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06-18-2013, 02:02 PM | #1 |
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Decent pics of Borla UEL header / collector?
Anyone got decent photos of the Borla UEL collector? I've seen the JDL vs Borla one but i'd like to see if that's consistently the quality.
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I should be getting my third replacement borla header by the end of the week, I will take pictures of both my old and new (newest production run with updated tooling was 6-7-2013)
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First production run had warped flange. What was wrong with the second replacement ?
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Warped flange, and someone with a grinder removed too much material where the gasket seals.....
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Don't mind atl, he post that same photo in every thread he can.
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You guys seem to forget that I personally went through THREE different Borla UEL headers with warped flanges and sketchy looking collectors via warranty replacement before giving up and getting a refund. I was patient and gave them another chance like many others here. I wasn't as lucky as some and I had to draw the line after three failures on Borla's behalf to deliver me a defect-free product.
The latter two of the three were confirmed by Chris Bass @ Borla to be from the "new batch" with "improved tooling", yet they still had warped flanges and were likely not even pulled out of the boxes to be checked with a straight edge which took me all of 60 seconds to do myself upon their arrival. Three strikes; Borla's out. Their lack of quality control is inexcusable. The customer service was great, however. |
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