I don't know what your beef is with Scott Drake, but I've bought a lot of his stuff over the years and it's always been first rate stuff. "I haven't been overly impressed yet...." What kind of remark is that? If you've got a beef, just say what it is.

 

I've never had a problem with Scott Drake parts. I've heard of some people complaining about them putting their logo on the part in sometimes very conspicuous ways, but other than that, I've heard good things about fit and finish.

 

Everything I have bought has been top drawer. I have no complaints other than a little pricey. At least someone is making quality parts for Vintage cars.

 

I preferred Scott Drake parts over just about any other parts that I used during my restomod...go Scott!

 

Alright then, here is a specific. 67-70 block mustang trunk letters. His look beautiful, however the barrel lugs ARE NOT in the correct location, resulting in letters that look like they were applied by a drunk. For some reason they fit the factory holes just fine, but the lugs are off kilter on the letters which result in this issue. Now, in addition, the place I bought them from would not take them back as it was about 6 months before I found this issue out (bought them, stored them until the paint was done) so I thought I would contact Scott Drake direct. Since they do not sell direct, they washed their hands of the problem, saying I had to go back to the vendor for any issue. Did not care to even see the problem.

I still have them, new, in the (opened) package, sitting on my shelf. Just cannot get myself to sell them to someone else. Perhaps someday I will have a need to drill my own mounting holes for them on a different trunk lid, who knows, but here is a specific for all you non-beleivers. Now the question I have, if I experienced with this, what else may have a problem?

 

Maybe you can sell the letters to a drunk?

 

I've had some good parts and some bad parts.
Mostly good but if you are going to take the time to make parts just make them correct.

Bad ones were same trunk letter problem and:
68 gas cap with tabs off enough that work with a file will be needed to be able to put it on the orig. filler neck. Called Drake-same story as poster above.

Rear qtr. ornaments on the daughter's 66 had lots of file marks and the studs all wanted to pull out when only lightly tight. Had to retap and epoxy all of the studs.

 

What would be the complaint if he didn't make any parts?? I'm sure you've seen all kinds of early Mustang parts at your local salvage yards right? Come on. We're lucky to have the reproduction parts availble.
Stan

 

Contact Scott Drake for a refund. Your satisfaction is guaranteed

 

Your vendor is the party that should be taking care of your problem. Scott Drake relies on their vendors to provide feedback on customer complaints. They will refund me anything that I wish to return. If I sell a bunch of trunk letters that get returned to me and I, in turn, return them to Drake with an explanation why, they will see that there is a problem with the product. If the vendors are not returning the parts to Drake, or not selling them in the first place, Drake will probably view the occasional customer complaint as an isolated incident. I don't think it's reasonable to expect Scott Drake to refund a part to an end-user because they were paid less for the part than the end-user paid to the vendor.

 

If the studs on the letters don't match the holes, cut em off and stick the letters on with epoxy putty. I did this with some "351 Cleveland" badges on my '70 Cougar and they're still holding strong 8 years later.

Some guys ought to try to restore a Rambler or something; it would surely cure them of this kind of griping about all our readily available Mustang repro parts.

 

Yeah, there's a good solution, cut the studs off
and epoxy the letters on. Probably the stupidest
thing I've heard all day!
Sorry, the truth hurts sometimes. Scott Drake =
Sucks.

Specifics- the window crank knobs for a '68. They
fail in probably 1/16 of the time it takes for a
NOS one to get loose.
Here's another one- '68 clock lens. Not even close
to matching in terms of where the clock setting
stem comes through- that hole is probably off
nearly an 1/8 inch.
There are other examples and anyone who is truly
into restoration knows.
It's a waste of my time to relate and Drake can't
"fix" these kinds of issues. If he could, he would
but he's after the bucks, that's priority #1 for him.

And yeah, I'm picky. I was there when the paper-
work was signed on the 66 GT and on the 68.
I'm not your typical Mustang owner.

