Racingline Strut Tower Brace pre-order info (part 2)
03-23-2007, 05:57 AM
#5
As I am on the same boat as all of you, why get a refund and get a Stillen bar, when it will rub on the IM or the hood? I am inpatient as well, but come on now! A FSTB for $72 that is going to be "perfect," compared to a bar that costs around $130ish that will rub and not be an exact fit...which would you pick? Are you guys planning on the Nürburgring within the next few weeks and you want every handling mod possible?! 
I've been the first in line to be waiting for this and I will still get it once it comes out, why get a refund? This is coming from a kid that has all suspension work done to his car too, and the FSTB would be 1 of 3 last things to finish it.
my 2 cents
dan
I've been the first in line to be waiting for this and I will still get it once it comes out, why get a refund? This is coming from a kid that has all suspension work done to his car too, and the FSTB would be 1 of 3 last things to finish it.
my 2 cents
dan
03-23-2007, 07:17 AM
#6
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Originally Posted by !PrjctMax!
I am inpatient as well, but come on now! A FSTB for $72 that is going to be "perfect," compared to a bar that costs around $130ish that will rub and not be an exact fit...which would you pick?
There's no sense complaining like a 4 year old passing by DQ beyotchin for an ice cream cone. Geeze.
CM
03-23-2007, 12:23 PM
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All new 6th gen products have had delays, sometimes for months!!! It sucks but I've been in this waiting game for 3+ years with the Max. With that said, the manufacture does owe the customer an update in order to keep a loyal customer base, it just makes good business sense...
So who else has had production delays/problems:
RedLineMax (out of business)
HotShot (out of business)
Custom Enterprise (out of business)
Stillen
Cattman
ActiveTuning
Racingline
Just a few examples...
So who else has had production delays/problems:
RedLineMax (out of business)
HotShot (out of business)
Custom Enterprise (out of business)
Stillen
Cattman
ActiveTuning
Racingline
Just a few examples...
03-23-2007, 01:30 PM
#10
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It sucks, but THAT is the price of being a modification pioneer, I guess. Obviously, these will cost much more when production is in full swing too. I support Taz 100% and appreciate everything that he and Racingline has done for me and my Maxima recently.
I will be calm (deep breaths) and wait for my strut bar patiently. What other choice do I have? At least those MMI's will keep me busy for a while!!!
I will be calm (deep breaths) and wait for my strut bar patiently. What other choice do I have? At least those MMI's will keep me busy for a while!!!
03-23-2007, 02:08 PM
#12
Originally Posted by SEGirl
Why the Stillen bar will rub?? i have some friend who got it and they happy with it
but i believe chris said it the best...maybe from time to time an update would be greatly appreicated...however i understand its a very stressful time for tax right now with a new babii and dealing with the manfact...but i don't mind being patient as long as i know...no one has forgotten about us...tehe
03-23-2007, 05:27 PM
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I support taz as well.
I'd pre-ordered the bar with MMI. So when the bar was delayed last month,
he shipped the MMI immediately upon my request. When my endlink had
an issue, he shipped a replacement part immediately.
I'd pre-ordered the bar with MMI. So when the bar was delayed last month,
he shipped the MMI immediately upon my request. When my endlink had
an issue, he shipped a replacement part immediately.
03-24-2007, 04:05 PM
#21
ya It's custom made specifically for the maxima. The stillen bar is the same bar they use on all their strutbars, they just make new brackets for each car.. This bar is designed from scratch to address all issues of the stillen bar
03-24-2007, 04:15 PM
#22
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stillen.. this one.. stillen... this one.. stilllen.. this onee....?
should i be worried that it won't be arriving soon and with that mindset go over to stillen.com and pick one of those up? the waiting game hurts ;[ what other choices are available as far as good clearing FTSB?
should i be worried that it won't be arriving soon and with that mindset go over to stillen.com and pick one of those up? the waiting game hurts ;[ what other choices are available as far as good clearing FTSB?
03-24-2007, 05:54 PM
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i'm moving in a month - so if this doesn't ship by then please confirm my address first
i paid for the MMI and FSTB in january i think and didn't think this would be an issue - i'm amazed you never shipped me the MMI once you knew the FSTB would be delayed
i paid for the MMI and FSTB in january i think and didn't think this would be an issue - i'm amazed you never shipped me the MMI once you knew the FSTB would be delayed
03-24-2007, 06:44 PM
#26
Originally Posted by taz
Alan if you want it I can ship it. I shipped out the mmi's to those that requested them. just pm me the address to ship it too if other than the 4124 one I have on file
Im guessing theres another Alan !!
03-24-2007, 08:59 PM
#27
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Originally Posted by taz
Like I said in the previous thread I'll get more and final details later ( most likely monday.) But untill then here is a teaser just to prove things are getting done.
03-25-2007, 03:14 AM
#29
Originally Posted by AllBlackMax
Is there something special about this bar that it won't have the same clearance issues as the Stillen?
Originally Posted by NiZMo1o1
Will they make a black metal look ? sort of like the cattman ? hyper dark finsh sleeper look ?
