Who all have used AMD panels? Not happy

[Donny]

I'm not trying to pad my resume' or such here on this thread, but, really, come on, bitching about AMD panels NOT fitting correctly? Do people think this is a Puzzle they're putting together? I've heard it said before that a "Poor workman quarrels with his Tools".

 

[flypaper]

seeing what you keep on saying about amd,
makes me think you don't have alot of experiance in working with it!
you like to put down people and thier skills
and give amd the pass..
thats bs!
and i'm calling you on it!
stop it!

amd sells junk and will lie to your face about it to make a sale
i know because i caught them in a big one to me..
why?
just so i wouldn't return a crap part that was unusable junk.

if they are sooo good
why have some parts been retooled over 4 times?
i've had my go round with them and thier false claims..
have you replaced both wheelhousings on a dodge?
how about a rear x member?

all of those parts suck a big moose ---- and need major modification to install.
not only me,others have reported the same thing.
it was so bad, i would never do it again, too much wasted of my time making it fit
you make it sound so easy..lol
i'm tired of wasting my time on making amd fit
this poor workman would rather waste it on doing this..lol
and as my bonus i don't have to quarrel anymore with a crap fitting part!

 

[GetX'd]

I bought half quarters from AMD. They actually fit pretty well and have had a minimum of waves and straightening. Bought a fender from them too. It had a few dings but worked out okay. Sorry you're having problems - I didn't experience them during my restoration. At least not on that front...!

 

[flypaper]

to me, AMD are last resort parts!
some of it is passable and some of it shouldn't even be for sale.
i have a trunk gutter from them
that doesn't even look close to original
you would see it every time you open the trunk
it would stare right at you- junk
time to find a original

wheelwells that when you mate them up leave you gaps
of over a inch and when you pull it together they start to distort - pure junk
they are patching material at best
it took me 4 AMD wells to make 2 usable ones
time to find original

rear x member another part that fits like crap
more original needed

coronet quarter panels that have the wrong angle in the rear window corner
that won't mate at the right angle to the dutchman panel
helloooo bondo..
i hated that soo flippin much
i bought and shipped (cost a fortune!) original quarters for my next project.

dutchman panels that don't look like original
they have bends in the gutter area that are different.
another thing to stare at you from a open trunk.
btw goodmarks dutchman looks closer to orig.
yes i have even bought other make parts to
see if something will fit better.
something close is alot better then hacking up a part
i don't want a spliced up car..

challenger fenders that don't line up to the lower body line
and they have a poor door gap
they need major modification to fit properly.

these are some of parts that i have held in my hands and
have given me headaches

amd's customer service sucks also
i ask if they have any install problems with a certian part
they will say no
then i find out they have retooled the part in question
4 times
they will say anything to make you not return something.
after they blew me off on a return
i made complaints about them online and
emailed them a link
guess what?
after a long conversation with a manager
who was the only honest person working there that i have spoken to so far
he didn't try to blow smoke up my *** like the rest.
all of a sudden my resturn is now accepted..
why did i have to go thru all of that to make a simple return? jackholes
i was nice to them in the beginning and they walked all over me.


please stop kissing this companies ***!
maybe they will improve themselves if they see people are not happy
with some of thier parts and they become vocal about it.
they are not going to do squat if people keep quiet
or people keep blaming the poor toolman!

the thing is i full well understand that this stuff doesn't jump out of the box and fit
but damm for the top dollar you are paying for some of this bad fitting junk
i expect a little more out of them
just like the op here is..

 

[Gpuller]

SO TRUE !!!! any 2nd gen charger

Just be happy you have repo qtrs to work with! LOL

Sincerely
Redhead stepchild of the Charger family
(1st gen)

 

[747mopar]

Sucks to hear they were that bad. I've repeated this several times about my experience but I'll say it again, mine were bought right after they became available and the fit and quality was great. For shits and giggles I blocked the E Coating before the bodywork started just to see how straight they were.. much to my surprise they almost blocked out with no filler only having the same bulge on both sides right behind the doors at the top! AMD did a great job on the dies but sent them out to China for the actual stamping process so it looks clear to me from the complaints that they can't even take care of the tooling sent to them.

