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Location: Detroit area | Due to an unfortunate accident/damage, I am having the factory replace the top on my Cadillac Green 1769 Custom Legend. Are they usually quicker than their "time-to-return" estimates??
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Joe, As tempting as it may be you don't want to rush them. These guys do THE best work in the world and it's worth waiting for. My experience is that they come in pretty close to what they quote for turn around time. They make these quotes knowing 1) they've done the same repair many, many times before and know very well what is involved and 2) they know how much work is waiting ahead of yours in queue. So my advice would be to have patience (I know its difficult), and look forward to the fact that it will be well worth the wait. Some things you just don't want to rush - haircut, dentist, guitar repair. DAve |
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Location: Detroit area | Thanks for the encouragement. I have the utmost confidence in Kim and his team, but as someone once said "...the waiting is the hardest part...". |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "Some things you just don't want to rush - haircut, dentist, guitar repair."
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a back massage, a vasectomy, a second or third marriage... |
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Location: NJ | . . . or a high-priced hooker.
. . . . not that I would KNOW. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Uh-huh. Amen to that, from what I've been told.
I would echo the sentiments of my learned colleagues. I waited about 12 weeks for my 1127 repairs. When you prorate that against the next 20 years- well, do the math. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | So what was the outcome of jOeVATION's repair job? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Is it coming back the same color or did you have the option for the midownership color change? |
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Location: NJ | not a fan of cadillac green |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Yeah, I'm hip there, Al. Personally, I would change the color. If you're going to the trouble (and expense) to replace the top, let the top be somewhere close to natural. Obscuring the grain of a fine piece of cedar (yeah, why not?!) would be a shame. |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Hey jOeVATION
They replaced the top to my CA...took about 4 weeks. Kim did a fabulous job! Was worth the wait. |
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Factory repair question....