Originally Posted by ecksy
stillen.. this one.. stillen... this one.. stilllen.. this onee....?
should i be worried that it won't be arriving soon and with that mindset go over to stillen.com and pick one of those up? the waiting game hurts ;[ what other choices are available as far as good clearing FTSB?
should i be worried that it won't be arriving soon and with that mindset go over to stillen.com and pick one of those up? the waiting game hurts ;[ what other choices are available as far as good clearing FTSB?
03-25-2007, 05:50 AM
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My Stillen does NOT rub in forward or reverse and never has...
Oh and I had my Stillen FUSB custom polished!!!
Taz, hang in there bro and appreciate everything you have been doing for the 6th Gen community...
Oh and I had my Stillen FUSB custom polished!!!
Taz, hang in there bro and appreciate everything you have been doing for the 6th Gen community...
03-25-2007, 08:59 AM
#31
Originally Posted by chernmax
My Stillen does NOT rub in forward or reverse and never has...
I was just thinking about how in most auto's I've driven, how when you put it in reverse, it shakes the whole car when it goes into gear... does that have anything to do with it? I know in my 6spd it doesn't do that, so I wonder if that's part of the reason...
why does reverse have the potential to hit the STB?
03-25-2007, 04:54 PM
#34
Originally Posted by MisterSparkle
there is proven fact that the stillen bar will hit and rub the I.Man. when the car is in reverse...on the max at least the altima which it was originally made for i don't believe has had any problems...some have it even hitting the hood on sharp turns.
but i believe chris said it the best...maybe from time to time an update would be greatly appreicated...however i understand its a very stressful time for tax right now with a new babii and dealing with the manfact...but i don't mind being patient as long as i know...no one has forgotten about us...tehe
but i believe chris said it the best...maybe from time to time an update would be greatly appreicated...however i understand its a very stressful time for tax right now with a new babii and dealing with the manfact...but i don't mind being patient as long as i know...no one has forgotten about us...tehe
03-30-2007, 04:38 AM
#39
Racingline is only part time for me, but has been demanding as of late, as well between my real job getting busier and the 2 kids ( 18months and 6 weeks) and wife that want attention. I'm waiting till summer to see if racingline can sustain it's growth before I give up my full time job.
Anyways enough bable, the bars are coming very slowly. The picture I put up was of the long awaited sample. The shop making them had access to better material then what I had originally used to prototype with, and because of clearance issues with the 3.5 the bar was redesigned. Albiet only slightly, but that still meant everything had to be changed. Mass production shops that normally deal with much larger volumes don't like little hicups from the little guys much, so I always get bumped for the larger bread and butter customers, but they acknowledge that time has run short. The sample they sent me was near perfect except they welded the bottom plate in the wrong orientation ( the 3 holes were rotated and the wrong one was pointing in) but because of that They had to go back and get a new sample done up which I'm told will be in my hands early next week m-w. From then on if everything is ok they are saying 5 weeks. Main reason being is that they don't do the powder coating in house only the fabricating, which is understandable as most places are like that. But that also means another vendor that doesn't like to recive 10- 20 pieces of they same part every other day. It's alot easier and cheaper to recieve and coat all of them at once then ship them all back to me at once.
Long story short I probably posted the pre order sale a month or so too early, but I guess that part of the learing curve. I know better now for our springs and cai that are getting done.
If there are any problems or questions, please EMAIL me sales@racinglineperformance.com
I am very sorry for the delays, some where necessary and some were out of my control, but at the same time we are trying to produce a high quality item here, not an ebay $25 part
I hope that most of you are ok with everything but if some want to back out I understand, it has taken a fair bit longer than I had originally said
Joe
Anyways enough bable, the bars are coming very slowly. The picture I put up was of the long awaited sample. The shop making them had access to better material then what I had originally used to prototype with, and because of clearance issues with the 3.5 the bar was redesigned. Albiet only slightly, but that still meant everything had to be changed. Mass production shops that normally deal with much larger volumes don't like little hicups from the little guys much, so I always get bumped for the larger bread and butter customers, but they acknowledge that time has run short. The sample they sent me was near perfect except they welded the bottom plate in the wrong orientation ( the 3 holes were rotated and the wrong one was pointing in) but because of that They had to go back and get a new sample done up which I'm told will be in my hands early next week m-w. From then on if everything is ok they are saying 5 weeks. Main reason being is that they don't do the powder coating in house only the fabricating, which is understandable as most places are like that. But that also means another vendor that doesn't like to recive 10- 20 pieces of they same part every other day. It's alot easier and cheaper to recieve and coat all of them at once then ship them all back to me at once.
Long story short I probably posted the pre order sale a month or so too early, but I guess that part of the learing curve. I know better now for our springs and cai that are getting done.
If there are any problems or questions, please EMAIL me sales@racinglineperformance.com
I am very sorry for the delays, some where necessary and some were out of my control, but at the same time we are trying to produce a high quality item here, not an ebay $25 part
I hope that most of you are ok with everything but if some want to back out I understand, it has taken a fair bit longer than I had originally said
Joe
