well Josh, you mighta been right about Kodiak Wheels, at least week 11 now on a 6-8wk quoted lead time |
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well Josh, you mighta been right about Kodiak Wheels, at least week 11 now on a 6-8wk quoted lead time |
byndbad914 |
Jul 26 2007, 06:07 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
Kodiak makes some really nice wheels, but they have delivery problems right now. I know of a couple people who ordered MONTHS ago, and have yet to get anything. And I also know of someone who wound up with fitment issues after recieving his wheels (not built to spec). It was for a DSR, so spacers and stuff were not an option, really messed with the begining of his season. If CCW or Fikse are the same price, I might think of going with them. CCW makes some really great wheels. -Josh2 Well, I wasn't in a big hurry for the wheels, but yeah, going into month 3 is starting to wear on me. Right at the point of doing a charge-back with my VISA card (they had no problem charging me immediately - that always seems to get done with the utmost haste) and telling them to pound sand. If they didn't have the look I wanted and weren't so light, I would have already done it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) One of those rock and a hard place things - I want 'em but kinda want to say screw them just on principal... |
jhadler |
Jul 30 2007, 10:58 PM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
Well, I wasn't in a big hurry for the wheels, but yeah, going into month 3 is starting to wear on me. Right at the point of doing a charge-back with my VISA card (they had no problem charging me immediately - that always seems to get done with the utmost haste) and telling them to pound sand. Well cr*p! That really sucks. You know, it's really poor business practice to charge your credit card before they actually ship the product. If your card has already been charged, then you should already have the wheels en route. If not, I think you should demand a refund. QUOTE If they didn't have the look I wanted and weren't so light, I would have already done it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) One of those rock and a hard place things - I want 'em but kinda want to say screw them just on principal... Have you looked at CCW? I really like the BBS-esque look they make. Hmm, I wonder if litespeed is still around. They made super light, and really great looking wheels. I think their wheels would look really great on a widebodied 914. And if I remember, they were located in Colorado. -Josh2 |
byndbad914 |
Jul 30 2007, 11:05 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
Well, I wasn't in a big hurry for the wheels, but yeah, going into month 3 is starting to wear on me. Right at the point of doing a charge-back with my VISA card (they had no problem charging me immediately - that always seems to get done with the utmost haste) and telling them to pound sand. Well cr*p! That really sucks. You know, it's really poor business practice to charge your credit card before they actually ship the product. If your card has already been charged, then you should already have the wheels en route. If not, I think you should demand a refund. I more or less agree - they wanted $$ upfront since they are custom pieces so I can see why they would want to see the money before they started. That said, I think it should have been 50% at the most... QUOTE QUOTE If they didn't have the look I wanted and weren't so light, I would have already done it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) One of those rock and a hard place things - I want 'em but kinda want to say screw them just on principal... Have you looked at CCW? I really like the BBS-esque look they make. Hmm, I wonder if litespeed is still around. They made super light, and really great looking wheels. I think their wheels would look really great on a widebodied 914. And if I remember, they were located in Colorado. -Josh2 Yeah, I liked the looks of the CCW wheels but the weight quote was about 5lbs higher for each wheel, which I felt was significant. I would LOVE to have a set of Litespeeds but that company was defunct a few years ago when I was looking then. I have seen a few widebody teeners with them and they look great IMO. There are a couple cars on this forum with them in fact. ottox - I looked at the keizer website, I may try to give them a call. That 5-spoke design wheel actually looks a bit like the Litespeed wheel in fact! |
jhadler |
Jul 31 2007, 12:59 PM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
Yeah, I liked the looks of the CCW wheels but the weight quote was about 5lbs higher for each wheel, which I felt was significant. Yeah, but light and strong tend to be mutually exclusive. Super duper light wheels tend to react very poorly to curbs, berms, and off-track excursions. QUOTE I would LOVE to have a set of Litespeeds but that company was defunct a few years ago when I was looking then. I have seen a few widebody teeners with them and they look great IMO. There are a couple cars on this forum with them in fact. Yeah, I kinda thought they were no more, but hadn't really looked for 'em in a while. QUOTE ottox - I looked at the keizer website, I may try to give them a call. That 5-spoke design wheel actually looks a bit like the Litespeed wheel in fact! Hard to go wrong with Keizer. Another couple wheel makers you may want to look at are Real and Weld. Keizer used to have some quality problems years ago, but they seem to have really turned that around. And as Grant said "silly light"... -Josh2 |
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