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First off--I'm a fan of Brothers. Bought lots of good stuff from them and will continue to do so. BUT..bought 2 items from them--7 hole instr. cluster bezel and wiper arms... Black on the bezel was literally flaking off as I removed it from the plastic bag. Wiper arms--first time I lifted them (gently) the keeper springs popped off.. 2 times, different arms and they are rusting after 60 days. Replaced with items from GMC Pauls..way better quality. Wiper arms have strong springs. Bezel is perfect. IMHO for these 2 items, I'd recomment GMC Pauls.

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I just installed the cluster bezel I bought last xmas from Classic Ind. and the black is flaking off, guess I'll have to repaint it, damn repop junk

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If you buy weatherstripping, go with GMCPaul hands down. He sells Precision brand which fits better than anything else on the market.
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I bought wiper arms from Brothers over 7 months ago. Not had any issues so far. Just ordered cluster bezel from them and now I'm worried. If it turns out junk, who has a good cluster?

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so far the GMC Pauls i just got looks good. Black is solid, chrome is in well done.

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My purchases from GMC Pauls have been top notch. Never disappointed. Installed some window w/s this week, went in perfect.

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I agree, everything I have ever purchased from GMC Pauls was top notch.

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The mega-vendors tend to sell whatever is cheapest for them to buy. The Mom & Pop vendors tend to sell what they find to be best. They are in the business through being fellow enthusiasts and they don't have a customer service department staffed to keep returned junk orders revolving,take complaints,or absorb the losses this creates. They want to avoid that headache,not accept it as what it takes to operate in volume. They are lower volume and every order counts to them. They may even remember your order if it has been placed recently if you have reason to call on it.

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you called that very correctly. I've thrown ALOT of parts away after bring 1 of an item in to check it to see if we wanted to carry a particular brand. A good example of the big stores is those lousy imported fuel neck grommets they all buy for $2.50 or less that are imported. they rot in 6months to a year. they KNOW they rot in 6 months to a year. they could buy the American made version for the price they sell the imported version for. They all know of the American version. But they figure only 1-2 in 10 will complain they'll then send another imported version and the customer gives up 6 months later when it rots again thinking they are all junk. Why do they do this. They make more money selling the cheap version over the quality. I want quality. I don't want headaches or problems with a bad product. If its bad I don't carry it period. If its a acceptable part and the only one available I'll explain its only acceptable and why in the description.
I don't want crap, you don't either so why bother with it. Continually here guys say only 1 company makes that part. WAY WRONG most every part has at least 3-4 manufacturers and some like the dash bezels have a half dozen or more with varying degrees of quality. Fenders again 5-6 manufacturers minimum for the 67-72 trucks. About the only parts that have 1 manufacturer are the very newly released parts that haven't been made before and the 67-68 & 69-72 cowl hoods. Look online and you'll see basically Everyone still selling the 67-68 cowl hood & standard hood. A few years ago these were a great product. Now they are trash, the wholesalers buying them know they are trash but say they continue to buy them to sell more as a favor to the retailers & retail buyers so they have a option, the manufacturers that making them has been told of all the problems with them. the manufacturer states were making the same as always. BULL I've got several of the earlier versions and they have crisp clean lines and were a simple bolt on. NOW though they have additional body lines, uneven edges & widths, etc... A award winning body shop recently couldn't even begin to get one to work and in their opinion the only way to have a good 67-68 cowl hood was to cut the cowl off the reproduction and graft it to a original. but since they can form one for less than buying a reproduction to cut up which route do you think they choose. Well I won't sell them anymore because I'm sorry offering a guy a product to give him a option that then can't be used or looks like crap unless you invest twice the money or more in correcting it is WRONG.
Just my take on things. Thanks guys for your continued support we try to make you and ourselves happy with our products cause we all have enough problems without dealing with crappy parts. Time for some :mm: then off to a 200+ family reunion. You all have a great weekend!!
Paul @ GMCPauls

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This thread is making me feel good about the brake kit I ordered Thursday from GMC Pauls! If it wasn't for this forum I probably wouldn't have known about him.

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Paul is the man and will continue to get my business.

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Well I haven't purchased anything from GMC Paul yet, but I can tell you that out of a $2500 order from Brother's I had to return over half of it. I had the same issue with a bezel from there as well. They made it right, but it took FOREVER to get my parts!!!!! Literally MONTHS! My Son was sooooo disappointed! Every box we opened there was something f'd up. Thanks to a few great guys on here we came up with some very nice stuff to take the place of the junk we had bought and had to return. I've gotten some nice stuff from Brother's in the past, but I'll be rethinking where I buy in the future!!! Just my two cents. :/

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Brothers use to sell a USA made dash bezel. Did they quit?

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I only only ordered from brothers once and had issuses the parts where on back order with no email saything that and it did not say it online. I canceled the order after 2 weeks and ordered the same thing from from gmc pauls and had it in 3 days
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Me and my dad just ordered a very well built crossmember from GMCPAULS and it was only $80! I am a new customer. It was great quality and the welds were beautiful. They have my business

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the few things i ever got from gmc pauls turned out being brothers products dropshipped to me// so i found no real difference

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We do buy from Brothers wholesale division Jordans some items because they are the best quality. Currently we carry probably around 30 or 40 of their parts.
Paul @ GMCPauls

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Drop shipping from another supplier isn't uncommon. I was looking for some new body side moldings, and heard that Mar-k were the best. Called Brothers and found out the set they sell is drop shipped from Mar-k. It is even cheaper to buy them from Brothers rather than directly from Mar-k.

