AFTER MARKET PARTS
ARE THEY GOOD OR BAD?


I HAVE HEARD IT ALL FROM GOOD TO BAD BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR".  FOR INSTANCE IF YOU BUY THE CHEAP GRILL SHELL FROM LMC TRUCK PARTS YOU GET A CHEAP TAIWAN PART . IF YOU WANT TO RESTORE YOUR TRUCK THE CHEAP HALF ASS WAY THEN GO BUY THE CRAP PARTS, AND GOOD LUCK TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIT.  NOW I KNOW WHAT YOUR THINKING THEY DON'T MAKE THESE PARTS ANY MORE FROM FORD, YES THIS IS TRUE BUT IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH (HINT HINT ME) YOU CAN FIND NEW OLD STOCK PARTS. I HAVE A LOT OF NOS PARTS IN STOCK THAT I HAVE PICKED UP THROUGH THE YEARS. NOW YOU CAN GO TO EBAY AND PAY OUT THE ASS FOR SOME OF THESE BUT THEN YOU REALLY DON'T WHAT YOUR GOING TO GET DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST OF THE SELLERS DON'T KNOW THEIR ASS FROM THEIR HEAD AND THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK DOLLAR. PLUS THEY ARE EXPENSIVE TO SAY THE LEAST. I STARTED DOING THIS 17 YEARS AGO AND I KNOW EVERY INCH OF THESE TRUCKS BETTER THAN ANY EBAY SELLER WILL EVER KNOW.
MOST OF THE MORONS ON EBAY DON'T HAVE THE PROPER LICENSES OR PERMITS TO DISMANTLE TRUCKS, I DO.  I GET CUSTOMERS CALLING ME ALL THE TIME TELLING ME THEY CAN GET IT CHEAPER AT LMC TRUCK PARTS BUT HERE'S THE CATCH FIRST OFF THEY HAVE CUSTOMER TECH OR SERVICE HELP THAT DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, SECOND OF ALL THEY BUY FROM OVER SEAS FROM TAIWAN SO YOUR NOT GETTING GOOD OEM QUALITY  PARTS. I WILL NOT MATCH PRICES AGAINST  CRAP TAIWAN PARTS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE WITH TAIWAN PARTS IS THAT THEY DON'T MATCH UP WITH THE ORIGINAL OEM PARTS AND THE SHEET METAL IS ABOUT TWO GAUGES THINNER. FOR INSTANCE THE DOORS FROM TAIWAN ARE ABOUT 1/4 " LESS WIDER THAN THE OEM DOORS FROM FORD, PLUS THE SPOT WELDS SUCK BIG TIME AND UP WHERE THE VENT WINDOW ASSY GO IN THERE IS A 1/4 TO 1/2" GAP LEFT. YOU DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD OEM DOORS. I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO IF YOU WANT YOUR TRUCK TO LAST A LONG TIME THEN DON'T BE A TIGHT ASS WHEN IT COMES TO PARTS, AGAIN I SAY " YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR" .
NEXT TIME YOU BUY SHEET METAL OR FRAME PARTS OR ANY PARTS FOR THAT MATTER BUY AMERICAN LIKE I SELL. I DON'T OUTSOURCE MY TECH HELP TO TAIWAN OR INDIA. WHEN YOU CALL YOU GET ME A EXPERT IN THESE TRUCKS YOU GET A REAL LIVE PERSON. THAT SHOULD COUNT FOR SOMETHING.







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