The FGT Hood I bought but didn’t receive…

[ByeEnzo]

The Back Story…
And trust me, I’ve been very patient.
In 19 years on this board, I’ve never called out anyone like this…

In mid 2023 I noticed a crack in the nostril on my 2005 FGT. I’ve owned the car since new and had it repainted and refurbed by Rich Brooks in 2021.
I honestly thought the hood had a full thickness crack. At the recommendation of another forum member, I contacted BMF (Dan Schoneck) to get a new fiberglass front hood fabricated. I was told by Dan that it would be better than getting another OEM salvage hood, stripping it, and repainting it.
So in September of 2023, I sent BMF $8000 for a new hood including shipping.

A few months later I realized that the paint was actually delaminating off an area of the hood. There was no crack in the fiberglass. I contacted Rich who insisted on making things right. Rich was in Texas in December 23 and actually came to my house and took the hood off. It was then shipped to Rich and his painter stripped and repainted the hood and stripes. Then…Rich was back in Texas in April of 2024 for the Shelby Bash. He dropped by my garage again and reinstalled the hood. It would have taken me days to remove/reinstall a hood. Rich did it in a matter of a few hours. Rich Brooks is a true prince and an asset to the FGT community.

I’ve told BMF that I’d keep my end of the bargain even though I really don’t need a new hood. I’d store it for later use or sale. It has been a year and a half’s worth of excuses…and trust me I have the whole chain of texts.
“Bonding stuff” Feb 24
Same March 24
Same April 24
“His painter quit” in May 24
“Have it bonded tomorrow”, August 24
Covid pnemonia
Oct 24 “I’ll ship it after FGT rally”
Nov 24 “FedEx doesn’t have a truck to send my way”
Jan 25…crickets to above text…ghosting me

So…we have a guy buying up all the stripeless FGT’s he can get his hands on…
Making Superchargers and Caliope motors, etc

Is this a steal from Peter to pay Paul situation? The new Gennadi?

The simple and right answer is to refund me the $8000 or send me the part. At this point I’m not holding my breath.

Forum members can proceed at their own discretion when dealing with BMF.

 

[fjpikul]

Don't forget he also bought all the inventory from X2 Builders. I will be interested to see the outcome. Please keep us posted.

 

[JWZ]

No bueno, Doc. Hopefully he will send your money back. Sooner rather than later.

 

[nota4re]

I'm sorry that this has happened to you. Hopefully it can get resolved soon.

 

[jaxgt]

Hate to say, when I had posted looking for a part here, I was explicitly warned by a fellow member, who shall be nameless, not to order anything from him and definitely not to give him a deposit. I thus didnt, but clearly appears he was right

 

[Shark01]

OTOH, I have not had any issues doing business with Dan....hope this gets resolved.

 

[CanadaGT]

Dan Schoenk wanted to buy all my GT parts 3 years ago, I agreed on price and 2 years later I sold a door seal and a couple trim rings and he jumped on my ass and said parts were to be sold to him only, Well I had no deposit just numerous promises and then he phones me and gets all cranky.. Sold him parts in past with no issues. I loved my GT and put 80k miles on it in our short summers... Anyway everything is for sale as I am a Z06 owner now.. Although the Raptor R is a wonderful truck, still bleed Blue... Hopefully this gets resolved easily not the hard way... I get it The guy is cornering the market and prices will go up.. All the best to Dan in the future..

 

[B.M.F.]

I sent Ajai pictures of his hood yesterday. It’s been done since the rally. Ajai also originally told me he was not in a hurry as his hood was still usable, he just wanted a new one and was gonna hang his on his wall. Not making excuses by any means. My communication since the rally has not been good keeping him updated and I had planned on shipping it more than once. We have had a 6-11 month lead time on composites with my Mustang stuff and just getting it under control.

 

[B.M.F.]

Dan Schoenk wanted to buy all my GT parts 3 years ago, I agreed on price and 2 years later I sold a door seal and a couple trim rings and he jumped on my ass and said parts were to be sold to him only, Well I had no deposit just numerous promises and then he phones me and gets all cranky.. Sold him parts in past with no issues. I loved my GT and put 80k miles on it in our short summers... Anyway everything is for sale as I am a Z06 owner now.. Although the Raptor R is a wonderful truck, still bleed Blue... Hopefully this gets resolved easily not the hard way... I get it The guy is cornering the market and prices will go up.. All the best to Dan in the future..

Don I have plenty of texts from you about how you didn’t want me to give you any money and how those parts were going no where. You were a man of your word etc. Through your health stuff and through my stuff. At the end of the day when i went to pay you, you got greedy and didn’t honor what you told me. No big deal it happens and we both moved on.

 

[B.M.F.]

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The Back Story…
And trust me, I’ve been very patient.
In 19 years on this board, I’ve never called out anyone like this…

In mid 2023 I noticed a crack in the nostril on my 2005 FGT. I’ve owned the car since new and had it repainted and refurbed by Rich Brooks in 2021.
I honestly thought the hood had a full thickness crack. At the recommendation of another forum member, I contacted BMF (Dan Schoneck) to get a new fiberglass front hood fabricated. I was told by Dan that it would be better than getting another OEM salvage hood, stripping it, and repainting it.
So in September of 2023, I sent BMF $8000 for a new hood including shipping.

A few months later I realized that the paint was actually delaminating off an area of the hood. There was no crack in the fiberglass. I contacted Rich who insisted on making things right. Rich was in Texas in December 23 and actually came to my house and took the hood off. It was then shipped to Rich and his painter stripped and repainted the hood and stripes. Then…Rich was back in Texas in April of 2024 for the Shelby Bash. He dropped by my garage again and reinstalled the hood. It would have taken me days to remove/reinstall a hood. Rich did it in a matter of a few hours. Rich Brooks is a true prince and an asset to the FGT community.

