GmoAcTL

Hey Eric, sorry for all your trouble. That's an f'ed up situation. Can u post the link to that thread again? For some reason when I click on it, it won't show....

HONgDA

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We might see some form of justice but it wouldn't be beneficial to Eric's loss. However, the community will have one less idiot. Idiot is an understatement though.

astro

it's been deleted.

Elegant TYPE S

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Wish he wasn't banned so quickly.. I would've loved to see what he had to say. But I just re-read your story because I didn't understand your time line....but is this correct?

He first fucks up your rotors and caliper, which ended up costing you $1200 bux ... bad mouthed you in that thread...and even after that you let him work on your suspension?

If this is the case, and as much as we are all on your side.. I guess .. you have to blame yourself for allowing this to happen to you. How much is the repairs this time. You need a whole new fender this time.... not to mention possibly a wheel and tire as well.

And I agree with one of the others... send him a picture message of your bill... if I was him .. at the very least I would've either returned everything you have him and tried to close the gap even if I couldn't afford to pay for it all. Geez.. what a scumbag.

BradE

Once you get it fixed, I'd sue his ass for the bill. That is going to be an expensive repair.

RonJonTL757

This thread is like Wild Fire

bzyrice

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wow Eric.. that sucks.. glad ur ok.. that guy seemed like such a douche bag.. definitely seemed like there was something wrong with him.. the way he talked made him sound like he thought he was better/smarter then everyone.

Ive helped multiple members with their suspension. And I made a few DIY on . Now I find myself pming everyone I helped just to be sure everything is ok, just to make sure nothing I have done has ever caused anyone grief like this has caused you. This is how it should be. That guy is such crap. No wonder his tranny blew up so many times after he rebuilt it.. I hope everything works out on your car. I know how much you love it. I saw it in your face the one time I met you. Good for you for being the better man and not taking this to some unknown level of anger I know others on here would have reached. Once again, let me know if you ever need anything man.

xoulu

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whats his name? is he the guy selling the TL navi kits on ebay?

stillhere153

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I agree totally...

ps. Damn it took 1 person to petition for his banning... ME... ... astro is on top of it quickly

xtmjoey

First off....Its a blessing that you are ok, I am happy to hear that, it could have been worse...As for the car I am super bummed I just recently purchased my TL and your car always showed up when I searched for pictures of TL's when I was making my decision...I guess your car helped aid in my decision......as for the guy its a shame that people would endanger someone else by not being honest about their abilities....his greed could have caused a more serious situation...I live near charlotte I and honestly I cant help you fix your car but I can help you YANK every piece of equipment you gave this guy right out of his car!

HOCKEYMAN23

Jesus dude...sorry to see such an awesome ride get f'ed up like that, but as it has been said many times in this thread already, glad to hear that you are alright. It could have definitely been much worse. Hope you can get everything fixed soon. What a shame...that first pic just hurts to look at. Good luck man.

Acuraholic

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damn Eric, if you wanted a donor car for your old parts all you had to do was give me a call hahaha, I'd be more than willing to roll up to Charlotte, but ya live and learn right? I saw so many cars screwed up of people letting "experts" do car audio etc that got brought to me to fix at the old job.....My two cents are to either do the work yourself or let someone that is proven to know what the hell is going on.....hate to see this happen to you man, cuz you are one cool mofugga!

Acuraholic

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^agreed with sending him a picture of your bill from Acura, icing on the cake, I hope this guy has learned his lesson!

Silva-type-s

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dam man... im pissed too and i dont even know you........ seriously. he needs to fix this. not you but HIM and by that i mean let him pay for the repairs. dont even let him look at ur car... what did he have to say about this? im pretty sure if you see him you might go crazy so i dont think you should confront him right now... no use going to jail to make matter worse........also you shouldn't beat urself up, sometimes being nice isnt good but we always remember the results the next time around. personally i would have fucked him up but that the young ignorant me..... you could have been injured or killed


Glad ur ok though. and send his ass the bill and you want new calipers too

Silva-type-s

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Hold the fcuk up. The dude with the black 3g with black stocks, sparco seats and the honda grill did this.... hate to add insult to injury but i would let the owner of that car even pump my gas or clean my windshield

GmoAcTL

If you don't mind me asking, why was it deleted? wasn't he in the wrong anyways? He needs to be put on blast....

pw_07 TL-S

Sorry as hell to hear your story. I'm new to the forum, and the TL-scene in general, but learned a lot just from reading through this thread.

Good luck restoring the car to its previous state, its a beautiful ride. Thanks for posting all the detail, this served as a pretty effective cautionary tale for us less-experienced members, especially when it comes to random's working on our cars.

rockyfeller

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Sorry to see this happen!! I have 2 words for you....

CIVIL SUIT!

Maddizm

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That pic... just HURTS so bad... dude! So much in fact, I think you should power bomb him. Especially since you didn't even get a "sorry."

