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iluvmy72 · 09-27-2002, 12:01 AM

I looked in my new LMC catalog for the first time in 4 months and a ton of stuff is now cheaper.....does thid mean the quality is now bad?.......has anyone else noticed this or recently ordered a part from them?

Longhorn Man · 09-27-2002, 12:04 AM

Was there ever a time that there quality was good?
How about the non-knowing kid who answers the phonee, was there ever a person there who has actually driven a truck?

dion · 09-27-2002, 12:07 AM

Finally! I've bought several things from them over a year ago and it was junk, never again.

Longhorn Man · 09-27-2002, 12:16 AM

The only thing I got from them that fit what they claimed it would fit, is the hat I'm wearing...but need to retire it...it's gettin kinda nasty.

RainDog · 09-27-2002, 12:26 AM

Aw, come on, Longhorn, their catalogs are pretty!!

palallin · 09-27-2002, 01:05 AM

I have ordered often from LMC. Every part I have ordered was good quality; every one fit as promised (except that hazard switch, and that was as much my fault as theirs), and the phone service each time was excellent. Heck, my last order was at my house two days after I ordered it, and it was sent UPS truck. As for pricing, I've yet to find some things cheaper, though I have found others cheaper. I don't buy everything from LMC, but I've never been disappointed with what I have bought.

*big71* · 09-27-2002, 07:27 AM

TO LMC IS THE CHEAPEST they give me disconts

mrein3 · 09-27-2002, 07:48 AM

Everything I've bought from LMC fit as advertised. Everything arrived in a timely fashion. I guess I can't complain about LMC. I do use other suppliers too but where else can you get a COMPLETE exhaust system made for these trucks mailed to your door for $200? Even that would have been cheaper if I wanted the loud mufflers.

Gene · 09-27-2002, 10:20 AM

I bought a ton of trim from LMC, actually all new side top and bottom trim and tailgate trim including the chrome letters and woodgrain tape. Everything except the tape was in GM packaging and fit like a glove. Now the pricing on the other hand was outrageous now that I have checked around, but as the old addage goes I guess you get what you pay for.

**68Custom** · 09-27-2002, 10:29 AM

Only problem i have is paying the nasty state sales tax!!!!

Its at 7.275 percent, i need to find elsewhere to buy parts.

tom hand · 09-27-2002, 11:22 AM

MOST of the repo stuff comes from the same vender regardless of who you buy it from, so getting the best price is #1. There are exceptions and you need to research what you are buying. IMO the places with the best personal service have the slowest delivery times because they have every thing dropped shipped from the manufacter so thy have no control over delivery.
I ordered some stuff from LMC before I found some cheaper places to buy things and had no problem with quality or service. Actually if you need somthing in a hurry, you will do better to order from someone like them because they actually could have it in stock making delivery time much shorter. If you are not in a hurry or they don't have it in stock, you can usally beat their price. I don't think there is a vender that somebody doesn't have a gripe against, humans make mistakes and people get bent out of shape if they are on the reiceving end of it. And a lot of mistakes are on the end of the person ordering it, but you will never hear about that on here. Use your own judgement.

basketcase · 09-27-2002, 11:33 AM

The items that I have bought from them were because they had the best price. I , too, had them in just a couple days. Service was great. I shop for everything I get for the truck in all of the catalogs plus the local auto parts stores and the Chevy dealer. Sometimes it's amazing who has the best deal on what, even the GM dealer on occasion.

Tom

Vince M · 09-27-2002, 05:05 PM

What I have done is to get a catalog from every vendor of parts I can and then compare the pricing. Not one vendor has the best deals, I've found that each one has certain items that are cheaper than the rest. When I'm ready to order I just add up the totals and see who comes in with the best price. I tend to buy everything from one vendor at a time though, sometimes getting discounts on shipping over certain dollar values.
I've bought from many vendors and most have good service, if they don't I don't go back to them. If I don't like what I receive I send it back. It's hard to be 100% satisfied when you buy something you can't see.

SWINGSAX68 · 09-27-2002, 05:27 PM

Infact I ordered a whole lot of stuff and it all came on time and in great fitting condition.....except....they sent me the wrong filler neck grommit....but i was to lazy to return it...ANY ONE WANNA TRADE FOR A NEW GROMMIT...I NEED ONE FOR A 68.

imaindianoutlaw · 09-27-2002, 06:04 PM

Anyyone can get discount prices from them!:p

*big71* · 09-27-2002, 07:13 PM

i do i get a special confidential dealer price book with every mag. thats why i shop with them hear is a sample

item # 38-9527-t cowl hood 449.95 your price

item # 38-9527-t same 379.84 my price

mikep · 09-27-2002, 07:23 PM

Dont want to burst your bubble but everyone else is selling them for around $350 these days. Thats what I paid for mine from Wes at Classic Heartbeat.

