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wndsnd
There is a west coast seller in our classifieds that has been in contact with me on parts.

Sebring66 listed as a lurker. Company Carrera Parts does not do Paypal.

Can anyone vouch for this guy and company?

Thanks
John
76-914
Not sure. They bought Otto's inventory, I believe.
7TPorsh
Always has an ad on Craigslist for parts but never lists any particular.
r_towle
John,

Go look at the thread "what did you do to your 914 today"

On the last page, garland posted some pics.
In one pic you will see the muffler, in another pic you will see the cross over pipe.

Rich
wndsnd
QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 26 2013, 06:18 PM) *

John,

Go look at the thread "what did you do to your 914 today"

On the last page, garland posted some pics.
In one pic you will see the muffler, in another pic you will see the cross over pipe.

Rich



Here's what I got. It fits on the exchangers.

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r_towle
Yup, not the one I was thinking.
Look at the thread I said above, you will see what I mean, and how it works.

That one is for a bus, only way to use it is change the valance.
wndsnd
QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 26 2013, 06:18 PM) *

John,

Go look at the thread "what did you do to your 914 today"

On the last page, garland posted some pics.
In one pic you will see the muffler, in another pic you will see the cross over pipe.

Rich



Wow, that muffler exits off the top. My original from the left end. The new from the right end. I have to compare on the exchangers, but I think the bias changes as well.
r_towle
Well, to your original post, I believe cap'n crusty knows the guy who bought out Otto,s stash.
Not sure about his opinion on the guy, but send him a pm and see what he says.
wndsnd
QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 26 2013, 06:32 PM) *

Well, to your original post, I believe cap'n crusty knows the guy who bought out Otto,s stash.
Not sure about his opinion on the guy, but send him a pm and see what he says.



Here's the old one

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See how the muffler flips?

It might just fit, it looks like it angles down more. If I could get a tailpipe made to fit the valance.
wndsnd
QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 26 2013, 06:32 PM) *

Well, to your original post, I believe cap'n crusty knows the guy who bought out Otto,s stash.
Not sure about his opinion on the guy, but send him a pm and see what he says.



Thanks
Steve
It's a hangar in Long Beach. Nice guy, bought a seat and other parts.
TravisNeff
I bought a few parts from him from the birdboard, all good transactions
wndsnd
I have been talking to. Josh there and he has been very helpful sending picturesof parts and making sure I get what I want. He can now do paypal so I will give him a shot.

John
914itis
Well well,

I purchased a part from him 2 days ago, he wouldn't accept paypal but took a credit card over the phone. Here is what I found odd, After processing I asked him when he will ship and he said that their policy is to wait two Fridays to make sure the card is good . confused24.gif

I told him to cancel the order and he says he will make an exception and ship this Friday.
He said that he would email me an invoice so far, none.
If I don't get a tracking number by the end of the day tomorow, I will dispute the charge. If he does good, I will report it here.
dangrouche
I bought a muffler from them; there was a bit of delay of two weeks, because they were shipping multiple used mufflers at one time. I was a bit nervous about giving my credit card and thought it to be a bit shady. They sent me a PDF of the invoice, not a hard copy. Its a legitimate business, but I think they have a learning curve. I think its a three or four man operation. Earlier this year I sent a query for sway bar bolts and the owner called me directly and told me it was expensive and they had them. Good follow through on queries IMO. In all, this business does not know the market and overprices. Would I buy again from them? More than 50% likely if I really needed the item. They were listing high prices and I offered less, but they politely declined my offer.
euro911
I've had PM communications and spoke with at least one of the guys on the phone. They're local to me (hanger at Long Beach Airport), so I would visit in person if I were to purchase anything. They seem like OK guys.

Their prices do appear to be above typical market value seen on most 914 classified forums. Make an offer and see what they say/do confused24.gif
wndsnd
QUOTE(914itis @ Sep 26 2013, 10:27 PM) *

Well well,

I purchased a part from him 2 days ago, he wouldn't accept paypal but took a credit card over the phone. Here is what I found odd, After processing I asked him when he will ship and he said that their policy is to wait two Fridays to make sure the card is good . confused24.gif

I told him to cancel the order and he says he will make an exception and ship this Friday.
He said that he would email me an invoice so far, none.
If I don't get a tracking number by the end of the day tomorow, I will dispute the charge. If he does good, I will report it here.


Interesting .....
wndsnd
QUOTE(dangrouche @ Sep 26 2013, 11:52 PM) *

I bought a muffler from them; there was a bit of delay of two weeks, because they were shipping multiple used mufflers at one time. I was a bit nervous about giving my credit card and thought it to be a bit shady. They sent me a PDF of the invoice, not a hard copy. Its a legitimate business, but I think they have a learning curve. I think its a three or four man operation. Earlier this year I sent a query for sway bar bolts and the owner called me directly and told me it was expensive and they had them. Good follow through on queries IMO. In all, this business does not know the market and overprices. Would I buy again from them? More than 50% likely if I really needed the item. They were listing high prices and I offered less, but they politely declined my offer.



