Im still on your side brother. But the problem i have is that you failed to mention that AAM was.going to send you a new set, 2.new tails......
It is what it is. The truth is all of us members, including yourself, learn things from others experience and post.
However, when a thread is created, leaving important information out that the company was willing to do...... Is false information. Your thread has pretty much gone down the toilet cause you lied about what AAM was willing to do as a "COMPANY" that we should "STAY AWAY FROM"
I've been around the block with aftrrmarket and companies..... No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. My bottom line is....give them a chance. If you don't want to. Don't try to change the way things went so you think people turn against the other.
This is THE 370Z.com....
members and companies are both on this site for all to hear both sides so neither member, nor company ia left to hang, as u made out AAM to be!
Peace! Im out to install my wide body kit:happydance:

as a person who has met all the people at aam in person and seen there facilities . i can say they are a grade a shop and a great bunch of guys . if i had only lost shipping in this entire situation ( being the they wernt given a chance to test fit and send you a known to fit set ) i wouldnt have said a thing and i damn sure wouldnt have started a thread about it . i understand that it can be frustrating when parts dont fit perfect / dont ship / sellers dont respond so on and so forth . but ive always given them the opportunity to fix it . hell right now ive been waiting a month for a set of side blades that were IN STOCK when i ordered them . im not gonna start a thread about it . lol . this is how it goes in the aftermarket world . from what i can see they ( jason and aam ) did everything in there power short of driving you the test fitted parts to your door . if you plan on modding your car in depth your gonna have fun if this is all it takes to get you rowled up . how much was your shipping ill paypal it to you so you can move on with your life . im generally not a person to chime in but bashing them given the situation and not letting them follow through with making it right kinda bothered me . giving you your money back was there attempt to do so . not including the shipping was not intentional im sure . ive been on the receiving end of things ( i ran a performance shop for years so i know there frustrations ) all you can do is your best and thats not good enough or fast enough for some . good luck in the future my friend dont sweat the small stuff it will drive you crazy if you do .

I didn't lie. I said they were going to test fit a new set that they made, but there was no guarantee they would fit. Jason stated in his post that they would send me the short tails that they were going to test fit, though in his email said that they would send another set that was built to a similar spec to what they test fitted. Given that the short tails I received varied, and the fact that I had already given them ample opportunity to fix the issue and they still were unable to guarantee that these short tails would fit, I chose enough was enough. As I said, the intention was not to bash them. Just to warn others about the poor quality and inability to guarantee their engineered parts would actually fit the vehicle they were designed for.

Best of luck installing the widebody kit.. pics? :D

I don't doubt they're a great bunch of guys which is why you are biased towards AAM. From this experience though, it clearly was not meant. As already discussed a few pages back, it's the principle that if you cannot send the correct parts and cannot fix the issue in a timely manner when given ample opportunity then you should at least refund the shipping costs because you could not deliver the advertised product. This part has already been engineered and should simply not require a custom fit to get it right. The item should be built to the same specification every time, and was not in this case. I can understand that sometimes waiting is required, and I was more than willing to - when a company stops responding altogether (with no out of office message) though, that's a different story. I waited close to 3 months for my Stillen exhaust and never complained.


Even after Trips sent a message to AAM 5 days ago, they failed to contact me or respond to this post. That doesn't reflect very well on their customer service. Just because you go off to SEMA doesn't mean that the rest of the world stops or that you can stop responding to customers. If you know you're going to SEMA, then maybe you should have someone else take over the issue temporarily or at least forward the information along so it can be resolved.

I believe everything that needed to be gained from this thread has been gained. Maybe it's time to lock her up?

:iagree: though it would be nice to wait until AAM resolves the issue completely by posting the credit. Jason, please send me an email regarding the outcome of your meeting with your manager tomorrow.

I've been following this thread .......and has me a bit nervous.

I too had fitment issues with my tails I ordered from AAM not too long ago. The problem was that the driver’s side fitment was way off. (The passenger side fit fine.) Looking at both short tails side-by-side, there were obvious differences; passenger side was longer, weld location for the rubber bracket were different, and the driver's side bracket was taller. When I initially tested fitted the driver’s side, I knew there was no way in hell this was made correctly and/or thought this was another vehicle's tail.

Long story short.....I worked with AAM, in which, Jason provided great and timely customer service. I was shipped another full set they said was actually tested fitted on their car to make certain I wouldn't have any issues. However, I did have to use two provided spacers on the driver's side and affix the tips on the passenger side outward more to even alignment between both sides. No big deal. In the end, I was satisfied with the look and sound.

Being satisfied with AAM's customer service and wanting to complete my full cat-back, I ordered the mid-pipe. My mid-pie is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I want to install myself, but now I'm a bit nervous. If I do attempt to install myself - and run into fitment issues - I believe I don't have the knowledge and/or tools to make the necessary corrections/modifications. I think it might be best if a shop does it. That way, at least it'll be on a lift vice stands, and they would be more experienced to handle any issues that might come up. I think most would agree with my reasoning?

I found this thread very informative. Thanks for posting nismo9132. You had a bad experience that was clearly defined in your original post. Some people don't see it that way, but like you said, everyone is entitled their opinion. Yes, AAM may have a great reputation, but your experience was far from great. Isolated incidents like this still need to get resolved, and you still haven't had gotten that ORIGINAL shipping refund yet. I think it's the least they could do given all the trouble you've had to go through. Be sure to let us know when/if it goes through :tup:

hey 37zero, do me a favor my man. when you get the midpipe installed, post some videos! the only videos I can find with the short tails and midpipe combo aren't too good quality. good luck with the install!

