This one was on the podium last week as a stocker and yes I was drivingBack in my Stang days. We used "stocker" for a Stang that had not had any motor work done. Just external bolt ons.
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I'm in Cali, so I know that John at ADV in Costa Mesa is literally a 15-minute drive to George at APG in Garden Grove.
ADV alleges that they were strung along, duped, etc., paid APG millions, but at what point do you hop in the car, take a 15-minute drive to Garden Grove to check on how manufacturing or production is going? You see no tops, you see nothing happening, but continue with a project funded by pre-orders?
Is manufacturing actually being done in-house at APG, or is it being outsourced somewhere else?
ADV alleges that they were strung along, duped, etc., paid APG millions, but at what point do you hop in the car, take a 15-minute drive to Garden Grove to check on how manufacturing or production is going? You see no tops, you see nothing happening, but continue with a project funded by pre-orders?
Is manufacturing actually being done in-house at APG, or is it being outsourced somewhere else?
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Meanwhile on the main page of APGs site 
Riddle me this, what are APG and lite brite most famous for?
Anybody else still waiting on the punchline? Suspense is killing me
Reminds me a little of BB and their website statement along the lines of Made in America doing otherwise will never be a consideration. Unless of course you want to steal the design from your partner & use China as the source to bring your cast iron portals to the massesMeanwhile on the main page of APGs site
(Website since removed Made in America spiel)Edit: Actual BB Website quote at the time
"quality parts made in the USA will never be up for negotiation. "
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Riddle me this, what are APG and lite brite most famous for?
Using someone else's beautifully crafted rear-end parts on the trail?
I mean have you seen that expedition one bumper!
That bumper is badass for sure. Wider than I wanted though so we just modded up a smaller one to accept the rear winch. Speaking of, we did use APG for the rear winch mount. Dimensions were tight on the sides and somewhat loose front to back, but the biggest thing is the powdercoat. Shit is garbage. You look at it crosseyed and it flakes off.
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My APG rear winch mount powder coat has been fine so far. Fingers crossed.
My Expedition One bumper deliver has been delayed, yet again, to Monday. What an ordeal that has been.
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Patent schmatent. Patents were made to be infringed. Ask any patent lawyer. It's just the cost of doing business. ADV would've been better off cutting ties with APG and building the tops on its own, but both of them are probably going to be broke at the end of this fiasco. I personally think they ought to be.
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That’s good to hear. Just mounting the winch to it caused the powdercoat to fall off. Hopefully I’m the only one
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Yeah I hammered on mine to get it to fit between the frame rails, drilled and tapped holes in it to mount the winch controller box, no flaking.
