:wow: ??? I went looking at autokrafters.com for weather stripping, but I can't seem to find it. I even searched the forum and found the part number listed in a previous discussion, which can be found here: http://www.fordpinto.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=57&topic=4922.0
Are they not selling the weatherstripping anymore, or am I just having trouble navigating their site??
I just checked, I found it under 1 min.
In the upper lefthand corner there is a place where you put the part number in. Just do that.
turbowagonman
DOH! I tried that before, but apparently the dash in the number is necessary to find it...Oh well, Murphy's Law...
check ebay, sometimes they list items for a little less than retail price.
krazi
Hello Krazi, Just go toward the bottome of there home page and type in "pinto" for the search words.
Youll then find all the stuff they have for us. Not much but some key stuff like windshield stripping, beltline window stripping and now door stripping. Even a few small NOS things.
Good luck
Robert
Okay- I gotta do this- I WOULD NOT BUY A DAMN THING FROM AUTOKRAFTERS!!!! SCREWED UP MY ORDERS, SCREWED ME OUT OF MONEY, PISS POOR SERVICE. IF THEY WERE THE ONLY FORD PARTS SUPPLIER IN THE UNIVERSE, I WOULD BUY A YUGO TO RESTORE!!!!
Ahhhhhhh, thats better. I feel my blood pressure returning to normal after my combination stroke and mild coronary.
Bottom line- if no else has the parts I will do without. Never again will I deal with those bastards, and I will always tell as many people about them as possible.
Quote from: Redeless1 on July 06, 2007, 09:44:01 AM
Okay- I gotta do this- I WOULD NOT BUY A DAMN THING FROM AUTOKRAFTERS!!!! SCREWED UP MY ORDERS, SCREWED ME OUT OF MONEY, PISS POOR SERVICE. IF THEY WERE THE ONLY FORD PARTS SUPPLIER IN THE UNIVERSE, I WOULD BUY A YUGO TO RESTORE!!!!
Ahhhhhhh, thats better. I feel my blood pressure returning to normal after my combination stroke and mild coronary.
Bottom line- if no else has the parts I will do without. Never again will I deal with those bastards, and I will always tell as many people about them as possible.
Need details....
Billl
I THINK YOU ARE OVER REACTING. I ORDERED BELTLINE TRIM
AND DOOR SEALS. DIDN'T COME FOR A LONG TIME. FINALLY
3-4 WEEKS LATER I GOT THE BELTLINE TRIM. SHIPPING COST
FOR THAT ITEM ONLY.3-4 WEEKS LATER I GOT THE DOOR SEALS
NO ADDDITIONAL SHIPPING. THEY NEVER CHARGED MY CARD TILL
THEY SHIPPED.THEY JUST SELL THE STUFF, NOT MANUFACTURE IT.
THE DOOR SEALS ARE MADE BY DENNIS CARPENTER.REALLY NICE,BUT
I BET YOU CAN'T BUY FROM THERE FOR 100.00. IF YOU ARE IN A
BIG RUSH GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. OTHERWISE, THANK GOODNESS FOR
AUTO KRAFTERS.ALSO THANKS TO DENNIS CARPENTER, LEST WE FORGET.
JUST MY 2 CENTS WORTH (I STOLE THAT FROM SOMEONE ELSE)
BILL
I too have had good luck w/Autocrafters
2 sets door gaskets
2 beltline trim
windshield gasket
I need to order the hatch glass gasket
all in all a good experience dealing w/them but would agree a little slow to ship if you're in a hurry. However as stated before they mostly drop ship and I have had to wait for the supplier to provide them w/the parts to ship. Happy to have them as a source for the parts they have... wouldn't hesitate to order from them again.
I ordered my door seals from AK and though it took over a month to get I was overall pleased with the transaction, Seals look good, and they should, They are made by Dennis Carpenter. I don't know if he sells them direct to the public but you can try.
Quote from: blink77 on July 06, 2007, 01:10:34 PM
I THINK YOU ARE OVER REACTING.
How can you say that when you don't know my situation? This happened a few years ago with my Cougar. I placed a large order, which arrived with many parts omitted. Sure, time was a factor for my order- but inventory status and explanations about the missing parts were omitted by them as well. I called them, wanting a refund on the missing parts. The refund was only partially given by a surly customer disservice team. They then had the nerve to tell me I could no longer purchase from them- HA! as if I would. They never returned my balance- wasn't a whole lot of $$, but it is the principle.
Because of AutoCrappers, as I call them, I have found the body lines of the Yugo to be much more alluring- MAN, IS THAT DISTURBING!!
so... this happened "a few years ago" and wasn't a recent experience. Good ;D
sorry to hear of your bad experience in the past but they seem to have corrected any problems and are doing better now. I have placed 4 seperate orders and always experienced good service. That's a good thing for our little Pinto community as they are the only ones I know of or could find for the oh so important door and glass seals we all need so badly.
Quote from: Cookieboy on July 06, 2007, 05:18:22 PM
so... this happened "a few years ago" and wasn't a recent experience. Good ;D
sorry to hear of your bad experience in the past but they seem to have corrected any problems and are doing better now. I have placed 4 seperate orders and always experienced good service. That's a good thing for our little Pinto community as they are the only ones I know of or could find for the oh so important door and glass seals we all need so badly.
I second that. Hey we can all relate to some issue at one time or another of getting screwed by some customer service rep or company. But as time goes by and they fix there problems with customer service reps etc then you can give them another chance. Or you can hold a grudge. Choice of course is yours. IMO Life is too short to waste being mad.
I myself bought a few things from them, Beltlines, door weather stripping, windshield gasket,and a couple of other things as well.
Never had a issue with them shipping. They shipped when they said they would.
Screwing up an order is one thing, but stealing my money and then getting an attitude with me is quite another. Sure, everyone makes mistakes and no one is perfect- but stealing my money and copping an attitude with me because I complained is unforgivable. It is a good thing I am making this a go-fast car and not restoring it. If no one else has resto parts for this car but them, I would sell the car. But, it is in decent shape, and mechanicals are available elsewhere. Turbochargers are plentiful!
When I am wronged in such an egregious manner, I hold a grudge- I NEVER FORGET, because life is too short to put up with people's B.S. :evil:
I had ordered beltlines and door seals from them and got them no problem.
However, I ordered a winshield gasket on May 14 and still haven't got it yet. >:( They told me 21 days. And they haven't answered my last 2 emails.