 

Didn't you read the post? He said he did that...

 

I agree with Jack, it should be the vendor handling the refund issue not Drake. As Jack stated Drake has a very good return policy. Another ave. might be to contact Drake and ask to return them for another set.
Phil

 

Contact Scott Drake for a refund. Your satisfaction is guaranteed

Or sue him for $54 million.

 

What would be the complaint if he didn't make any parts?? I'm sure you've seen all kinds of early Mustang parts at your local salvage yards right? Come on. We're lucky to have the reproduction parts availble.
Stan

I agree. Most of the Scott Drake parts are the best quality out there. Case in point ... before SD started making the '65/'66 window regulators and scissors, you had to actually drill out the hole on the "other brands" to get them to fit together. They were made of tin-foil and bent in just a couple of months (I went through 2 of them in just over a year). Scott Drake came out with their version that bolted right in (no more drill required) and the ones in my '66 have been there for the last 6 or 7 years now, and it's a daily driver.

On the '65/'66, only the Scott Drake fender emblems use the correct barrel nuts. The "other brands" require you to drill the holes out more and use their own barrel nuts.

My crank handles have been on for nearly 10 years

I would venture to say that without the Scott Drake quality out there, the entire repro part business would go straight down the tubes.

 

I don't know what your beef is with Scott Drake, but I've bought a lot of his stuff over the years and it's always been first rate stuff. "I haven't been overly impressed yet...." What kind of remark is that? If you've got a beef, just say what it is.

 

Take a pill 180. We all have had good and bad expierences with repo parts. So your's have all been good with Scott Drake and maybe one owner's hasn't been. Did someone s**t in your cornflakes this AM.

 

Reproduction parts are often far below the quality (in various aspects) of original Ford...this is certainly no new revelation. But if I were out to bash a repro parts manufacturer, Scott Drake would certainly be the last one I'd pick on. There are many parts that appear truly dead-on once installed on a car, and it appears he (or his company) has been much more dedicated to getting things right than any other repro parts maker.

My advice to you...quit being a cheap-ass and buy original Ford if you're that picky.

 

+1

 

Agreed. I restored my 66 for the first time back in 85/86. Talk about bad quality! Repro parts have come a long way in the past 20+ years and are much better in quality now. Sure, there are always going to be the repros that don't look and/or fit the same as the originals....they are repros.

Now as far as that vendor goes, I would have to fault him for not taking the faulty parts back and refunding your money. I would have been pissed also.

 

I'm I the only one on this forum that read Bob's post about his rule about bashing vendors :crazy:
I know some of you that responded too this also did. Why must this come up again and again. I just think no one respect's Bob's couple of rules if one of you maybe Todd could put link up it would remind those who seem to so quickly forget.

Mark

 

Only thing I got from this post was

"new company, called Shelby Performance Parts,"

Made me wonder how long before they get SUED by Shelby.!!!!!!

ha

 

Yeah, there's a good solution, cut the studs off
and epoxy the letters on. Probably the stupidest
thing I've heard all day!

That's just about the most self-righteous, pompus attitude I've seen here on the VMF in a long time! Who are you to label someone's suggestion as "stupid?"

Frankly, it's not a bad idea at all. I would use the 3M emblem tape to attach the letters instead, but it's a perfectly good alternative to crooked badges.

And yeah, I'm picky. I was there when the paper-
work was signed on the 66 GT and on the 68.
I'm not your typical Mustang owner.

Trust me when I say the majority of original owners know far less about Mustangs in general than the well-read second and third generation enthusiasts.

Whatever respect you think you're owed with your original owner status has been trumped by your judgemental attitude.

 

Hold on a minute, pal... I need to ammend my response. Your handle is "1 Owner" so I of course assumed you meant you're the original owner. Yet your bio says you're only 45.

Tell me - if you would - how being present for the purchase of a car when you're 5 or 6 years old makes you any more special kind of Mustang owner?