Hello!
A couple of months ago I decided to have some Wing Mirrors / Bases skimmed in Carbon Fibre. I found a thread on CS where someone was advertising their services at skimming. The thread had some brilliant images of their work and the wing mirrors looked top notch!
I contacted the member and he charged me £198 to do the job. I had to provide my own bases, so bought some from a member here and had them sent to him. He requested me pay the sum so he could get to work on them. I paid him and he promptly went on holiday for a couple of weeks. I wasnt in any rush at that point and wanted the job done properly so i waited, and waited....and waited some more.
Nearly 8 weeks after i paid I recieved my skimmed wing mirrors!
Only problem, the weave looked horrid, stretched and warped which spoiled the look of them. I couldnt put these on my V6, they didnt look right. I looked back at the original pictures that were posted on the thread advertising them and they looked fine, the weave looked good and there were no noticeable discrepancys.
Skimming with CF isnt an easy job to do but still... I asked a few people who work with CF their opinion on the wing mirrors and all came back with negative comments, "Shocking", "They wouldnt be going anywhere near my car" and "get a refund" were the responses. So i PM'd the guy who skimmed them to express my thoughts on the mirrors. I was respectful and honest, knowing questioning someworks work is always a difficult thing to do.
The guys response though was shocking and disappointing at the same time. Heres a couple of quotes to get the jist of it:
"There is no way you can say that there not up to standard"
"You/he oviosely no nothing about carbon and need to find/get you fax strait before you tell somone with the experiance and no how whats what."
"You came to me to cover your parts there are no refunds available and tbh your just not worth deling with"
"If your not happy with my work theres something wrong with you..."
Ive asked for a refund and he has refused. He is saying you saw the photos of the wingmirrors in the thread before I ordered a set. Thats true I did, they look great, and I cant see the weave messed up like the ones in mine
As a result Ive been advised by CS admin to look into a small claims court which Im thinking of persuing.
Kind regards
A couple of months ago I decided to have some Wing Mirrors / Bases skimmed in Carbon Fibre. I found a thread on CS where someone was advertising their services at skimming. The thread had some brilliant images of their work and the wing mirrors looked top notch!
I contacted the member and he charged me £198 to do the job. I had to provide my own bases, so bought some from a member here and had them sent to him. He requested me pay the sum so he could get to work on them. I paid him and he promptly went on holiday for a couple of weeks. I wasnt in any rush at that point and wanted the job done properly so i waited, and waited....and waited some more.
Nearly 8 weeks after i paid I recieved my skimmed wing mirrors!
Only problem, the weave looked horrid, stretched and warped which spoiled the look of them. I couldnt put these on my V6, they didnt look right. I looked back at the original pictures that were posted on the thread advertising them and they looked fine, the weave looked good and there were no noticeable discrepancys.
Skimming with CF isnt an easy job to do but still... I asked a few people who work with CF their opinion on the wing mirrors and all came back with negative comments, "Shocking", "They wouldnt be going anywhere near my car" and "get a refund" were the responses. So i PM'd the guy who skimmed them to express my thoughts on the mirrors. I was respectful and honest, knowing questioning someworks work is always a difficult thing to do.
The guys response though was shocking and disappointing at the same time. Heres a couple of quotes to get the jist of it:
"There is no way you can say that there not up to standard"
"You/he oviosely no nothing about carbon and need to find/get you fax strait before you tell somone with the experiance and no how whats what."
"You came to me to cover your parts there are no refunds available and tbh your just not worth deling with"
"If your not happy with my work theres something wrong with you..."
Ive asked for a refund and he has refused. He is saying you saw the photos of the wingmirrors in the thread before I ordered a set. Thats true I did, they look great, and I cant see the weave messed up like the ones in mine
As a result Ive been advised by CS admin to look into a small claims court which Im thinking of persuing. Kind regards
