| REDGE COLE |
| Ok, look, if anyone out there has any work too be done on their cars please DO NOT go to TT Automotive on 118 ave. Reason, i bought a new ACT clutch for my Skyline and it slipped from day 1, response from them was, thats normal. Hmmmm, well today i was informed the clutch now 9 months old and still slipping was not the clutch i paid for( $1200), its some red thing. Now i am very pleased too be dealing with Karbz. And the issue of the missing ACT clutch i bought is far from over. Please pass this info on to others. THANX Redge |
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| ice86 |
never had a problem with TT auto once at all neither has a bunch of my friends.... and i know terence he would not jib anyone very well respected guy and knows his cars very well! always busy guy..
i dont know wat to say about ur situtaion but me and a bunch of others can say the same thing....
that is good that ur please to be dealing with someone else such as Karbz...
hope u resolve this in a professional manner... |
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| rp_guy |
| never had a problem with them and neither has my friends |
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| kornsined |
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Originally posted by Godzilla
Karbz:eek:
:dunno: :eek: :whut: :loco: :holy: :jawdrop:
Crazy talk. |
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| 95EagleAWD |
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Originally posted by Godzilla
Karbz:eek:
I drive by it all the time, and have never had the urge to go in there. |
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| noriceforme |
| The ACT clutch I put in my supra was red and didn't say ACT on it. It also doesn't slip though, maybe the clutch disc was put in backwards? I donno just trying to help. |
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| 95EagleAWD |
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Originally posted by noriceforme
The ACT clutch I put in my supra was red and didn't say ACT on it. It also doesn't slip though, maybe the clutch disc was put in backwards? I donno just trying to help.
What? I've never seen a red ACT clutch before. They're all yellow, AFAIK. |
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| Blaine B. |
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Originally posted by REDGE COLE
Ok, look, if anyone out there has any work too be done on their cars please DO NOT go to TT Automotive on 118 ave. Reason, i bought a new ACT clutch for my Skyline and it slipped from day 1, response from them was, thats normal. Hmmmm, well today i was informed the clutch now 9 months old and still slipping was not the clutch i paid for( $1200), its some red thing. Now i am very pleased too be dealing with Karbz. And the issue of the missing ACT clutch i bought is far from over. Please pass this info on to others. THANX Redge
Redge,
Sorry to hear about your experience, I thought you would have learned from the HKS SSQV debacle I helped you with. |
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| jdm ness |
| Becarful w/ Karbz too they did some shotty work on 2 of my old cars. I asked for my muffler to be mounted "tucked under and straight out" and when i went to pick it up it was angle'd up and sticking out ricer style. Other thing was on an EK civic sidemarker install,i bought the genuine EK9 sidemarkers and gave them a picture of a CTR and they put the sidemarkers in the complete wrong spot. This was over 2 years ago. So just be carefull. |
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| skiontwintips |
| every time i've seen a price quote from Karbz its been ridiculously high.. i'd shop around if I were you unless you know someone that works there. |
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| REDGE COLE |
| Don't want to upset people, but look at this from my point. Thats a lot of money for a clutch that WAS NOT even put in my car. Explain that. I gave them a lot of work, actually never thought this would happen there. And i would like to deal with this as professional as possible and as soon as possible. |
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| zero4A-GZE |
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Originally posted by REDGE COLE
Ok, look, if anyone out there has any work too be done on their cars please DO NOT go to TT Automotive on 118 ave. Reason, i bought a new ACT clutch for my Skyline and it slipped from day 1, response from them was, thats normal. Hmmmm, well today i was informed the clutch now 9 months old and still slipping was not the clutch i paid for( $1200), its some red thing. Now i am very pleased too be dealing with Karbz. And the issue of the missing ACT clutch i bought is far from over. Please pass this info on to others. THANX Redge
... how would u be able drive for 9 months with a slipping clutch?
did you break in the clutch? i dont see how this would work out with out bigger problems. maybe you did something?
btw is your gts a 4wd (4) or just a rwd gts-t? theres a diffrence between the two just like a na mr2 and a sc mr2
i paid over 1200 bucks for a oem clutch in my aw11 at bz mechanics with labour and everything so i dont see 1200 as being that much for a simple thing as a clutch.
