Do You Have A List Of The Hoffman Companies ??

American Shifter IS part of The Hoffman Group.

 

There have been numerous lawsuits over these so called columns,I have taken one out of a friends car due to what we have researched took it apart total JUNK !!,and replaced it with an OEM column.
Guys & gals for safety sake & saving a life if you think you have one of these in your car, all I can say is remove it & replace it,and please don't resell it.

 

I spent the weekend altering the autoloc 3rd brake light to work. Luckily removing some bad diodes inside it now works for my application. I wondered how it passed their QA dept, but after reading this I guess I know why.

 

What QA department?

 

I bought a power window kit from them. Total crap!

 

You're Lucky, trust me. The door lock stuff worked for a 'while' for me, about 2 months. Fortunately, I used all my own hardware except for the transmitter/receiver.

 

Not to get on the train, but I bought a stainless radiator hose (shut up) from Johnny Law. Supposed to be a kit with the ends, clamps and such. I get a big box with a dented up hose and no ends, clamps, etc. I write them and the resonse is "the shipping guys are assholes". In fairness they did send the rest of it later. I don't recon I will use them again.

 

What about your dented up hose? Did they take care of it too?


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OK, lucky that I have not bought anything from these dirt bags, BUT, I did
screw up and signed up for the Johnny Law website news or what the hell ever they call it....AND now I get about 50-60 Junk mails a day......the most I ever got before signing up was 1-2 a week So obviously the fuckers are selling their mailing list to anybody they can....lesson learned I guess!

 

Pretty scary that they would make critical parts so shoddy. It's one thing to make shiny parts that wont affect safety cheap, but cutting corners on steering components will end up in a legal battle.

 

Not so much when you stick that "for off-road use only" type of language on everything, and then hide your company behind a dozen shells and firewalls to obfuscate real responsibility.

 

I've bought a few things that I found out later were from Hoffman, a power window kit, some nylon wire loom, but nothing mechanical that could kill me or anyone else if it failed. If the window kit quits working, at least I won't lose steering or brakes or any other vital system. No way I would trust a vital steering, brake, or suspension part from them.

It's sad that there is even a market for cut rate products, but in today's economy, guys on a budget see this stuff and think they are getting a deal. High dollar parts fail, too, but not as quickly or easily as cheap stuff. Cheap stuff is OK on things that only inconvenience you if they fail, not OK on things that can kill you or others.....save up and do those right the first time!

 

If someone sold food that's so bad it COULD kill You...
You think he would be in business today?
T

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Not a good example.

 

Some items CPP sells look like Hoffman items. Does anyone know if they are from the same Chinese suppliers?

 

I bought 2 push button switches, and 2 fan controllers. One switch worked!

 

And here I always thought that if you were in business and you sold junk you would not be in business very long.

I guess I was wrong because I see this same thing happen over and over again and yet these guys stay in business and people keep buying from them.

Even on E-Bay I always read a sellers feedback and when I read about all the negative comments over just the past year or so I wonder what even happened to E-Bay rule that if you had more then a few negative feedback comments you were banned from doing business with them?

It appears it no longer matters that either you sell junk or you don't stand behind your products.

Crazy world we live in today. Jimbo

 

Do what I do and ask for a catalog. Use it for garden mulch then complain that it did not arrive. Ask for another!

 

I've been actively buying and selling on ebay since before it was called ebay (back in 1995, it was called AuctionWeb). I don't recall any such rule, but rest assured that ebay has absolutely ZERO direct interest in happy buyers. They get paid by SELLERS, and so their job is to make SELLERS happy. If they banned sellers for "more than a few" negative comments, they'd be cutting off their own hands. Having said that, they do need buyers to be at least happy enough to buy stuff from sellers or the sellers will go away. Although, ebay is such a juggernaut that it really doesn't matter any more... you either shop there or you don't and they'll still keep raking in huge $$$, propping up bad sellers by the tens of thousands.

 

Another new Hoffman company is Smooth Rods. Seller name smoothrods on ebay. Their phone numbers are 800-485-1462 and 503-863-5732 and 503-863-5700. They have been selling since March 23, 2014. This and johnnylaw_online are the 2 I found on ebay. johnnylaw numbers- 877-387-4942, 877-901-5984, 800-485-1462. Surprisingly johnnyl positive feedback is 99.7%, but the negative speaks heavily.

 

Ultimate pissing contest!

 

Junk, I wonder why the magazines continue to allow them to advertise their junk to the magazines customers? It's like they're approving the junk. Says alot about the magazines that do that.
-Pat

 

It's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

I just got a dropped axle from Smooth Rods. It appears to be a good piece at a great price. Is the Hoffman Group improving or do I risk losing a wheel after a pothole strike?

 

When Hellsinki Freezes Over...!
NO WAY! I WOULD DRIVE THAT!

 

I bought a pair of caliper brackets from them. They look like they were knock offs of a Super Bell part right down to the logo (1 had been ground off). It was like they took the original part and used it for the pattern not accounting for shrink that happens with any casting. There were also some cold shut areas and some casting flaws that were filled with epoxy or bondo. What crappy parts, go thing I just got them for a mock up and I will not use them.

 

Not only do they make dangerous crappy parts....
Now They're stealing from guys (Super Bell) that work hard and know what they're doing too...!even more F'ed Up!

 

Have just read the whole thread. A friend of mine got caught with 1 of those shitty steering columns.
This thread needs to be kept near the top.

 

Is there any markings on the steering column to identify if it is from them. I bought a new one from a vendor at The Canfield swap meet a few years ago for a great price and now I wonder about who made it and it's quality.

 

Send it back. Get a refund.

If you don't, have the coating removed, and have it magnafluxed, and x-rayed.