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How do you lose a strut???
So I received my order of 87 suspension pieces (#88, and 89 are backordered)
The UPS guy brought this box that looked they kicked it all the way from the East coast to Wisconsin. The UPS guy said "It looks like they didn't pack it well enough. You might want to check it." I checked all 87 pieces against the packing slip (while he complained about not getting his break yet today) and I was missing one front strut. How in the hell does someone not notice a two foot long strut fall out of a box??? So he gave me two choices, I could give him back the complete box and he will take it back (and I won't see it for 4-6 weeks, thus no work gets done on the car) or I can accept it as is and file a claim within 24 hours. Guess which I chose? See for yourself: http://www.Think-IT-Group.com/clients/P002167.jpg http://www.Think-IT-Group.com/clients/P002168.jpg http://www.Think-IT-Group.com/clients/P002169.jpg http://www.Think-IT-Group.com/clients/P002170.jpg Frustrated, but installing a five speed this weekend... Doug
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1992 LS Touring (6/91) - Currently undergoing a five speed swap Black over Claret with spoiler; 235,000 miles; Mods: 2002 Legacy 5 speed, ACT Pressure Plate, Excedy Clutch, Short Throw Shifter, Aussie Powerchip 1992 LS Touring (6/91) Black over Claret with 2.5" setback spoiler; 202,000 miles; Mods: B&M Cooler 1994 LSi (4/93) Bordeaux Pearl; 198,000 miles; Mods: Weight reduction. 1969 Mustang GT Convertible 1970 Mustang Convertible 2000 Ford Excursion Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua. My Locker |
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That sucks, Doug! I used to do a little shipping, and we would toss some boxes (little ones)... but never to cause THAT kind of damage. And if we did, it got patched up or repacked. You should have punched the guy in the arm real hard and told him to pass it along to every other employee that handled the box.
Glad to hear you're being optimistic and looking forward to getting the 5 speed in, instead of back at the lack of a strut.
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-Aaron SVX: '92 Dark Teal 101k '97 Legacy GT Wagon: dead '99 Civic Si: daily driver... stolen and stripped with all my tools! '92 Yamaha FZR 600: garage 2011 Jetta: Daily disappointment |
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Fragile = "Do not drop in front of customer"
UPS = Unruly Pounding Shipper? UPS = Uknown Proximity (of) Strut? UPS = Unusually Perplexing Situation? UPS = Unexcused Problemmatic Stuff? ICTOAM = I Can't Think Of Any More! I've had them lose an entire box beofre but not a huge part out of a mangled mass of cardboard. It's a pain. Randy ii |
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It looks like they overpacked the box. From where did you order the parts, Doug?
Mike |
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The struts were the only large parts. The other 83 peices were in a box about the size of a shoebox and that was in the crushed box along with the struts and a bunch of packing material. The box was only 55 lbs and had a rating printed on the bottom flap from the manufacturer that states it is rated for freight shipping contents up to 85 lbs. and the box has 250 Lbs/sq inch bursting strength and "min comb wt facings" of 98 lbs/sq inch whatever that means... I think it was just run over by a forklift and dropped put of the plane as it passed over Milwaukee Doug
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1992 LS Touring (6/91) - Currently undergoing a five speed swap Black over Claret with spoiler; 235,000 miles; Mods: 2002 Legacy 5 speed, ACT Pressure Plate, Excedy Clutch, Short Throw Shifter, Aussie Powerchip 1992 LS Touring (6/91) Black over Claret with 2.5" setback spoiler; 202,000 miles; Mods: B&M Cooler 1994 LSi (4/93) Bordeaux Pearl; 198,000 miles; Mods: Weight reduction. 1969 Mustang GT Convertible 1970 Mustang Convertible 2000 Ford Excursion Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua. My Locker |
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