CCColtsicehockey

According to someone in the TL section they heard from a reliable source that comptech is closing do to not enough management.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154061

Comptech-814

wow....then i really do have to change my name

rza49311

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Wonder if thats why excelerate is having a liquidation sale

CCColtsicehockey

wondering same thing. Still sticking with the r e d s h i f t supercharger unless they drop down to like 2000 though cause I want the extra power and the FMIC.

hrj

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I just called them and they said it's true that they are closing.

CCColtsicehockey

are they discounting parts

xjohnkdoex

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interesting. i was looking into getting the icebox. when is the firesale?

Comptech-814

they have to be unless there just gona sell them to stores

aaronng

WTF? Usually companies close because they have too much management and not enough sales...

llJrockll

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Half price superchargers? Then I'm there......

I think Moda_Way is gon' be p!ssed!

hrj

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I don't know, I didn't ask about it. Here is their phone # 916 9399118 if you want to call them.

psykotik

i guess no 06 auto supercharger

savage

that blows...

SeanS627

damn now i need to stop modding my car so i can get the boost fever from the RDX itself

CCColtsicehockey

there is still r e d s h i f t

savage

now where would you get support and do you lose your warranty on parts you have from them?

Also does any place other than Comptech itself do the reflash? Do the dealers have the programming tools? I wanted to do the reflash next yeah when my warranty expires...

Reach

That was my first thought too! My poor 2006 AT... now I have to hope the other guys come through.

And yes, "not enough management" is a very strange reason to give for closing.

savage

anyone call and confirm this or get the low down yet? Maybe the dealers can chime in? Excelerate or one of the others?

CCColtsicehockey

posted earlier

xjohnkdoex

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somone in the TL thread said only springs and short shifters are left? wtf. i hope that's a joke.

i just emailed them to see if it's true. i had asked a few weeks ago about the fitment of the icebox for the 07's. hoping they'll answer and shed some light as to whether there will be a firesale.

savage

boo...

Honda should adopt them into the Honda fold the way Mercedes took in AMG...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-AMG

JTso

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Why would anyone want their SC when the support will longer be available?

Excelerate

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All I have to say is wow. I had no idea they were closing. My rep never told me. And that isn't why I was liquidating the S/C kits. I was doing it b/c I moved locations and I need some $ for the new location.

I can tell you guys that a few months back Comptech told me that they were not making enough money and therefore they cut distributor discounts a decent amount. I was a distributor, but a smaller one. Their 3-4 main distributors were pissed, like myself, and one stopped doing business with them. I had always thought that they were making up stories saying they weren't making enough money but apparently the partners who had money invested in the company didn't see the return they wanted and they pulled their funds, at least according to what I was told from a Comptech employee when I just called right now. But although their customer service on the retail end was good their customer service on the wholesale end wasn't. I never got a response back to emails, never had phone calls returned (unless it was to charge my CC), and never was kept updated. The product was great but I guess in the end it wasn't enough. This really sucks b/c they did make a great product.

rza49311

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I want a short shifter! If anyone finds out they are having liquidation let me know!

jmathew34

da da da daaamn

anyone have a part number for the belt they use on their superchargers?

xjohnkdoex

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excelerate--do you actually have the iceboxes for the TSX in stock, or do you order it from comptech and it's directly sent to the buyer?

i guess i'm wondering...should i buy it now in fear that there won't be any more available?

Acurasrule

Man this doesn't make sense to me... They've been around for a long time, and have a very loyal following? How could they just allow themselves to close? Something doesn't make sense to me....


When there is a company with such a strong brand name like "comptech", usually there are several people/companies that would jump at the oppurtunity to buy them, and continue to make/sell comptech parts, as they have a VERY established name....


I really can't beleive there just disappearing, doesn't make any sense... regardless of how poor they were being managed/run, companies don't just vanish into thin air like this, at least legit companies

jmathew34

maybe they will close and open up under another name?

hrj

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I never got any responses, phone calls returned either regarding warranty.

xjohnkdoex

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i just called. they are, indeed, closing. the sales guy, however, was tied up on the line so he couldn't tell me if any of the items in stock would be sold at a discount. they're trying to pay off their vendors so i guess it depends on how quickly they want to move the items.

drunkenbuda

I was at Acura today and was asking questions about Comptech S/C for 05 Auto, Acura tried to call Comptech like 5times but no answer. I see why they didn't answer their phone calls now.

Excelerate

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Well Comptech isn't closed as of yet. They will be open for a couple months at least, according to them. The sales rep is hoping it will be a temporary thing but what has happened is the bigwigs at the top aren't coming to an agreement and this is where it stands as of now.

Tsx536

Wow! This is news to me. I haven't talked to those guys for quite awhile. But I do know that a couple of their long time employees left awhile ago. I'm going to try to call and talk to one of the guys I know there pretty well to get the scoop. Dang.

It kinda doesn't surprise me that they weren't making much money. I've heard many stories of them going above and beyond and covering costs for customer parts/installs/towing whenever people ran into problems. They had great customer service, but I'm sure it cut into their bottom line. They would even give me free services whenever I would come in. They would really go above and beyond.

This sucks for the Honda/Acura fans though because this is one of the few companies that I really trusted. They put a lot of time and care into everything that they made, and everything was hand welded. There's just not as many companies out there with such good quality control anymore.

drkangel348

Wow, Comptech? Closing? Wow... I am big fan of Comptech's products... I never thought this would happen. I am sad.

Excelerate

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Yes I think this was part of the problem. There were members on here, not the TSX guys, who had thought there were issues with their supercharger kits. And Comptech sent them new ACM's, new FPR's, etc at their own expense only to find out it was generally something wrong with the customer's car, not the S/C kit.

And you know what? This really blows b/c Comptech was the only company who paid attention to the CL/TL guys this extensively, and forced others to do more.

And as much as it would be nice now for the "other" company to make up a S/C kit don't hold your breath. These aren't even my words. Out of the mouth of someone who is tied in closely with their kit make sure you see pre and post dynos and an actual finished, running product before you commit to buying.

Tsx536

I've heard many of the same stores, and I know out on Club RSX, they really were taking care of everyone too. This really sucks for all Cali people who want an SC. The Comptech SC is the only CARB legal SC kit ever made for the TSX. I'm glad that I already have my CARB legal sticker under the hood.

EuRTSX

Ouch, some serious news for Acura/Honda folks.

v6cord2k5

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called them to see if they had any parts discounted (exhaust) but no one picked up

TSX 3Pedal

I would be interested in this as well.



I hope the people at the top of the ladder are able to figure things out and keep Comptech thriving.

moda_way

Yeah, I'm pissed. I've tried to get through to talk about a price on the Ti strut bar, but no one is answering. I don't want to leave a message, I want to deal with someone directly.

Oh well, proof that a quality supplier doesn't always stay on top. I gotta say, their product and Excelerate made it an easy decision to use their products. The only issue I ever had with their product was one of the resonantor cans had a loose baffle in it. They gave me a new one and ZERO issues since.

This sux!!