TRUNK LOCK ASSEMBLY PARTS AVAILABLE

[reattadudes]

we have purchased the entire remaining inventory of trunk lock parts left in the country.

as many of you know, the exterior portions of the trunk lock assembly fall off, leaving an unsightly hole.

the kit includes the following:

-new shutter cap assembly. this the the section with the little door the key goes thru. black finish, just like the original.

-the cap over the shutter section. this holds everything to the lock assembly. this is also black, just like the original.

-and last but not least, the two tiny springs that suspend the last two parts to the lock assembly.

availability is extremely limited at this time, with only five sets available. each set is $60, including shipping.

we strongly recommend removal of the lock assembly for proper installation of the parts. anyone who has ever tried to repair one of these knows how difficult and frustrating it can be attempting to do the repair while still on the car.

please contact us with any questions, or thru our web site at orders@buickreattaparts.com we do accept credit card orders thru paypal, with same day shipping.

Mike, buickreattaparts.com (480) 239-2788 (Arizona)

[pogonuts]

60.00 ????????????????????

WHOA!!!!!!!!!

Barney sells them for $8.00

<span style="font-weight: bold">BOARD WARNING!!!![color:"red"]

REATTADUDES ARE A RIP OFF, always have, always will be..........BIG TIME!!</span> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

[reattadudes]

Champ,

I've spent some time going thru our customer list, and can't seem to find your screen name. are you speaking from experience with us, or just shooting from the hip?

you're right, we're really ripping everyone off. my invoice shows the lock parts kit costs us $52.21 each. the priority mail (included in the $60) charge is $4.05. we don't use parcel post. should I be shopping for a vacation home with the proceeds? do any other posters here selling things take the time to tell you what their cost is for an item, or am I the only one?

by the way, we sold all the kits available within hours. we'll have more available soon.

Mike

[pogonuts]

Yeah Right!!! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Then you have Barney selling them for $8.00

I would guess you have a couple bridges for sell also? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

[Guest F14CRAZY]

From what I've read, a typical locksmith will have a bucket of those grommet like things and will probably give you one if he's in the right mood

[reattadudes]

Champ,

if Reatta windshields were $360 in 2003 and they are $1200 now, does that mean that the $1200 price is a "rip off?". no, it just means that prices have gone up. when you are the manufacturer, you can do whatever you want. by the way, they are selling three times more windshields at the higher price than the lower one.

we bought new Reatta hub caps when they were $62.00 each (retail). now they are $131.00. is GM "ripping people off?. nope.

if you bought your house for $50,000, and now it's worth $300,000, I guess you would be "ripping people off" selling it for $300,000 then, wouldn't you?

some facts here:

1) for security reasons, a person CANNOT buy directly from a lock manufacturer. all sales are thru a licensed locksmith.

2) when we decided to buy the entire inventory, we made the deal with the manufacturer. however, it still needed to be sold thru a licensed locksmith. the free market system DOES allow the middleman (the locksmith) to make a profit.

I do promise that we'll never make you buy a single thing from us. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Mike

[pogonuts]

[color:"red"] <span style="font-weight: bold">LIKE I SAID THE FIRST TIME......BARNEY HAS THEM FOR $8.00</span>

[Barney Eaton]

Barney here.......Mike buys and sells lots of Reatta parts and is free to sell them at whatever price he need to make a profit. He is not running a charity for Reatta owners.

I'm not that smart, as my wife keeps telling me, "you need to charge more".

Mike is correct about this "Locksmith" conspericy. Once I found the parts to make the kit, I tried to buy them from a local company and sure they would sell them but they wanted way too much money even when purchased in quantities.

For your information, the company that makes 99% of the locks in the U.S. is StratTec (a division of Briggs & Stratton) They sent me to a wholesaler in Texas and as Mike says, they would not sell to me.

I don't give up that easilly..... I found a company that would and by buying in quantity, I make up a kit.

Second verse, In the few years I have been selling them, there have probably only been 30 takers. So this is not a project that will support me in retirement.

This forum has been extremely helpful to all Reatta owners in finding parts and finding decent prices. Remember where we were 5 years back on the Teves brakes. The only game in town was GM but someone discovered Prior and while the parts are expensive, not nearly the price from GM.

Lots of people complain about prices but are not prudent enough to purchase when prices are low.

[Guest CL_Reatta]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Champ,

if Reatta windshields were $360 in 2003 and they are $1200 now, does that mean that the $1200 price is a "rip off?". no, it just means that prices have gone up. when you are the manufacturer, you can do whatever you want. by the way, they are selling three times more windshields at the higher price than the lower one.

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Actually I think the prices of the windshield's are a little on the outrageous side, but that's just my opinion, but as for the locks I don't think it is a rip-off, if it was, then Mike could sell them $125 and make a nice profit, And there is no say to how much they are actually worth. If you walk into dollar general tomorrow or even any other discount store and see them for a lower price then you will have more of a right to say something, it's the same as if there was a million clock's in a room somewhere but you could only get them thru limited suppliers then no matter what the price is it wouldn't be a rip-off because technically a rip-off is when someone sells something at a price that can be beaten drastically by many other suppliers and the product is very easily accessible somewhere else or if there is something else that is of better quality but the lower quality item is sold for the same price as the higher quality item. Is there a pure gold lock kit selling somewhere else for the same price? the answer is no, if there was then it would be a rip-off I know I don't have the seniority to say this but Champ, please voice your opinion's on this forum in a much more humane matter.

[reattadudes]

Barney,

thanks for verifying the information I provided. it gets a little frustrating trying to buy any of these lock parts. I went thru the exact same thing that you did; first to the supplier, who looked up all the parts information...and then told me I couldn't buy it directly!

by the way, these lock parts are NOT common at all. the only other GM car that has a lock that remotely resembles it is the Chevrolet Beretta.

Mike

[DeeBee]

Stocking up on parts is a gamble. You are trying to hedge against the cost/availability of parts later on. If you end up not needing the parts, you can sell them off but that is a hassle. I guess there are some parts that seem to go bad with more frequency than others but not everyone can afford to have a bunch of parts laying around. Enter the specialty car parts dealers. These folks invest their money and then that money sits there as inventory until someone has the need. They deserve to be compensated for that investment. Without the specialty car parts dealers where would well all be? Desperately hunting down parts and paying whatever the has wants to sell to the has nots.

I just had to put in a new windshield. They are available, you just have to pay for it. So you get insurance but in the end it costs you no matter what. You can choose not to have comp. insurance and pay out of pocket but that 1200-1400 is going to hurt. Some folks bought spare glass. Well, they took a risk that they'd need it. If they didn't, their money is tied up and you certainly aren;t going to get it for the 360 dollars they might have paid. If someone wants to sell the glass for the original they paid, I'll buy two thank you.

The specialty car parts dealer is more than just a store, they also provide advice and other help that you can't easily quantify.

So figure it out. Money for a location to store the cars/parts. Money to buy the parts to hold in inventory. That is dead money until they sell something. Would you be willing to have all the parts you need paid for in advance sitting around? If not, then you have to pay for it when you need it.

Yeah, you might pay a high price for something seemingly small but then you can probably get a decent deal on larger items, or the comfort that when you need that larger item that they will have it for you.

In the end, no one forces anyone to buy anything from anyone. For me, I'm glad those folks are around. I hear Escort parts are pretty easy to find. I'd rather drive a Reatta.