Chinese stuff

Howard2x4x4 · Feb 18, 2018

Are the JBG mirrors, item 1444, scott drake china mirrors?

rmk57 · Feb 18, 2018

Theres a half decent pair on ebay now for $72.00.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-77-FO...t1adnMb:sc:USPSFirstClass!98230!US!-1&vxp=mtr

What would you expect for $20 anyways?

1sicbronconut · Feb 18, 2018

Jaxgtc said:
I had the same sense of disappointment a couple years ago with some grill letters from Dennis Carpenter. The originals have some weight to them, like a pot metal. Got the package for the reproductions with Made in China stickers and they are light as a feather - nothing but plastic. I will probably just have them until I can refurb the originals. You can put all of the original ford tooling stickers you want on some of these things but they are nothing but cheap crap from China in many cases. Nothing even close to the original.

Not defending Chinese crap by any means but what's really sad is that a lot of that stuff is made that way because whoever here in the states wants it made that way not because the Chinese company wants to make it that way.

blubuckaroo · Feb 18, 2018

At this rate, my '77 Bronco will be a foreign car before 2020.

rydog1130 · Feb 19, 2018

73azbronco said:
Wait, the 'chrome" name badges are plastic now? WTH.

No, they're still metal. I powder coat them all the time

rydog1130 · Feb 19, 2018

Attac said:
Get with rydog
He has been doing some great stuff with different formulas of cerecote. You can send your old stuff to him and he will make it look really nice. Can't get rid of every pit but it will still be origional part with a little of the origional patina
He just did a set of origional ford grill letters for me
They turned out great!!
Chuck

Thanks Chuck!

sprdv1 · Feb 19, 2018

Attac said:
Get with rydog
He has been doing some great stuff with different formulas of cerecote. You can send your old stuff to him and he will make it look really nice. Can't get rid of every pit but it will still be origional part with a little of the origional patina
He just did a set of origional ford grill letters for me
They turned out great!!
Chuck

Seen some of them. Very nicely done

savage · Feb 19, 2018

It seems everyone is going to china made stuff, even the parts for my Cummins diesel is made in china. But I notice besides the made in china stamp on them ,the Cummins name is stamp on them, so I'm hoping they keep a tight quality control on the parts made in china.

half cab · Feb 19, 2018

Got some parts in for a Japanese made 4\wheeler this week. Made in china.

ep67bro · Feb 20, 2018

I deal with made in china stuff with my work all the time. It sucks but the cost difference is unbelievable. Mainly with pipe fittings and valves. There was a time when the china stuff was poor quality rough edges, crappy threads, and just ugly. Now some of the china parts look better than domestic. We never used to used import valves but they have improved them so much its hard to tell the difference. One manufacture has a domestic and import version of the same valve, put the two side by side and the only way you can tell them apart is the made in china tag. The china valve is over $100 less than the domestic! Sad truth but the truth. When you are bidding a project that $100 difference per valve can make or break you.

Bronco Junkie · Feb 20, 2018

The cost does not matter when the fucking part does not work.

EricLar80 · Feb 20, 2018

1strodeo said:
Didn't think too much about it until I opened the package, but ordered a replacement emblem from JBG, there was something odd about the "B", turns out it was the Made In China sticker on the back.

So I flip over my old one and sure enuff, 1967 FoMoCo...great now I have guilt!! %)

think i'll attach this one to my toolbox and look for an original

I made the same mistake and bought those. When I saw the sticker, I sold them on ebay at a slight loss and found some original ones in good condition. That, plus they were too shiny, and the shape of the letters was not a good replica.

WRG · Mar 11, 2018

half cab said:
Chrome started pitting after about a year then one day I closed the door n the adhesive that held the mirror glass in place gave up the ghost. Bam on the concrete

I ordered a replacement glass for the mirror from Rock Auto.....fit very well. May be an option for someone in the future.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6103626&cc=1105580&jsn=590

AZ73 · Mar 11, 2018

I had purchased replacement Bronco emblems because I didn't want to take the time to polish up my old ones and didn't want to hunt down the clips they fit into. After reading this thread I pulled out my old ones and put a little cleaner wax on then and they shined up real nice. I can use the clips from china until I source some replacements, but I think I'm going to put my Fomoco's back on and sell my Chinese versions.

blubuckaroo · Mar 11, 2018

Ford did the same thing and started cheeping out toward the end of production. My '77 had a plastic glued on "RANGER" emblem on the glove box door. After I painted the car, I sourced a real metal one from a '74 to replace it.

half cab · Mar 11, 2018

WRG said:
I ordered a replacement glass for the mirror from Rock Auto.....fit very well. May be an option for someone in the future.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6103626&cc=1105580&jsn=590

Thanks for the link

sykanr0ng · Mar 11, 2018

The number 1 business book in China for more than 25 years has been The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

Their plan is to drive the competition out of business, dumping their products on the market at or below their cost fits into that, they will raise the prices when they have a monopoly.
The WTO turns a blind eye to this, since it is being done to the USA.

matts460 · Mar 11, 2018

Had old mirror (same as bronco mirror) on my 67 f100 get broken, took it to glass shop and they replaced mirror glass for few bucks. Also when I was re assembling my bronco the speedo glass was cracked, venders want 20-30 bucks, took it to local glass shop and they made me new one for $3.00 lol I work on Toyota's for living and some of the replacement parts are made in NAM. Go figure. Now I wonder how much replacement vintage Ford parts would cost if not made in china! Some stuff is already to rich for my blood. Also be carful on Ebay lots of knock off big brand car parts from china on there. MSD, Autometer, etc.. also Custom auto sound stuff. Bought a Custom auto sound radio for my 69 ranger f100 from ebay vender. Was cheaper than anyware else. It blacked out year later, its one that looks like original vintage radio with pushbuttons but its digital. The ones like it in my Mom's 69 mustang and my Dad"s 56 bel-air are over 20 years old and still work great.

1strodeo · Mar 12, 2018

AZ73 said:
I had purchased replacement Bronco emblems because I didn't want to take the time to polish up my old ones and didn't want to hunt down the clips they fit into. After reading this thread I pulled out my old ones and put a little cleaner wax on then and they shined up real nice. I can use the clips from china until I source some replacements, but I think I'm going to put my Fomoco's back on and sell my Chinese versions.

I bought the clips from JBG for my original but I can't get them on!!! gonna try some kinda grease on the prongs I guess %)

EricLar80 · Mar 12, 2018

They are very difficult to push on.

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