Customer Comments to Quadratec
#21
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:30:07 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>They designed the guard to follow the contours of the body so it would fit
>cleanly and smoothly. If they made it so it was not tapered, then it would
>not fit flush at the top.
>
>I agree that they should include the correct screws, but the rest of your
>complaint lacks merit. There is too much beer to drink to spend time
>worrying about stuff like this.
>
>
Point taken! On both counts.
Have a safe New Year!
Mark
'98 TJ
'98 XJ
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>They designed the guard to follow the contours of the body so it would fit
>cleanly and smoothly. If they made it so it was not tapered, then it would
>not fit flush at the top.
>
>I agree that they should include the correct screws, but the rest of your
>complaint lacks merit. There is too much beer to drink to spend time
>worrying about stuff like this.
>
>
Point taken! On both counts.
Have a safe New Year!
Mark
'98 TJ
'98 XJ
#22
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:30:07 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>They designed the guard to follow the contours of the body so it would fit
>cleanly and smoothly. If they made it so it was not tapered, then it would
>not fit flush at the top.
>
>I agree that they should include the correct screws, but the rest of your
>complaint lacks merit. There is too much beer to drink to spend time
>worrying about stuff like this.
>
>
Point taken! On both counts.
Have a safe New Year!
Mark
'98 TJ
'98 XJ
<spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>They designed the guard to follow the contours of the body so it would fit
>cleanly and smoothly. If they made it so it was not tapered, then it would
>not fit flush at the top.
>
>I agree that they should include the correct screws, but the rest of your
>complaint lacks merit. There is too much beer to drink to spend time
>worrying about stuff like this.
>
>
Point taken! On both counts.
Have a safe New Year!
Mark
'98 TJ
'98 XJ
#23
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
"M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:30:07 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
>
>>They designed the guard to follow the contours of the body so it would fit
>>cleanly and smoothly. If they made it so it was not tapered, then it would
>>not fit flush at the top.
>>
>>I agree that they should include the correct screws, but the rest of your
>>complaint lacks merit. There is too much beer to drink to spend time
>>worrying about stuff like this.
>>
>>
>
> Point taken! On both counts.
> Have a safe New Year!
>
Sorry. I was a bit harsh. But it's true, there is way too much beer to drink
to spend time on problems like this.
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
"M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:30:07 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
>
>>They designed the guard to follow the contours of the body so it would fit
>>cleanly and smoothly. If they made it so it was not tapered, then it would
>>not fit flush at the top.
>>
>>I agree that they should include the correct screws, but the rest of your
>>complaint lacks merit. There is too much beer to drink to spend time
>>worrying about stuff like this.
>>
>>
>
> Point taken! On both counts.
> Have a safe New Year!
>
Sorry. I was a bit harsh. But it's true, there is way too much beer to drink
to spend time on problems like this.
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
"M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:30:07 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
> <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote:
>
>
>>They designed the guard to follow the contours of the body so it would fit
>>cleanly and smoothly. If they made it so it was not tapered, then it would
>>not fit flush at the top.
>>
>>I agree that they should include the correct screws, but the rest of your
>>complaint lacks merit. There is too much beer to drink to spend time
>>worrying about stuff like this.
>>
>>
>
> Point taken! On both counts.
> Have a safe New Year!
>
Sorry. I was a bit harsh. But it's true, there is way too much beer to drink
to spend time on problems like this.
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
I think Steel is now Outland (employee purchase) and has purchased
Smittybuilt.
Andy
"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would never
> again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell game.
>
> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>
>
> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>> make the install.
>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>
>
Smittybuilt.
Andy
"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would never
> again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell game.
>
> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>
>
> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>> make the install.
>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>
>
#27
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
I think Steel is now Outland (employee purchase) and has purchased
Smittybuilt.
Andy
"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would never
> again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell game.
>
> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>
>
> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>> make the install.
>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>
>
Smittybuilt.
Andy
"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would never
> again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell game.
>
> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>
>
> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>> make the install.
>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>
>
#28
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
I think Steel is now Outland (employee purchase) and has purchased
Smittybuilt.
Andy
"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would never
> again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell game.
>
> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>
>
> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>> make the install.
>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>
>
Smittybuilt.
Andy
"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would never
> again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell game.
>
> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>
>
> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>> make the install.
>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>
>
#29
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
Could be I have it reversed, regardless it's a shame if thr Steelhorse
legacy continues.
It seems 4 Wheel Parts, 4WD Hardware, Quadratec and some others have
offshore sources making really bogus knock-offs. Brands like Rock Krusher,
Warrior, etc. are consistent crap, and even a formerly quality outfit like
Warn is peddling some cheap looking stuff that must be coming from East
Mogahacha.
"Andy" <trailrider2008@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:SJ1Bd.728500$mD.257471@attbi_s02...
>I think Steel is now Outland (employee purchase) and has purchased
>Smittybuilt.
