Berk came in

rednek01 · 03-09-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by B1nks

You can also call and have them hold it at the sorting facility and can pick it up there. I would install it myself but I don't have anywhere to do it really since I live at apartments. I was already wanting to get the car dyno'd on the SSA dyno so I figured I'd get it put on there.

If you want I can put your exhaust on for ya. I did dreamers last night, took a little less than 2 hours.

Shoot me a pm if your interested, I'm sure we can figure something out.

g96818 · 03-09-2010, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt

Gaskets/nuts/bolts/etc were in a baggy, but removed from their intended, protective bag.

hehe, i got an empty protective baggy and a card, thank you brown for the gapping hole next to the baggy

spearfish25 · 03-09-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt

I thought this seemed like an ok thread to place my initial reactions to my Berk CBE being installed.

1.) I've had toasters delivered to my house with better protection. Unlike the OP, I had no paper inbetween the pieces helping to "fill out" the box. I got a few pieces of bubble wrap around each piece, but not much other than that. It looks like someone spent an entire 5 minutes prepping this order for shipment. Luckily, even though the box was almost entirely destroyed during shipping, the exhaust appears to be free of any dents or dings....surprisingly.

2. Some other exhaust customers of other companies speak highly of the "welds" in the exhaust. I'm not an expert, but these welds do not appear to be top of the line. I'll take some pictures later, but it looks like a rush job with zero quality control.

3. I got a BERK poster of a BMW. WTF?

4. It fits in my car, even with my Zenclosures 12" box in the back! A little cramped, but I can make it to the exhaust shop just fine. Definitely a good thing!

Hopefully, this thing sounds amazing and my initial reaction will be forgotten. Right now, I'm pretty disappointed.

Ooooph! Not the direction I thought the reviews would be going...

theDreamer · 03-09-2010, 06:19 PM

Well some of his points are UPS (they suck), why did they send us a BMW poster (?), and I am not expert on welds but they look good to me.

Matt · 03-09-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Well some of his points are UPS (they suck), why did they send us a BMW poster (?), and I am not expert on welds but they look good to me.

Isn't Berk in charge of the actual packaging before shipment? How can one box be with paper, another be packed with Styrofoam peanuts, and my box only have the thinnest possible bubble wrap?

I'll take some pictures of the welds I'm talking about, perhaps I'm not accurately describing what I'm seeing.

370Zsteve · 03-09-2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt

Isn't Berk in charge of the actual packaging before shipment? How can one box be with paper, another be packed with Styrofoam peanuts, and my box only have the thinnest possible bubble wrap?

I'll take some pictures of the welds I'm talking about, perhaps I'm not accurately describing what I'm seeing.

Damn Mattie I wish you had taken pics of the condition of the box upon delivery.

I guess when someone says 'free shipping', it should be taken with a grain of salt.

Matt · 03-09-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

Damn Mattie I wish you had taken pics of the condition of the box upon delivery.

I guess when someone says 'free shipping', it should be taken with a grain of salt.

Me and the UPS guy had a long talk. I was signing until I made sure everything was okay.

Here are a few pics of the box (resting on top of my VW!).

And here's a quick example of a weld that doesn't look so good to me. By all means, if this is a great weld, let me know. Maybe I'm a just a "noob" when it comes to metal work!

theDreamer · 03-09-2010, 08:29 PM

I see no pictures.

Matt · 03-09-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

I see no pictures.

I think I put them in a private album. BRB changes!

theDreamer · 03-09-2010, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt

I think I put them in a private album. BRB changes!

You are evil.

Red370 · 03-09-2010, 08:31 PM

yeah, wheres the pics?

Matt · 03-09-2010, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

You are evil.

Working now?

theDreamer · 03-09-2010, 08:34 PM

Yep, your box looks a bit worse than mine.
Similar hole and the upper parts of the box look smashed inward like mine was but mine was not that extreme. On the welds I am no expert either.

spearfish25 · 03-09-2010, 08:35 PM

That box is disgusting. If it was outside my door, I'd mistake it for garbage. Welds seem ok, but I'm not metallurgist.

Red370 · 03-09-2010, 08:36 PM

Not the prettiest welds but they look solid for sure.

03-09-2010, 06:19 PM	#34 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	Well some of his points are UPS (they suck), why did they send us a BMW poster (?), and I am not expert on welds but they look good to me. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

03-09-2010, 08:29 PM	#38 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	I see no pictures. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

03-09-2010, 08:31 PM	#41 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 297	yeah, wheres the pics? __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

03-09-2010, 08:34 PM	#43 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	Yep, your box looks a bit worse than mine. Similar hole and the upper parts of the box look smashed inward like mine was but mine was not that extreme. On the welds I am no expert either. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

03-09-2010, 08:35 PM	#44 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1858	That box is disgusting. If it was outside my door, I'd mistake it for garbage. Welds seem ok, but I'm not metallurgist. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

03-09-2010, 08:36 PM	#45 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 297	Not the prettiest welds but they look solid for sure. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

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