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Old Oct 7, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Interesting. May have to pick up a set of these.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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just ordered a set of these on ebay. will update when i receive them and how they worked out. thanks for the link.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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$20 for two little pieces of rubber... that's hard to do...
 
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 11:26 PM
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$20 for two little pieces of rubber... that's hard to do...
Not when the only other option is over $150. Dude had to have them custom engineered. It probably cost a little bit. If they end up fitting like they should I will pay the $20 with a smile on my face.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by GTRider245
Not when the only other option is over $150. Dude had to have them custom engineered. It probably cost a little bit. If they end up fitting like they should I will pay the $20 with a smile on my face.
I'll probably do the same thing, just amazing that they would set the price that high. But I guess the see this as a relative value to the option from Ford.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 05:34 AM
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I don't really feel that was high at all. Do you have any idea what it cost him to get the product to the point he could sell 'em on e-bay? I was in business at one time and there are vastly more expenses in business than you can imagine. I frankly doubt that he will ever make any money (may not even break even) unless he sells 1000's of them (which I very highly doubt).
 
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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People complain about the lack of parts available from Ford, then complain when there's a vastly cheaper solution from someone else. Mine lasted 7 years before falling apart. If I get another 7 years out of them, I'll be happy. That comes out to about $2.85 per year that yo don't have to look at an ugly hole by your wind shield. He's also including shipping, so you can knock another $5 off the real price of the item.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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Plus the fact that eBay and PayPal are charging stupid fees lately, he isn't making much money at all. I ordered two sets myself.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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I replaced my entire cowl about 6 months ago so my rubber end pieces are still new. But I am buying a set of these ebay pieces for next time...for sure.

Thanks for the link.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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Thanks ruger for the link! I too, bought a set of the end pieces for my '05 King Ranch and am very happy to pay only $20 to cover those ugly holes.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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Thanks ruger for the link! I too, bought a set of the end pieces for my '05 King Ranch and am very happy to pay only $20 to cover those ugly holes.
Glad to contribute, looking at all the mods y'all are coming up with...bought the F150 so I could concentrate on fixing the Bronco, now working on the truck too much to do the Bronco. Dammit!
 
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 10:27 PM
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Thanks for the link.. Picked up a set for my 07.. These pieces started to fall apart about a year ago on my truck.

20 bucks was a bargain compared to what I have been spending on my GT500 lately...
 
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Someone get these in hand and install them with some pictures! They look good in the pictures and once some of you guys confirm they are good i'm sure sales will climb.

The guy doesn't have his own site anywhere?
 
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 03:35 AM
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Thanks Ruger, ordered a set tonight. Mine are still on there but are so rotten I couldn't have touched 'em without falling apart. "Ruger" is one of my favorite names too.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 06:08 AM
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HOT DAMN! Thank you very much.
 
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