Westcoast-Turbo, are you kidding me?!?
 

So I got referred to these guys through someone on here, and it's been nothing but a nightmare. I ordered some charge piping from them, which on their site, appeared to be brand new with quality cuts and bents. Well, it took over a month to ship my piping, and this is the kind of ---- I finally recieved this morning...

Nice packaging, couldnt find a box that fit?... ::)
http://x11.putfile.com/4/10908582865.jpg
So much for "brand new piping." Looks like this shits been used for years..
http://x11.putfile.com/4/10908581571.jpg

The U-bends are NOT U-bends, rather two 45's coupled together. The cuts on the piping are sloppy as hell, and dont even get me started on the couplers... Theres tape and ---- all over the pipes, the clamps are cheap, etc etc etc... I am so disappointed right now it's sickening.

Thanks a lot westcoast-turbo, for really putting a damper on my mood towards boosting. Oh well, what else can I do but suck it up and work to make the ---- look/fit good.

In conclusion, I have learned that www.westcoast-turbo.com is nothing but a joke, and I WILL NEVER recommend them to anyone...ever

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That's how it was? No packing peanuts or anything?

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you can tell from the picture on their site that the U bend are two pipes...


you should buy from LSD motorsport dude.

Re: Westcoast-Turbo, are you kidding me?!?
 

well, I would have if I wasnt a noob and knew exactly what I was looking for and needed. Unfortunately this is my first time boosting. I was looking for something very close to "ready to use" and this was the most complete looking kit I found.

And yes, it came just like that, no peanuts, no news paper, nothing...

Re: Westcoast-Turbo, are you kidding me?!?
 

wel, bottom line... it still will work tho... paint it flat black.

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AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA you suck. :y

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Kiss my ass donut puncher ::)


....I know that it will still work, I'm simply trying to give an accurate dipiction of how this company works, so that no one else will have to deal with the ---- I dealt with.

And yes, my plan has been to paint the piping black from the get-go, but thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully I can work on that this weekend

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looks new to me?

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John Deere Spec isn't good enough for HMT?

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Looks new to me, can`t really expect too much for the price. On top of that shipping peanut or any kinda of stuffing will up the cost :S but i would stuff it with newspaper at least. COupler looks fine, the exact same ---- i had on my car. but they do get stiff and slide off :S

SHould have buy CDM bolt-on kit from me :P

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wow.. first the fag trash talking stealthmode and now this..

Re: Westcoast-Turbo, are you kidding me?!?
 

What, you'd rather watch member and member get let down by these guys, rather that nip in the bud and save everyone else the headache?




Where were you for all of my "Need help with IC Piping" & "WTB Charge Piping" threads?!?!

Re: Westcoast-Turbo, are you kidding me?!?
 

too bad i wasn`t paying attention

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I bought my charge pipes and couplers from Tuner Toys, they were very nice, well packaged, came quick, TT gets an A+ from me :)

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yes tunertoys has always taken care of me. stealthmode as well. They are were I get most of my ----. tunertoys goes way beyond great customer service.

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Have you ever bought mandrel bends before?There not shiny those look brand new to me.I agree a better packing job would be nice but none the less you got exactly what they described.

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yeha they do look good, dont really see any blemishes, no rust or anything...

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No, I actually haven't bought these before. But these are REALLY dirty inside and out. The couplers look faded as hell. ANd the quality of the cuts is horrid. I'm going to have to do something to smooth them out real good or I'll end up with shards of metal in my motor...

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It's black fiber-on-the-outside bends, a little dirt gets on them they look dirty. The fiber is great as they protect you from getting cuts in the connectors easily, which the pure silicone ones are really prone to. Wash them in soap and water, jeez.

There is nothing wrong with those mandrels. They come coated in cosmoline or some goo to prevent oxidation, and dirt and ---- from cutting them has gotten inside - boo ------- hoo. When you go to cut on them to make them fit your actual car, the same exact thing will happen. Wash them in soap and water, too.

As for the quality of cuts *shrug*. I cut the black fiber bits with a chop saw as anything else leaves them a little wavy. As for the quality of them sealing, that's not a problem at all. Welcome to HMT, you've got about what everyone else has. *shrug*

As far as the clamps, T-bolt units run about $3/per. For your average 5 to 6 hose connections you'd need 10-12 clamps. That's $30 right there, how much did you spend again? Uh huh.

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Everybody wants low cost ----. Then some guy starts buying this ---- in bulk and marking it up a dollar and calling it a business. People buy because it's cheap, and the only reason it's cheap is because that's the only way for the new guy to make a name for himself, because everyone and thier mom sells it.
Making a dollar on the lowest cost ---- you can find (garbage) only leads you to throw the garbage in the box and get it gone. Although it's not an excuse for him, if you want something, pay for it. That's the only way it's going to work.

