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Chevyboy · 03-19-2002, 02:48 PM

I don't know if you guys have had better luck, but here's my story:

Placed an order 2/26. They said they needed my old pressure plate as a "core". Wouldn't let me pay the $10 core charge and just send me another plate, so it cost me $25 to send in the p/p. I don't hear anything for a month. I call today, and they inform me that their order system is screwed up, and that they need my clutch disk as a core, too (they previously said these items would be new, so they didn't need a core to rebuild). So now, I have to send my old disk in so they can rebuild it, and wait another two weeks to get my order.

Don't do business with these yahoos. I never will again.

dion · 03-19-2002, 02:55 PM

I bought an Inner Grille that was listed as a NOS part from them but when I received it it looked more like a poor quality repro. I have bought a couple other things from them and was happy with them.

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chevellestepsider · 03-19-2002, 03:00 PM

have always been happy with what ive got from them. They have a good selection too. No bad problems here.

daveo68 · 03-19-2002, 03:01 PM

Ive bought almost $2000.00 worth of parts from Chevy Duty since November of last year. I have never had a problem with their shipping or quality.
Dave

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68 C-10 Custom LWB
307 V8
Three-on-the-tree
Lexington,NC
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Wabash · 03-19-2002, 03:51 PM

hmmm i have never had a prob with them either,and their shipping time was pretty good to canada too

johnnyp · 03-19-2002, 04:01 PM

I've had a couple of order problems - nothing serious. Some of the parts were not the quality I would wish for, but not really any worse than others I've ordered from.

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Dan72cst · 03-19-2002, 05:27 PM

They screw me on a return over a year ago and I haven't ordered from them since.

barn9 · 03-19-2002, 05:51 PM

I have bought a lot from them, and everything has been great. Had some stainless sill plates backordered one time, but they told me up front they couldn't give me an exact ship date. But I have to admit that since I found this board, I started using GMCPaul. Nothing against Wes, David, or anyone else, Paul happens to be the closest to me and has helped me over the phone with some questions I have had, and you can't get that kind of service from the bigger operations or their phone operators.

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Ron · 03-19-2002, 05:59 PM

I use to buy alot from them until I started getting imported junk like their arm rest for a 72 Chyanne. I since than switched to Early Classic Enterprise and have been very happy.

I would respect these vendors alot more if they would a least give us a heads up when the only parts avalible are junk. Like "You ordered front brake hoses from us but the only ones we have are stamped made in Japan
all over and arn't neary as good as the originals".

I tried getting a door patch panel from Early Classic and they were honest to say that there was not a quality one out there. Most other vendors would sell you anything they had.

Benrs86 · 03-19-2002, 06:02 PM

thats too bad. so far i have had no problems at all with them. good luck getting the parts you need, Ben

Maximum Overdrive · 03-19-2002, 06:03 PM

I ordered from them and had no problem. If they wouldnt let you pay the core charge I would have just told them to cancel the order and that you will shop elewhere. plenty of others to shop from.

bbs1965 · 03-19-2002, 06:05 PM

if you go to your regular auto parts store and ask for brake hoses for a 1970 impala with disc brakes they are the same as brake hoses for a 71 and 72 chevy truck

70cst10 · 03-19-2002, 09:45 PM

I've ordered from them many times with no trouble. I've gotten patch panels and bushings and stuff from them. Things like trim and grill pieces I would want to inspect before buying.

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1968 c/10 lwb 250/3 on the tree
1970 CST/10 lwb no motor/trans

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**MJN** · 03-19-2002, 11:25 PM

We haven't had any trouble with them and everything we ordered had been really good. I figure for things like a clutch or big stuff just tak eit to NAPA or a parts store in town to save shipping and packaging the stuff. They always have had the stuff I needed and haven't had any trouble ,yet.

*Gee_Emm* · 03-19-2002, 11:44 PM

I was just at Chevy Duty last Thursday. All I can say is that place is awesome. The showroom is huge and has two trucks on display in it. One is a 69 or 70 I think Jimmy that had been restored. The other is I think a black 85ish Chev short box 4x4, the thing is brand new, the stickers are still on the windows from the factory, even the plastic is still covering the seat. The thing only has 89 miles on it. Yah so maybe they have too much money. You can see into their shipping area and they got a 2 or 3 guys just boxing stuff up to be shipped and a ton on boxes ready to go out. The sales guy I got wasnt the most knowledgable about 67-72s but he was ok. The building looks like it is brand new and has got to be worth a couple million dollars!!!!!

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nroden · 03-20-2002, 12:17 AM

Chevy Duty is about 40 minutes from my house. They are in Kansas City and I am 35 miles out into the country in Wellington. Never had any problems with them although I prefrer Ron Manes in Raytown and GMC Pauls.

