I was out in the shop trying to install some reproduction parts today and it made me wonder how a resto shop could ever make any money. I haven't had a single restoration part come into my shop yet that was good enough to go down an assembly line. Everything I've received so far for my project has required some sort of finish work on my end. Since I'm just working on my own car at my own pace this isn't a huge deal, but if I was trying to build a customer car this would be a huge problem. If I was building a car for a customer I would need to double the price of everything just to cover my time in fixing the chinese garbage called reproduction parts.
They make money by doubling the original price once the car is not rolling so it is a pain in the rear to move out of the shop. The shop I went to,in their defense, did mention all repro part fit repair time is on me up front, $50 an hour. Drip rails are a real problem, I modified my car so they go on and off without damage.
