J.C. Whiteny Sucks it up big time!

[R.E. Miller]

I hate to get fired-up, but when I purchase something for some purpose and it does not even come close I try to let others know. I bought a carpet for the one ton dump that I own to replace the original rubber mat after I had the floor welded. Well, like normal I have taken my time to get the job done right..... you know laying down some sound deading and thermal insulation. And when the time comes to put the finishing touch on, I have to ask myself why I bothered. The carpet came pre-marked as to the location of the holes for the T-case and transmission. No problem, cut them out, and they don't line up in the least bit :-{} Anyway, this is my work truck so this is not a super huge deal not having my carpet in for however long this takes to get worked out, but if this were my pick-up I would be really bent. FWIW please don't waste your time and money on a J. C. Whiteny carpet... . and if you know of a good source for a real carpet for a 1992 Dodge please let me know.



Sorry for the venting,

Thank you,



Russell

 

[illflem]

I've found that almost anything you can get from Whitney you can get from Napa cheaper, and Napa tends to be high compared to other auto parts...

 

[chuck3]

I'm with Bill, they are over priced to start with and then you pay dearly for shipping. :-{} :-{} :-{} Don't love these little guys?

 

[R.E. Miller]

Yup, time to make new friends with the NAPA guy. Luckly for the carpet, it had no choice but to go in. Good thing that the hole they had for the gearshift was just off by two inches so that worked ok. And I got crafty with the 3M product line and a Martha Stewart carpet management magazine

Russell

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[Sled Puller]

The old timers claim JC was a pretty good deal years ago.



I bought a few things that were just total junk a several years back, and never ordered again.



Gene

 

[Briar Hopper]

In 1978, when my dad and I were building a '67 Camaro for me, we ordered a rear deck lid spoiler from J. C. Whitney.

The box and the spoiler arrived, both were clearly marked with labels identifying it as being the correct part for '67-'68 Camaros.

The spoiler was nearly 3 inches too long. We sent it back. They sent another one four weeks later . Same size. We tried it on Monte Carlos, Chevelles, Mustangs, everything we saw, it didn't remotely fit anything. Plus, it had a slight warp in it. A body shop in the worst part of Birmingham would have charged $300 to make it fit.

We sent it back, asked for a refund. Got the money nearly three months later.

I never, ever, ever ordered from them again. I don't think I ever, ever will. It does bring a slight grin to my face now, to remember the consternation on my dad's face when we tried the first one out.

 

[Extreme1]

Originally posted by Briar Hopper

the correct part for '67-'68 Camaros... The spoiler was nearly 3 inches too long...

It must have been for a 69.

 

[RedRam1]

I don't know about now-a-days, but in the '70's during the peak of my hotrodding days, JC Whitney was a big joke. I used to get a Sears Roebuck sized catalog from them every few months, and they sold a bunch of really silly stuff. One of my favorites was a squeeling tire sound system complete with a smoke generator... if I remember corectly, the kit included some sort of tape deck with squeeling tire sound effects, speakers and smoke generator to mount somewhere in the wheel wells. the ad said something like "don't waste money burning up your perfectly good tires. " I often wondered who in the h@ll bought that junk.

They also had several pages of hood ornaments, naked ladys, horses, pigs, cows, goats, just about anything you could think of. Could be they had some decent products, but given the caliber of a lot of the stuff in their catalog, I was suspicious of anything they had, don't think I ever ordered anything, but they sent their catalogs for years.

 

[Sled Puller]

Shoot briar, you had one of those RARE 7/8 scale Camaros!!!

And you sold it!!!



Gene

 

[Six_Man_Diesel]

I bought a set of cab-lights for my 95 from Whitney, and there is only ONE that is not cracked all the way around. Only been on there for a year too... ...

 

[R.E. Miller]

Good and bad to see at the same time that I was not the lone ranger with my thoughts towards this company. Sorry to hear all of the problems, and now I see some people how could see where I am coming from with the old J. C. Junk...

Russell

 

[Spaceace]

sound like the same carpet supplier

My original DC carpet was cut to just about the same measurements.



Is it possible DC was using JCW for a carpet source????

 

[Blu-meanie]

OLD TIMERS???

I don't know if I qualify for that , but I had two bad experiences with them around 1964. I never ordered anything again. The catalogues were kind of funny, as mentioned before, like looking at a joke store... ...

 

[Briar Hopper]

7/8 scale, Gene? It wasn't built by Smokey Yunick, just me and my dad. Though he did build a car like that once for a NASCAR race. True story. It blew their minds, when the techies caught him at it.

Didn't sell it by choice. The factory wiring never was right in that car. Dome light and other lights never worked, until one day going downhill, I stepped on the brakes, put on my turn signal, and the dome light started blinking. Almost like GM had a contract with Lucas of England, to furnish the wiring. Dimmer switch caught on fire, burned up a lot of the car.

And no, Extreme 1, it wasn't for a '69. We tried that. You guys are cracking me up, yeah, the catalog is like a joke book. Stuff in there, you just know it's the first thing they spend their dos pesos on right after swimming the Rio Grande.

I think I need a pair of fuzzy dice, and a plastic Jesus for the dashboard. Preferably with a bobbing head.

Anybody remember the sister company, "Warshawsky & Co. " ??? I think they went bankrupt. Their stuff and catalog was exactly the same. Never did find out what that was all about.

 

[R.E. Miller]

How about this.....

I'll start it off



What is the most stupid product for sale in a J. C. Whitney catalog?



Detail:



Pig with wings hood ornament



This attention getting pig really does fly..... when it is attached to your hood!



Durable die-cast metal

Unique ornament is sure to garner a look and a smile or two



Chrome and gold plated



This is real, I just found it in a new catalog must be great to have $50 for one of these performance add-ons



See what you can dig up

Russell

 

[Scot]

I remember reading all of the ads back in the late '70's. Everything I bought was supposed to give 10-20% better mileage. I thought, groovy, at this rate, I will have to pull over and pump out the extra fuel every 100 miles or so.



Then there were the infamous grey seat covers we kept ordering that somehow always arrived being white. What part of GRAY do these people not understand!

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[LarryB]

Aww Man, you guys are bummin me out big time!



I just got my "REBUILD IN A CAN" from JCWhitney. I planned to put it in my wifes Camry so it would "get 22% better performance". They say to put those little rabbit turds in the sparkplug holes and drive it.



Are you guys thinking this may not work?

 

[Scot]

Originally posted by LarryB

Aww Man, you guys are bummin me out big time!



I just got my "REBUILD IN A CAN" from JCWhitney. I planned to put it in my wifes Camry so it would "get 22% better performance". They say to put those little rabbit turds in the sparkplug holes and drive it.



Are you guys thinking this may not work?

Are they still selling the kits so you can make your V8 into a V4/6/8?



With all of the wonderful success that GM had with that concept, they must sell like hotcakes!