Dropt72Shortbed · 09-27-2002, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by big71
i do i get a special confidential dealer price book with every mag. thats why i shop with them hear is a sample

item # 38-9527-t cowl hood 449.95 your price

item # 38-9527-t same 379.84 my price

$379.84 aint no discount, i see lots of catalogs with them priced cheaper, and thats without discounts.

minibike · 09-27-2002, 10:19 PM

I placed an order last week for brake hoses. It arrived in 3 days, and the prices were cheap. $50 got the two fronts and one rear. Shipping is a little on the high side, however. They were chineese products, but so are everyone elses that are reasonably priced. I don't like chineese parts any more than the next guy, but it is hard to justify the difference in price.

*big71* · 09-27-2002, 11:51 PM

here is one more sample

tailgate w/o lettering 179.95 your price

same thing 133.16 my price

bed sides 449.95 your price
my prices 368.00 my price
on some thing they are still higher but on some thing cheaper

imaindianoutlaw · 09-28-2002, 04:25 PM

Yup I got no shop and get that too!

Ackattack · 09-28-2002, 08:45 PM

I've gotten quite a bit of things from them. I usually go and pick it up there since it's only like 1.5 hrs away and I'm there anyways. Saves on shipping.

I haven't had any problems with there stuff fitting. Better than trying to look in the salvage yard for one little thing that you don't even know will work. Not that salvage yards are bad, but for example, I'd rather pay a little more for a new temp gauge, than some old used one from a salvage yard.

09-27-2002, 12:07 AM	#3
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Finally! I've bought several things from them over a year ago and it was junk, never again. __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

09-27-2002, 12:26 AM	#5
RainDog Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burien, WA, USA Posts: 391	Aw, come on, Longhorn, their catalogs are pretty!! __________________ "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."

09-27-2002, 01:05 AM	#6
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,239	I have ordered often from LMC. Every part I have ordered was good quality; every one fit as promised (except that hazard switch, and that was as much my fault as theirs), and the phone service each time was excellent. Heck, my last order was at my house two days after I ordered it, and it was sent UPS truck. As for pricing, I've yet to find some things cheaper, though I have found others cheaper. I don't buy everything from LMC, but I've never been disappointed with what I have bought. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

09-27-2002, 07:48 AM	#8
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,253	Everything I've bought from LMC fit as advertised. Everything arrived in a timely fashion. I guess I can't complain about LMC. I do use other suppliers too but where else can you get a COMPLETE exhaust system made for these trucks mailed to your door for $200? Even that would have been cheaper if I wanted the loud mufflers. __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

09-27-2002, 10:20 AM	#9
Gene Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 2,914	I bought a ton of trim from LMC, actually all new side top and bottom trim and tailgate trim including the chrome letters and woodgrain tape. Everything except the tape was in GM packaging and fit like a glove. Now the pricing on the other hand was outrageous now that I have checked around, but as the old addage goes I guess you get what you pay for. __________________ 1971 SWB 4X4 Build BOARD MEMBER #5448 BOOMER SOONER!!!!

09-27-2002, 12:01 AM	#1
iluvmy72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Springville, UT, USA Posts: 1,010	LMC dropping prices?!?!? I looked in my new LMC catalog for the first time in 4 months and a ton of stuff is now cheaper.....does thid mean the quality is now bad?.......has anyone else noticed this or recently ordered a part from them?

09-27-2002, 12:04 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Was there ever a time that there quality was good? How about the non-knowing kid who answers the phonee, was there ever a person there who has actually driven a truck?

09-27-2002, 12:16 AM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	The only thing I got from them that fit what they claimed it would fit, is the hat I'm wearing...but need to retire it...it's gettin kinda nasty.

