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Post by JGL Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:55 pm

I am currently in the hunt for roof rail for my 76 Dart Sport, if somebody can help me in this search it would be very welcome. A Canadian distributor would be good news because of the darn exchange rate and shipping. So far I found Dante's to be the cheapest but wonder if are any good. Thanks for helping out!!
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Post by smoken340 Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:35 pm

When I did my car, I got it all from Dantes.

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Post by JGL Fri Dec 09, 2016 3:21 pm

smoken340 wrote:When I did my car, I got it all from Dantes.
How was the fit?
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Post by smoken340 Fri Dec 09, 2016 6:01 pm

Fit was very good. It took a bit of time to get the rubber to form to the shape of the glass. So for the first few weeks I couldn't close the glass tight without opening the door. But after that everything was good.

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Post by JGL Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:59 am

There is a seller on eBay that sells the same thing as Dante with Dante's part no. rr4005 for much less than Dante , must be Dante themselves...$62.90 US or $83.18 CDN .
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Post by smoken340 Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:34 am

Just don't cheap out with purchasing from someone you don't know. Dante guarantees everything that they sell without question.

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Post by JGL Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:04 am

I suppose you have a valid point.
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Post by smoken340 Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:30 pm

I was at Carlisle about 3 years ago and bought a new trunk mat from Dantes. Well I got home with it only to discover that it was for a Dart and not a Duster. I had no receipt but I  called Dantes and told them about it. They mailed me a proper one, at no cost to me what so ever and told me to keep the other one and sell for my troubles.

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Post by JGL Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:08 pm

Kind of nice of them
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Post by Keith Mopar Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:30 am

I will also say Dantes is a great place to deal with. There customer service is fantastic.

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Post by blown motor Thu Dec 15, 2016 9:34 am

Try PG Classics in Ottawa or National Moparts in Beaverton ON. Weird thing about PG is that they price in US$.
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Post by JGL Thu Dec 15, 2016 11:26 am

Dantes seems great but their shipping is high and then there is the exchange rate and the duty so a $90.00 part ends up costing somewhere over $190.00 dollars...OH well!
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Post by smoken340 Thu Dec 15, 2016 11:39 am

Never liked PG Classics. They sell a lot of low quality parts. Although I can't fault the for selling at US $, because most of their product comes from there. Nigel at National Moparts, does his best to supply quality parts but in the end he buys from the USA. and has to pass on the exchange rate to his customers. I've bought plenty of stuff, from both Nigel (National Moparts) and Dantes and can not say anything bad about their customer service.

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Post by blown motor Thu Dec 15, 2016 12:46 pm

True enough you are not going to avoid the exchange rate. If you buy here it's just built into the price.
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Post by smoken340 Thu Dec 15, 2016 1:41 pm

For sure Murray. They got us by the short hairs.

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Post by JGL Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:03 pm

Bought Dantes, $90 part cost $132 US or $177+ CDN.
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Post by smoken340 Mon Jan 02, 2017 1:00 pm

How did a $90. part turn into $132. ????????????

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Post by JGL Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:27 am

Damn shipping, $42 and change!
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Post by smoken340 Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:59 am

I guess that's the cost of having a classic Mopar in Canada.

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Post by JGL Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:14 am

Just before 2:00 pm atlantic time Jan., 24th and both sides of the roof rails are installed and the windows are up, the doors close a little harder than usual and now waiting for the summer heat to work its magic on the rubber.
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Post by smoken340 Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:19 pm

My doors were the same when I changed mine. For the first couple of months, I had to open the door to roll the door glass up. But all is good now.

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