Design Specialties
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Design Specialties
Does anyone know if Design Specialties is still in business? They are in KY and so special engine covers. Their toll free is disconnected and no one answers their phone. Thought somebody might have some info. about them.
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Originally Posted by rlee
Does anyone know if Design Specialties is still in business? They are in KY and so special engine covers. Their toll free is disconnected and no one answers their phone. Thought somebody might have some info. about them.
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Out of Business. Check out the following thread: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=856861
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Originally Posted by rlee
Does anyone know if Design Specialties is still in business? They are in KY and so special engine covers. Their toll free is disconnected and no one answers their phone. Thought somebody might have some info. about them.
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Sorry to hear about their closing. Thanks everyone for the info.
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They are out of business. Too bad too, because they had some awesome chrome pieces.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
They are out of business. Too bad too, because they had some awesome chrome pieces.
Most of the chrome on our engine is 3+ years old, all from Design Specialties, & still looks like new.
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Originally Posted by mikeerb98
damm missed a fire sale
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Originally Posted by iceburgh
You did not miss anything....one word that never has or will come out of Arrons mouth is sale
I think (don't know) Aaron may have plans to resume in this business at some point. I was lucky enough to get the last of the etched chrome filler caps from him in late May. He had all of them except the PS filler cap...he told me to contact him in a few months to see about getting that one, which struck me as an odd statement for someone permanently closing up shop. But, I don't really know for sure, just a guess based on that statement.
http://www.creativeenginecovers.com has many chrome items which are also very high quality, and certainly worth looking into (they have many items not listed on their site). But DS did have some unique stuff, ie: the etched stuff, which I've yet to see duplicated by anyone else.
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