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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 11:10 PM
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Been a year easy now since ive paid for my bumper. Got one shipped to me with missing corner and cracked all over. Prompt reship but the second one came with rounded corners. Prompt ship on the 3rd which came cracked again in numerous spots. Now its probably been 6 months since that bumper at least. You said you were going to ship another one. I get no contact and no bumper. Just curious if at anytime ill receive the bumper in usable condition?

needing to do 700+ in work to a $550 bumper is not really acceptable in my eyes. I think i waited long enough to whine. I even refused to pay the rest of my gauge setup because I cant get a decent bumper why would i want the gauges.

Not trying to bad mouth or anything cause the first responses were great. But now i think its stretched a little long. Any word if im going to get a bumper soon?
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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 11:58 PM
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Was a little over a year till I got my rails for the seats I ordered and they still aren't right had to fab them up a lot for them to work. I don't think they have anything to do with the seats they just get them through a company and sell them for 2 times as much not sure Ill order anything through them again just because nothing ever seems to fit right or is wrong and takes way to long and cost way to much
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 03:11 AM
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that sucks. they seem to make tons of things and i hear good things too. just want to resolve this. or give me my money back and ill buy an oem
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 05:50 AM
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I just bought a set of Corsa Clones from them and they are great! I guess it's just certain things. I don't know.
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 07:03 AM
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That's very unlike the service I've received from them (Top Notch). I'm sure he'll make it right once he views this thread. He's probably a little pissed at the delivery companies for being incompetent, hopefully he insured it through them. Remember he's a small company and the work or business comes in spurts. I'm sure the business might be a little overwhelmed. Bottom line, he'll make it right...
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 12:30 PM
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Pay for the Gauges you ordered. I personally know where these gauges come from
and who makes them. The quality is TOP notch every single time and McNord in no
way, should be screwed because of a different company's actions. McNord makes
the overlays himself fyi, not a third party company.
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 07:09 PM
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I get where u r coming from. Hell id love my gauges but damnit i bought them from the same company! who the hell wants to give them more money when i cant get a damn bumper.not to mention ive gotta buy needles as well!

the first 6 months customer service was top notch. now they say oh this guy will get back to you... then that guy says this guy will get back to you.. thats every 2 months. it just fell off. maybe they are still having bumper issues i dont know. he said im the last person from the first batch that has not received a usable bumper?

maybe its back luck on my part. im not being a stickler but my bumper at the very least should come whole with no cracks! just respond. i mean hell thats all i want. even if you say u are working it out with the crappy company! i just want a response

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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 05:37 PM
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least theres a two day sale....
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 07:34 PM
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I'm surprised you haven't heard anything back, doesn't seem good for business. Have you tried emailing him?
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 08:02 PM
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Order processing and customer service suck...are non existent!!

Placed and paid for a billet grill on Mar 31...no order info other than "order processing", what's that mean???

No further word from these clowns until I email them, then two "delayed delivery" emails (both times, only because I quiered them). OK...when the ship date happens, I have to email and request a tracking number...no answer. Two days after the "adjusted" ship date, I email again asking for shipping info...no iresponse.

I'm now set to back charge my card and will avoid these axxhoxxx in the future...

I don't care how they were in the past, stay away from these crooks...
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I don't understand what is so hard for some of these companies just to take care of ****, won't be placing no orders with them, thanks for the heads up
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 10:38 PM
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like i said. the first 3 months(of bad bumpers) or so was prompt outstanding customer service. now its like its my fault that i received bad bumpers.

ill email and get nothing back. or email and get something back saying oh ya you are the last person that needs one we'll be getting that out. then nothing and no responses to emails once again.
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 1nastyss
I don't understand what is so hard for some of these companies just to take care of ****, won't be placing no orders with them, thanks for the heads up
the only products that seem to be a problem quality/fit wise are the bumpers and the targas, at least from my personal experiences and what I've seen from other members here. everything else always seems to work out great. My guage overlay was great, as was the CME valence and splitter.. but the targa..
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 03:39 AM
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Never heard or seen anything bad. Everything is top notch, but I am less than an hour away from them
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
the only products that seem to be a problem quality/fit wise are the bumpers and the targas, at least from my personal experiences and what I've seen from other members here. everything else always seems to work out great. My guage overlay was great, as was the CME valence and splitter.. but the targa..
That's because the bumpers and targas arnt done in house like the rest aside from the prototypes. 6LE has had a lot of issues with the company that makes them..