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That's funny, cause I thought the same thing. I was told on the phone I would be getting a Mar-K set. I went to pick it up and that was not the case. They tried to pull a bait and switch on me with other moulding. I got my money back and that is the last time I will do business with them.
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Everything I have ordered from Paul has been of the highest quality avail.

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I can certainly attest to the quality of products GMCPauls sells. After searching posts of others like Leddzepp I took a chance and wasn't disappointed. However I have purchased other stuff like counterparts brand items that don't get stellar reviews such as the gauge bezel, wipers and other small misc items and have had good luck so I guess it pays to do plenty of research here in the forums.

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I like Pauls stuff .

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I was going to order from GMC / but I thought it was bull.... that they don't have a phone number , I give all my money I can to laid back ( they are a vendor on here Shara always answers all my question threw PM or over the phone .) she always willing to work with you as well , they even price match if you find some a better price somewhere else . They pretty much carry everything as well check them out .

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Thanks for the kind words rumbler!!

Kyle

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I order all my drop suspension from Paul and he actually guided me in the right direct because at the time it was a big block 402 and I need the correct springs. Great product. But like everyone else says you must shop around to find the highest quality from all the sources. Kinda hard though figure out which is carrying the best at the best price.

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gmcpauls allt eh way now after my last thing with brothers i canceled my order and order from paul had everything is 3 days

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seems all the vendors take a little longer to ship these days. i like lmc but since im on the west coast, my orders arrive faster from brothers and early classic. i will say that gmc pauls was one of the first vendors to offer the blazer bed sides (and i got a set). good luck with your project!

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When I was more heavily involved in 67-72 trucks, I ordered from Paul periodically. I agree his communication channels can be unsettling if you're new to him and don't necessarily trust him yet. But, he has his reasons for being online only communication and he always delivers what he promises.

That said, the nice thing about ordering from him is that my money puts food on his table. It doesn't go into a big corporate pipeline to be disseminated to the employees as it filters down. Same reason I like Craigslist so much. I'm looking at the guy face to face that's getting my money.

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I've done 99 percent of my shopping with gmc Paul's and been really happy with it

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:agree:

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Spot on :metal:

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Second purchase from Paul's. I got Heater Controls and I am very Pleased. Another great purchase and very satisfied Thank you for doing such great business ! :metal:

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My first look is always with GMC Paul, because I live on the East Coast, but for west Coast guys, Wes at Classic Heartbeat has quality parts / service too. Brothers, IMO has gotten so big, its out of control.

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I have two favorite vendors - GMC Pauls and Wes at Classic Heartbeat. For example, bought my dash bezel from Wes, it's perfect, no flaking. I don't know if it's drop-shipped or where it originated, but I know he carries quality, so I go with him. Paul's weatherstripping is the way to go, I try to avoid glue-on wx-stripping, and am very satisfied with the set I got from him. I look at Classic Heartbeat and GMCPaul's first - if they don't carry it, THEN I look at LMC/Brothers, etc. LMC is convenient and their catalog very helpful. But I've had the worst luck with them when it comes to "oh by the way, this is back-ordered" (usually the ONE thing that holds up a project), or a poor fit part, or whatever. Haven't had any bad experiences with Brothers, but to be honest, haven't used them very much. I do use LMC from time to time, and I'm glad they are there to provide what they provide. But when it comes to a particular part where quality of mfgr will matter, I always take the time to seek out Wes or GMC Pauls.

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Another member with good experience from Paul.

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Just got done placing another order from gmcpauls. Ive been very happy with the sheetmetal I get from him. I did have some trouble placing the online order though on my cell phone (no more home computer for now), couldnt finish with my phone but was able to with my wifes.

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I ordered a part recently from Paul, it was one of the parts he gets dropshipped from Brothers, I had an issue with it and Paul helped me way more than Brothers ever has.
Huge customer service advantage with GMCPaul's

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I havent purchased much from GMC Paul, but when i did it arrived as expected and good quality. The same cannot be said of Brothers. I mad a large order once and noticed some parts were missing with no mention of it on the invoice. I called and was td it was back ordered i waited about a month and called back, same story so i cancelled. Wes at Classic Heartbeat is also a great vendor. I recently came across a seller on the parts board with a big block air cleaner spacer stove and pipe for sale as a package. I only needed the stove and pipe. I made an offer on just what i needed. The seller didnt want to split it up for what i wanted to pay. Wes offered me the same parts for the price i was willing to pay, cleaned and painted to boot!

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I got my vendors mixed up. I actually biught the stove and pipe from pickmup/ Wes. However Wes at Classic heartbeat offers good quality parts prices and service as well.

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I've bought from all the above except for brothers. I found that both Wes at classic heartbeat, and GMC Paul's quality to be top notch. I tend to favor Wes because he's closer, but also because he notices if you double order, or if he thinks you're making a fitment mistake. He called me personally and asked if I needed two sets of vent gaskets or just one. Naturally I only needed one and hadn't realized I'd ordered two. That's the kind of service you get from a quality Mom and Pop business. Thanks again Wes.