quote:Originally posted by PanteraDude:
I'm not sure what that proved, but as nice as the PE products are, I'll be honest - when I'm 6 inches from the door of another car at 165mph I could care less that my fuse box is designed to bolt into the stock fuse box location. This is a race car, it will be driven to its limits 95% of the time.
AGAIN - I'm sure that the PE products are quality items, that they work and fit well, and that alot of engineering went into them. For someone who wants a stock appearing car with updated electronics, those products are great. FOR MY SITUATION, they didn't serve any real purpose so I just didn't need them. Also, they were considerably more expensive than the route I took. For a few hundred bucks I have a perfectly working Pantera, with 100% new wiring, fuses, modules and relays. It's not stock, but not much on my car is stock at this point so I'm not worried about that.
We can go back and forth about this all day long, but the bottom line is that if PE was not making these products, our cars would not all be sitting on the side of the road, rusting away. They'd still be working, and we'd all be just as happy using products from other vendors. PE products are great stock replacement components made specifically for the Pantera, but it's ridiculous to suggest that those products are the only solution to re-wire an old car.
I think 6 pages of this is enough, I'm sure my position has been well defended. As I said, I'm spending the winter prepping the car for next season. I'll come back to post pictures from the track when the weather gets warmer.
Until then, enjoy whatever products YOU choose for YOUR car. I'll be enjoying mine, rebellious wiring and all. So far I haven't received a message from Jon3613 so I must not be in danger of killing myself yet. Go figure.
You're right. It's enough. I should have know better then to get involved at all.
Sorry everyone.