starlybruiser Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Well recently bought a shock and springs combo second hand off a fellow member......coff! andyglanza coff!And well the kyb excel shocks were pretty good condition so i was reasonably pleased with these but when i got the springs i was unsure about which way around the rear springs went, now after allot of research and gettin on allot of peoples nerves goin on about them lol, ( sorry idress ) i finally phoned tein direct, after talking to them i found out that they have been cut down :harhar: now this has really pissed me off, as he never said they had been cut down and now the car sits allot lower on the rear than it does the front, its like 45mm drop on the back and 35mm on the front, it looks fuked, and plus ive completely skinted myself to buy these and now im stuck with nasty rear springs that will probly end up wrecking the shocks due to the drop and well it just looks wank imo, so i took them off the day after fitting them ( in the frezzing cold ) and contacted andy about a refund and well he said he aint happy about takin them back because i might have messed them up fitting and removing them and might be messing him around? im a fully qualified fitter so i think i know what im doing, plus i offered to pay for the costs to send them back to ireland, and now he wont answer any txts, im really bumbed about this just makes me feel like getting shot of the starlet and getting a standard car and not messing about modding it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pagey Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 that happend to me a few years back with a polo gti Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Callan Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 theyre 45mm at the rear aye... just cut the front springs a couple of coils heehee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BenV Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 ah man that is rubish to hear. cant you wait a little bit and get some new springs bud? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlybruiser Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 ah man that is rubish to hear. cant you wait a little bit and get some new springs bud?Well i dont really wanna do that, its like spending out on the same thing twice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BenV Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 i know what you mean bud but rather than not use them at all maybe it would be worth it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Well Alex should give you a refund after selling you parts like that in all honesty. Get some more pics up of that suspension dude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 name and shame like what idrees said, get pictures up.did he cut the springs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlybruiser Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 name and shame like what idrees said, get pictures up.did he cut the springs?Said he never cut them but its plain obvious, i will get them up in the new few minutes guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Evans Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 get your standard suspension on, go somewere that sells tein springs and compare them with the ones you have got and take a picture, send the picture to the guy you bought them from and tell him to refund you the amount for just the springs, then get yourself a new set of springs mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlybruiser Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Heres the pics, you can see its been cut, ive compaired them to markoos's springs and he has like and extra 3 coils on his, its just obvious its been done but hes sating he hasnt, i wouldnt mind doing that, refund me the cost of the springs and send the springs back and then go and buy a brand new set.ive seeked advice so if he still decides to ignor me then i will take this further.">">">">Heres a pic of them on the shock, see how the end of the spring isnt flat and pushes the top mount unevenly."> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Evans Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 they have deffo been cut, at the end of the springs is brown hard plastic, underneith the brown plastic on the ends will be the tein logo engraved on them!! i should know, I've checked lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I know for a fact they should not look like that. The colour would be covering the gap.Makes me sick when people fob people off like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BenV Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 theres no denying that is there, they've clearly been cut Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFreak Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Yeah you can see they have been cut, and it's not good that he is pretending to know nothing about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlybruiser Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Yeah you can see they have been cut, and it's not good that he is pretending to know nothing about it.yeah my thoughts exactly and the fact hes ignoring my txts and Pm's is so frustrating :harhar: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bourkey Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I thought there waas something fishy about them springs as soon as you starting to pester about them as you were saying they were not fitting right and it isn't hard to fit springs at all.Here is a couple of pictures of the few sets of Tein springs i've hadBourkey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlybruiser Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 I thought there waas something fishy about them springs as soon as you starting to pester about them as you were saying they were not fitting right and it isn't hard to fit springs at all.Here is a couple of pictures of the few sets of Tein springs i've hadYep im missing like 3 tight coils off my rear springs, ive txted him saying im happy to settle with a refund for the cost of the tein springs so I can just go and buy a new set, but hes not replying once again, oh yeah sorry for pesterin you about them too :harhar: My dads goin to sort some things out tomorrow for me as i think ive given andyglanza long enough to reply to the messages, so hes goin to contact the solicitors tomorrow, my dads pretty pissed too as he knows how much I love my car. cheers starlybrusier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thats shocking mate!! Hope you can get it sorted without much hassle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlybruiser Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thats shocking mate!! Hope you can get it sorted without much hassleYeah i know, doubt i will get it sorted without masses of hassle, hes completely ignorin my txts and PM's and my request for a refund on paypal :harhar: so looks like its goin to have to be sorted the hard way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul w Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Paypal dispute then mate that will fuck his paypal up for a bit and get you your cash in full Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bourkey Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 It's a shame it's not the other way round really as i have a spare set of front Tein springs. Bourkey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Callan Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 if anything why cut the back springs?? stupid if you ask me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bourkey Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 On Tein springs the back sits a little higher than the front. Not a massive difference. I reckon the person who cut them aimed to lower it a bit and went too far. Just stupid though as cutting springs makes the car unpredictable and dangerously bouncy. Bourkey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
STEVO9000 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Thats shocking.Damn right he should refund you for that, hope you get your money back for them mate, whichever way you go about it.You can blatantly tell those have been cut and for him to lie to you point blank about them not being cut when any person could see they are is down right disgusting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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