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| kayin |
that doesn't sound like TT's style at all. I've had lots of work done from tt, most recently an exhuast and test pipe (that needed modification becuase the exhaust was for a usdm car and mine is jdm) and they did a really good job of keeping me up to date with what was happening, possible solutions, and were still able to keep the price down.
I've referred many people to them, and all have had very pleasant experiences with both terrance and alan.
i can't speak for your experiences, but i also find it odd that you would drive 9months with a slipping clutch and not get it checked out. I would hope that you work this out with TT auto in a professional manner and have your car thoroughly checked over. |
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| REDGE COLE |
| All i know is that when i bought my ACT clutch, i seen it , it was yellow, i phoned them not even 10 mins later after it slipped going into 3rd gear at not high rpm's. Nothing has happened, complained numerous times was told its the way i drive, fucking BULLSHIT. It should have been looked at IMMEDIATLEY, but was'nt. Explain that! All i know is that when Brad took the clutch out to replace it with another ACT clutch it was'nt yellow, it was RED, explain that! All i want to know is where the hell is the clutch i bought and why was'nt it installed in my car. And they know my car is a all-wheel drive car, i did enough work through them on it. So all i know is that i want full re-imbursement back for an improperly installed clutch, not too mention it was'nt even the one i paid for. Whether it be 1 month or 9 months. This will get settled either PROFESSIONALLY or in COURT, does'nt fucking matter too me. Oh, by the way ACT's head office in the US said they've never built a RED clutch, hmmmm, interesting is'nt it! DO THE RIGHT THING. |
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| jdm ness |
| Almost forgot Brad there at Karbz also told me he would install Dropzone springs on the same1990 Integra he angle'd the exhaust the wrong way on in my previos post and when i changed my rims back for summer they were fucking Ractive. This was when they first opened like 5 years ago. But BEWARE of sketchy work!!! |
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| REDGE COLE |
| yeah, not saying everyone is bad, but just really disappointed that would happen to me, thought we were friends. |
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| zero4A-GZE |
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Originally posted by REDGE COLE
yeah, not saying everyone is bad, but just really disappointed that would happen to me, thought we were friends.
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| ice86 |
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Originally posted by REDGE COLE
yeah, not saying everyone is bad, but just really disappointed that would happen to me, thought we were friends.
dont flatter yourself too much that it happens to just you... but ur story is in question as for the fact that there are plenty of ppl here who have delt with terrence and allen at TT auto that can vouch for them doing excellent work. knowing their background in their line of work personally i know they wouldnt screw up like that not saying they never do, but the fact that they would Jib you for a clutch is to my understanding not like them.
another inquestion is, why did you proceed to drive with a slipping clutch for 9 months is wierd to the point where if it was indeed slipping it would not have lasted you that long..
usually when a clutch slips it will be toast there on after.
also just because you own a car you think is a performance car you should have taken it to an actual credible mechanics shop to get checked out, as we all know most "performance" shops have a love hate relationship with other "performance" shops and will lure you in that way...
from my experience, personally would have advised you to take it to a credible MECHANICS shop that have had Plenty of experience far from a regular "performance" shop as they do it day in a and day out which is their job..
correct me if im wrong who ever knows wat i am talking about...
i am not here to critisize you or poke fun at you, just alittle advice...
my two cents...
