I managed to find them on the Better Business Bureau website as well. Says
unsatisfactory record due to unanswered complaint concerning delivery
issues. Imagine what the BBB would due if all the people with negative
feedback were filing complaints with them instead of letting him insult them
on E-bay
Aaron Wyse
1994 RC WS 2.5L
1986 Shelby Charger Turbo
1984 Ramcharger 4WD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil W. Bellenger" <neil624b@rochester.rr.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:37 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Ebay Chrome Headers
>
>
> After a scan though the first1000 feedbacks to get a sense of where the
> complaints lie, here's what stands out. These people sell mostly to
ricers.
> The ricers aren't complaining about fit or finish. Mopar enthusiasts and
> some others are complaining.
>
> A look at the ssautochome website http://www.ssautochrome.com
> furnishes more clues. They appear to be a remarketer or distributor of
> pacific rim, particularly Korean parts. Although headers and other parts
are
> stocked for American trucks, a lot of these parts are for Japanese cars.
My
> guess is that these parts spend weeks in a shipping container getting from
> Korea to the U. S. Any chrome finish may be poorly and thinly applied and
> the pieces may be covered by surface rust by the time they are sent to
> customers.
> From the pictures on the website and on ebay, I can't tell how well the
> plating is applied.
> The first post on this subject, from Matt Tharp, indicated that the
flanges
> are flame cut not punched. This is typical of "low tech" metal fabrication
> in third world countries. There is no need to invest in any punch presses,
> mills, or lathes. All you need is cutting torches, welders, and tubing
> benders, and the labor works for pennies. Thousands of small shops crank
out
> metal products this way.
> The website lists parts for Mopar as well as most other American vehicles.
> In addition to the caustic ridicule to ANYONE with negative feedback, they
> particularly ridicule Mopar owners. Hypocritical?
> I'm curious about how they would handle complaints from someone who
ordered
> directly from their website and not through ebay.
>
> They say they're in the "heart of North Carolina". OBX in the name
suggests
> they may be near the Outer Banks. Or possibly that is to disguise where
they
> really are.
> The jigs used to fabricate the headers, as well as other components may
not
> be accurate. Tube placement, hole placement, welding quality, and plating
> appear to be poorly done from the descriptions. A lot of the complaints
deal
> with what parts will fit which engines. If you don't care how closely the
> parts line up, they can claim their products fit EVERYTHING.
> If I wanted headers or any other product they supply and cost was the ONLY
> consideration, not whether they need rewelding, grinding, plating,
painting
> or even if they fit at all, then I might consider their stuff, or maybe
not!
>
>
>
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