[Spridgets] Robbins/Amco/EZ ON

[Charley Braum]

    Another twist in the mix is the intermediate shop noted in my 
earlier e-mail as 'Vic's Upholstery'.

    The Robbins top came directly from them (Vic's) in a Robbins box 
with a Robbins warranty sheet and Robbins installation instruction sheet.

    Now for the hook - there was an e-mail communication between Robbins 
and Vic's (copied to me) indicating that Vic's is somehow involved with 
EZ-ON as well.

    I don't have that e-mail with me (out of town until this weekend). I 
don't know if Vic's is a shipping house (Vic's Upholstery is the name on 
the shipping label) but I got the impression (perhaps unfounded) that 
Vic's assembles the pieces to Robbins / EZ ON specs and ships them on to 
the end-user.

    At any rate, I was assured by Doug Robbins that under NO 
circumstances do they think any of us are qualified to install their 
products. There was a disclaimer page that was not added to my shipment 
indicating that. This is repeated in a short paragraph on the warranty 
card. Doug's specific comment was that they ALWAYS recommend, if not 
insist, that their products be 'professionally installed'.

    You can search Robbins' web-site for 'approved' installers. I wonder 
if EZ-ON has the same.

    Sorry for being long-winded (hope the EZ-ON connection to Vic's is 
not a downer to anyone), regards,

                                                                         
      CB