I ordered a set of complete door panels and interior for my 70a from SMS Fabrications . Every picture I find shows the top portion of the door panel to be a off white . Most of the seat material has the off white as well . I get my door panels today and the top portion is silver . I had them email me pictures of the panels to which I still have and they are clearly white at the top . The thing that makes me mad is I ordered this stuff months back and told them I wanted everything before fathers day if they could not do it I would go somewhere else . I also ordered a kit for a 61 Starliner for a friend . They call Monday asking if the car was a convertible or hardtop . I told them no its a 70a 2 dr Post Custom and re email them the pictures they sent me . Are they suppose to be off white or silver ?
Silver I believe? that is what is on my mine.
These are silver like duct tape Ill get pictures later of the silver . This is what I thought I was getting and also looks just like what they had emailed me pics of . http://s18.photobucket.com/user/galaxie1_/library/57%20300%20interior?sort=3&page=1
Man,your 57 70a LOOKS SO NICE..Wanna sell your old door skins??
I know looking at items thru the internet ,viewing colours and such, can be very very difficult.
Love your 57 70A
LeBaron-Bonney bought ABC's line of 55-61 Ford interiors.
FYI-They are the best available.
Ron.
These panels are very nice just not sure the right color combo . Im not old enough to know the difference and rarely c one around here . Jeff im gonna sell the complete interior that is in the 70a ,seat covers ,door panels ,packing shelf,kick panels,sun visors and even have wrap around for the inside of the trunk . Not sure about arm rest pads though the upholstery guy acted goof about being able to save that .
I bought this kit from ABC before they sold out to LeBarron Bonney. That panel is silver and it matches the seat. These colors are the exact match to my old panels. Yes ...they are like the color of duct tape.
Quote from: Finally1 on 2014-06-12 21:35
These panels are very nice just not sure the right color combo . Im not old enough to know the difference and rarely c one around here . Jeff im gonna sell the complete interior that is in the 70a ,seat covers ,door panels ,packing shelf,kick panels,sun visors and even have wrap around for the inside of the trunk . Not sure about arm rest pads though the upholstery guy acted goof about being able to save that .
Pm sent!
Jay's interior is so very nice in quality and fit.I have seen it up close and personal.Looking great Jay!
Ecode70d thank you very much for the pics .It appears the panels are correct but the seat material is wrong . My biggest thing is the difference in the two and they kept telling me it was all correct .
If my friend is in town later today, I'll be looking at at least 2 original '57 Customs in a museum...I'll take pics of the interior.
My friend wasn't there, but the two Customs were in view from a window. Unfortunatly they were Custom 300's...upholstery is different....at least the door panels.
The top portion is supposed silver. I have many original door panels as examples. The pictures make the material seem light colorerd, but in person they should be light silver. I think thier kits are the only way to go when resotring a 70A or 70D. Sure the kits are mega expensive, but they look so correct in those cars and if you do it original it will appeal to everyone and never go out of style.
Quote from: suede57ford on 2014-06-14 09:19
The top portion is supposed silver. I have many original door panels as examples. The pictures make the material seem light colorerd, but in person they should be light silver. I think thier kits are the only way to go when resotring a 70A or 70D. Sure the kits are mega expensive, but they look so correct in those cars and if you do it original it will appeal to everyone and never go out of style.
Suede 57 You are 100% correct especially your last sentence. Jay
Just passing on some info I read on the Hamb '52-'59 Ford club.....One of the guys was posting about the LB kits...was very happy with quality, but very unhappy about apparent very low tolerance of UV light. He reported a very noticeable fading after less than 1 year. He strongly recommended covering a vehicle if it was not garaged.
Well I ordered some material to match what came on my door panels and guess what . Its the color of the seat material that they said was in correct . Now they are saying they made the door panels wrong and I need to cut a sample of the material off and send it back so they can see what it is . Im starting to think I should have just done my own thing or left it the hell alone .
I had the same problem with them trying to get the correct headliner for my Edsel Pacer. It takes the exact fit as a 57 - 58 Ford 500 2dr ht. They got the pattern correct but I have no idea what car they were cut for. It took 10 weeks and three tries to get the correct item. Never cost me any extra, just a delay in being able to put the glass back in the car.
After calming down I called back with what I thought was the fair solution . I send back the panels to be corrected and the extra material and they refund my money for the extra material and shipping the panels back . They agreed which does make me happy but point was I was guaranteed at time of order I would have everything before Fathers day and when I called the first time after seeing there mistake they claimed I was wrong .
Finally,
I know what you mean about missed deadlines, my engine is still not back from the machine shop jail house. I brought it to them in April, he warned me that it wouldn't be done until June. But, it is now nearing July, and he keeps saying next week, next week..... Unfortunately in Vermont, machine shops are scarcer than hens teeth, so I am at there mercy. They keep blaming it on the start of race season, I guess I will just hold my tongue, and take a number, take a seat. Still stinks!
Tim :unitedstates:
Regular customers (RACERS) always get ''front of the line'' at most machine shops. They pay premium for premium service.Its a very steady and loyal customer base. When we were road racing years ago wasn't unusual to drop off a head on monday and have it ready on wednesday. But don't feel bad we dropped off a ford flathead at a highly recommended shop and it took a year and a half to get it back.
It doesn't hurt to call them once a week and politely inquire about your engine. Some shops will ignore the job if the customer shows no interest on delivery date.
Zap,
I get the regular customers come first bit. I did it in my business, just frustrated! Lol!
Tim :unitedstates: