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Monsterbeetle
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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2005 1:40 pm    Post subject: ISO certified repop fenders Reply with quote

Does anybody know what ISO certified means? Socal imports advertises their fenders as such. I need all four for my '73 Super daily driver. I located some really nice OG fronts but just don't have the money for the rears, and Socal's are cheap. As a former bodyman, I fully understand the implacations of using repops (fit, metal thickness, etc.) but the car just needs to look alright, not perfect. She a daily, not a showpiece.
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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2005 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the ISO homepage.

Because "International Organization for Standardization" would have different abbreviations in different languages ("IOS" in English, "OIN" in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), it was decided at the outset to use a word derived from the Greek isos, meaning "equal". Therefore, whatever the country, whatever the language, the short form of the organization's name is always ISO.

When the large majority of products or services in a particular business or industry sector conform to International Standards, a state of industry-wide standardization can be said to exist. This is achieved through consensus agreements between national delegations representing all the economic stakeholders concerned - suppliers, users, government regulators and other interest groups, such as consumers. They agree on specifications and criteria to be applied consistently in the classification of materials, in the manufacture and supply of products, in testing and analysis, in terminology and in the provision of services. In this way, International Standards provide a reference framework, or a common technological language, between suppliers and their customers - which facilitates trade and the transfer of technology.
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PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2005 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ISO doesnt really mean anything worth meantioning for the consumer, just like "extra fancy" doesnt make apples any better. The fenders Socal are selling are crap...take the time to find good used fenders...they are abundantly available for all type 1 vehicles after 1968. CRAP here means doesnt fit, bolt holes dont line up bad flanges, thinner material.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ISO simply means they have a complete documented process and follow that process. The materials, manufacturing, design,ideas, etc can all suck ass, but as long as the follow the documented process the company can be ISO certified.
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