rottin1
Local Delivery Truck Driver
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Post by rottin1 on Aug 8, 2008 11:13:23 GMT -5
I just got my 2 kits in the mail last week. Cant wait to start one. I do how ever have a question to you guys that have also bought these new repops! I ordered 2 and my buddy Ronnie (aka Twinscrew) bought 3. In all 3 of Ronnie's Kits the chrome was crap! Looked dull and matted. I then immediatley checked my 2. In one kit, only 1 half of the tank sides was crap on mine. In my other kit, the stacks and breather caps were crap as well. We can't tell what happened. Looks like maybe the dipping process wasn't done correctly or improperly. Has any one else run across this problem? I bought my 2 from a different retailer than Ron did. So it just isn't contained to just one certain batch. Has any one else ran into this problem.
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mountaindewd
Local Delivery Truck Driver
IIIII GOTTA GET ME SOME!!!!
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Post by mountaindewd on Aug 8, 2008 11:46:19 GMT -5
A few that Paul(41chevy) supplied to some of the guys here had problems as well as the 3 that I bought from Fantastic Plastics. Paul contacted MRC, the North American distributors about it and I think got replacement parts. I have yet to hear back from MRC about mine. Len at Fantastic Plastics said I was the first he had heard about it.
Les
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Post by super580k on Aug 8, 2008 15:05:51 GMT -5
MRC..has indeed annouced that they are aware of the chrome "defect's"..and will be replacing them with new...
Contact the buyer you bought the "kit(s)" from..and make them aware of this..you should be able to get replacement parts (new chrome)
Kurt McLucas
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rottin1
Local Delivery Truck Driver
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Post by rottin1 on Aug 8, 2008 23:03:06 GMT -5
I got mine as well from Len. I haven't mentioned any thing to him about it yet. Twinscrew bought his from Model express. We've decided to send our chrome to Chrome Tech. What's mind boggling us is why would there QC dept let them out the door. Wouldn't you think they would check them out before they package them or at least check some of them? Hopefully they'll get a handle on this problem.
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78KW
Regional OTR Driver
Hard Time don't last...Trucker's do!
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Post by 78KW on Aug 16, 2008 16:15:44 GMT -5
I bought two and they seem ok, but thanks for letting us know. I'll give my two a second look.
Either way, I'm glad to see the 378 come back.
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Red Oval
Local Delivery Truck Driver
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Post by Red Oval on Sept 2, 2008 18:01:43 GMT -5
MRC and Italeri are replacing the defective chrome trees.
Of the kits I bought, 3/4 of them have the defect.
A very strange defect. I've never seen this type of problem before.
Tim
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