I've been thinking we should have a Parts Review subforum. Why? There are several vendors that carry their own line of products and cater to this forum, some of them are excellent sellers and carry excellent product, while others lack in their product.

This is a good way to MAKE vendors have quality pieces, not just some hacked *** crappy product that looks good in pictures and has terrible fitment, or overall poor quality.

What do you guys think?

Thanks

 

I like this idea. I've seen this on some other forums where people have done installs and reviews, and keep it in one section.

 

Think this should be put in the suggestion forum.

 

It couldn't hurt I guess. though this car and most parts have been around so long that people generally have a pretty good idea what parts are worth buying.

 

i like the idea

 

it will be very difficult to compose. you would prob need divisions of each type of product or have it divided by manufacturer. if you made it by post, it would be pretty hard to keep it organized. you would prob need to compile them and make your own webpage...

also there is worrying about the pages expiring and pictures no longer working. i am just waiting for mahjik to chime in and give his 2 cents. he knows all about saving posts and information for other peoples benefit and future reference

if you do deside to gather together reviews i had some but the only link thats still good was the this one, since its rather recent-

megan racing coilovers: https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=megan

adam

 

also i dont think this forum is a democracy.

im a betting man and my money is on that having such a topic that serves to slam a paying sponsor will not go very far at all. regardless if their goods are really junk they are the ones paying to be here and thats the entire purpose behind this forum. though some retailers may benefit from positive feedback i highly doubt the forum would allow even the possibility of any negative threads forming so as to risk any future investment from these retailers.

share your opinions openly but i am highly skeptical that the forum would ever support a free market here.

 

I'd be more than happy to review performance parts that are on my FD, even though the thing hasn't run on it's own power in 2+ years

Rotary Extreme V-mount intercooler: It works very well from what i can gather. Looks shiney in the engine bay, with the polishing and what not. When i make car noises daydreaming in the bucket seat, I don't feel too much pressure drop between breathes. VrrrrrrRRRRRRM psh *gasp* VrrrrrRRRRRM psh. I believe it was paired well with the single turbo kit, bc after install, my car noises from the drivers seat increased



10/10

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

It does not have to be complicated at all. I am not aware of the regulations some of the vendors must pass, but I am sure that if someone wants to advertise, its not just about money. Personally, I am a manufacturer of certain products, and I only use nothing but the best components and strive for customer support, and of course, the product has to be top notch. I am encouraged not only because that is who I am, but because the clients demand it. It should work the same way for products offered through this forum.

This is not to be used for bashing vendors, or good and bad transactions. This is solely for products that have been recieved and installed. Pros, cons, suggestions, etc.

It protects the potential customer from buying a crappy product and encourages vendors/manufacturers to come out with products that are of good quality.

So far, my experience has been good with most vendors, although I must say I have purchased a couple of items that were terrible and some that required minor improvement to be excellent items.

I put this thread here cause it would recieve more attention, rather than dumping it in another part where no one hardly browses through.

I would be willing to help out in the moderation of the subforum although I would need help. Thank you.

 

LOL, good luck with your project.

 

I don't think it will work. Too many "opinion" are at stake and some people here like to argue to the death. Some people can handle the responsibility and others surely cannot.

 

as much as a review section would benefit, your right.

 

fc3s.org has a section like this.

 

Yes, many forums have a section like this.

The people that say no, can you give us some explanation, besides responsability as to why it would not work?

Thanks

 

I would bet the forum owners would have a fit for not being able to collect for advertising. Its too bad to as the little guys may not be able to afford the new advertising costs the new forum owners charge. We may also miss out on parts made by people that cannot afford nor want to pay the advertising costs. I think it really stinks how this site has changed in that regard. I would be willing to pay for membership just based on how they are running things.

A lot of other forums I have used and seen have had this kind of review section. On those sites there were always differences of opinions about parts but I still think it helped with getting reviews on products.

 

I totally agree. I know a few people that got banned for complaining about a forum sponsor.

 

fritts - its always been like that. even with the previous owners.

but i do agree that on other forums, they allow more tolerance for people calling out parts and service that are crap from forum vendors.

 

I never realized that the forum changed owners. It sucks that people get banned for expressing themselves about a certain product they purchased.

Paying for being allowed to advertise should not mean you are allowed to shaft people with a shity item.

Do individual people, like the ones on the Group Buy section have to pay to advertise? People selling single items like gauge pods or light kits.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/shops-part-suppliers-vendors-206/

https://www.rx7club.com/good-members-184/

https://www.rx7club.com/bad-fugly-members-185/

???

 

I think that its been pushed even further though with the new owners. I believe they have made people remove sites from their signatures because they considered it advertising. That did not happen before.

 

ive been advocating for this idea for some time now. miata.net has a good one and has been very helpful to me for nearly every job that ive done on the car. not to mention, i didnt clog up the forum asking for "how-to's" which is half the traffic in the 3rd gen section. the rx7 is even more complicated than the miata, which would suggest that we try EXTRA HARD to make the basics of working on the car available to everyone.

why spend hours searching and sifting through unorganized posts when we could have a section DEVOTED to how-to procedures, and parts write-ups. basically it saves time and is GOOD for the vendors and intern the forum as it makes buying and installing parts easier, which generates more money for vendors and keeps our community strong and vibrant. i would really like to see this happen as ive been advocating something like this for years.

please look at miata.net's "garage section" its a good model for us. nearly everything you could need to do had been compiled/written up by users in the first year or two. its a huge asset to miata.net and something like this would be an even bigger asset to us as our cars are significantly more complicated.

-----> http://www.miata.net/garage/ <-----

 

I think it would be great idea. Not a vendor review but a part review.

 

Bryant, that is not what I have in mind. There are two parts to selling a product; One is to have top notch service and two is to have a good product. For example, I purchased an Evo-R headlight kit, and personally, the kit needs some serious work to make it a nice kit. It is cheap, and you get what you pay for I guess, but no one really mentions how well or how bad it fits on Evo-R's GB thread. I had almost half an inch sticking out on one side, and the projectors have a very poor light output. I ended up removing it and I happen to have found a new Rotary Extreme kit, which is BY FAR superior and better looking. There are pros and cons about both kits, but I liked the RE kit 100Xs better. I would have written a lot more info if such section existed. WHat I am saying is, he is not a bad guy, but the product needs improvement. Not a good guy bad guy thing, just a product review.

 

I think one thing led to another we are mixing here part review, and good guy / bad guy / vendor review.
The purpose would be a focus on the part itself if I've understood well.

Why not?