When I was selling purosil I cut it on a bandsaw. I threw away more than I actually shipped because cutting it is a bitch, and half of them weren't worthy of showing up with my name on them. It takes more than a website with flashy pictures to give your "company" the image it's going to need to survive.

I'd say in the ----- vs. quality U-bend market, LSD Mike is probably the safest bet.

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Ya but people prefer to save 2 bucks and have problems/bitch about somethin.

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chris, I never sent you any money, but I expect one of your throttlebodies asap or I'm going to start bitching about your business practices. I don't want to hear any of that, "you get what you pay for," horseshit either.

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Ya and I love the emails my boyez sister brother can like do it for like 40 would you do it for that ::).



lame they didnt pack better thats like step 1 of an online business. But you got what you paid for




The internet bashing threads are lame. You have a problem with them contact them directly and let them know on the phone and not hidding behind a computer.


Either way want to be part of HMT support someone who sells/posts here everyday LSD

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Re: Westcoast-Turbo, are you kidding me?!?
 

Thanks for the love guys!

When it comes down to everybody selling the same stuff and trying to out------ each other to gain a name, customer service is all that's left. We take our customer service very seriously. We have lost a lot of money on different occasions, because we refuse to screw our customers.

As for charge piping kits, I was disappointed to see other businesses come in and really cut the bottom out of the charge piping kit market. And at the time WestCoast joined in, I decided that we would not be a part of that price war. I had hoped that providing a quality kit, and backing it up with excellent customer service would be enough.

Although I am not in the habit of takling poorly of other businesses, it that is how your charge piping kit arrived, then you have a right to complain about what you revceived. If a company has cut the price so close that they can't even package the product correclty, then we probably won't have to worry about that company being around for a long time. Nobody wants to open their package and see a bunch of jumbled up parts all tossed in where they can bang together. So what if it's just steel pipe and rubber connectors, the customer has a right to feel like their purchased product meant something to the seller.

Rant Off,

Craig

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Valid point but starting the thread meh I find it lame. But ya if they cant go steal a bunch of newspaper and pack and spent the extra 3 minutes to do it right well ya no bueno.

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I agree with you on the points you are making, Craig, but the OP is an inexperienced kid with a sandy vaj. He needs to stfu n00b and get his hands dirty learning, instead of lamenting to the greater part of the internet for hours + hours.

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:6

booya. :-\

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Sheeeeit... that kit looks fine to me. When I ordered my charge piping kit I made all the cuts myself, with a sawzall in my hands and the pipe supported between my feet because I lack proper cutting tools (chopsaw) and pipe holding fixtures (vice). My cuts are all crooked and chinky but all that's covered up with the couplers :6

edit: I didn't get my kit from westcoast turbo by the way. I'm just sayin that when you buy a cheap piping kit, don't expect no bling blang blaow. So what if the kit they sent you has tape on some pipes? or your couplers aren't cut perfectly? It's a cheap kit that will do what you bought it to do. You get what you paid for.

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dam that sucks, all i hear is negative stuff on them. ???

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yup, and they are no longer a hmt sponser

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Ya I dont know why people jump into business like they did pretty lame and customer service from them sucked balllz

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Werd!! LSD - awesome customer service, fast shipping, good packaging and damn good prices.

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When I buy bends, they usually come in a fine mohogany box packed with diamonds delivered on the back of a rare 4 humped African Llama whose brain I then eat because it's a delicacy.

Re: Westcoast-Turbo, are you kidding me?!?
 

Mine come the same way! :o

Looking at your pics, those pipes look fine to me. The cuts arent noticeably rough, and all the pieces are there. Customer service sucking isnt something any customer should have to deal with though. I'm not saying i'd ever buy from them, but it wouldnt surprise me if the IC piping kit works just fine for you.

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For the longest time I've been trying to convey that message, but I couldn't figure out how I'd spell the last part without it being "blow". I thought of "blou", but I'm liking yours better.

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Hey, You don't know me man, so stfu. The only time I spend online is when I'm at work, check my post times dick. Once I'm outta work for the day, I dont touch my computer again until the next morning. Moving on...

To whoever said bitching online is stupid and to call them blah blah blah. You try and call them, then talk to me. I called them probably 25-30 times throughout this whole ordeal, AND NEVER SPOKE TO A HUMAN! They didnt even have the decency to send me an e-mail response (yes, I e-mailed them a few times as well) to say that they were going through some ----, and that they'd ship it on XX/XX/XXXX. Instead, they let me wait for A MONTH, with the order just kinda hanging in limbo.

The customer service was horrid, in all aspects, and THAT is my complaint.

Re: Westcoast-Turbo, are you kidding me?!?
 

when it come to piping.next time go to www.summitracing.com never dissapointing, always get what you ordered nothing less