 

[Don selleck]

well i spoke too soon finally got an undamaged fender, and the backordered one since june 6th, passenger wont even come close to fit a bend in the front is 5/8" wrong, wont allow panel to bolt up without a 5/8" gap, looking closer stamping on upper ridge of body line starts sharp then rounds out two times, very depressing, driver side is fixable,but in pretty bad shape, the rear quarters i got worked out very well along with deck lid, rear valence, and tailight panel. those were bought from stephensons performance, and classic industries. the fenders came from jegs, which did not work out. was very suprised on the fenders after the rest worked out so well. Now its time to deal with the returns, waited so long for these it makes me sick, now dont know if i should try to exchange these and hope there fixable or search for some oem fenders out there somewhere

 

[al383]

the fit was great on my qtrs., trunk pan, tail panel , dutchman panel

 

[Burns69RT]

Wow, I just have a hard time reading all this bitching about AMD panel fit and finish, etc. All panels need massaging to get into place, nothing fits like OEM stuff. A trim here and there, weld here and there to fix the trim that you did here and there and they fit. I wonder just how decent are the skillsets of most people out there, and, if they're delusional thinking it's easy. If you don't know how to weld, man, been saying this many times over the years!

I'm with you on this. 5 months ago I had to re quarter 73 cuda because the owner's father though it's easy. Man was that a pain. Got a hold of amd and did both quarters, the quality was great and I was satisfied, but like you said it takes massaging cutting, welding and more. There's a reason why some of us get paid to do what we do.

 

[al383]

although i must say i don't like the doors

 

[snakeoil24]

The AMD product is good, you will always have issues. Just shipping these parts common carrier causes problems. Keep in mind when sheet metal was shipped from factories in US for domestic product they where crated and stacked carefully. What happens with AmD is simple issue with freight damage. Keep another thing in mind AMD is just a broker, they don't make any of these parts. All are made in Tiawan by stampers.

 

[Don selleck]

well, i have done welding cutting and bumping of panels, on the quarters, etc. this fender is definitely the most challenging, hard to cut out 5/8" of metal and weld back,especially when there's a taper in the piece your removing, but possible, talked to a guy on this site, said he had same problem, he ended up strecthing the inner fender out, but the top body line is straight then round and straight again, i think i got a pretty bad panel maybe it was made on a monday or friday in taiwan when it was stamped.like i said the other panels i got were very workable, and was impressed with the fit, but for 800.00 i have to say this fender SUCKS. this will have almost as much bondo in it that the original would have.This is my opinion of the fender i received, not associated or affiliated with any other good panels made by a guy in taiwan, which was sold by AMD.:icon_biggrin:

 

[Donny]

Calling me out? Please, feel free. I promise you any Metalworker can make these AMD panels fit with no bitching. What are you calling me out on anyways? Did you not read my Camaro thread where every panel on that car was replaced, I replaced; Roof, Qtrs, Inner and Outer Wheelhouses, Trunk, Tail panel, Floor, Firewall, Dashboard, and did the Mini Tub kit on it as I installed the said parts, and did the Shaved Drip rail as I installed the new Roof? Please, call me out.

 

[pturner]

Had this conversation before? and before?

Hey Donnie, don't we go thru this post about every six months! LOL
guys, I have been doing bodywork for 45 years and have never seen a perfect panel made by anyone. even if it was perfect it would not fit because the original car is not perfect. I guess I just love the metalwork so much I take each piece as a challenge, and then when finished stand back and take pride in the work I have done to make it near as perfect as possible.
I am just glad that to have a replacement panel. I do ok with AMD parts.
PT in Tennessee

 

[national]

As I said before,Im comparing the AMD to the sherman half quarters that were so wavy on my car I decided to take them off & go with AMD,for the money & years later the quality is no better,sure I can cut,stretch,pull,push & make anything fit eventually but the quality is no better than 15 years ago sherman parts I had on it,the AMD panels I have looks like the die moved when stamping..creases where they shouldnt be & so on,just dont want anyone else thinking they will buy them & be as nice,perfect as you hear about them..I cant get good pics with dust on the car but here is one to show the crease going from top to bottom about 6 inches from front of quarter,now Donnie you dont have to look since you dont want to hear the bitchin but for the money they cost should be alot better,my half quarters didnt have this crease..yeah I can slap some filler all over it & it will be fine,lets call them nice though...will try to get better pics later,oh yeah,Havent been able to call AMD yet but sent them an email several days back & still no response

 

[Don selleck]

