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Rob,
I agree that FCP provides top-notch service. But they don't make the parts, and probably can't afford an incoming quality inspection process. I just had to return two A&B header pipes in a row (see post below) that should have never made it to FCP in the 1st place.
I've been trying to get this '93 wagon ready for my daughter for weeks, and I'm sick of playing "parts roulette", so I went to Beechmont for an OE pipe because Nick said he "couldn't touch" their VCOA discounted OE price.
I also just got a rebuilt Nu-Geon 940 front caliper with a binding slider pin, right out of the box. Sure, Nick would have exchanged it if I'd asked—but the car's been down for a week due to an order slip-up, so I made the slider work by rotating it to a certain position and locking it there.
My point is that it seems like every aftermarket look-alike part is suspect these days. And the dealer is the only way I know of to avoid the hassle of trying and returning shoddy parts—till I get lucky.
And I don't understand why a dealer would buy calipers from FCP, unless the dealer offers a lower (non-OE) price option to the customer. Because recently, FCP couldn't match Beechmont's price on OE rebuilt rears either (anything beginning with 500 is rebuilt).
I like FCP and the people there.
But my dislike for a growing number of aftermarket parts increases as their quality declines.
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Bruce Young
'93 940-NA (current) — 240s (one V8) — 140s — 122s — since '63.
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