>
> Andy
>
> "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
>> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
>> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
>> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would
>> never again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell
>> game.
>>
>> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
>> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
>> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
>> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
>> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
>> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>>
>>
>> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>>> make the install.
>>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>>
>>
>
>
legacy continues.
It seems 4 Wheel Parts, 4WD Hardware, Quadratec and some others have
offshore sources making really bogus knock-offs. Brands like Rock Krusher,
Warrior, etc. are consistent crap, and even a formerly quality outfit like
Warn is peddling some cheap looking stuff that must be coming from East
Mogahacha.
"Andy" <trailrider2008@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:SJ1Bd.728500$mD.257471@attbi_s02...
>I think Steel is now Outland (employee purchase) and has purchased
>Smittybuilt.
>
> Andy
>
> "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
>> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
>> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
>> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would
>> never again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell
>> game.
>>
>> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
>> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
>> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
>> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
>> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
>> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>>
>>
>> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>>> make the install.
>>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>>
>>
>
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Re: Customer Comments to Quadratec
Could be I have it reversed, regardless it's a shame if thr Steelhorse
legacy continues.
It seems 4 Wheel Parts, 4WD Hardware, Quadratec and some others have
offshore sources making really bogus knock-offs. Brands like Rock Krusher,
Warrior, etc. are consistent crap, and even a formerly quality outfit like
Warn is peddling some cheap looking stuff that must be coming from East
Mogahacha.
"Andy" <trailrider2008@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:SJ1Bd.728500$mD.257471@attbi_s02...
>I think Steel is now Outland (employee purchase) and has purchased
>Smittybuilt.
>
> Andy
>
> "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
>> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
>> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
>> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would
>> never again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell
>> game.
>>
>> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
>> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
>> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
>> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
>> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
>> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>>
>>
>> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>>> make the install.
>>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>>
>>
>
>
legacy continues.
It seems 4 Wheel Parts, 4WD Hardware, Quadratec and some others have
offshore sources making really bogus knock-offs. Brands like Rock Krusher,
Warrior, etc. are consistent crap, and even a formerly quality outfit like
Warn is peddling some cheap looking stuff that must be coming from East
Mogahacha.
"Andy" <trailrider2008@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:SJ1Bd.728500$mD.257471@attbi_s02...
>I think Steel is now Outland (employee purchase) and has purchased
>Smittybuilt.
>
> Andy
>
> "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:cqvllo01520@enews3.newsguy.com...
>> FYI, Steelhorse was bought out by Smittybuilt a year or so ago. From your
>> comments Smittybuilt have by now re-branded the same useless junk under
>> their own name. It's a shame, I was hoping the Steelhorse crap would
>> never again be foisted on the public, but apprently it's just a shell
>> game.
>>
>> I spoke with the Quadratec people at Moab two years ago about the
>> Steelhorse branded junk they were selling as CJ replacement parts. At the
>> time I was in the middle of a restoration on a '76 CJ5 and I'd returned
>> numerous Steelhorse branded items to them which turned out to be junk.
>> Their reps assured me they had severed all business ties to the offshore
>> mfr that made Steelhorse. Apprently the curse is back: Caveat Emptor!
>>
>>
>> "M. E. Bye" <fxdyna@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3a66t0p29o4046docpbkptd21c3u9v82bi@4ax.com...
>>> I'd heard that Steelhorse accessories were junk, but the Smittybuilt
>>> stuff my fiancee bought me for Christmas from your outfit is running a
>>> close "second" in that department, in my opinion. One item she bought
>>> me (and which is being sent back for credit) was the billet gas hatch
>>> cover (15006.100). Just how long do you (or Smittybuilt) figure the
>>> weak little spring that holds the cover in the open and closed
>>> position will last... especially when it would be under a constant
>>> barrage of road salt during long, northern Wisconsin winters? Had I
>>> known that the other item, Euro Guard Rear Light Guards (13007.08),
>>> were going to be such a pain in the *** to install, they'd be on their
>>> way back, too. First off, there were no installation instructions.
>>> It would have been nice to know that I had to pull the wiring harness
>>> out and unplug the light fixtures before they could be installed (the
>>> harness on the passenger side would not pull out far enough for me to
>>> get to the connection... it did disconnect, however, inside of the
>>> bodywork and at this time I have absolutely no idea how I am going to
>>> retrieve it). It also would have been a good idea to send along the
>>> CORRECT size screws for installation. The screws included were way
>>> too short and not near the proper girth. I had to make a special trip
>>> to the hardware store to purchase $3.60 worth of screws and washers to
>>> make the install.
>>> Right now, I'm not a very satisfied customer. In future catalogs, how
>>> 'bout indicating the manufacturer's name on ALL items. You do it for
>>> the quality names such as Bestop, why not do it for the crap
>>> manufacturers so that people can avoid it if they want to?
>>
>>
>
>