mbdurham

I purposely went with someone else this time even thought he was about $100 more then the first place hoping the service would be better. So far it has not been. The GT-C's I ordered from E-wheelz (discount tire in El Monte, CA) price was the best anf front end service was the best dn the wheels were in stock at Mackin which I was told is right down the street from them. It still took me two months to get them even though I was told 1-2weeks. Vick would never return my calls or emails to find out what was going on and if he did he acted like I was bothering him. When I finally got the rims they only included 16 rays GTC lugs and did not send the locks because they were back-ordered (i finally got them 2 months later) I had to order some gorilla locks off ebay. After I finally installed them I had to get then rebalanced because I was told "to save money that don't use the hunter machines unless specifically requested". I ordered the ME's from R & D motorsports in Charleston SC. I was origanally told that he would have them in his shop in 5 weeks install the tires and I would have them in no more than six weeks. We just passed week 7 and when he finally decided to return my email I was told he does not even have them yet nor does he have a ETA. ...All I ask is please keep me in the loop and let me know wht is going on which apparently no Volk dealer can do that.

Sorry for the long rant just a little upset

mbdurham

It does look good If I wasn't on my way to a meeting I would have turned around to try to chase you down to get a closer look.

mr.almeida

mbdurham I'll update you on the situation I emailed Dave today. I demanded that either the rims come in this week or I will get a full refund. BTW this is how those Progressives look on a BMW...

mbdurham

Thanks and please let me know what he says. If yours are here maybe mine are close.

Another pic of ME's on a e90 in Hong Kong

special-ed

yeah, those ME's are really nice but I hate when vendors screw with people like that.

mbdurham

Seems like almost all Volk dealers are a little lacking. Does anyone know if it is Ray's or Mackin that does not keep the vendors informed or is it all due to bad vendor service? I wish The Tire Rack would start selling Volk

ACCURATEin

haha i've done that to a few TLs on the road if theyve got aftermarket wheels on the car. I'm sure if I saw your TL on the road i would do the same.

ACCURATEin

Dang that's a long wait. I was fortunate to have only waited 10 days for the TE37s to arrive. I ordered them through a local performance shop in town that does primarily German automobiles called GMP Peformance. (I used to work there).
I remember I ordered the wheels before I bought the car and they arrived the day before i went to get the car, which worked out perfectly.

mr.almeida

mbdurharm,
I spoke to Dave via e-mail and he told me that he's been too busy. Mackin should just cut the middle man out and let the customer order directly. I don't see how you can be too busy to send out rims, when that's what you do for a living. Oh yea here's Dave's megapost on Honda-Tech if you want to check him out... http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1470268

chill_dog

Small world...I'm on that Baghdad-like stretch of road twice a day.

FiveLiterCheater

I ordered my Lexion's from Wheel-autohaus, they were pretty good

ACCURATEin

It was funny there was a black M5 at the bodyshop today with the same wheels you've got.

twigglius

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All this Volk talk makes me feel the pressure to switch out my Racing Hart's!

mbdurham

Too busy...I am sure he wouldn't be two busy if he didn't have any money yet. I wish Mackin would do that or like I said before that Tire Rack started carrying Volks. If I would have gone with the BBS from TR they would have been on the car a month ago. I think my next set of Volks I will tell the vendor COD or no deal that should speed things up

ekferio

it's ray's that does not tell dealers what or when they are going to ship something. As far as I know it's a guessing game of what kind of rims arrived in a container each time. I personally ordered from Dave @ R&D two times but will not do that again. He was terrible at keeping me informed of the whole transaction. Every time I emailed him, he just told me the wheels were not there and kept on waiting for the next shipment. I waited 4 months on the TE37 and finally gave up.

mbdurham

Thanks for the words of encouragement..LOL....I understand if Ray's does not give vendors information (he doesn't have control over that) but hell at least check with Mackin on a weekly basis and shoot me an email to let me know whats up even if he doesn't know anything. And don't make guestimated promises when trying to close a sale if you have no idea when they will be here. If he would have told me 3-4 months I would have probably either went with BBS or bought the CE28N's he had in stock.

ekferio

yea if he told you 6 weeks to deliver and he still doesn't have the ETA 2 months later, then it's completely his fault. Sounds like he lured you into making a deposit. If you go to someone else now, you will have to wait all over again....i know how you feel.

his price isn't that good anyway, i've recently been shopping around and got price quotes from 3 different vendors, his was the highest.

mr.almeida

ekferio

Did you just end up getting a refund from him? I already demanded that I receive my rims this week or he can just give me back my money.

ekferio

I got tired of waiting indefinitely and asked him to find out what was in stock. Ended up getting LE37T instead.

mr.almeida

Thanks ekferio,

J/W what was the turn around for the LE37Ts? He said that my Progressive Me's would be here a week after I ordered and it's been like 6 weeks already. The ME's were at Mackin chilling so I'm J/W if he took as long with the LE37s for you.