NOTE: i am also not bashing any "performance" shops as i did work at a few i just know the ins and outs and wat goes on. and i also worked at a few Credible Mechanics shops that work day after day on cars need it be performance or passanger.. |
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| REDGE COLE |
| Like i said, BOUGHT A YELLOW ACT CLUTCH, Why is there a red Clutch in my car? ACT themselves said they never built a red clutch, Explain that. By the way, did'nt say it only happened to me, THANX. And also, the clutch has slipped ever since i called them about it, but only when i rev it over 4000rpm's and let it out quick, like i told them, but a properly installed clutch would'nt do that, would it. Also Allen told me after i complained numerous times about this he would replace it but they went to Japan or where ever the hell it was and did'nt come back for a couple of months or so. Then we discussed replacing it again and they seemed happy about doing it, but when i told them it was already taken out by Karbz, and i asked why it was'nt in my car they really did'nt seem to know what to say, which to me translates into guilt, sorry but you or no one else will change my mind. You'd feel the same way, and if this was your car you'd want a refund too. |
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| jdm ness |
| Yeah a clutch can definately slip for 9 months as mine did in my Skyline over 4 thousand RPM'S it's called wearing out or improper installation. I say ask for complete payment to be returned or see ya in court. |
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| ice86 |
now thats where ur in the wrong... if u know the proper procedure to break in a clutch... no heavy clutching no dropping.. releasing quick... that statement right there good sir has just costed you any reprecutions as you said it urself u rev past 4000rpm and let it out quickly?? ur clutch from factory does not set itself, you need to heat up the springs properly to have the best contact... letting it out quickly is dropping the clutch which is not good...
so you just answered your situation... it is in the way you drive.. the clutch must be broken in like a new car... factory doesnt give a shit wat you do to the clutch cause they assume you know wat to do when breaking in the clutch...
i am going to dissagree with you in teh situation that tt auto was in the wrong in the slipping problem which is wat you keep stating |
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| Soulfly |
I'm gonna have to agree with 'ice86' on this one..
You're not giving us the FULL story here..
What exactly did you do to 'Test out' the Clutch, and find out it was slipping?
Cause If I was in a shop.. and you called me a day after you left the shop, and said that the clutch was slipping.. I would tell you that: "It's the way you Drive", as well...
Maybe.. Start fresh, and Explain every little detail of what happened, from when you left the shop with your car... We DO NOT CARE that you have a 'Red Clutch' In your car. Maybe there was a misunderstanding when you were talking about the clutch.. Do you have a receipt that SAYS you bought an ACT clutch from them? If you do, Just go back to their shop.. and ask them POLITELY to explain why the clutch in your car is not an ACT Clutch, and ask them about purchasing you the proper clutch that you ordered in the first place. It might help to bring the clutch and maybe flywheel with you to them. :thumbup:
Not EVERYTHING is always the shops fault.. You need to realize that. |
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| 2k3Civic |
WOW! i don't post much, but i have to to defend terence's reputation..
i'm not saying that he's right, or your right... but if you bought a ACT Clutch from Terence and he ripped u off by putting in a replica.. I will personally pay you back.. Terence has done work for me on many of my cars, and many of my customer's cars.. the feedback is incredible. and if their is a problem, it's settled ASAP.
Terence and Allan are stand up guys... This issue is unsettling. I would never in this lifetime believe that they ripped you off on a clutch...
Install maybe their was an error made.
But like that I think is unlikely... As you must know Terence has that wicked, highly modded white GTR. So i'm sure working on your car isn't anything new to him.
I'm sure a guy that could put PORSCHE 6 piston calipers brakes on his GTR can put in a routine clutch job.
this just sounds very uncharacteristic...
and nothing against karbz. but just feedback wise, i would not choose karbz over T&T. |
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| REDGE COLE |
| The problem is being worked out as we speak, i'm sure the right thing will be done. |
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| REDGE COLE |
| Yeah, i'm pleased too say that i spoke with Allen at TT and the situation was dealt with in a very positive manner. There were mistakes made on both sides and the problem was made right. THANX... |
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| Lukesky |
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Originally posted by noriceforme
The ACT clutch I put in my supra was red and didn't say ACT on it. It also doesn't slip though, maybe the clutch disc was put in backwards? I donno just trying to help.
... No ACT Clutch for you:lol: |
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| REDGE COLE |
| it's all good now, everyones happy, car works great. |
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| ice86 |
thats good to hear REDGE COLE!!!
always good to see something worked out in a professional manner!:thumbup: |
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| Verlen@STRD EDM |
| Good to hear...i would have vouched for Terrance either way...he does awesome work and is just an overall great guy...its a pleasure to see his smiling face every morning when i pull into my shop |
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