As far as the shipping not sure what to say other than its a 2 man operation. Delays from powdercoater etc.
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 09:32 AM
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Damn I was wanting a Targa too! What has been the problem with them?
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 04:27 PM
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This is the most ludicrous thread I've ever read. First of all, LS1tech is not our company. Using a random thread on here to try to contact us is just senseless. We have a website, e-mails, our own forums, facebook, instagram, etc...

If you want to post negative feedback in the appropriate forum then by all means do so, that's what it is for. But expecting a company ran by two people to randomly come across a thread on one of the many forums they sponsor is not the way to do it.

Next, to the OP. We literally cleared out our inventory sending you bumpers you kept finding things wrong with. They are all inspected before shipment for damage, they have none. Unfortunately it happens in transit sometimes (as your first one had) so we replace no questions asked. We've replaced multiple times no questions asked (other companies would start blaming the body shop for mishandling, etc...). The last bumper that went out I paid extreme to test fit on Christian's car before it shipped. I'm waiting to hear from Jeff if that was one of the last ones that had gone out to you or what, I honestly was under the impression this was resolved after that as I've had no e-mails from you.

To be honest, it is a $550 bumper. The amount of fiberglass alone in it in the states would cost more than that. It is made over seas and is that price (which is a cheap price) which comes with the knowledge it will take work. I honestly told Jeff at one point to stop sending you bumpers because you were nitpicking expecting a $2000 bumper (like what Corvette guys have to pay) for $550. He talked me down and we continued to send replacements. Yes, after we sent multiples to you our inventory was cleared out and unfortunately these take about 6 months to get made.

We are a small company but try to keep inventory but when one customer gets as many as you did it is hard for us to keep up.

E-mail me so I know where we last stand so I can make sure the bumper I test fit got to you...

Shane-ss... You felt the rails weren't the right length (they've been fine on all the other 100 seats we sent out). That is simply how the factory makes them. What did we end up doing for you? We took their rails and completely fabricated a new lever for them to make them longer for you. Weird you didn't mention that.

CBAR02SLP, I SERIOUSLY can't believe you posted this. We JUST e-mailed pointing out how you failed miserably to simply read the ordering page and your grille was already out in under the time the site said. The page you clicked said how long it could take and that if you want an accurate update simply e-mail us. You e-mailed us, we said it is waiting on powder. We sent you tracking, Fed Ex picked up a day or so later. Your grille shows delivered in UNDER the time on the page you ordered said it would be. Who's the crook?

Dealing with people who simply don't take the time to read, expect $2000 parts for $200, etc... on a daily basis makes us want to close up shop at least once a week.

My friend Jeff and I have been in love with F-Bodies for about 30 years. We work other jobs to support our selves, sell the products for just enough profit to pay the business costs and make new products to keep our cars alive. We do it out of passion and do our best to do whatever we can to make people happy and love their cars with our products and this is the thanks we get (not the OP so much as CBAR...).

Deep thanks to everyone who showed support in this thread. I sleep about 4 hours a day trying to balance all of this and it is nice to see some people appreciate it.

We could always just double are prices, just sell what we have (no new products), hire someone to answer a phone and BS e-mails or we could continue to do what we do IF our customers will simply read our site, use our site, etc...

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Our issues with the company is not quality, it is simply time frames that keep changing. Things we were supposed to have in January show up in March because they have to ship from over seas.
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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Don't go away I still need a sail panel eventually!
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I know the items I've received from 6LE were top notch. I loved having my dual exhaust valance from you guys on my last car!!!
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