09-27-2002, 07:27 AM	#7
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	TO LMC IS THE CHEAPEST they give me disconts

09-27-2002, 10:29 AM	#10
68Custom Hammer On! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 473	Only problem i have is paying the nasty state sales tax!!!! Its at 7.275 percent, i need to find elsewhere to buy parts. __________________ 1968 C20 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed 1968 K10 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed

09-27-2002, 11:22 AM	#11
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	MOST of the repo stuff comes from the same vender regardless of who you buy it from, so getting the best price is #1. There are exceptions and you need to research what you are buying. IMO the places with the best personal service have the slowest delivery times because they have every thing dropped shipped from the manufacter so thy have no control over delivery. I ordered some stuff from LMC before I found some cheaper places to buy things and had no problem with quality or service. Actually if you need somthing in a hurry, you will do better to order from someone like them because they actually could have it in stock making delivery time much shorter. If you are not in a hurry or they don't have it in stock, you can usally beat their price. I don't think there is a vender that somebody doesn't have a gripe against, humans make mistakes and people get bent out of shape if they are on the reiceving end of it. And a lot of mistakes are on the end of the person ordering it, but you will never hear about that on here. Use your own judgement. __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

09-27-2002, 11:33 AM	#12
basketcase Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Edgerton OH USA Posts: 628	The items that I have bought from them were because they had the best price. I , too, had them in just a couple days. Service was great. I shop for everything I get for the truck in all of the catalogs plus the local auto parts stores and the Chevy dealer. Sometimes it's amazing who has the best deal on what, even the GM dealer on occasion. Tom __________________ '69 swb stepside in progress. '59 Corvette lifetime project

09-27-2002, 05:05 PM	#13
Vince M Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,076	What I have done is to get a catalog from every vendor of parts I can and then compare the pricing. Not one vendor has the best deals, I've found that each one has certain items that are cheaper than the rest. When I'm ready to order I just add up the totals and see who comes in with the best price. I tend to buy everything from one vendor at a time though, sometimes getting discounts on shipping over certain dollar values. I've bought from many vendors and most have good service, if they don't I don't go back to them. If I don't like what I receive I send it back. It's hard to be 100% satisfied when you buy something you can't see. __________________ ............................................................ 68 Chevy CST SWB w/LS1, carb & 700r4. Golden Anniversary clone with a few improvements.

09-27-2002, 05:27 PM	#14
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	I have yet to have any problems with LMC Infact I ordered a whole lot of stuff and it all came on time and in great fitting condition.....except....they sent me the wrong filler neck grommit....but i was to lazy to return it...ANY ONE WANNA TRADE FOR A NEW GROMMIT...I NEED ONE FOR A 68. __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788

09-27-2002, 06:04 PM	#15
imaindianoutlaw GMC SHORT FLEET F/S Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANNIA Posts: 2,117	Anyyone can get discount prices from them!:p __________________ CHARLES WADE HEIN HVACR FOREMAN. LEWISBURG U.S.P.



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09-27-2002, 07:13 PM	#16
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	i do i get a special confidential dealer price book with every mag. thats why i shop with them hear is a sample item # 38-9527-t cowl hood 449.95 your price item # 38-9527-t same 379.84 my price

09-27-2002, 07:23 PM	#17
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Dont want to burst your bubble but everyone else is selling them for around $350 these days. Thats what I paid for mine from Wes at Classic Heartbeat. __________________ No truck :-(

09-27-2002, 10:19 PM	#19
minibike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 500	I placed an order last week for brake hoses. It arrived in 3 days, and the prices were cheap. $50 got the two fronts and one rear. Shipping is a little on the high side, however. They were chineese products, but so are everyone elses that are reasonably priced. I don't like chineese parts any more than the next guy, but it is hard to justify the difference in price. __________________ 69 SWB LT1/4L60E www.classicplace.com

09-27-2002, 11:51 PM	#20
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	here is one more sample tailgate w/o lettering 179.95 your price same thing 133.16 my price bed sides 449.95 your price my prices 368.00 my price on some thing they are still higher but on some thing cheaper

09-28-2002, 04:25 PM	#21
imaindianoutlaw GMC SHORT FLEET F/S Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANNIA Posts: 2,117	Yup I got no shop and get that too! __________________ CHARLES WADE HEIN HVACR FOREMAN. LEWISBURG U.S.P.

09-28-2002, 08:45 PM	#22
Ackattack Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Valley Center KS Posts: 3,525	I've gotten quite a bit of things from them. I usually go and pick it up there since it's only like 1.5 hrs away and I'm there anyways. Saves on shipping. I haven't had any problems with there stuff fitting. Better than trying to look in the salvage yard for one little thing that you don't even know will work. Not that salvage yards are bad, but for example, I'd rather pay a little more for a new temp gauge, than some old used one from a salvage yard. __________________ Project Bruiser: 68 Pro-Touring C-10 5.3L / 4L60E Project Ironhide: 97 GMC Crew Cab 4x4 Cummins SOLD: '69 GMC 1/2T SWB TBI'd: Project No Buck Assembly Manual Index Sign up Thread!!! Factory Service Manual Index

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