"Sorting out" Issues...

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by MRGEORGE077

The only suggestion that I could give someone who is going to contract with a company to build them a Cobra would be to contractually hold back 10% that would be used to sort out these sorts of issues for the first 1,000 mile or so. I knew to do this but given the reputation of the company I let it slip, so shame on me.

No shame on you. Reputation and recommendations are what most folks rely on. A "retention" of funds sounds great in theory, but most shops take these projects on a time and material basis and only give the owner a "good faith" estimate.

I also know about the principle of "retention", but I also took my car to a shop based on reputation and personal recommendations and was completely satisfied. The shop I took my Cobra to, once finished with the install, kept my car for an extra week or two, doing a shakedown and fixing anything that was necessary. IIRC, they put a 100-200 miles on the car to make sure my car was delivered with no issues.

In the end, I had two issues. I had to replace a defective tach and there was some sort of an electrical issue with the wiring harness, which turned out to be an issue with all harnesses made during a specific time period.