32 minutes ago, Derek said:

It's a shame that Facebook has basically destroyed the forums. It's impossible to warn people since there are 9 bazillion FB groups that deal with the S30 and I'm not going to go to the trouble of posting on all of them.

I thought that "AI" would do that for us. Apparently not -

How did things get so bad, since this last thread?

https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/68334-resurrected-classics-continues-to-impress-with-new-fenders-hatches-and-bumpers/

21 minutes ago, Zed Head said:

How did things get so bad, since this last thread?

https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/68334-resurrected-classics-continues-to-impress-with-new-fenders-hatches-and-bumpers/

I can only speak for myself. But it wasn't but just a few years ago that there wasn't any replacement sheet metal. Tabco pieces were about it. When manufactures start supplying parts, for me, it is very positive. But when you actually purchase and install, that is something completely different. You are risking the entire outcome of a restore based on just a few pieces of sheet metal. That is why tossing them was much less expensive than using them.

I'd be curious to know if Max has contacted everyone that purchased doors to let them know there is a potential problem or is he just going to let people go through the same hell he put me through. Summit Racing carries the doors and as a long time customer of theirs I contacted them about the problem and directed them to this thread, No clue if it will get any traction but $1400.00 is a lot of money for me to set fire to. If I had purchased the doors through Summit I would be raising holy hell with them.

The doors are back in their original boxes so if Max has a change of heart and wants to refund my money I sure would appreciate it.

Edited May 13May 13 by Derek

13 hours ago, 87mj said:

I can only speak for myself. But it wasn't but just a few years ago that there wasn't any replacement sheet metal. Tabco pieces were about it. When manufactures start supplying parts, for me, it is very positive. But when you actually purchase and install, that is something completely different. You are risking the entire outcome of a restore based on just a few pieces of sheet metal. That is why tossing them was much less expensive than using them.

That's why I finally threw in the towel and reskinned my doors. There was soooo much wrong with his doors that it got to the point where I just couldn't go forward. They became a time vampire.

5 hours ago, Derek said:

That's why I finally threw in the towel and reskinned my doors. There was soooo much wrong with his doors that it got to the point where I just couldn't go forward. They became a time vampire.

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Can you only imagine how jacked up that would be trying to align the drive train.

2 hours ago, Yarb said:

Can you only imagine how jacked up that would be trying to align the drive train.

I don't think you are supposed to put them on a car. I think they are intended to be wall art. 😂

FWIW, I bought a Resurrected Classic's valance set last fall. The body line contours weren't even close. This reproduction had contours that were over 50% wider than the original and didn't match the original fenders. I sent them back the corner valances, showed them the error. No response, no refund, just crickets. I cut and welded on the center valance, moved the holes and got it to fit. Here's some photos of the corners compared to the original.

1 hour ago, Parman said:

FWIW, I bought a Resurrected Classic's valance set last fall. The body line contours weren't even close. This reproduction had contours that were over 50% wider than the original and didn't match the original fenders. I sent them back the corner valances, showed them the error. No response, no refund, just crickets. I cut and welded on the center valance, moved the holes and got it to fit. Here's some photos of the corners compared to the original.

While everyone is entitled to share feedback, it is only fair to share the entire story. You purchased the lower valance kit from a distributor of ours, not from us, we did not receive anything from the sale. You asked to return just the 2 side valances, not the full kit, summit declined the return and you reached out to us. Even though we took no part in this sale, we offered to send you a completely new kit free of charge, you said that you did not want a new kit, I’m not sure what else we could have offered you at the time, I’m sorry we were not able to satisfy you.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Resurrected Classics

Yes, you did offer a replacement valance kit, but wouldn't it be the same as the one I got? If I could not use the one I got from your vendor, what makes you think the one I got from you would fit any better? I don't understand, aren't they all the same? If they're not all the same, why aren't they?

3 hours ago, Parman said:

but wouldn't it be the same as the one I got?

Don't expect an answer that makes sense from Max on this. He has never addressed the structural problems with the doors and points to a rust repair on the fender as proof that my car was heavily modified.

He never addressed the fact that the factory door panel wouldn't fit over the ledge on the drivers door or the fact that the holes for the latch were so far off. Here is a picture I never posted showing jut how close the ledge is to the window. And yes that is a scratch in my brand new ceramic tint. You can see there is no way that the door panel is going on. The mark that the blue arrow is pointing to is where the metal part of the door panel was hitting the door so it's pretty obvious the ledge is too wide.