Steve_R

If that was true you would have called it to GM's attention last Feb, not post it on the internet 7 months later right after being laid off. The time to get it resolved was when it happened, not 7 months later.

z06clif

So the general consensus is that this guy should have blown the whistle and put his job in jepordy forsaking his responsibilities to his family i.e. food, mortgage, utility bills ,car payments and on and on because apiece of string was the wrong color? Really? Quite admirable if he did but not too realistic on our part. JMHO

Clif

Eppieguy

Because he didn't want to lose his job, seems pretty simple to me.

Aviator

ButWhatDoIKnow

I thought that the moderators shut down "off color threads" on the CF.

bolivar

If this was done to only a very limited number of cars, it could be worth tens of thousands of dollars to the current owner!

We all know what limited options mean to the resale value of a Corvette!

Gary '09 C6

and it appears, unfortunately, that he lost his job anyway pursuing a similar QC issue on another part.

Uncle Meat

jr3

The guy gets blasted because he lets the customers know about some shoddy patch work being done that drops the quality of the product being sold? Seriously?

These guys know full well if they step up and say anything they are going to be fired.

If true, its not right.

Would you rather people just kept quiet and deliver you a lower quality product?

glenB

Yes, he waited all this time to tell them because he was afraid of losing his job, but I guess the burden on his conscious was just to great and said something anyway "The reason I posted this weekend; was that I informed the SL TN President about the use of incorrect resin for a shifter base and I was subsequently laid off the next week with the excuse "due to lack of work"."

The C6 is out of production and the new C7 has an E-Brake, so it doesn't need a boot.

Sour grapes.............

The stitching on the boot is not readily visible. The boot is stitched from the inside and then folded out.

mickey5

This is a joke,right?? Black thread is dyed anyway so whats the big deal. If it had a lower tensile strength and the seam broke open then I'd understand...but redying the color???

Top_Fuel

How about this...if GM fixes the harmonic balancer and dropped valve problems, we'll give them a free pass on the magic marker stitching.

dvilin

Read the ops post again.

IrishSpuds

Feel bad for the OP but appreciate the post. Seems like the co he worked for have no integrity. Can't blame GM too much - they were bamboozled but then again quality control is not a GM strong point. Hopefully OP gets a new job at a decent co ASAP.

mickey5

What am my missing?? It sounds like they used blue rather than black thread and touched up the seam after sowing it. By stretching the boot it uncovers the thread under the seam.

dvilin

Nothing, I assume you are fine with coloring the threads with a marker pen and later find out they are the incorrect color. Not my idea of quality.

LFZ

The C7 has an electric ebrake....just a button..no boot! What a scam and looking to blame Koreans...please.

mickey5

If you think this is substandard quality don't look too carefully at your ride. From chips and dings to paint runs and orange peel, Corvette has come a long way in 60 years but hey, its still a Chevy.

ProfessorDeath

What does that have to do with 2013 C6 parking brake boots?

LFZ

LOL!...nothing.