Console switches don't align? Voila! Problem solved!

I understand that it shouldn't be viewed as "absolute" and a balance could be achieved. My all or nothing approach has equaled my success at this. I just can't understand how people really think I'm unreasonable when asked to drop everything I'm doing for something related to the movie. Obviously this has spilled over ten fold in the months and weeks leading up to this. Even today I have had absurd calls that even after politely saying no I"m in the wrong for ruining someones planned party. Not my problem....


While I would love to give the old MMS as a valid bttf embracing blow for you it was off the cuff back in the day. I had a benefactor giving me blank checks for anything Delorean related I wanted, parents asking what I was doing in life and need a tax exempt certificate. Seemed to reflect the irony of it all at the time. When this quickly became something by accident above the word of mouth level that it was I had to make a branding change.

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I understand that it shouldn't be viewed as "absolute" and a balance could be achieved. My all or nothing approach has equaled my success at this. I just can't understand how people really think I'm unreasonable when asked to drop everything I'm doing for something related to the movie. Obviously this has spilled over ten fold in the months and weeks leading up to this. Even today I have had absurd calls that even after politely saying no I"m in the wrong for ruining someones planned party. Not my problem....


While I would love to give the old MMS as a valid bttf embracing blow for you it was off the cuff back in the day. I had a benefactor giving me blank checks for anything Delorean related I wanted, parents asking what I was doing in life and need a tax exempt certificate. Seemed to reflect the irony of it all at the time. When this quickly became something by accident above the word of mouth level that it was I had to make a branding change.

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My BTTF reference was meant only to explain why I had to delay shipping Mattaligners for a little while. I had no idea you had such strong feelings about BTTF as it pertains to the Delorean. I would greatly appreciate your starting a new thread if you would like to expand on this subject any further. It would help me out if we could keep this thread on the original topic.
Rob

Sorry for derailing your thread Rob. Hate to see you pulled into the time suck as I know your current demand is high just as mine. It would probably be different if people were reasonable about it.

Indeed we should start a new thread if this side topic continues.

I just think that based upon the past experiences of the community, we should know if certain vendors are going to look down upon their customers because of our interests.

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Indeed we should start a new thread if this side topic continues.

I just think that based upon the past experiences of the community, we should know if certain vendors are going to look down upon their customers because of our interests.

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I will post an already completed response once this has been moved accordingly.

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It would probably be different if people were reasonable about it.

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I think this right here is the thing. It's the difference between the people who visit the McFly house in Los Angeles and keep a respectful distance, versus the assholes that go traipsing through the yard and get pictures taken at the front door. People are assholes, and those are the ones that make the most noise.

As for the car perspective, I love the BTTF movies. It's why I own the car. But as much as I love the movies, I have every intention of keeping my DeLorean fully original. People often ask me if I'm going to ever do a Time Machine conversion, and my answer is always the same: Absolutely not. The DeLorean is already a rare and beautiful car on its own. There's zero reason for me to rarefy it by destroying it to accommodate a Time Machine conversion. (And remember, this is coming from someone who absolutely adores the movies.) If a vendor feels the same way and that's the way they choose to run their business, I can very easily respect that.

I'm not saying that people shouldn't convert their DeLoreans into Time Machines (though it breaks my heart a little every time a new one happens), and I'm not saying people who own Time Machine conversions are assholes. I'm saying that there should be equal amounts of respect for the people who keep their cars original, and the vendors who choose to cater to that side of the market.

Side Note: I also have a huge amount of disdain for "prop shops" that have turned the art of prop building into a borderline mass-production assembly line business with no soul behind the work and try to market the business (and the lifestyle) beyond what it actually is. If you spend the time and effort to build a prop car on your own, that's an achievement. When you pay a company obscene amounts of money to stamp you a duplicate of something they've made a hundred times before, who gives a shit?

I just opened up a new thread in "Open discussion" to put these BTTF comments where they belong (I hope!). Lets try and keep this thread on topic if nobody strongly objects. I will have pictures of the "Mattaligner" variants up here soon.
Rob

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I just opened up a new thread in "Open discussion" to put these BTTF comments where they belong (I hope!). Lets try and keep this thread on topic if nobody strongly objects. I will have pictures of the "Mattaligner" variants up here soon.
Rob

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I'm looking forward to seeing them. The perpetually misaligned switches are the only really annoying thing about my car's interior.

Alright guys, the Mattaligner has arrived! I've installed it and couldn't be happier!! I ordered the black one. It came with both grey and black bumpers, a drill bit and (2) mounting screws. I have included pics of both installed, but prefer the black. For all those wondering, you can't even see the text printed on it when installed. With the black bumper this piece looks very stock.

This product was definitely worth the wait!

Thanks Rob!!

I purchased the lighted switches from DMC, but have not installed them yet (although I need to, my switches are flakey).

One of the issues I've heard with the lighted switches is that they are slightly taller than the OEM ones, and if you have any console deflection, they won't stay seated, or they bottom out.

Anyone know if this extra bit of metal spacing corrects that?

TIA,

Doogie