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groovyjay
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I usually don't go around bashing people, I just keep the bad stuff to myself. I have to say that my experience with Jeff Leech at Mid AMerica has been anything but pleasent.
I ordered a complete Grand Sport body from him 1.5 years ago. In that order I also had the GS front grille, it didn't show up with the other body parts so I called Jeff to see what was the case. No reply, left an message to his answering machine. Did this few times, never got hold of him. So I bombarded him with emails and calls for two months and out of the blue he emailed me back telling me that the front grille was on Back Order and was supposed to be shipped in AUgust 2005.
At this point I still had some confidence in Jeff and him beeing the only "official" GS stuff supplier I order even more parts from him. I ordered stuff like the brakebooster relocating brake, clear headlight covers, tripod mirror, another hood (didn't get the right hood on the first go, I naturally had to pay for both of them, who would like to buy the other one, nobody that's for sure...). These items were all supposed to be IN STOCK and ready to go.
After I had paid the money I asked Jeff to get me the tracking# for the UPS tracking. Never heard from him, until another two months had passed and he said he was still waiting for the front grille I had on b/o from my first order. I told him to ship all the other stuff asap and the grille whenever it would arrive, I didn't care about saving few bucks having the grille shipped with the rest of the parts.
After one too many emails and phonecalls (international) 1.5 from the first order and 8months after the second order I finally got the rest of parts.
As always I was excited opening the boxes and seeing the new parts. I first oped the smaller box filled with the small stuff. First item in my hand were the clear headlight cover, man these cost "only" 250$/pair, and they are so flimsy and thin material full of scratches and I thought they were the covers to keep the real covers in good nick during the shipping, but no these are actully supposed to be used on a car that other people might see. I don't think so...
Second item was the tripod mirror, I thought the childlabor was only used in some poor countries in asia and africa, but after seeing the welds on this thing I wouldn't be surpriced if the tripod was put together by a 5 year old blind kid with his hands tide behind his back.
The same kid must have welded together the brake booster relocating kit. I'm not a master of welding, but I know what is a good weld and what is a appauling attempt to weld. I'm looking at good days work to clean up the mess someone made.
The louwered hood I got was nice piece, only the aluminum fins that are put in the holes were cut out of sheet aluminum by mister S. Wonder. I was only going to use these as a template to make some new ones out of CF, but these are so bad that I will have to make new templates now.
And last but not least, the all mighty front grille. I waited 1.5 years for this master piece (of crap). Once I got it out of the box I immediately noticed that two of the pop rivets holding the bars had come loose, nice!!! Only way to but new pop rivets on is to remove all the bars first!!! This grille is also shaped by Pablo Picasso, since both ends are not symmetrical, one side has a roundy look shape to it and the other has straight lines with a 45 degree angle.
If I had known the quality and the poor customer service before I paid the 9K, I would have made most of these parts myself.
Here's two bad quality pics I managed to snap before the battery in my camera went dead.
one of the pop rivets pop'd out!!! Cool!!!
Some quality welds there!!!
I'm glad I got the stuff here now and don't have to worry abot them any longer. I will not be doing business with mr. Leech any more in the future... :crazy:
I ordered a complete Grand Sport body from him 1.5 years ago. In that order I also had the GS front grille, it didn't show up with the other body parts so I called Jeff to see what was the case. No reply, left an message to his answering machine. Did this few times, never got hold of him. So I bombarded him with emails and calls for two months and out of the blue he emailed me back telling me that the front grille was on Back Order and was supposed to be shipped in AUgust 2005.
At this point I still had some confidence in Jeff and him beeing the only "official" GS stuff supplier I order even more parts from him. I ordered stuff like the brakebooster relocating brake, clear headlight covers, tripod mirror, another hood (didn't get the right hood on the first go, I naturally had to pay for both of them, who would like to buy the other one, nobody that's for sure...). These items were all supposed to be IN STOCK and ready to go.
After I had paid the money I asked Jeff to get me the tracking# for the UPS tracking. Never heard from him, until another two months had passed and he said he was still waiting for the front grille I had on b/o from my first order. I told him to ship all the other stuff asap and the grille whenever it would arrive, I didn't care about saving few bucks having the grille shipped with the rest of the parts.
After one too many emails and phonecalls (international) 1.5 from the first order and 8months after the second order I finally got the rest of parts.
As always I was excited opening the boxes and seeing the new parts. I first oped the smaller box filled with the small stuff. First item in my hand were the clear headlight cover, man these cost "only" 250$/pair, and they are so flimsy and thin material full of scratches and I thought they were the covers to keep the real covers in good nick during the shipping, but no these are actully supposed to be used on a car that other people might see. I don't think so...
Second item was the tripod mirror, I thought the childlabor was only used in some poor countries in asia and africa, but after seeing the welds on this thing I wouldn't be surpriced if the tripod was put together by a 5 year old blind kid with his hands tide behind his back.
The same kid must have welded together the brake booster relocating kit. I'm not a master of welding, but I know what is a good weld and what is a appauling attempt to weld. I'm looking at good days work to clean up the mess someone made.
The louwered hood I got was nice piece, only the aluminum fins that are put in the holes were cut out of sheet aluminum by mister S. Wonder. I was only going to use these as a template to make some new ones out of CF, but these are so bad that I will have to make new templates now.
And last but not least, the all mighty front grille. I waited 1.5 years for this master piece (of crap). Once I got it out of the box I immediately noticed that two of the pop rivets holding the bars had come loose, nice!!! Only way to but new pop rivets on is to remove all the bars first!!! This grille is also shaped by Pablo Picasso, since both ends are not symmetrical, one side has a roundy look shape to it and the other has straight lines with a 45 degree angle.
If I had known the quality and the poor customer service before I paid the 9K, I would have made most of these parts myself.
Here's two bad quality pics I managed to snap before the battery in my camera went dead.
one of the pop rivets pop'd out!!! Cool!!!
Some quality welds there!!!
I'm glad I got the stuff here now and don't have to worry abot them any longer. I will not be doing business with mr. Leech any more in the future... :crazy:
