Title: Not much to report - Vans Laser Cut Parts Debacle
Not much to add right now. There is some work that can be done but not much. I have 93 affected parts from my wing kit that either Vans says are unairworthy or I am deeming un-airworthy on my own. Most of those parts Vans is claiming are serviceable but I am calling BS. There are too many builders reporting cracking after dimpling laser cut holes in these parts. I am lucky, all I have to do is get new parts and then move on. There are many, many builders who are in far worse shape than myself. I finally got around today to inventorying my kit for the affected laser cut parts today. In all I will need about 70 new parts from Vans before I can continue building. Vans for now is saying they will only cover the cost on 6 of those parts and that I will be able to purchase the remainder at a reduced price. No mention of who gets to pay for shipping back here to Ohio. No mention from Vans yet as to what the discount will be and how long it will be until new parts arrive. I am not holding my breath, I don't expect to see replacement parts this year. I did the math via a test order through Vans website, if I wanted to pay full price and replace all those parts on my own dime, I'd be looking at more than $1300 to do that. That's on top of the nearly $600 that Vans forgot to charge me in sales tax for the wing kit a year ago that they are now requesting. So no updates forthcoming until this is all sorted out and no one knows when that will be or what it will ultimately look like. The dream is in a holding pattern right now with no EFC......


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