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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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So today I picked up my coolant over flow tank from my local dealership as they had to order it.... I opened the box up and there it was not wrapped up, nothing. They just tossed it in the box and didn't give a Fugg about it. Plus the cover piece where the cap goes was just next too it. Now after looking at the tank it has an imperfection on top decently sized and the thing looks like doodoo. My stock piece that is fading looks better then this rubbish.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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Tell them to send it back and order you another one. You didn't spend half your money on it so you shouldn't receive something that looks half ok.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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Thats the thing I haggeled alittle and they gave it for me for 84 instead of 104....Now what ? But they had to order it either way so..
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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Maybe talk to them and see what they can do. If all else fails just pay the extra 20 and get one that looks good. As you said they had to order it anyway so its really no loss to them.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TangeloPearlC5
Thats the thing I haggeled alittle and they gave it for me for 84 instead of 104....Now what ? But they had to order it either way so..

Doesn't matter if they sold it to you for $4. It is damaged goods. It's there problem that they let you grind them down!!!
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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Haha true, now I must go back in the am and let them know they mistakes
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 03:15 PM
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Get one of those painted covers for it.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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send it back.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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Hay, maybe someone in China didn't have a good day ?
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DIP51
Doesn't matter if they sold it to you for $4. It is damaged goods. It's there problem that they let you grind them down!!!
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If it is not acceptable to you, then don't accept it. Take it back and have them get you one that looks the way you want it to look.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 11:23 PM
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Take it back get another!

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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 11:24 PM
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You pay'd for a product that was supposed to be 100% OK, send it back
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 06:38 AM
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I've ordered quite a bit of stuff through my local Chevrolet dealership and have had to have return parts because they were damaged. Some of the things I've ordered have had large amounts of dust/dirt on them and looked like they were sitting in parts bins for years.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 07:27 AM
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Send it back.
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I ordered a new one for my race car and it came in an empty box as well... they all come that way from GM. No issues with mine though.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by DIP51
Doesn't matter if they sold it to you for $4. It is damaged goods. It's there problem that they let you grind them down!!!
You negotiated a price for a part from a dealership. Unless they told you it was a used/blemished piece during that negotiation, you didn't get what you paid for.
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So did your tank have the plastic imperfection on top?
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Don't accept it.......send it back.
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