My AirRunner suspension story !!! some pics
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My AirRunner suspension story !!! some pics
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I ordered my Air runner suspension like 3 months ago. First thing they told me was that its going to be ready in 2 weeks and will take 3 weeks to arrive here because its coming all the way from Japan.
After the 2 weeks past I called them in Japan and they told me that the kit for my car is not available in stock and they have to make them,...F@*K. Why they did not tell me that when I ordered it and paid over $7000 for this $h!t ((for those who is going to start flaming and stuff. yes it cost me $7000 and no i did not get ripped off. the regular manual kit for the IS350 cost $4900, I go it for $4200 + I got the pan tank instead of the regular pan+ digital control unit + H.A.M.R the management control system + the remote control kit + the Shipping and handling + Custom %15 for all auto parts + Custom 8% for parts coming from Japan = $7000 to the door. oh, btw , I live in Canada)) ., I dont know. Anyway and after a long long time my kit arrived after 2 MONTHS. I was crazy by then already but at the same time happy so I will be pimping in it soon.
The guys at the shop start installing the suspension and guess what?.. F@*K, the suspension did not fit right for the front and wayyyyyyy off for the back, they sent me BY MISTAKE the GS350 instead of the IS350 kit. F@*K F@CK. just imagine after all the waiting you hear that, and it gets worse, the do not have the IS350 suspension ready!! that means I have to wait for it another 2 MONTHS !!!!!!
They suggested to fix it ourself in the shop since the problem is that the kit for the GS350 and IS350 is the same kit and the have multi-holes and they attached the pin in the wrong hole, so all what we have to do is just take the pin off and reattach it in the right hole, but that would cancel the 1year warrenty.
F@*K I was almost going to cry then. Suddenly they called me and they said that they can replace the head of the suspension and its available in California. So I had to wait for it and my car still in the air untill it arrived from California.
Finally, the part arrived yesterday after along hold by the CUSTOM and they started installing the rest of the kit and hopfully it will be done by the weekend. I am praying nothing goes wrong tho.
Here is some pics, and I will try to post the rest of the pics when they finish installing the kit.
I ordered my Air runner suspension like 3 months ago. First thing they told me was that its going to be ready in 2 weeks and will take 3 weeks to arrive here because its coming all the way from Japan.
After the 2 weeks past I called them in Japan and they told me that the kit for my car is not available in stock and they have to make them,...F@*K. Why they did not tell me that when I ordered it and paid over $7000 for this $h!t ((for those who is going to start flaming and stuff. yes it cost me $7000 and no i did not get ripped off. the regular manual kit for the IS350 cost $4900, I go it for $4200 + I got the pan tank instead of the regular pan+ digital control unit + H.A.M.R the management control system + the remote control kit + the Shipping and handling + Custom %15 for all auto parts + Custom 8% for parts coming from Japan = $7000 to the door. oh, btw , I live in Canada)) ., I dont know. Anyway and after a long long time my kit arrived after 2 MONTHS. I was crazy by then already but at the same time happy so I will be pimping in it soon.
The guys at the shop start installing the suspension and guess what?.. F@*K, the suspension did not fit right for the front and wayyyyyyy off for the back, they sent me BY MISTAKE the GS350 instead of the IS350 kit. F@*K F@CK. just imagine after all the waiting you hear that, and it gets worse, the do not have the IS350 suspension ready!! that means I have to wait for it another 2 MONTHS !!!!!!
They suggested to fix it ourself in the shop since the problem is that the kit for the GS350 and IS350 is the same kit and the have multi-holes and they attached the pin in the wrong hole, so all what we have to do is just take the pin off and reattach it in the right hole, but that would cancel the 1year warrenty.
F@*K I was almost going to cry then. Suddenly they called me and they said that they can replace the head of the suspension and its available in California. So I had to wait for it and my car still in the air untill it arrived from California.
Finally, the part arrived yesterday after along hold by the CUSTOM and they started installing the rest of the kit and hopfully it will be done by the weekend. I am praying nothing goes wrong tho.
Here is some pics, and I will try to post the rest of the pics when they finish installing the kit.
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Try a year for a engine swap that never happened, it was a halfassed job, the mechanic did not know what he was doing...... and I got the ****en run around for a full year, and this was by KAAZ usa. Bastards, I lost about 3K to them.....
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If i was me, I think I would have been in a mental hospital by now> I hate when big companies do that.
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Wow that some serious $$$$ for a suspension mod....For 7K they better fly over to Canada to personaly apologize to you. Hope it all pays off in the end after the install is finnish. Post some pics with the adjustments in height you can get with the runners. Good Luck
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Damm 7k wow i think you could of done better with umm dealers in the US. Plus. You could also save a few bucks and like road trip down to the states and pick it up :P and spend that extra cash as a vacation they better compensate you somehow
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shoulda bought local... you shoulda bought local.. oh well.. hope it all works out for you in the end. I can't imagine spending 7k on some imported japanese air suspension. There must be local brands that are just as good for way less.
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nah. I tried, they did not want to give discount. plus they did not have it in stock also and they would have to wait till it come all the way from Japan. Basiclly the same thing but more expensive .
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I have a Lexus not a civic. If I am going to buy sonmething, the quality should be fair for the car. Plus, if it was a different mod, I would have thought about it, but this is suspension, and SAFTY is my first consurn and than look. Imagine I got some carp air bag suspension to save some money and than In the Hwy or a curve the bag explode and my car role over. I will end up paying more than $20000 if not my life.
Basiclly ,this is how I see it. I might be wrong, but at lease I feel safe.