Shops can't install parts you ordered?

Business Kat · 01-15-2015, 12:30 AM

I don't know if it's a texas thing but I just ordered a south bend stage 3 clutch kit and all the shops around me are saying they can't do the install because they didn't order it so they would be liable for blah blah blah. So basically I have a dying clutch and nobody to install the new one.

Back in LA the shop I went to did whatever I wanted them too. Didn't matter who ordered what part. Z clinic is a little bit far for me. I'm in south austin, but if anyone knows a place that likes to make money and work on cars, like a normal business would, feel free to chime in as well

DEpointfive0 · 01-15-2015, 12:37 AM

Go to a ghettoer shop

Zbrah · 01-15-2015, 12:40 AM

I think member Chuck33079 offers install services out of his shop. He's in houston. Send him a pm and see if he's willing to help you out
HOU: Screaming deals on some used parts

DEpointfive0 · 01-15-2015, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Zbrah

I think member Chuck33079 offers install services out of his shop. He's in houston. Send him a pm and see if he's willing to help you out
HOU: Screaming deals on some used parts

SMH... Houston and Austin are 200 miles away... Lol

Zbrah · 01-15-2015, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

SMH... Houston and Austin are 200 miles away... Lol

Sorry Kat, I tried

axmea? · 01-15-2015, 02:03 AM

There's a big colorful racetrack in Austin and you are saying no one can do it for you? If all else fails, use the Yellow Pages.

DEpointfive0 · 01-15-2015, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by axmea?

There's a big colorful racetrack in Austin and you are saying no one can do it for you? If all else fails, use the Yellow Pages.

No, Kat needs to go to a place with the name Jose, or Pancho in it.

They'll install whatever.

Kat, just to make sure... You have a replacement CSC too for install right?

axmea? · 01-15-2015, 02:20 AM

Forget the yellow pages, i was just kidding. Not even sure if people know what that it. Anyway, lots of members in Austin should be able to refer you Kat.

MJB · 01-15-2015, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Business Kat

I don't know if it's a texas thing but I just ordered a south bend stage 3 clutch kit and all the shops around me are saying they can't do the install because they didn't order it so they would be liable for blah blah blah. So basically I have a dying clutch and nobody to install the new one.

Back in LA the shop I went to did whatever I wanted them too. Didn't matter who ordered what part. Z clinic is a little bit far for me. I'm in south austin, but if anyone knows a place that likes to make money and work on cars, like a normal business would, feel free to chime in as well

UPREV is in Austin. That is where I had my first clutch installed at.

CSGLEON · 01-15-2015, 03:20 AM

Austin woot woot. The z shop wanted to charge me over 200+ for installing drop ins. That took me an hour.

Zbrah · 01-15-2015, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CSGLEON

Austin woot woot. The z shop wanted to charge me over 200+ for installing drop ins. That took me an hour.

An hour to install drop in intake filters?

onzedge · 01-15-2015, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Business Kat

I don't know if it's a texas thing but I just ordered a south bend stage 3 clutch kit and all the shops around me are saying they can't do the install because they didn't order it so they would be liable for blah blah blah. So basically I have a dying clutch and nobody to install the new one.

Back in LA the shop I went to did whatever I wanted them too. Didn't matter who ordered what part. Z clinic is a little bit far for me. I'm in south austin, but if anyone knows a place that likes to make money and work on cars, like a normal business would, feel free to chime in as well

Reach out to JARBlue. He knows things about Texas.

onzedge · 01-15-2015, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Zbrah

An hour to install drop in intake filters?

Jordo! · 01-15-2015, 05:08 AM

Find a tuner shop. Someplace that has a dyno or sets up cars for the track.

A local shop that mainly does oil/battery/tire type stuff may be stymied if you show up with a turbo kit.

EDIT: Even for a clutch, find a shop accustomed to working with modified cars.

SouthArk370Z · 01-15-2015, 05:38 AM

It's not just a TX thing. The shop doesn't make any money on the parts and, if the part is bad, they have a pissed-off customer who will swear to all their friends that the shop screwed up, and warranty claims can get complicated. Because of that, many shops will not install parts they don't supply.

As the other posters have mentioned, you'll just have to look around for a shop that is not so skittish about customer-supplied parts. You may have better luck if you look in some of the smaller towns around you.

Good luck in your quest.

01-15-2015, 12:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Business Kat Base Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 125 Drives: 2013 Stillen SC MT Rep Power: 11	Shops can't install parts you ordered? I don't know if it's a texas thing but I just ordered a south bend stage 3 clutch kit and all the shops around me are saying they can't do the install because they didn't order it so they would be liable for blah blah blah. So basically I have a dying clutch and nobody to install the new one. Back in LA the shop I went to did whatever I wanted them too. Didn't matter who ordered what part. Z clinic is a little bit far for me. I'm in south austin, but if anyone knows a place that likes to make money and work on cars, like a normal business would, feel free to chime in as well

01-15-2015, 12:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	Go to a ghettoer shop TerribleONE, axmea?, Hotrodz and 1 others like this. __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

01-15-2015, 02:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,233 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	There's a big colorful racetrack in Austin and you are saying no one can do it for you? If all else fails, use the Yellow Pages. cigarclifford likes this. __________________ >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

01-15-2015, 02:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,233 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Forget the yellow pages, i was just kidding. Not even sure if people know what that it. Anyway, lots of members in Austin should be able to refer you Kat. __________________ >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

01-15-2015, 03:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
CSGLEON Base Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: austin Posts: 92 Drives: 12 370z silver Rep Power: 11	Austin woot woot. The z shop wanted to charge me over 200+ for installing drop ins. That took me an hour. Zbrah likes this.

01-15-2015, 12:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5451	I think member Chuck33079 offers install services out of his shop. He's in houston. Send him a pm and see if he's willing to help you out HOU: Screaming deals on some used parts

01-15-2015, 05:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 417	Find a tuner shop. Someplace that has a dyno or sets up cars for the track. A local shop that mainly does oil/battery/tire type stuff may be stymied if you show up with a turbo kit. EDIT: Even for a clutch, find a shop accustomed to working with modified cars. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it. Last edited by Jordo!; 01-15-2015 at 05:11 AM.

01-15-2015, 05:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324197	It's not just a TX thing. The shop doesn't make any money on the parts and, if the part is bad, they have a pissed-off customer who will swear to all their friends that the shop screwed up, and warranty claims can get complicated. Because of that, many shops will not install parts they don't supply. As the other posters have mentioned, you'll just have to look around for a shop that is not so skittish about customer-supplied parts. You may have better luck if you look in some of the smaller towns around you. Good luck in your quest. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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