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TuxedoCartman · 10-02-2012, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by dsgerbc

It amazes me that people buy stuff from Vivid w/o recourse given their reputation. After 4 month you'd have to sue him to get your money back instead of a regular credit card chargeback. Good luck getting this resolved via your money back or getting proper wheels.

They *used* to be an alright company to order from... back in the day (circa 2004-ish). But I won't lie: I started getting very, VERY concerned after placing my order, THEN reading more recent reviews. Now I'm starting to see the reason for it.

ebphoto · 10-02-2012, 02:30 PM

i couldnt imagine spending 3k dollars on almost stock sized wheels... more power to you though for ordering something real though i guess.
vivid has not only terrible prices, but terrible service... dont see how people still buy through them.

dori. · 10-02-2012, 02:38 PM

17x7.5 is +33 is really safe fitment. it'll definitely fit and look okay, and won't rub

sucks about the bronze/gold thing though.

armythug · 10-02-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TuxedoCartman

They *used* to be an alright company to order from... back in the day (circa 2004-ish). But I won't lie: I started getting very, VERY concerned after placing my order, THEN reading more recent reviews. Now I'm starting to see the reason for it.

Sorry to hear that man. That's unreal.

King Tut · 10-02-2012, 04:45 PM

I feel your pain. I have ordered multiple sets of Volks for my cars and the last set I ordered I got the same run around you got. After 4 months I came to find out that the wheels were never actually ordered and the company was basically scamming people now using money from Peter to pay Paul. Now I only buy Volks/Works/Advans that are already in stock or I go with a company like Forgeline that makes their own wheels and delivers you a custom wheel in a more than reasonable amount of time.

GuerillaRacing · 10-02-2012, 06:23 PM

Eek. Hate hearing horror stories like that. Hope you get it sorted out and the wheels are indeed in the Mackin warehouse.

TuxedoCartman · 10-02-2012, 06:31 PM

Partial update: no, the wheels are NOT at either Mackin or at Vivid's warehouse.

I'll fill everybody in on the rest once this dispute is fully settled, and I'm sane enough to write somewhat more impartially.

No Limit Motorsport · 10-02-2012, 06:38 PM

Ouch

VENOM~ · 10-03-2012, 01:58 AM

man if I paid that much for wheels I'd be pretty pissed as well.
Good luck hopefully it gets worked out in your favor.

MVJ1975 · 10-03-2012, 03:12 PM

Hopefully you get your wheels (the right ones!) soon. I'd be about ready to bash someone's head in if I dropped $3k on Volks and got the wrong color/offset.

Evasive quoted me 60-90 days when I ordered my 57Xtremes, and supposedly they were in stock in Japan, so we'll see.

ASSALBERT · 10-03-2012, 06:28 PM

special orders from japan typically take about 2-3 months via ocean freight

eshtog · 10-04-2012, 02:17 AM

Why would you order such a hight offset on a 7.5" rim anyways? Maybe this is a blessing in disguise?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747

JoeBoxer · 10-04-2012, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eshtog

Why would you order such a hight offset on a 7.5" rim anyways? Maybe this is a blessing in disguise?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747

Exactly i think they gave you a better offset and color, not what you ordered but i would prefer what they sent you.

TuxedoCartman · 10-04-2012, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eshtog

Why would you order such a hight offset on a 7.5" rim anyways? Maybe this is a blessing in disguise?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747

Because I'm a semi-educated adult who can magically use numbers to figure out exactly what look/ performance I want, based on stock wheel specs and handling characteristics? Ooooh, eery....

Biting sarcasm aside, you do know how offsets on a wheel work, right? And that the stock 7" wide wheels have an offset of +48?

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Originally Posted by JoeBoxer

Exactly i think they gave you a better offset and color, not what you ordered but i would prefer what they sent you.

Then you'll be happy to know there'll be a set in stock at Vivid in a couple of days, with no waiting. Good for you... enjoy.

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ebphoto Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FR-S, NA8, S13 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 394 Thanks: 21 Thanked 201 Times in 91 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	i couldnt imagine spending 3k dollars on almost stock sized wheels... more power to you though for ordering something real though i guess. vivid has not only terrible prices, but terrible service... dont see how people still buy through them.

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TuxedoCartman Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 86 Location: Exiled to Las Vegas Posts: 646 Thanks: 305 Thanked 579 Times in 220 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Partial update: no, the wheels are NOT at either Mackin or at Vivid's warehouse. I'll fill everybody in on the rest once this dispute is fully settled, and I'm sane enough to write somewhat more impartially.

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VENOM~ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 sti Location: Barrie Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	man if I paid that much for wheels I'd be pretty pissed as well. Good luck hopefully it gets worked out in your favor.

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ASSALBERT Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: DC5 Location: Orange County Posts: 53 Thanks: 17 Thanked 33 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	special orders from japan typically take about 2-3 months via ocean freight

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