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Wellington, MO
http://nickrod.port5.com
You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck"
I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny.
White/Ochre/White
Runs well... working on body.
Hoping to have completed in March when I turn 16

MIKE'67 · 03-20-2002, 01:32 PM

Take the time to write them a letter. Give them a chance to make it right. Most problems I have had have been cleared up this way. If they don't respond all you are out is a letter. I was screwed by "The Paddock". They never responded to me in any way. I quit buying from them completely. My only experience with Chevy Duty was good one. I quit "Harmon's" because of a rude phone person. There are lots of suppliers out there. I go to the ones that treat me right.

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1967 Chevy white SWB, 327, 350 trans., 95 Silverado power buckets, frenched third brake light, frenched antenna, digital gauges, power windows, tilt wheel, Vintage Air, Painless wiring, Cragar SS wheels. Located in Albertville, Alabama

03-19-2002, 02:48 PM	#1
Chevyboy Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: CT, USA Posts: 20	Chevy Duty = Awful I don't know if you guys have had better luck, but here's my story: Placed an order 2/26. They said they needed my old pressure plate as a "core". Wouldn't let me pay the $10 core charge and just send me another plate, so it cost me $25 to send in the p/p. I don't hear anything for a month. I call today, and they inform me that their order system is screwed up, and that they need my clutch disk as a core, too (they previously said these items would be new, so they didn't need a core to rebuild). So now, I have to send my old disk in so they can rebuild it, and wait another two weeks to get my order. Don't do business with these yahoos. I never will again.

03-19-2002, 02:55 PM	#2
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	I bought an Inner Grille that was listed as a NOS part from them but when I received it it looked more like a poor quality repro. I have bought a couple other things from them and was happy with them. ------------------ Restored 72 Cheyenne C20 San Diego, CA __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

03-19-2002, 03:01 PM	#4
daveo68 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lexington,NC Posts: 503	Ive bought almost $2000.00 worth of parts from Chevy Duty since November of last year. I have never had a problem with their shipping or quality. Dave ------------------ 68 C-10 Custom LWB 307 V8 Three-on-the-tree Lexington,NC davideowens@lexcominc.net __________________ 68 C-10 Custom LWB 307 V8 Lexington,NC davideowens@lexcominc.net God Bless America

03-19-2002, 03:51 PM	#5
Wabash Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 534	hmmm i have never had a prob with them either,and their shipping time was pretty good to canada too __________________ 1972 C/10 LWB 1972 K/5 Blazer

03-19-2002, 04:01 PM	#6
johnnyp Keepin' It Stock Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Grand Island, Nebraska, USA Posts: 554	I've had a couple of order problems - nothing serious. Some of the parts were not the quality I would wish for, but not really any worse than others I've ordered from. ------------------ 72 Sierra Grande - "Big Red" sierraG on some boards If a man speaks in the middle of a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong? Forget about "do it right the first time". Do it wrong the first time to learn how, then do it right the second time. Big Red Home Page __________________ 72 Sierra Grande - Maych Forget about "do it right the first time". Do it wrong the first time to learn how, then do it right the second time.

03-19-2002, 03:00 PM	#3
chevellestepsider Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chatom, Al, U.S. Posts: 5	have always been happy with what ive got from them. They have a good selection too. No bad problems here.

03-19-2002, 05:27 PM	#7
Dan72cst Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lake Stevens,WA 98258 North of Seattle Posts: 833	They screw me on a return over a year ago and I haven't ordered from them since. __________________ Marysville, WA (Dan72cst@hotmail.com) 72 4wd Blazer CST 350/350 72 4wd Chevy LWB 350/350 68 2wd Chevy LWB 327/400

03-19-2002, 05:51 PM	#8
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	I have bought a lot from them, and everything has been great. Had some stainless sill plates backordered one time, but they told me up front they couldn't give me an exact ship date. But I have to admit that since I found this board, I started using GMCPaul. Nothing against Wes, David, or anyone else, Paul happens to be the closest to me and has helped me over the phone with some questions I have had, and you can't get that kind of service from the bigger operations or their phone operators. ------------------[]'71 Cheyenne, 402BB[]Winfield, KS[] http://barn9.freeservers.com[] steer50@hotmail.com __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

03-19-2002, 05:59 PM	#9
Ron Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Zillah Wa. USA Posts: 394	I use to buy alot from them until I started getting imported junk like their arm rest for a 72 Chyanne. I since than switched to Early Classic Enterprise and have been very happy. I would respect these vendors alot more if they would a least give us a heads up when the only parts avalible are junk. Like "You ordered front brake hoses from us but the only ones we have are stamped made in Japan all over and arn't neary as good as the originals". I tried getting a door patch panel from Early Classic and they were honest to say that there was not a quality one out there. Most other vendors would sell you anything they had. __________________ '69 SWB '76 International "Terra" "Hooked on holiday beer"

