Stark Performance - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

finch1750 · 02-03-2015, 04:11 PM

It surprises me how many vendors in this community show support without just caring about making every last dollar they can. @Stark Performance is one of them.

Stark makes Paddle Shifter extensions for AT twins. These are a bit pricey but a good product. Some of the initial batches had problems with their finish (bumpy, uneven coloring, etc) and Mike took care of them in quick fashion. Fiment has been spot on from everyone that I have seen. Now come to my interactions with Mike.

I actually bought a set of these used from a friend who was parting out their car. Again, fitment is excellent and they make driving more comfortable for me. Since I got these used however the original adhesive wasn't holding. I tried 3m that was too thick and settled on a spray adhesive that works but if I happen to pull the top part of the exstension they can come off. I posted in a user thread on these and Mike PM'd me offing to sell me new die cuts of the adhesive for a small fee. Then in emailing to pay he gave detailed instructions on how best to apply the die cjts to the paddles. Here he is standing behind his product so I can get the most out of it when I got it in the secondary market. Big kudos to Mike at Stark Performance for coming through like that.

finch1750 · 03-24-2016, 04:44 PM

Bump for an update.

I never did get these on as I ruined the finish trying to remove the old adhesive and was never happy with the way they came out when I tried to fix them. Was posting in a thread about these compared to the GCS and Mike remembered me and that I had the original mold that had problems. He offered me the same option as any old customer of returning the old ones for the new mold made in the USA for just the cost of shipping.

The paddles look great and feel great but most importantly Mike has some of the best customer service around. He just gave me the tracking info so I will be sure to post pics as soon as I get them. And I rpomise to install them the same day this time haha.

Bottom line if you have an AT and use the flappy paddles buy thes Stark Performance Paddle Shift Extensions!

fumanchu1 · 03-24-2016, 05:54 PM

Nice to see some vendors not after every penny they can squeeze but instead building a rapport and reputation from providing good service.

go_a_way1 · 03-24-2016, 06:02 PM

I can second this as I got then new gen ones as soon as they came out and they only came with 1 bit of adhesive per side. They fell off after a little while, so I contacted him on here and told him they have fallen off. He told me that all them ship with 2 adhesive bits per side now and sent me 2 per side free of change (including shipping) Amazing service!!!!

10/10 would recommend Stark Products

finch1750 · 03-29-2016, 01:36 AM

Installed. Nice finish. Great feel. Cool engraved logo. Thanks @Stark Performance!

Stark Performance · 03-29-2016, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

Installed. Nice finish. Great feel. Cool engraved logo. Thanks @Stark Performance!

They look great on there! Thank you for sharing!

02-03-2015, 04:11 PM	#1
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,593 Thanks: 9,403 Thanked 9,411 Times in 5,270 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	Stark Performance It surprises me how many vendors in this community show support without just caring about making every last dollar they can. @Stark Performance is one of them. Stark makes Paddle Shifter extensions for AT twins. These are a bit pricey but a good product. Some of the initial batches had problems with their finish (bumpy, uneven coloring, etc) and Mike took care of them in quick fashion. Fiment has been spot on from everyone that I have seen. Now come to my interactions with Mike. I actually bought a set of these used from a friend who was parting out their car. Again, fitment is excellent and they make driving more comfortable for me. Since I got these used however the original adhesive wasn't holding. I tried 3m that was too thick and settled on a spray adhesive that works but if I happen to pull the top part of the exstension they can come off. I posted in a user thread on these and Mike PM'd me offing to sell me new die cuts of the adhesive for a small fee. Then in emailing to pay he gave detailed instructions on how best to apply the die cjts to the paddles. Here he is standing behind his product so I can get the most out of it when I got it in the secondary market. Big kudos to Mike at Stark Performance for coming through like that. __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David Last edited by finch1750; 02-04-2015 at 01:26 PM.

03-24-2016, 04:44 PM	#2
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,593 Thanks: 9,403 Thanked 9,411 Times in 5,270 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	Bump for an update. I never did get these on as I ruined the finish trying to remove the old adhesive and was never happy with the way they came out when I tried to fix them. Was posting in a thread about these compared to the GCS and Mike remembered me and that I had the original mold that had problems. He offered me the same option as any old customer of returning the old ones for the new mold made in the USA for just the cost of shipping. The paddles look great and feel great but most importantly Mike has some of the best customer service around. He just gave me the tracking info so I will be sure to post pics as soon as I get them. And I rpomise to install them the same day this time haha. Bottom line if you have an AT and use the flappy paddles buy thes Stark Performance Paddle Shift Extensions! __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

03-29-2016, 01:36 AM	#5
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,593 Thanks: 9,403 Thanked 9,411 Times in 5,270 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	Installed. Nice finish. Great feel. Cool engraved logo. Thanks @Stark Performance! __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

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