Re: [Chrysler300] MetalCrafters - reply

["David Morrison" <david@xxxx>]

I know that I'm a newbie to the club. In other clubs I belong to (auto and
motorcycle), members have been scammed as well. Has the 300 club
considered setting up a rating chart akin to how customers rate sellers on
ebay or amazon.com? It would provide the proper incentive (e.g., carrot)
for suppliers to follow through on their promise in a timely and
professional manner, creating a true win-win for both
buyer/seller/prospective seller.

Just a thought,


David Morrison


> I have recently spent about 1300.00 with SMS reproducing embossed door
> panels and also purchasing correct material for the rest of the car. [
> 56 Windsor Conv.].I also obtained the chromed quilted vinyl needed for
> my 56 Desoto door panels. It took a couple months for it to come
> together. They did all that was agreed upon.
> John Baker
> Malabar Fl.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "obiwan10" <obiwan10@xxxx>
> To: "obiwan10" <obiwan10@xxxx>; "Chrysler 300 Club Listverver"
> <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "John Hertog" <crossram@xxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] MetalCrafters - reply
>
>
>> Someone had email'd(said that he was about to do a deal in the
>> Northwest
> on upholstery fabric and wanted to be assured that he was not walking
> in to a pit) me in response to this email that I had previously sent
> out asking me the name of the upholstery manufacture who had scammed my
> friend referred to in the email. I spoke to this friend, turns out
> that the manufacturer is a major distributor of upholstery fabrics, not
> a manufacturer. My friend was more than pleased to give me the name of
> the firm. The firm is SMS and I believe he said located in Oregon. He
> had paid them 700.00 cash for fabric that was never delivered to him
> and was basically told by the owner of SMS to go kiss a brick regarding
> getting his money back. I have absolute faith in my friend's tale of
> woe. Again my friend is well known by many of you and has an excellent
> reputation for the quality of his work on 300's and Chryslers in
> general.
>>
>> Anyone else out there had good, bad or indifferent dealings with this
> firm?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: obiwan10
>> To: Chrysler 300 Club Listverver ; John Hertog
>> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 11:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] MetalCrafters - reply
>>
>>
>> My friend is quite aware of MetalCrafters from previous dealings and
>> he
> does not believe that he is confusing them with anyone. I showed him
> the photos of the prototype quarters on the website and he was
> immediately a skeptic. This was some 6 weeks or so ago. There also is
> a renown auto upholstery fabric manufacture in the Northwest US(WA) who
> he also has such an opinion of. Ordered and paid for up front
> upholstery fabric for his New Yorker and in some 3 years has yet to
> receive it. There are in this industry many frauds, scams and
> charlatans and many of our members have at one time or another been
> victim. In fact I suspect that most of us have been made promises that
> have been broken by some of these types of operatives. Incidentally my
> friend is located in Southern Calif and he among the best at what he
> does. Incidentally where is MetalCrafters located?
>>
>> Perhaps we shall know more as this quarter panel project plays out.
>>
>> Roger
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John Hertog
>> To: Chrysler 300 Club Listverver
>> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 2:40 PM
>> Subject: [Chrysler300] MetalCrafters - reply
>>
>>
>> Obiwan,
>>
>> Sounds to me like your friend has MetalCrafters confused with
>> someone
> else.
>> MetalCrafters has not, so far, manufactured repro panels or any
>> repro
> parts,
>> for sale to the public. Rather they make one-off show cars for
>> DaimlerChrysler and others. They only agreed to do these panels
>> as a
> favor
>> to D/C thanks to some serious prodding from D/C brass... more
>> info
> about
>> the company can be found on their web site:
> http://www.metalcrafters.com/ .
>> Sure doesn't sound like flakes to me. Not that I am endorsing the
> quality of
>> their product - haven't seen any yet, nor heard from anyone who
>> has !
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "obiwan10"
>>
>>
>> > I was told by a Auto Restorer(who many of you know) friend of
>> > mine,
> when I
>> had mentioned to him about 30 days ago that MetalCrafters had
> developed a
>> lower panel replacement for the 300 C, that these guys were flakes
>> and
> that
>> he would believe it when he saw them, and if he saw them he would
>> he
> very
>> skeptical of the quality.
>>
>>
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