W body Store fenderwell intake
03-24-2010, 11:31 PM
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Looks just like the ones provided earlier, except I haven't got a hold of a cutoff wheel to clean mine up. I'd like to do that and build a box before showing it off.
03-24-2010, 11:49 PM
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Those are webmail pictures attached to your account. So unless you want to give everyone your sign in credentials, upload them!
03-30-2010, 08:53 PM
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Kit does work. Driving around with it right now. It's just not pretty and I'm going to have to build a box for it, and the filter is a crappy off brand.
So guys, once again I'm the test mule for the LS4 people. Now you know what you're getting if you're wanting to buy this intake.
So guys, once again I'm the test mule for the LS4 people. Now you know what you're getting if you're wanting to buy this intake.
03-31-2010, 01:51 PM
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So basically the W body store is selling a kit that doesn't work and using the excuse it is a supplier part. It would make sense to me that you would take them off the market until you (the owner) knows for certain the kit works. Instead of selling it to people then essentially saying "sorry about your luck, but I don't acutally make". But the fact of the matter is that YOU are selling the kit. The owner expressed frustration that his company would be flamed because you (alabam guy) simply recieved the wrong kit. Now is seems it's time to really flame the W body store because he's selling a kit he doesn't even know if it fits or not.
Sorry for the rant, just ridiculous that he would get on here and try and put the blame on the company that makes the kit, but he's the one selling it, not even knowing if it's worth a crap.
I was going to buy, but now I really don't think that i will be.
Sorry for the rant, just ridiculous that he would get on here and try and put the blame on the company that makes the kit, but he's the one selling it, not even knowing if it's worth a crap.
I was going to buy, but now I really don't think that i will be.
03-31-2010, 03:57 PM
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I don't see why Mike is being flamed here. His other intakes work...I've installed them myself one a GXP. The point is he (Mike) gets them from somebody else. And they require some fitting if its not a GXP. It's obviously not going to work well in a monte carlo...because it takes some fitting to work in a GXP. I don't see how you were saying it wouldn't fit on a GXP, because I have bought and installed that same one on a friend's car.
I am willing to say that if you would have reasoned with Mike first before he had to come in here respond to this thread, he would have righted your deal and provided you with the advertised parts. I have done plenty of business with him, the man isn't out to screw people.
I am willing to say that if you would have reasoned with Mike first before he had to come in here respond to this thread, he would have righted your deal and provided you with the advertised parts. I have done plenty of business with him, the man isn't out to screw people.
03-31-2010, 06:01 PM
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I don't see why Mike is being flamed here. His other intakes work...I've installed them myself one a GXP. The point is he (Mike) gets them from somebody else. And they require some fitting if its not a GXP. It's obviously not going to work well in a monte carlo...because it takes some fitting to work in a GXP. I don't see how you were saying it wouldn't fit on a GXP, because I have bought and installed that same one on a friend's car.
I am willing to say that if you would have reasoned with Mike first before he had to come in here respond to this thread, he would have righted your deal and provided you with the advertised parts. I have done plenty of business with him, the man isn't out to screw people.
I am willing to say that if you would have reasoned with Mike first before he had to come in here respond to this thread, he would have righted your deal and provided you with the advertised parts. I have done plenty of business with him, the man isn't out to screw people.
03-31-2010, 11:37 PM
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You, having an Imp, may not be able to fit a proper FWI without some cutting and fab work. Imps/Montes don't have the open space behind the headlight that continues into the fender.
04-01-2010, 01:54 PM
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That's great that you have bought stuff of Mike and like doing business with him.
But myself, as a potential customer, cannot look at this and know that if I order, it will be correct, fit as described, come with parts it says it does, and that if it doesn't, Mike will be right there to resolve the situation as if it were his own personal car.
Instead it looks like I stand a good chance of ordering this, it doesn't fit, then I contact them, they say it's the suppliers fault i got the wrong kit, we exchange kits, maybe it works maybe it doesn't. Then if it doesn't i'm left to modify it myself or try and fight to get my money back...
I'm not saying he's a bad guy and out to screw us. but from my viewpoint as a customer, I'd like to see better from a vendor.
Again i'm not saying this to just flame the guy, may be a great person, but this is the situation. I think a lot of people are in the same boat I am, wanting to mod a car but very uncertain what we're going to be getting into.
But myself, as a potential customer, cannot look at this and know that if I order, it will be correct, fit as described, come with parts it says it does, and that if it doesn't, Mike will be right there to resolve the situation as if it were his own personal car.
Instead it looks like I stand a good chance of ordering this, it doesn't fit, then I contact them, they say it's the suppliers fault i got the wrong kit, we exchange kits, maybe it works maybe it doesn't. Then if it doesn't i'm left to modify it myself or try and fight to get my money back...
I'm not saying he's a bad guy and out to screw us. but from my viewpoint as a customer, I'd like to see better from a vendor.
Again i'm not saying this to just flame the guy, may be a great person, but this is the situation. I think a lot of people are in the same boat I am, wanting to mod a car but very uncertain what we're going to be getting into.
04-01-2010, 02:30 PM
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That's great that you have bought stuff of Mike and like doing business with him.
But myself, as a potential customer, cannot look at this and know that if I order, it will be correct, fit as described, come with parts it says it does, and that if it doesn't, Mike will be right there to resolve the situation as if it were his own personal car.
Instead it looks like I stand a good chance of ordering this, it doesn't fit, then I contact them, they say it's the suppliers fault i got the wrong kit, we exchange kits, maybe it works maybe it doesn't. Then if it doesn't i'm left to modify it myself or try and fight to get my money back...
I'm not saying he's a bad guy and out to screw us. but from my viewpoint as a customer, I'd like to see better from a vendor.
Again i'm not saying this to just flame the guy, may be a great person, but this is the situation. I think a lot of people are in the same boat I am, wanting to mod a car but very uncertain what we're going to be getting into.
But myself, as a potential customer, cannot look at this and know that if I order, it will be correct, fit as described, come with parts it says it does, and that if it doesn't, Mike will be right there to resolve the situation as if it were his own personal car.
Instead it looks like I stand a good chance of ordering this, it doesn't fit, then I contact them, they say it's the suppliers fault i got the wrong kit, we exchange kits, maybe it works maybe it doesn't. Then if it doesn't i'm left to modify it myself or try and fight to get my money back...
I'm not saying he's a bad guy and out to screw us. but from my viewpoint as a customer, I'd like to see better from a vendor.
Again i'm not saying this to just flame the guy, may be a great person, but this is the situation. I think a lot of people are in the same boat I am, wanting to mod a car but very uncertain what we're going to be getting into.
It says, straight from the WBS:
Intakes are made to order and take 3 - 5 business days for powdercoating.
Installation Notes - Please note that cutting of the inner fender brace is necessary on W bodies which makes this one of the more difficult intakes to install. Please email us if you have problems with the install and cut/ modified intakes can not be warranted under any circumstances.
Mike even says in his post in this thread:
The JMB intakes are one of probably 4 products that we don't have any hand in once the order is placed. We simply forward the order to JMB at which point they make and ship the intake. Unfortunately we can't bring assembly of this in house since we don't powdercoat here and we can't exactly stock them because there are over 100 combinations of intakes that we carry.