As I said before,Im comparing the AMD to the sherman half quarters that were so wavy on my car I decided to take them off & go with AMD,for the money & years later the quality is no better,sure I can cut,stretch,pull,push & make anything fit eventually but the quality is no better than 15 years ago sherman parts I had on it,the AMD panels I have looks like the die moved when stamping..creases where they shouldnt be & so on,just dont want anyone else thinking they will buy them & be as nice,perfect as you hear about them..I cant get good pics with dust on the car but here is one to show the crease going from top to bottom about 6 inches from front of quarter,now Donnie you dont have to look since you dont want to hear the bitchin but for the money they cost should be alot better,my half quarters didnt have this crease..yeah I can slap some filler all over it & it will be fine,lets call them nice though...View attachment 281467View attachment 281468will try to get better pics later,oh yeah,Havent been able to call AMD yet but sent them an email several days back & still no response

wow the quarters i got were nearly perfect compared to yours, was very happy with them. bought them at mopar nationals 2014

 

[Mesopic]

My experience so far has found while AMD panels are the best of all reproduction panels.
Some of their panels still leave a lot to be desired. (no I'm not an idiot I know two car never left the factory the same)
Yes you can make anything fit But sometimes its easier to start making the panel from scratch instead. It takes months to get anything here being in Australia and I have some rubbish panels just sitting there unable to use as they are just WRONG. Unfortunately unlike you gentlemen I have never actually seen any other b body plymouth then my 69 RR. And between two fenders off other b bodies of different years and a hell of a mess made from my both of quarter panels. Plus the Ridicules amount of bondo you people INSIST on filling everything with instead of fixing it I find the AMD panels Can be somewhat of a blessing.
UNLESS you make the mistake of buying them from TAMRAZ'S parts
Not a scratch on the box my fender came in.
Idiots at Tamraz parts dropped the fender on a rock when they did their "inspection" for damage.
Three months of waiting to find a bend fender.
At least they are smart enough to ignore me. God forbid I ever meet them.

 

[747mopar]

My experience so far has found while AMD panels are the best of all reproduction panels.
Some of their panels still leave a lot to be desired. (no I'm not an idiot I know two car never left the factory the same)
Yes you can make anything fit But sometimes its easier to start making the panel from scratch instead. It takes months to get anything here being in Australia and I have some rubbish panels just sitting there unable to use as they are just WRONG. Unfortunately unlike you gentlemen I have never actually seen any other b body plymouth then my 69 RR. And between two fenders off other b bodies of different years and a hell of a mess made from my both of quarter panels. Plus the Ridicules amount of bondo you people INSIST on filling everything with instead of fixing it I find the AMD panels Can be somewhat of a blessing.
UNLESS you make the mistake of buying them from TAMRAZ'S parts
Not a scratch on the box my fender came in.
Idiots at Tamraz parts dropped the fender on a rock when they did their "inspection" for damage.
Three months of waiting to find a bend fender.
At least they are smart enough to ignore me. God forbid I ever meet them.

Agreed, before I found AMD I had purchased a few pieces from other suppliers that just fit horrible. The previous parts were the Dutchman panel, trunk floor and driverside inner fender..... the fender required a lot of BFH work to even get it in followed by filler to clean it up, the trunk floor fell shy in length needing extra metal welded on and the Dutchman panel got cut back out and thrown in the trash after I saw how nice the AMD ones were. All in all I was very happy with all of their panels and the only real headaches were the Dutchman was off a bit where it meets the quarters needing some dolly work to move the bends and the tailight mounting backers were a fuzz off on the tailight panel. I for one am just glad to have the option of being able to buy new metal versus hunting swap meets for parts that would require even more work. Oh yeah... the other panels had horrible radiused bends instead of sharp crisp ones like the AMDs.

 

[national]

I dont see the sharp crisp lines everyone talks about,I had old sherman quarters on it before & looks about the same quality as far as lines go...I had heard someone say to only buy straight from AMD to get the good panels,if you buy from vendors you dont as good a quality ones,anyone ever heard that? Still no return email from AMD either,been a while now,Guess they will wait me out till I just break down & wipe the whole quarter..next time I think ill try goodmark,cant be any worse..Donny did your quarters look like mine with the big crease in both sides going up & down?

 

[benrunner]

Mine are good , just need to take a. Lot of time fitting them . The passenger side has places that will need filler , bad press. On my 70 roadrunner.