03-19-2002, 06:02 PM	#10
Benrs86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Brandon, SD, USA Posts: 1,292	thats too bad. so far i have had no problems at all with them. good luck getting the parts you need, Ben __________________ Brandon, SD 69 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd wide long bed with wood 3 on the tree 350 engine 4 bolt main rv cam AIM = Alphray04

03-19-2002, 06:03 PM	#11
Maximum Overdrive December 21, 2012 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Black Eagle, Montana Posts: 1,633	I ordered from them and had no problem. If they wouldnt let you pay the core charge I would have just told them to cancel the order and that you will shop elewhere. plenty of others to shop from. __________________ *"!Ama Sua, Ama Kjella, Ama Lllulla!"*

03-19-2002, 06:05 PM	#12
bbs1965 Open Sundays 10 till 10 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Waxahachie,Texas 75165 Posts: 1,009	if you go to your regular auto parts store and ask for brake hoses for a 1970 impala with disc brakes they are the same as brake hoses for a 71 and 72 chevy truck __________________ 817-846-5476 parts for sale always 30 minutes south of Dallas on I35 WWW.BBSAutoSalvage.com bbs1969@direcway.com

03-19-2002, 09:45 PM	#13
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	I've ordered from them many times with no trouble. I've gotten patch panels and bushings and stuff from them. Things like trim and grill pieces I would want to inspect before buying. ------------------ milanplechata@hotmail.com Lexington, SC 1968 c/10 lwb 250/3 on the tree 1970 CST/10 lwb no motor/trans http://communities.msn.com/6772GMTru...68longbed.msnw On every soul, a little rain must fall. __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

03-19-2002, 11:25 PM	#14
MJN Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Maquoketa, Ia/ Orr, Mn Posts: 3,051	We haven't had any trouble with them and everything we ordered had been really good. I figure for things like a clutch or big stuff just tak eit to NAPA or a parts store in town to save shipping and packaging the stuff. They always have had the stuff I needed and haven't had any trouble ,yet. __________________ '51 South Bend Model "9A" '56 Chevy 3600 NAPCO '74 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20-restored on 37's '72 GMC Sierra Custom K2500- in progress '08 GMC Envoy Denali '12 GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali '17 GMC Yukon XL VCCA member #58596 http://www.nohrco.com

03-19-2002, 11:44 PM	#15
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	I was just at Chevy Duty last Thursday. All I can say is that place is awesome. The showroom is huge and has two trucks on display in it. One is a 69 or 70 I think Jimmy that had been restored. The other is I think a black 85ish Chev short box 4x4, the thing is brand new, the stickers are still on the windows from the factory, even the plastic is still covering the seat. The thing only has 89 miles on it. Yah so maybe they have too much money. You can see into their shipping area and they got a 2 or 3 guys just boxing stuff up to be shipped and a ton on boxes ready to go out. The sales guy I got wasnt the most knowledgable about 67-72s but he was ok. The building looks like it is brand new and has got to be worth a couple million dollars!!!!! ------------------ 1969 Chevrolet Custom Camper 20 350/400 70k original miles They have the Internet on Computers now? --Homer Simpson Gee_Emm's Page Help me get my truck on a soda bottle!!!!!



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03-20-2002, 12:17 AM	#16
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	Chevy Duty is about 40 minutes from my house. They are in Kansas City and I am 35 miles out into the country in Wellington. Never had any problems with them although I prefrer Ron Manes in Raytown and GMC Pauls. ------------------ Nick Rodenberg Wellington, MO http://nickrod.port5.com You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck" I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny. White/Ochre/White Runs well... working on body. Hoping to have completed in March when I turn 16 __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

03-20-2002, 01:32 PM	#17
MIKE'67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albertville, Alabama USA Posts: 299	Take the time to write them a letter. Give them a chance to make it right. Most problems I have had have been cleared up this way. If they don't respond all you are out is a letter. I was screwed by "The Paddock". They never responded to me in any way. I quit buying from them completely. My only experience with Chevy Duty was good one. I quit "Harmon's" because of a rude phone person. There are lots of suppliers out there. I go to the ones that treat me right. ------------------ 1967 Chevy white SWB, 327, 350 trans., 95 Silverado power buckets, frenched third brake light, frenched antenna, digital gauges, power windows, tilt wheel, Vintage Air, Painless wiring, Cragar SS wheels. Located in Albertville, Alabama __________________ 1977 Short Stepside, black, 350/350. Located in Albertville, Alabama.

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