Club Obi Wan

well received the 46L raiders i ordered. looks great. only issues seems to be that the back panel doesnt extend to the seams. even though this was asked for and is standard. anyone else have this issue?

i have 2 jackets with the sliders. i noticed that the sliders on the newer jacket are of a different construction than the old one. the older one was a one piece construction the new is 2

Yep, I requested the same feature and it was not honored. Oh well.

will peter replace the back panel with a larger one if i send the jacket back?

Peter will do whatever you want, as long as it is returned in unworn condition. He wants to make his customers happy.
'Blues

i remember swindiana having some issues with his back panel when it WAS extended. i wonder if i should even bother sending it back, it may cause more problems than it is worth..

I have an Indy jacket with the panal extended all the way, and one with it short by about a half inch. I like them both, and the difference doesn't really bother me that much. It's definately a personal choice, but if it didn't look bad, I wouldn't send it back, but thats me.
'Blues

true. i guess i'll keep it

anyone have any ideas how painful it is to send a wested back for alterations from the US. price? wait time? thanks again guys

There are a few threads pertaining to this in the archives, pretty easy to find. I think it would cost about $20 to send it back, and you have to make sure you put notes all over the package, to the likes of:
"Returned to Great Britain for Alterations and Repair"
Or Wested will be hit with a customs fee, that you will have to re-imburse.
Mike

i found them but i didnt see the price - thanks.

i wonder if a jacket size is larger than say 46, if wested has difficulty finding a back panel that is large enough to extend to the edges? i have found that on my 44 and 46 the back panel is the same size and neither makes it fully to the edge. almost as if that is the biggest a back panel can be

I believe a size 50 is the largest Wested can make a lamb with the back panel extended all the way to the back.

Yes, I did have some issues with my jacket and the panel that extended all the way, but I'm not sure if that was the problem that caused it. I contacted Wested with the bulging problem and after they had examined the panel they said it was faulty and I never asked why really. On the jacket I got back, it didn't extend all the way and the problem was fixed though I never had a clue why as I was just happy with a well fitting jacket.
I hope everything works out for you.

Regards,
Swindiana

Hey Indy1936,
When did you order your jacket? I ordered mine around the end of oct, im just trying to think when to expect mine to come?

10/13 went into production. received it 11/22. but there was a 10 day delay due to leather shortage

Thats awesome, so that means hopefully I'll be receiving mine soon!