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Just got disappointed in interior trim for my 69 convertible bought the good stuff too does fit for sh*t had to drill my own screw holes too the velcro doesnt hold pillar post trim to the frame as it is suppose too the return that wraps around post going towards windsheild is to short by more than a 1/4 of an inch what sorry pieces I thought Al Konch made good stuff should have bought chinese crap then I wouldnt be as upset will be contacting vendor in am
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I had exactly the same problem with the front pillar pieces I bought from Corvette America. The original pieces are not exactly straight; there is a slight bow built into them. The re-pop pieces are made straight, so that the plastic snap-clip doesn't even touch the mating parts on the pillar. I called to explain the problem to them and even gave them the amount of error in the shape. I guess they didn't really care, as I suspect Al Knoch buys those kind of parts from Corvette America.
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I had exactly the same problem with the front pillar pieces I bought from Corvette America. The original pieces are not exactly straight; there is a slight bow built into them. The re-pop pieces are made straight, so that the plastic snap-clip doesn't even touch the mating parts on the pillar. I called to explain the problem to them and even gave them the amount of error in the shape. I guess they didn't really care, as I suspect Al Knoch buys those kind of parts from Corvette America.
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Well, I needed to use the 'new' 
ones...because of the better condition of the surface. So, I drilled out the pop-rivets on the 'new' parts and put a shim under the plastic snaps, then re-riveted them. That put the snaps in the right position to mesh with those on the pillar. I also sprayed some of my SEM interior dye on the surface to get the color to match what I had re-colored earlier.
So, 'new' pillar interior parts....reworked and re-colored...eventually got the job done.
ones...because of the better condition of the surface. So, I drilled out the pop-rivets on the 'new' parts and put a shim under the plastic snaps, then re-riveted them. That put the snaps in the right position to mesh with those on the pillar. I also sprayed some of my SEM interior dye on the surface to get the color to match what I had re-colored earlier.So, 'new' pillar interior parts....reworked and re-colored...eventually got the job done.
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spoke to vendor who promptly called manufacture who called me and wanted pics so the see what to do to make it right said they would build them that day and ship today cant ask for better service than that
My hat is off to Norm of Wilcox and Elliot of Alknoch now thats customer service
My hat is off to Norm of Wilcox and Elliot of Alknoch now thats customer service
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spoke to vendor who promptly called manufacture who called me and wanted pics so the see what to do to make it right said they would build them that day and ship today cant ask for better service than that
My hat is off to Norm of Wilcox and Elliot of Al Knoch now that's customer service
My hat is off to Norm of Wilcox and Elliot of Al Knoch now that's customer service
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Well maybe I don't have the greatest typing or spelling skills in the world. And my grammer isn't the best. But at least I did learn from my parents. And Christian influence that it is not polite or the right thing to do to ridicule or maliciously point out other peoples faults and inadequacies. So to all the poeple who feel better about doing that I say MERRY CHRISTMAS and may God help you you need it.