Be careful with car shop guys

onzedge · 11-05-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by LostSol

Anytime you modify your car, youre taking a risk. Even if you do it yourself and you do it perfectly, things can still go wrong. Hell, stock cars fall apart, so modified ones are bound to have more issues. Comes with the territory.

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LostSol · 11-05-2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Have you been drinking? If so, then wait a few hours before posting. Thank you.

I take it you disagree with my statement? Interesting way to disagree with me and present a logical argument

kenchan · 11-05-2013, 02:26 PM

that stillen CAI is known for this a/c problem... i think it is the result of bad design and bad installation.

Streetlife · 11-05-2013, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

that stillen CAI is known for this a/c problem... i think it is the result of bad design and bad installation.

kenchan · 11-05-2013, 02:51 PM

i also read that a quick remedy is to wrap the ac piping with plastic cable wrap.

in fact, i did that on my stillen cai on my other car since it comes very close to the ac line.

no issue.

4r3s · 11-05-2013, 02:56 PM

I purchased and installed my G3s about a year or more ago and it had in the instructions that you should wrap the ac line to protect it and they even included a nice piece of rubber and cable wraps to do it with. I think I'd be blaming the shop for incompetence as well.

axmea? · 11-05-2013, 03:29 PM

Sorry OP. Better to have a shop known to specialize in our cars to do the work. They're the ones whose gone through the aches and pains. When these things occur, how long usually after installation does the problem manifest itself? 6 months? 1 yr?

Cmike2780 · 11-05-2013, 03:38 PM

Not cool. If it's the shop I think you're talking about, that's definitely bad karma on their part. It's not.... erm, .D.A.R is it? If they haven't already, they need to step up and fix this. That's clearly an installation error. God knows you're not the first one to have the Gen 3 installed there. It's been covered numerous times since they first came out and is clearly noted in the Stillen installation instructions.

enkei2k · 11-05-2013, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Not cool. If it's the shop I think you're talking about, that's definitely bad karma on their part. It's not.... erm, .D.A.R is it? If they haven't already, they need to step up and fix this. That's clearly an installation error. God knows you're not the first one to have the Gen 3 installed there. It's been covered numerous times since they first came out and is clearly noted in the Stillen installation instructions.

PS - It's R.A.D

And it's not R.A.D at all but another one. I just found out on the ZONY FB page.

Cmike2780 · 11-05-2013, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by enkei2k

PS - It's R.A.D

And it's not R.A.D at all but another one. I just found out on the ZONY FB page.

lol, I know. I didn't think it was right to say it out loud if I was wrong.

theboydiddy · 11-05-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Not cool. If it's the shop I think you're talking about, that's definitely bad karma on their part. It's not.... erm, .D.A.R is it? If they haven't already, they need to step up and fix this. That's clearly an installation error. God knows you're not the first one to have the Gen 3 installed there. It's been covered numerous times since they first came out and is clearly noted in the Stillen installation instructions.

It wasn't R.A.D. They just be charging over the top to make the money they have spent to open the shop back lol I guess. Lol.
It was a spot out in LI called Petroworkz.
My thing is why won't you admit your error weather you didn't know or it was flat out incompetence of your part you know ? Don't say you didn't commit an error when clearly you have.

DavidZ370 · 11-05-2013, 05:02 PM

ask the locals to help those who own Zs... way more knowledgable then auto shops...ive said this like 5x already

theboydiddy · 11-05-2013, 06:06 PM

The biggest issue I have is tools and a place. I know how to get things done and trust myself better than any expert shop. But the lack of tools place ways to lift the car gets me so upset and unfortunately I'm going through this now.

IDZRVIT · 11-06-2013, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by theboydiddy

The biggest issue I have is tools and a place. I know how to get things done and trust myself better than any expert shop. But the lack of tools place ways to lift the car gets me so upset and unfortunately I'm going through this now.

I really feel for guys like yourself who don't have the means to work on your cars but want to. I do over 90% of the work on my vette and Z but I'm fortunate to have accumulated a well stocked tool box over the years and purchased homes with a garage. But I've also been forced to do work in the parking lots of apartment buildings outdoors in between owning homes. Removed/replaced the heads on my vette in a parking lot at one time.

My advice to those willing to do their own work is research how to do the repair, know your limits, buy tools/manuals for the repair vice paying someone labour and get intimate with your Z or what have you. For me, it's a great feeling doing it myself and I know it's been done right.

1325 · 11-06-2013, 06:53 AM

Not meaning to hijack, but I took my car in finally to have the new steering lock module put in. I told the service adviser that I had removed the steering lock fuse, to which he stated he would notify the certified technician.

I got the car back and I noticed that the steering lock unit was as quiet as when I had the old one with it disabled. I double-checked the fuse box and the 10A fuse wasn't in there. So in all, the "certified tech" overlooked a seemingly obvious issue which I had to find out myself. Who knows if the freakin' new module was ever put in...

11-05-2013, 02:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
4r3s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD Posts: 2,077 Drives: Touring 370z Rep Power: 25	I purchased and installed my G3s about a year or more ago and it had in the instructions that you should wrap the ac line to protect it and they even included a nice piece of rubber and cable wraps to do it with. I think I'd be blaming the shop for incompetence as well. Streetlife and kenchan like this.

11-05-2013, 03:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,243 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53242	Sorry OP. Better to have a shop known to specialize in our cars to do the work. They're the ones whose gone through the aches and pains. When these things occur, how long usually after installation does the problem manifest itself? 6 months? 1 yr? __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

11-05-2013, 03:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 30	Not cool. If it's the shop I think you're talking about, that's definitely bad karma on their part. It's not.... erm, .D.A.R is it? If they haven't already, they need to step up and fix this. That's clearly an installation error. God knows you're not the first one to have the Gen 3 installed there. It's been covered numerous times since they first came out and is clearly noted in the Stillen installation instructions. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

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11-05-2013, 02:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	that stillen CAI is known for this a/c problem... i think it is the result of bad design and bad installation.

11-05-2013, 02:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	i also read that a quick remedy is to wrap the ac piping with plastic cable wrap. in fact, i did that on my stillen cai on my other car since it comes very close to the ac line. no issue.

11-05-2013, 05:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
DavidZ370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: [= Posts: 1,065 Drives: 17' CWP STI Rep Power: 23	ask the locals to help those who own Zs... way more knowledgable then auto shops...ive said this like 5x already

11-05-2013, 06:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
theboydiddy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York City Posts: 938 Drives: 370z Pearl White Rep Power: 15	The biggest issue I have is tools and a place. I know how to get things done and trust myself better than any expert shop. But the lack of tools place ways to lift the car gets me so upset and unfortunately I'm going through this now.

11-06-2013, 06:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
1325 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 287 Drives: 10 370Z BLK 6M Rep Power: 16	Not meaning to hijack, but I took my car in finally to have the new steering lock module put in. I told the service adviser that I had removed the steering lock fuse, to which he stated he would notify the certified technician. I got the car back and I noticed that the steering lock unit was as quiet as when I had the old one with it disabled. I double-checked the fuse box and the 10A fuse wasn't in there. So in all, the "certified tech" overlooked a seemingly obvious issue which I had to find out myself. Who knows if the freakin' new module was ever put in...