So how was the muffler? Thats what I am looking for..
SirAndy
QUOTE(914itis @ Sep 26 2013, 07:27 PM) *
but took a credit card over the phone

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Mikey914
QUOTE(euro911 @ Sep 26 2013, 09:41 PM) *

I've had PM communications and spoke with at least one of the guys on the phone. They're local to me (hanger at Long Beach Airport), so I would visit in person if I were to purchase anything. They seem like OK guys.

Their prices do appear to be above typical market value seen on most 914 classified forums. Make an offer and see what they say/do confused24.gif

I made an offer for a part in the classifeds and yes the asking price was high, but I thought it a point of negotiations, but same answer, no.

I can find the part elsewhere so I will. Taking a creditcard, but not paypal is not really a problem, but why the 2 week wait? It seems to be a business, so I don't think you have any issues about getting your parts, basied on the feedback I've seen, but you may find a better deal.
wndsnd
Rethinking this

914itis
QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Sep 27 2013, 11:18 AM) *

QUOTE(euro911 @ Sep 26 2013, 09:41 PM) *

I've had PM communications and spoke with at least one of the guys on the phone. They're local to me (hanger at Long Beach Airport), so I would visit in person if I were to purchase anything. They seem like OK guys.

Their prices do appear to be above typical market value seen on most 914 classified forums. Make an offer and see what they say/do confused24.gif

I made an offer for a part in the classifeds and yes the asking price was high, but I thought it a point of negotiations, but same answer, no.

I can find the part elsewhere so I will. Taking a creditcard, but not paypal is not really a problem, but why the 2 week wait? It seems to be a business, so I don't think you have any issues about getting your parts, basied on the feedback I've seen, but you may find a better deal.

They were very nice and we negotiated. At the end the price was fair.
He was flexible and even helped with shipping.
r_towle
new account Credit Card processing makes the vendor wait two weeks until the monies clear into their account.

Its one of the reasons banks are losing more business.

Someone should show them the more modern online technologies that are much faster in clearing and the fees are lower.

Eric uses one of these companies, and it works from his Iphone,
He could shed some light on the fees and timing, but I recall its faster.

I remember this issue when I looked into doing a CC processing account with the bank and the rules are really not up to the times, and stupid.

Rich
914itis
Here we are,
The seller did not keep his end agreement to ship Friday, I sent him 3 PM's so far from Friday night for a tracking number, not even a reply.

I give him until 8pm est, then I will be calling my bank.
wndsnd
QUOTE(914itis @ Sep 30 2013, 06:09 PM) *

Here we are,
The seller did not keep his end agreement to ship Friday, I sent him 3 PM's so far from Friday night for a tracking number, not even a reply.

I give him until 8pm est, then I will be calling my bank.



Very sorry to hear this. I decided based on mixed reports to hold off. Keep us informed as he is very active in classifieds.
rhodyguy
whether priority mail or fedex, etc, its printed on the g.d. receipt. it takes all of 5 minutes to send a pm. 0 excuses. a buck says it hasn't shipped or ships today after reading this.

k
914itis
Just got a tracking number(Us, it's showing that the label was created today, no other info is available. popcorn[1].gif
dangrouche
you got the same experience I had when I bought a muffler. First he said mine was confused with another purchaser. it took at least 10 days more than it should have. I was getting nervous as well. In the end, I am pretty sure you will get what you ordered. The muffler I got had some holes in it, but fortunately there are on the bottom beside the exhaust pipe. It works, but I am keeping my Bursch as backup. The advice here is to look at the pics of the item and magnify them as best your computer can.
wndsnd
He sold you a muffler with holes in it. confused24.gif

How is that not sheeplove.gif
SirAndy
dANNY ???
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Gint
I don't think so. Different MO
Mikey914
I understand it can be difficult to ship stuff as a business, it takes tiem and attention to detail. God only knows I've screwed the pooch a few times, but I try to improve and get better.
This operation looks like a parts stash a few guys pooled thier funds to buy and are unloading it at the highest return they can get.

If you need the part, get pleanty of good pictures, and a good description. If it's too much effort at the premium paid, maybe it's not worth it.
jfort
I ordered the 3 pieces of chrome trim for the aft of the roll bar from them. they debited my debit card TWICE. Upon calling him, he got it straighten out in a couple of days. Parts were shipped to me as agreed and they were fine. No complaints.
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