The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Performance Parts Suppliers...
11-08-05, 08:45 AM
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Performance Parts Suppliers...
I'm starting this thread because I constantly see people asking about this company or that company... Maybe if this is informative enough, it can get stickied so it's a handy reference.
I'll start with the obvious:
The good:
Racing Beat. I've ordered over $3k in parts from them. Perfect shipping, delivery, etc. The one time they messed up, they express mailed me the parts they forgot.
The bad and ugly:
CP Racing. I ordered a strut tower bar from them. It took FOREVER to arrive, then it didn't fit under my hood... (This was my old T2). When I called them, they told me it must be my car, "that it was probably in an accident." No, I bought it from the original owner, who is also my boss' husband. He told me there were no accidents. "Well, he must be lying to you." After more b.s., I just gave up. I actually left the bar in the basement of the house when we moved out.
Edit by Jon: This has now been stickied. READ THE RULES on page two before posting
I'll start with the obvious:
The good:
Racing Beat. I've ordered over $3k in parts from them. Perfect shipping, delivery, etc. The one time they messed up, they express mailed me the parts they forgot.
The bad and ugly:
CP Racing. I ordered a strut tower bar from them. It took FOREVER to arrive, then it didn't fit under my hood... (This was my old T2). When I called them, they told me it must be my car, "that it was probably in an accident." No, I bought it from the original owner, who is also my boss' husband. He told me there were no accidents. "Well, he must be lying to you." After more b.s., I just gave up. I actually left the bar in the basement of the house when we moved out.
Edit by Jon: This has now been stickied. READ THE RULES on page two before posting
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11-08-05, 10:33 AM
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although im a newbie:
I have spent a few hundred $ with Mazdatrix
this was done through mail order which often times can get screwed up
they have always been fast and sent exactly what I have ordered
great place
I have spent a few hundred $ with Mazdatrix
this was done through mail order which often times can get screwed up
they have always been fast and sent exactly what I have ordered
great place
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11-08-05, 10:51 AM
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I have had good experiences with both Mazdatrix and Victoria British. Parts received quickly (for having to go through customs), and no errors.
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I just put in an order with Rotary Performance AKA rx7.com. The check out was easy but isnt the money taking process always!! I will tell you how It turns out. It is Texas based company, so I holding high hopes!
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well i give cp racing a D+ just becasue i orderd one thing got it quick and something else jsut never came, although they did refund me after 1.5 months.
and btw they use jigs i am sure of this, and it fit my car A+++++++++ (strut bar)
and btw they use jigs i am sure of this, and it fit my car A+++++++++ (strut bar)
11-08-05, 06:12 PM
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yeah, racing beat is good. got an exhaust system from them and it arrived relatively quick.
how about atkins rotary? are they good?
how about atkins rotary? are they good?
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Originally Posted by racintang
Is thre a way to set upa poll for each company and then let everyone rate them?
It would be interesting to see how many companies would be willing to be publicly rated. I guarandamntee you that CP Racing wouldn't want to be. They know they suck.
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I'm with everybody else on Racing Beat and Mazdatrix (A) and I've also had good results from Dave Gibson (Speed Machine Performance). Mariah was good on customer service but my Cold Air Box was way to expensive in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by rbf41182gt
yeah, racing beat is good. got an exhaust system from them and it arrived relatively quick.
how about atkins rotary? are they good?
how about atkins rotary? are they good?
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Originally Posted by PhreakMac
Victoria British and Racing beat have done me well so far, except for the damn door handles from VB that are STILL on backorder(5 months now)
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