FiveLiterCheater

Sigh....why would you even let that retard touch your car?! Being nice gets you nowhere in this f'd up world. Sorry to see bro Couldve been much worse, glad you're okay....cars can be fixed.

bhavin3623

craziness...man at least your alright, ur the reason i got wdp..

SlowRiderr

Makes me sick.

I'm going to be in charlotte this weekend to meet up with another guy and give him one of my custom shift knobs. Will you be in town?

ACCURATEin

No estimate yet. I'm not sure if i should go through insurance or not. I'm really wanting him to come forward and at the very least offer to do something about his destruction.

It seems I learn a lot of things through mistakes. I need to finish those invos off and order some wider tires.

Crazy huh?! Right now i'm not extremely angry, just glad no one is hurt more than anything. When i get to dwelling on the matter, that's when feelings of anger come out.

I think there is a slight mark on the lip of the rim due to the fender scratching it.

I had always wanted flared fenders! i guess i got what i wanted ! i think the front left is good for 19x11s easily.

Surprisingly when the TL sat down it didn't crunch the front bumper. There was enough room for me to remove it. If something happens to that bumper then it'll be the end of it's journey. I don't versus will make another batch.

Thanks man. Yeah he did a fantastic job of fuqing it up. Hopefully karma will win.

haha that was the longest multi quote i've ever done. I used to have a pretty good temper problem too. I think a lot of us guys do haha! Charlotte is a small town, so we'll cross paths sooner or later.

Thanks for the words! Oh he's probably reading this thread getting mad. Last time i seen him was at one of the cars and coffee meets the other month and he was afraid to even look in the direction of where my TL was sitting. I remember sitting there looking at him just waiting for him to come say something. Blue shirt, yellow hat, cargo shorts, flip flops. His bumper was painted and it looked better.

He'll be able to view the forum, but he may have to use a different IP address. And if he makes a new name, he will have to learn to spell in order to hide his identity. So maybe, he'll feel so excluded from this online community, that he'll go the length to learn how to spell, and then come on here spelling correctly and no one will even know it's him. So in essence it could be a learning experience for him if he tries that.

Thanks for the words Donald! I think you're right man i am way too nice. I let people shit right on my face it seems. Maybe I should work on being an asshole haha. Donald, if I was working on your car, and you gave me your coilovers in return for the work, and i ended up breaking something, you can rest assured my ass will be giving you those coilovers back, and then some.

haha yeah it is a fairly effed up world huh?!

Thanks man, and you're right. It'll be fine in the end. I'm not sure how i'll act when i see him again. Mostly depends on how he acts. Maybe i'll tell him to kiss my shoes like Ted did in the garage in fast and the furious. "ay Ted, kiss my shoes!"

haha azine is a powerful force. I've seen one dude in NJ get cornered for not sending some products out that had been paid for.

haha the flagship?! nice! Thanks brother. I think he'll beat his own ass down when he gets his tranny up and running again...something self destruct and he'll wreck. Ain't that right Justin? And true about the life experiences, they always make one stronger.

I think i remember that!

It's disgusting to think of what an asshole this dude has acted like. I would feel horrible if i was working on your TL and messed something up. I might even be like...dude, Tyler, here man...just take my TL. Maybe insurance might be the best route to take. Thanks for the words brother!


?! I'll find out soon. I'm predicting the same items are going to need replacing as the passenger side did. Definitely the knuckle will need to be replaced. Maybe the axle as well.

Yeah it's pretty bad Jon. Can you file a lawsuit against someone for smacking them? Maybe i'll just smack the shit outta the guy. hahahahahaha Ain't that right Justin? You wouldn't even like that shit would ya buddy? Smack the fuck outta your left cheek and film it with HD and put it on youtube.


BANISHMENT! It's done. Finished. It's over. End of the line. It neva rains, it pours.

Yeah seriously. mmade22 was the fucking man that came through victoriously with that solid navi swap. I still owe him for his work. He spent a lot of time and effort in that swap.


hahahahahaha. Justin you're lucky i'm a nice guy big dawg. Apparently had this happened to some of these other dudes, you might be a world of shit. Ain't that right?

hahahaha Jesse you are the man buddy. Thanks for the words man, i'm glad everyone is ok as well. Could be thousands times worse.

I think it has been erased from the database forever.

Banishment is not a good feeling. I speak from...well...experience! Ain't that right Desmond Performance? Had my ass banned. Fuckin clowns...fuck outta here!! My ass is BACK! AND YOU KNEEWWW IT! - Will Ferrell


He did the knuckle swap first which involved both side of the car. Next he did the passenger side axle removal for the procats. The drivers side took longer to fail. I don't think it was ever installed correctly, and it was only a matter of time before the stud failed. What do you think Justin, you feel like returning some of these items or not man? You make the call. The choices you make, not the chances you take, will determine your destiny.

Yeah it'll be rather costly.

haha it swept across the plains of the United States and Canada with a quickness. The power of forums.

Thanks for the words RJ. That's the sign of a consciencious guy right there..asking them if everything is holding up right. Good man RJ, good man. Haha..you saw it in my face huh?!...it's what i love to do bro. I'm not sure if you'll be at the Jacksonville HIN, but i'll be heading down there for that I think.


haha astro did work! He came out of the woodwork. I had no idea any banishment was going to take place.


