Dibbons
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That is funny....BUT I would think the same thing can happen anywhere that you take the car....IF the tech is not familiar with these cars.This work being performed at a Mexican repair shop. I guess I better stick to buying just tacos here and doing all the automotive work myself.
I thought all those years here you have figured that out by now, and most likely not a single guy in the mechanic shop have seen or work in a car like yours here in Mexico, next time told them this " fíjense bien no sean pendejos " am quite am shure they fix it for you free of charge, just point out their mistake, you know we are friendly people here.This work being performed at a Mexican repair shop. I guess I better stick to buying just tacos here and doing all the automotive work myself.
When it happened to me it was a well known old school hot rod shop and the guy had 40 years experience. Still can’t figure out how he screwed it up.That is funny....BUT I would think the same thing can happen anywhere that you take the car....IF the tech is not familiar with these cars.
We switched the upper control arms side to side, now that's better.
BUT ...
In the meantime, another problem arose, the rubber bumpers on the lower control arms appeared to be on wrong. There is a gentle slope on one side of the bumper, and a sharper slope on the other. But the new bumpers were installed with the locating lug in the correct hole. So what could possibly be wrong? I took a foto of the original bumper still installed so I was sure something was up (first foto).
We removed both of the new bumpers to find the locating lugs were manufactured on the wrong end. Factory bumper on the left and "new" bumper on the right (second foto). Communist China again?
Going to have to reinstall the old factory correct bumpers!
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