nipper Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Anyone ever by these from this guy http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160112069860&rd=1,1 i sent him an email with a question, got no response, so thats not making me feel real good right now. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 The guy has enough positive feedback..... eesh.... i'll try to find the records, i got my forester struts off of ebay.. not ure from who though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Hi nipper, actually a few days ago I ordered a set from that seller for my '00obw. I didn't receive any kind of acknowledgement of payment or a tracking number or anything....but I figured with kind of positive recent feedback maybe that's how they keep costs down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 Hi nipper, actually a few days ago I ordered a set from that seller for my '00obw. I didn't receive any kind of acknowledgement of payment or a tracking number or anything....but I figured with kind of positive recent feedback maybe that's how they keep costs down. Well let me know how long it takes, what kind of condition etc. I dont look at the good reviews, i look at the bad to see how they were handled etc, thats what's important. Everyone screws up once in a while, but does he solve the problem or tell people to take a hike. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Good point. I saw one bad that said 'beware fake product' but who knows what was up with that. I mean these do seem to be good prices, but I'm guessing this guy sells a lot of KYB's and by doing it in sets of four it is like a quantity discount over buying individually. Some other negs seemed to be didn't receive in expected amount of time or something. Anyway yes I will post back when I get them. I paid for them on 30-Apr-07. Ok hasn't even been a week yet...seems like a lot longer! But I have to receive the scorpion springs from renick too before I can put this all together. Since we're on the eBay topic....Last year I ordered four KYB's for my '96 from performancepeddler on eBay. I received one wrong strut, like one number off, which turned out to be for a Chrysler Sebring. I didn't realize I had a wrong one until like 4 months later when I went to use them. At first performancepeddler (call center in India) told me after 30 days no deal. Then they said they'd take it back but 20% restock charge or something. But when I sent it in they refunded me the full amount for that strut. Also I ordered a Subaru rally jacket from Israel, guy had lots of good feedback, but of course that sort of deal is suspect fake product. Anyway I haven't received anything yet and now it says the person is no longer a registered user. I've had good results though on a couple other items I never received with paypal giving me back the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanski06 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 that guy is an a**hole...i ordered 4 agx's from him, one came damaged...there was no way of getting a hold of him..i contacted some other ppl who have done business with him and they told me how he screwed them, so i decided to hit him where it hurts i wrote a letter to ebay and filed a dispute with paypal, basically did everything i could to make him look bad...he ended up sending me a new strut i have his phone number if u want it, but it never did me anygood b/c he wouldnt answer it and there was no memory left on his voicemail -sean EDIT: if i was you i would check out tirerack instead, sometimes they have good deals on the KYB's...if you buy them off of jdmwerks, kyb wont honor any kind of warranty (e-mailed them)...i highly suggest not purchasing from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Ah...well. I guess I'll have to see what happens when/if I get them. I wonder why kyb says they won't honor the warranty? I have to admit the price was good, and I wanted a set of four, and the feedback looked good....so I struck. I have had excellent results with tirerack too, they have their game together. Didn't check these struts&shocks, but on my '96 they were out of stock for a while on the rears I think it was as was summitracing (excellent service also) so I looked elsewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanski06 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 yea dont get me wrong, the price is great and i did get the struts...but to have to deal with all the B/S again and not have a warranty after all...i should ahve gone with tirerack at the time they were only 100 bucks more from tirerack, but i decided to cheap out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Thanks for the notes.....did KYB say why they won't honor the warranty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 I found a REAL supplier on line where i can get all 4 for 330.00 plus free delivery, so i amy go that route. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnbob Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I bought mine for my outback from him. No problems got them quick and shipped in original carton. Great Ebayer!!!!Super Price!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I found a REAL supplier on line where i can get all 4 for 330.00 plus free delivery, so i amy go that route. nipper would you mind telling us of that real supplier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron917 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I bought my KYB GR-2s from TireRack. $304 for the set of 4, plus shipping. Not sure what the shipping would be for the struts alone, because I bought 4 tires on the same invoice ($68 total shipping for the tires and struts). So Nipper's price of $330 including shipping sounds good. TireRack is good people, never an issue with them. And I get my stuff the next day if it's in stock in their Delaware warehouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I fired off a question to him regarding struts for my Legacy about 6 weeks ago, he never replied either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 I think i am going here http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/performance/brand.php?makeid=31&modelid=502&year=1997&partid=6030 nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmithmmx Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Is swapping the struts a big deal? Any special tools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Is swapping the struts a big deal? Any special tools? u need to get a alignment done, and you need a spring compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 Is swapping the struts a big deal? Any special tools? Coil springs can bite really really hard if your not careful. You just need a spring compressor otherwise its striaght forward. i have to pay my shop to do it though this back thing is a ***************. nipper hrmm how did ***** turn into **************. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 hrmm how did ***** turn into **************.HA HA!! awesome, that's great! nice job asking here about buying from that dude, that's good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jib Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Is swapping the struts a big deal? Any special tools? If a compressed spring gets loose on you, yes, it's a big deal. Otherwise no. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron917 Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Is swapping the struts a big deal? Any special tools? You need a spring compressor. $50 or borrow from AutoZone or similar. Also, wrenches for the top nuts that can fit the nut while a using a hex key on the shaft (take a look, you'll see what I'm talking about). Deep offset box wrenches work, if you can find some that are deep enough (the ones at Sears aren't). I fabricated suitable wrenches by welding sockets to 1in. by 1/4in. steel bar. Some folks use an impact wrench, that works if you have one (I have one, but don't use it for tightening fasteners). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Here's the spring compressor I've been using. Got it for about $30 at Harbor Freight. It's pretty heavy though it is a little tricky to get the jaws over the springs. For the nut securing the strut to the mount, I've been using a spark plug socket that has a hex top for a wrench on it. Then I can fit a allen key down through the open top of the socket. I tried gearwrench but they were all 12pt sockets I think which I didn't want to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmithmmx Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Mother of God, that looks like something from Saw II. Is that safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 Mother of God, that looks like something from Saw II. Is that safe? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA i nearly wet myself. You think thats bad you should see the more archaic ones out there. i really like that compressor. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 Ok so i ordered the KYB "performance" struts for Blu. The OE struts were more expensive which i thought odd. i had to read the SKU numbers off the web site, as there was some confusion at first. Free shipping and no sales tax, and 4-7 busines day delivery. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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