Thank you for posting this. I'm happy to hear that they were at least able to resolve the issues with the manufacturing defects that were present in the short tail that they sent you. This post also demonstrates how this is a larger issue than AAM needs to deal with. For your sake, I hope the mid pipe fits as it should. To be quite honest, I was planning on buying the mid pipe shortly after installing the short tails so the exhaust system would look a bit nicer (as all visible stainless).

Thank you. All I intended was to inform the community. I will definitely let everyone know if/when they resolve it.

First, let me say that I completely agree with you getting the full refund. That being said, I would have gone about it in a very different manner.

:shakes head:
How does visiting the shop and meeting the gentlemen that are building the products you are buying make you biased? I would call it the opposite when a customer stops by the shop to see how they operate and how they treat their customers. I could see you calling them biased if they go out and have a beer with them after work or hang out with them on the weekend, but I didn't see anything like that mentioned.

If you want the full refund, you should get the full refund including shipping costs. However, I disagree that you gave them ample opportunity.

AAM is a reputable dealer. I've never purchased or communicated with their shop or employees (I hope that makes me unbiased), but I would fully expect them to make right their mistake. I think most of us in the community would expect them to get it right before trying to screw us over. Note that there was a fair amount of people standing by AAM. I tend to agree with them that the title is too harsh for the situation, and that this matter was something that should be between you and AAM. They should not have had to come on the forum to clarify the situation. If you are unable to resolve the matter, you might consider asking the forum for help in contacting AAM.

Had you done more research or been around the forum longer you might have figured out that this is a pretty tight community that looks out for itself, members and sponsors included. Take a look at some of the sticky threads in the classified section to see what they do to scammers or research GTM's reputation and sponsor status (hint: they're banned). People are standing up for AAM because history shows they have treated our community right. If you feel they have not treated you right and start a thread such as this, then we're going to want to know what happened. And you will know if we disagree with you :tiphat:

AAM didn't say they were going to custom fit them. He said he would test fit them on their shop 370Z to be absolutely sure they were sending you the correct part. I'm sure he realized you've been through enough and wanted to make sure you were a happy customer. Given the unfortunate situation you were already in, I don't know what else they could have possibly done for you :icon14:

Also, AAM makes more than one version of their short tails. It is entirely possible that you got the wrong parts. If they didn't fit even after AAM's promise to test fit them, then I would say its appropriate to ask for a full refund. You are, of course, entitled to a different opinion on this.

You said you waited 3 months for your Stillen exhaust (hope you didn't get the "Black Series" :ugh:). How long did you wait for contact from AAM? Did you not try to call their shop during normal business hours after a few days of no response? I'll call multiple times a day if I'm overdue for a response. Never rely on emails or PMs.

I think the bold part might be the reason you had issues in the first place :ugh:

Again, this should have been between you and AAM. Trips should not have needed to get involved. My guess is he felt the need to contact AAM because they are such a good vendor in the community and wanted to make sure they were aware of the situation, expecting them to rectify it. Which it looks like they have/will.

sooooo as i said AAM is a great company and this thread was not needed.

trips, lock this bitch up.....i'd say delete too. pointless.

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Lets wait until they actually resolve the issue. I agree it should be locked, but since many members have found it valuable it's definitely not pointless and I disagree that it should be deleted altogether.

we've discussed the same thing 500 tiems that this is essentially a thread over your $20 in shipping.

a. they sent parts and were willing to work with you. offered to send more parts as well to make your order 100%.
b. you didnt want parts. you wanted your money back. you got your money back minus shipping which jason touched on fixing, if i read it all correctly.
c. this thread where for 4 or 5 pages it was nothing important until AAM came in and got invovled could lead people in the wrong direction before getting to where the good info is.

so in the end either it gets cleaned up to your OP and their answer or deleted in my opinion.

That's where the misunderstanding is - the post was not initially about the $13.72 shipping charges. It was about the fact that they sent bad parts, had no idea what was wrong, and the poor customer service along the way. I cannot help the fact that AAM showed up late to the conversation - they had been alerted to it by Trips and I had emailed them and never received a response. Their choosing to disregard it for as long as they did was their call.

It's not your call or my call, but I would like to think that the Administrators will realize that this thread still provides valuable information regarding the quality of AAM's workmanship. I did want the short tails, but given the fact that they could not provide the correct parts, I decided not to bother with them anymore. It's ultimate up to the Admins, but it would definitely be nice to at least allow them an opportunity to fix this issue completely, post one final note stating whether or not they resolved it completely, and then close it and move on.

they sent a wrong/bad part. it happens to any company and with AAM it's rare. also with exhaust systems i dont think i've heard anyone install theres without some need to adjust the tips and line them up with a push or two in the end.

they did work with you to solve the error and sent more parts. please don't go on saying their workmanship is not good quality because you got the .01% time they had an issue. that is my problem with this thread.

yes, we get it. you got a bad part. dont go making a whole thread into bashing them over 1 part. especially when they did work with you on fixing it. who knows maybe you had non-nismo tails shipped or maybe you installed them wrong. could have been a issue on your side. ever think of that.... :stirthepot: