A Comparison of Parts Distributors and Shipping This month I made two large parts purchases, one from IPD, the other from Rock Auto. (Important info I live in Canada) The IPD delivery came very quickly even without the extra shipping options chosen. Quicker than I thought because when I received a call at 12:40 at night saying UPS needs $60.00 in duty fees to be paid before morning delivery I was bittersweet enthused. Cheerful that my parts were here quick, but peeved that once again I am dinged hard on fees. In comparison with my Rock Auto order where my similar value order came in 3 separate deliveries and yet I was charged nothing for duties/brokerage fees. Perhaps IPD should look at their shipping process. I do still very much appreciate the service they provide for keeping our old iron on the road.

Great customer service I placed an order on IPD with some items, one of which was backordered... With all of the COVID-19 things happening, I was aware that the backordered item could be delayed for various reasons. After some time, IPD was seeing a longer than expected lead time on the part and were nice enough to split up my order for no extra charge and ship everything else on it's own. They didn't have to do that, so I was very pleased that they were accommodating with it!

They sell used parts. They sell used parts. Ordered a new MAF sensor for my Volvo and the tamper seal was already broken on it and it looked like it had been at the very least taken out of the box and then just hurled back in it with the wax paper shoved in on top of it rather than being re-wrapped. It's against the law for them to sell an electrical item with that seal broken. Their excuse was: those seals break easily. Really? How, exactly? The box was inside another box. The only way that seal is broken is for someone to intentionally break it. Either they did it or some other customer did and they simply threw it back in the box and sold it to me illegally.

1800ES corners now! I installed the front/rear sway bar kit on my 73 ES. The front bar is maybe half-again as thick as the original and went in easily. The rear is a bit more fiddly but workable. You must install 2 reinforcing plates under the back seats to strengthen where the new end links tie in. On each side however, 2 of the 4 plate attachment points end up right over boxed structural members so you can't use the nuts and bolts supplied. Ken at IPD agreed with using self-tapping screws for those, and the supplied bolts and nuts for the other 2 corners. The improvement in cornering is not subtle, it's all grins. For the first time the car handles like the sports car it looks to be!

Revitalized 242GT I've had a project 242 gt sitting dormant for the past 15 years. Finally I've started putting it back together. IPD has been a great resource helping me with parts they have and leading me in the right direction for parts they don't carry. I am not through but at this point can't say enough good about the guys who've been there for me and will continue to be a great resource.