I’ve told BMF that I’d keep my end of the bargain even though I really don’t need a new hood. I’d store it for later use or sale. It has been a year and a half’s worth of excuses…and trust me I have the whole chain of texts.
“Bonding stuff” Feb 24
Same March 24
Same April 24
“His painter quit” in May 24
“Have it bonded tomorrow”, August 24
Covid pnemonia
Oct 24 “I’ll ship it after FGT rally”
Nov 24 “FedEx doesn’t have a truck to send my way”
Jan 25…crickets to above text…ghosting me

So…we have a guy buying up all the stripeless FGT’s he can get his hands on…
Making Superchargers and Caliope motors, etc

Is this a steal from Peter to pay Paul situation? The new Gennadi?

The simple and right answer is to refund me the $8000 or send me the part. At this point I’m not holding my breath.

Forum members can proceed at their own discretion when dealing with BMF.

View attachment 71029


The Back Story…
And trust me, I’ve been very patient.
In 19 years on this board, I’ve never called out anyone like this…

In mid 2023 I noticed a crack in the nostril on my 2005 FGT. I’ve owned the car since new and had it repainted and refurbed by Rich Brooks in 2021.
I honestly thought the hood had a full thickness crack. At the recommendation of another forum member, I contacted BMF (Dan Schoneck) to get a new fiberglass front hood fabricated. I was told by Dan that it would be better than getting another OEM salvage hood, stripping it, and repainting it.
So in September of 2023, I sent BMF $8000 for a new hood including shipping.

A few months later I realized that the paint was actually delaminating off an area of the hood. There was no crack in the fiberglass. I contacted Rich who insisted on making things right. Rich was in Texas in December 23 and actually came to my house and took the hood off. It was then shipped to Rich and his painter stripped and repainted the hood and stripes. Then…Rich was back in Texas in April of 2024 for the Shelby Bash. He dropped by my garage again and reinstalled the hood. It would have taken me days to remove/reinstall a hood. Rich did it in a matter of a few hours. Rich Brooks is a true prince and an asset to the FGT community.

I’ve told BMF that I’d keep my end of the bargain even though I really don’t need a new hood. I’d store it for later use or sale. It has been a year and a half’s worth of excuses…and trust me I have the whole chain of texts.
“Bonding stuff” Feb 24
Same March 24
Same April 24
“His painter quit” in May 24
“Have it bonded tomorrow”, August 24
Covid pnemonia
Oct 24 “I’ll ship it after FGT rally”
Nov 24 “FedEx doesn’t have a truck to send my way”
Jan 25…crickets to above text…ghosting me

So…we have a guy buying up all the stripeless FGT’s he can get his hands on…
Making Superchargers and Caliope motors, etc

Is this a steal from Peter to pay Paul situation? The new Gennadi?

The simple and right answer is to refund me the $8000 or send me the part. At this point I’m not holding my breath.

Forum members can proceed at their own discretion when dealing with BMF.

I had not responded since Jan 5th. I text you yesterday am on my own.

I have not bought a gt since 2022. I bought x2 out and thats it.

 

[B.M.F.]

All I’m gonna say to this thread is. I have never not delivered. I’m probably a tad overwhelmed right now and doing my best to navigate through projects and parts. I should have let ajai know when I got the hood out of the mold i wanted to touch a couple spots up on it and I didn’t do that. So I deserve what ever he wants to post.

Dan

 

[pe2unia]

Sorry to hear you have been having trouble Ajai. I have worked with Dan on several large projects over the past 4-5 years with all of them being delivered as well as our financial agreements have never changed. I can't say that any of the projects came expedited but I was well informed of the progress and 100% of them have been delivered with my quality expectations completely exceeded. Dan always has a ton of projects going on but rest assured, with a little more patience, I think you will be made whole and very happy with the end product. I am hopeful this will get worked out between the two of you ASAP

 

[ByeEnzo]

Sorry to hear you have been having trouble Ajai. I have worked with Dan on several large projects over the past 4-5 years with all of them being delivered as well as our financial agreements have never changed. I can't say that any of the projects came expedited but I was well informed of the progress and 100% of them have been delivered with my quality expectations completely exceeded. Dan always has a ton of projects going on but rest assured, with a little more patience, I think you will be made whole and very happy with the end product. I am hopeful this will get worked out between the two of you ASAP

“a little more patience”….a year and a half isn’t enough patience?
“I am hopeful”…same here. But lack of communication etc…can’t help but feel unsure I’ll ever get what I paid for..

 

[CanadaGT]

Don I have plenty of texts from you about how you didn’t want me to give you any money and how those parts were going no where. You were a man of your word etc. Through your health stuff and through my stuff. At the end of the day when i went to pay you, you got greedy and didn’t honor what you told me. No big deal it happens and we both moved on.

Whatever Dan, soldier on as times are a changing... Yes, I am brutally sick with a disease I got from having Shingles... A deposit holds stuff in my world and never saw one.. All is for sale and some is used and some new... Like you, I see the cost of parts going up... You shoulda secured with a deposit.. LOL You could have easily doubled or tripled your money, but you know that. I am selling all of the parts to pay for new Z06 I bought where our gov't screws us on luxury taxes and GST... Almost 27k in taxes to buy car...

 

[CanadaGT]

For the Forums information Dan said I was Greedy... LOL If he woulda honoured his side of the Deal, my price never changed.......Now it is different time and place... He has been honourable till this comment, which is totally incorrect... Sorry you seem Butt hurt Dan, but what are you doing to members of this forum??? Just my $.02 PS I have all the texts also.. LMAO Reality sucks