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I am going to throw in my 2 cents.
I think one of the problems with a lot for these businesses is they rely on some distributor that gets their product from another distributor that gets his from some guy that gets them item from some shop in God knows where, but it isn't in the USA. So you end up ordering something and cannot get a reply from anybody about a shipping date, or you have to keep a lot in stock because you know it will be 6 months before you get more.
A lot of the items can be made by one of the million + machine and fabrication shops right here in the USA. They may not be the cheapest item out there, but how many Cobra people have you heard complain about pricing on a quality made item? All the bumpers, brackets, prop rods, wind wings, sun visors, carpeting, exhaust, etc...etc..etc can all be made right here. It may take some time to find the right supplier, but you won't have to worry about some guy in China missing the boat on your delivery.
There are about 1000 machine and fab shops in a 150 mile radius around my house. Some big, but most are 1-5 man shops. They will make anything for a buck.
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