no you dont have to send the report, i just wanted to know who not to buy the struts from. mark "twinenginedmc12 " wrote: > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, id <ionicdesign@xxxx> wrote: > > there was a big discussion at one time about who sells the correct > door > > struts and i cant remember who it was. i know one vendor was selling > > > struts that were too short or too long and was damaging the ball > mounts > > because they were not compressing correctly. > > > > so my question is who sells the correct door struts? > > > > mark > > Hi Mark. > > I'm the guy who did the strut test, after I bought struts that > damaged my car from a trusted vendor. The incorrect struts came from > DeLorean Motor Company in Houston. Though they apparently originate > from the same factory as some other struts, they are dimensioned > wrongly. More dissappointing to me than the damage to my car, which > wasn't bad because I noticed the flaw right away, and only closed the > door once, was DeLorean Motor Company's subsequent blame shifting. > They had an opportunity to admit their mistake, and make it right, > and they missed it. But I don't like to slam them too much; I might > want to buy something from them someday, and the DeLorean community > is kind of small, so I'm uninclined to piss anybody off too badly. > > I tested four struts in all, P.J. Grady's, John Hervey's, DeLorean > Motor Center's, and DeLorean Motor Company's. > > I could be very happy with struts from DeLorean Motor Center, John > Hervey, or P.J. Grady. All three were very good, and only > differentiated themselve from each other by subtle differences. On > my car, I have P.J. Grady struts. They work fine, as do struts from > DeLorean Motor Center (Don Steger, California), or John Hervey. > > > If you want, I can send you a copy of the report. It's a big file, > though, and doesn't really say anything that I haven't in this post. > > Rick Gendreau > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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