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06-12-2020, 02:46 PM | #70857 | |
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In my situation, my order arrived exactly as specified but a 3 week ETA at time of order turned into almost 3 months... every couple of weeks I had to follow up and was always told "just another week or so". When I finally got it I had to polish out the whole thing because it was swirled all over. It also didn't even come close to being centered properly when fully tightened down. Ended up not liking a weighted shift knob so it has become an expensive paperweight on my desk at work. |
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For this one I'm not installing yet for maybe a few days. But it came with an allen wrench so that the middle bolt (?) can be slightly adjusted if the knob doesn't center correctly with the first go at it. His "authenticity" note says it can be cleaned with acetone or isopropyl alcohol, so I just put some water and rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and wiped the bad spots, then polished it off with a very soft microfiber towel. But there are some blemishes in the work that likely can't come off.
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06-12-2020, 05:24 PM | #70859 |
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Will be testing cf skinning & wet cf this wkend. If goes will, mind as well make cf diffuser... no, not really. lol
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06-12-2020, 09:52 PM | #70860 | |
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it all makes sense now!
i've got a working theory that a large concentration of non-fiction in any location creates crazy people that tend to unintentionally create their own flair of drama in every situation for no other reason than to make themselves feel more important than they really are. i also had an ex-girlfriend that worked in a library for 2 years. i don't remember any of the stories that she vented about, but remember offering to let the air out of specific car tires more than once... Quote:
business sounds simple on the surface: offer product few others do for money in a public place. people place order for product. create/assemble product. ship product. people happy. what really happens: offer product few others do for money in public place. people place order for product. --some of the people expect it next-day-aired and in stock, AND_SEND_ALL_CAPS_EMAILS_THE_SECOND_THEY_PLACE_THE _ORDER_LOOKING_FOR_A_SHIPPING_CONFIRMATION --others have no comprehension of the skill and time it takes. --others beg for a discount all the time because of #reasons. create/assemble the product, while fielding these otherwise really annoying people that have no compression of the process, all but demanding that everything be done for them immediately because 'you're a small shop, and can't have that many other orders to fill'... ship product, breathe. people get product, half don't say anything, and bash the finished product in every single blog, forum, and web article they can. the other half is so annoyed, they send emails demanding free products, and then get angry that 3+ figure products can't be had for free, and proceed to bash said products in every forum, blog, and web article... rule #1 of business: people suck. rule #2 of business: you're only as good as your planning. (most people don't plan very well)
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06-12-2020, 10:50 PM | #70861 |
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So... instead of doing cf skinning, put FXT water/oil cooler & intake pipe. I’ll work on cf skinning tomorrow
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Oh & DIY rubber seal thingy between rear window & trunk. Instead of $200 TRD ver, mine cost $17 lol
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06-12-2020, 11:05 PM | #70863 |
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i'm debating playing with my louvers...
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the trd one IS a very nice piece though!
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Not denying that... for me, I couldn’t justify spending $200 for it.
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I did something similar but not nearly as nice as your solution. I was worried about the wing distorting the trunk and creating a gap so I added some trim.
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Yeah I did buy circle style rubber seal too... but SuperTom had this style ver & looked better, so went w that instead.
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