less painting some of these parts was a nightmare. Primer would lift or peel off the color it had been put over. A lot of the part stock that dealers end up with are problem parts that have been returned for one reason or another, especially body parts.
Some of the parts I've seen advertised as N new O old S stock is clearly used, I remember a year ago or so a front bumper advertised as NOS that was soild rust on the backside, at best it was a recrome but it looked used. With no recourse on these parts I would be very cautious about what I bought and how much I paid for it. NOS seams to mean different things to different people so be careful, buyers beware.
I would caution members buying parts that even in the eightys new parts for Fbodys were sketchy, the the bumper fillers and all flexable parts were seconds that didn't pass for the assembly line, most had been reprimed and boxed for part sales. Some were deformed and some must have had paint problems, never the less painting some of these parts was a nightmare. Primer would lift or peel off the color it had been put over. A lot of the part stock that dealers end up with are problem parts that have been returned for one reason or another, especially body parts.
Some of the parts I've seen advertised as N new O old S stock is clearly used, I remember a year ago or so a front bumper advertised as NOS that was soild rust on the backside, at best it was a recrome but it looked used. With no recourse on these parts I would be very cautious about what I bought and how much I paid for it. NOS seams to mean different things to different people so be careful, buyers beware.