Thanks for the words, Joey? And welcome to the forum! It's a good one, you'll like it here. I'm happy to know my car served as a visual aid in helping you decide on purchasing a TL. The TL is an awesome car. haha i'll keep that in mind. You reading these comments Justin?!

Thanks for the words hockeyman! Definitely could have been worse, for sure!

I think i'm really gonna be pissed when Gran Turismo 5 comes out, because i was using that sparco seat for the force feedback steering wheel. You'll be one of the first i let know when parts are available. Actually, if you want that varis diffuser let me know. Give me an offer! I like the way you spelled mofugga, i might steal your spelling.

Maybe i'll do that if he has the same number.

Justin do you see how pissed off this guy is^^? Imagine if you had done this to his car!

hahaha! Yeah that's the guy.


Welcome to Acurazine! A lot of these threads have all kinds of information inside them. I'm glad this can serve as a learning tool. Just read it and try not to make the same mistake i made and you'll be good to go!


What do you think Justin? You want me to follow this man's advice?

haha power bomb !! hahaha

I know man, i know. I messed up. I'll start being an asshat. Thanks for the words Jaber.

erick3

so unnecessary lol

dragonlord

DAMN Eric! Just read the whole thread. I am just thankful that you are OK and the PERFECT ride is repairable. It would be a sad day to lose another MEGA TL (Blackura TL RIP). That is why I am VERY anal about who works on mine. Found a tech at my dealer who personally explains everything to me. I request him to work on my car every time. Good luck with your future "endevours" on dealing with the banned member.

And if you all haven't met Eric, you couldn't meet a nicer person. I met Eric at NOPI Nationals in Atlanta in 2007 and he is the top class of AZ folk!

Audioserf

Having a regular and trusted mechanic is a great thing. Excelerate is the only shop that works on my TSX (aside from basic things I feel comfortable doing by myself). I know Josh and Jamie, and I can trust them to get the job done properly. It's a good feeling not having to worry about my car once I drop it off with them.

chill_dog

Keep your head up, Eric. And while most people, including myself, don't understand your non-aggressive nature, in the end, you're better off for it. The last thing you need is assault charges on top of a $2k bill (on top of the $1.2k bill ). When you tally the two bills, it might be worth a trip to civil court, although you would probably have a hard time collecting any judgement since he doesn't have a job.

PhillyxMartin

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fuck it I say you let things cool down for now and when your ready set his car on fire. Glad your safe

rockstar143

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Sorry to hear you're going through this...I can't even post all the disappointments and lessons learned over the years from trusting and repeatedly letting people rip me off. Now, I have learned from the past and don't look forward to all I still need to learn in the future! I guess it keeps it interesting. The guy is jobless...probably somewhat friendless...karma gave this guy a cash advance. Just do your thing...fix it and move on.

Take care and good luck with getting it back on the road!

J.

Blazing GT

wow..just wow...eric...I was a big fan of your TL...but this guy must be insane...

you are a cool dude for just smh at his picture messages. I found that quite hilarious...

Everything will be back to normal in a jippy...haha...

good luck

Blazing GT

alexSU

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He can sell his honda/mugen/TL/whatever it has become and pay up. I would honestly go to a lawyer and see what he say's. Maybe you have a real good case for getting your money back and having "this guy" pay for the damages that just happened.

Majofo

wow.. This guy has cost you thousands.. you were so nice to him.. what a douchebag.. I can't believe he removed your driveshaft to remove your 3rd Cat.. and didn't even mount it back correctly, yet says "its fine".. what an asshole. I would have K.O.'d this mofo. Glad you're okay..

BLACKURA_NY

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+1 for Excelerate... aside from my local mechanic, nobody else touches my car but him

grenas17

Wow Eric, I just read the story and I am at loss of words.

Like everyone else said, I am really glad to hear that this didn't happen as you were on the freeway or driving with your girlfriend.

Its unfortunate that he wont come forward and at least to offer help pay for at least SOME of the damage.

Hopefully everything gets sorted out, your gets fixed, and then once again you will reign supreme.

Don't worry about that guy, Karma is a b*tch. What goes around, comes around...

anarchy[sear]

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In the great words of our dearly banned friend 3.slow from bodymore, "POP POP POP Crack ass honkey". Hope karma kicks this kid straight in the balls.

TWiSDiT

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i know im late n all, soo many pages in so little time.. sorry to hear what happened to your car man. Glad youre alright and the car is repairable. as always, u live n learn.

BTW, just to clear things up.. this guy is the murdered out "mugen" tl with the gutted interior? if so.. i met this guy at the skyline meet this spring..

anarchy[sear]

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I feel bad for you that you had to endure that.

TWiSDiT

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i didnt mean to, this thread has gotten long and i only remember reading his description on the first 1-2 page and it sounded familar.

Majofo

lol.. He posted this in his trans drop thread.. any takers?