FiveLiterCheater

wooot!

ekferio

It took about 2 weeks. What he did was having Mackin shipping the rims to him first, then re-sent them to me. He could have just drop shipped to me directly and saved another week. His excuse was "oh i didn't know you needed them in a rush"...sure, i only waited 4 months.

mbdurham

I wasn't too concerned with the lowest price I got burned doing that with my GT-C's I was hoping for service but I guess I am screwed in that department also

boku

iTrader: (1)

I waited 5 months to get my 203's (8/12/05 - 1/20/06) before I gave up & got my money back from a local shop. Called Steve at Mackin and found out that he had em in stock. Ordered em and had em on my car in four days flat.....

doggydog

Well I ordered my GTMs frm Dave at R&D. Lowest price great service and better follow up service. Did not get my caps but he is getting them to me asap. Sometimes vendors do not have control of the containers. I am half a country away from Dave and just purchased another set of VOlks from him. Dave is a stand up guy and a great vendor. Sorry you had a negative experience.

FiveLiterCheater

Yeah, mine shipped directly from Mackin as well

mr.almeida

Well I just spoke to Dave and I really appreciate that he took the time to talk to me. At times you may get his voicemail at the shop a lot, but he'll eventually get back to you via email or phone. All the negative things I said about him are out of anger. If there's anything I've learned from buying Volks it's that the vendor doesn't have that much control of the shipping. Even when they're in stock at Mackin there are errors that occur over there. As far as Dave from R&D he's a real respectable guy and I will order my next set of rims from him as well. Well I actually gave him business from buddies of mine.

itrhybrid

iTrader: (1)

Quick contribution even though it's not an Acura....

FiveLiterCheater

Not feeling those wheels on that 335....

itrhybrid

iTrader: (1)

Maybe without the red stripe....

THey are actually an E46 M3 fitment so the rear pokes out a bit too much. Probably why he sold them.

mbdurham

I agree Dave seems like a supernice guy and as I said before I understand if it is Rays or Mackin not giving out information but all that I ask from anyone is to keep me in the loop on what is going on. If Mackin does not know anything Dave can send me a email on a weekly basis and tell me that he checked with Mackin and they do not know anything. If that was the case all of this negativity would be toward Mackin not R&D. I understand he is busy but my order is part of the reason he is busy. And in sales customer service and word of mouth are everything.

mbdurham

This is all that I ask from Dave. Just let me know what is going on. If it is out of his control I understand just keep me in the loop. Communication is key If this is the case it won't be the last set of wheels I buy from Dave but it makes me strongly consider other brands as much as I love Volk

ILLustriousUA6

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hey.. does anyone know where I can find Volk te-37 19" bronze with offset +35?

If you have them, please list the price u got them for? I got quoted $2645 shipped to my door.... please PM me if u think u got a good offer. =)

Revolutions

niceee....i can't wait for my set...i just ordered Volk GT-S in gold...19x8 +43offset...gonna be wrapped in 235/35/19 Toyo T1R.... hopefully it'll only take 6-8 weeks.

Danny04TL

sweeeeet... very nice...=P

Kennedy

iTrader: (2)

RS, that's funny...
I bought the Netz because of your post. Sold them a few weeks ago and ordered a set of Gt-S's (Gunmetal). 19x8.5 +36 offset. I have a blemished set of GT-7s I'm refinishing in the exact same specs, and they clear Brembos.

Just wondering why you went with the 8 in rim and the higher offset?

Revolutions

i wanted to stay as close to stock as i could so i could still slam the car even with 19s...

Revolutions

plus 8" rim i can still run 245s...so there's really no point in buying a 8.5...since 8.5 is 1/2 wider, you should be going with a lower offset...like 34mm to compensate for the extra width...+34 is 11mm less which is .49 inches...so going with a 19x8.5 +34 is actually the ideal almost....but you gotta make sure the spoke type will clear the caliper..

..+43 or +40 is what the guy from mackin recommended i go with. less lip...more slam going with a 36 offset is 9mm less so that equals like .35 inches...so your rims still stick out closer to the fender...which "looks" better, but you run into problems like what i'm getting now with my +30mm privat netz IF you're too low...if you're not slammed then it's fine...

ACCURATEin

I am looking forward to the arrival of everyone's set of new shoes.

datplayaz

Looking foward to seeing those volks on your car