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Nova-Mann 11-12-2011 05:07 PM

15 weeks.
 
I just talked to Alan Baylis yesturday about the same issues I'm reading about here. He was saying that the forged centers were the issue and that there have been changes in the CNC programs that have held up production. I guess I have to take him at his word and pray to God that the quality of the product has not diminished due to the changes. It has been 15 weeks yesturday that I placed the order, and Alan thought production on the centers should start in a week or so. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt here, so we'll see.

bigtime 11-12-2011 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nova-Mann (Post 378355)
I just talked to Alan Baylis yesturday about the same issues I'm reading about here. He was saying that the forged centers were the issue and that there have been changes in the CNC programs that have held up production. I guess I have to take him at his word and pray to God that the quality of the product has not diminished due to the changes. It has been 15 weeks yesturday that I placed the order, and Alan thought production on the centers should start in a week or so. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt here, so we'll see.

what wheels did you order?

GregWeld 11-12-2011 05:15 PM

I'd have canceled the order a long time ago.... And I'd have demanded my money back or jerked it back via the credit card... and would have ordered from somewhere else.

bigtime 11-12-2011 05:22 PM

i think what a lot of peole miss here is what if you really wanted a wheel they make and nobody else does? I wanted FM5 classics so what should i do if they take longer than expected?

GregWeld 11-12-2011 05:31 PM

There's like 10,000 DIFFERENT sets of wheels out there.... and today -- many of them look alike - and many are equal to or better than a Fikse... I don't want to start a nit picking argument about which one and blah blah blah --- but SUPPORTING vendors that don't do what they should be doing - just continues that problem for OTHERS... and the only way to show disapproval of that way of doing business is to stop doing business with them.

The definition of insanity -- doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

elitecustombody 11-12-2011 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bigtime (Post 378359)
i think what a lot of peole miss here is what if you really wanted a wheel they make and nobody else does? I wanted FM5 classics so what should i do if they take longer than expected?

I'm sure if you have the money, you can always find a company that can make you any wheel you want.

bigtime 11-12-2011 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by elitecustombody (Post 378362)
I'm sure if you have the money, you can always find a company that can make you any wheel you want.

thats not realistic but accurate

Coursey 11-12-2011 05:34 PM

Billet Specialties
 
This story sounds the same as what I went through with my Billet Specialties order.

Nova-Mann 11-12-2011 06:41 PM

Answer to bigtime
 
I ordered the mach5 in 17x8 and 17x11. I decided to go with the anodized center and polished outer. The quality better be there!

Nova-Mann 11-12-2011 06:48 PM

5789 posts?!!
 
Wow Greg! That's an impressive #. How many keyboards have you gone through?:lol:


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