Steve
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Dec 29, 2012 21:27:27 GMT
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Well that's Dez's reputation down the drain! Not really, he has done plenty of work for other folk on here and I don't see them piping up I've got a pair of 13's here that he banded and i'm quite pleased with the fit&finish of them! Also currently having a set done for my daily as well and suspect they will be just as good Thats my 2pence worth Steve
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dw1603
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Dec 29, 2012 22:41:42 GMT
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Anybody can have a bad day, it's how they deal with it that is important.
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Dec 29, 2012 23:19:03 GMT
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aw gawwd!
Firstly, we don't band wheels! (no axe to grind!)
We have the kit to do it, but at the prices talked about on this thread, vs the time it would take me to do it, as a "non core business" job, I'm glad we don't!
Next, to take up a specific complaint on this thread is a little out of order. maybe someone has done a less than perfect job, but this thread isn't the place.
Back to the original point, Saxoman, I'd say if its what you want to do, and you've got a REAL passion for it, then go for it. If its just a money making idea, then I'm sorry to say it probably won't work out. Don't listen to comments about being priced out of the market, that's like saying Yokohama are priced out of the market because Nangkang are cheaper................
Quality is what counts, only a moron buys purely on price, and if you're coming to an already busy marketplace, and you're unlikely to be cheapest as you will be paying for the fabricators and presumably the powder coaters profit margins, then you need to be the best, that always sells no matter how busy the marketplace.
I'd rather you than me, but I see no reason that there isn't business out there.
Good luck, hope it goes well!
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Dec 29, 2012 23:39:12 GMT
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Hi retropower / sleeperviva / dw1603
The post of his reputation is down the pan 'I cannot have any control over' because I didn't post it or suggest that. To answer a couple of your points, I can only comment on my experience. I didn't and would not say all the wheels Dez has made are like mine, I know he will have many satisfied customers, I am unfortunately not one of them. I hope ( I think I did ) give Dez a chance to pop on here to say what he thinks, I'm not a bloke who shouts his side only. Regarding posting on here, I need an answer from Dez before he goes back down South because all avenues have not got a reply so far. So far looking at what I wrote I think I have been true and fair giving the wheels I have here. I posted photos of the vehicle with the wheel depth I wanted to Dez which he said he had actually talked to the owner of the same vehicle and thought the wheels could be 6 front and 6.5 rears but knew exact the tyre sizes because he wrote them down, bingo I thought. Now I have got them back mine are much shallower than the photos, I don't know enough about the subject to explain why this is apart from finding more info tonight saying they may have been banded front and back ?. What ever the reason I will have to use the rears for the fronts and have the rears re-done again wider.
johnnya ... your post was a bit harsh on Dez, like I said above, it was my experience only ... he will have many satisfied customers.
Thank you Gary
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Dec 30, 2012 21:12:35 GMT
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Hi Folks
Seems Dez is choosing to bury his head in the sand, not what I would do being self-employed if I had a problem with a customer, but everyone to his own. He has been on here a couple of times today so he has probably read this thread, but as of today ... still no text reply, email reply or a PM on here .... So I will close this thread and let you make your own mind up, I think throughout I was fair and gave Dez a chance to reply to me in private before coming on here, so he could give his side. As I said before, he will have many satisfied customers but my wheels are not that good and look nothing like the photos I sent him to reproduce. He knew my vehicle is being featured in a major magazine plus on another forum with a stage by stage build ( so I am surprised he isn't bothered ? ), I asked him to take photos stage by stage showing the banding for the mag, no problem he said. I didn't get these after asking again, he told me his laptop is broke along with his phone.
END OF THREAD
Thank You Gary
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Dec 30, 2012 22:03:04 GMT
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Hi Everyone
As fair as I am, I thought it would be polite and right to let you all know Dez just sent me a text which I have replied to.
Thank you Gary
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Graham
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Dec 31, 2012 16:14:51 GMT
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Hi Everyone As fair as I am, I thought it would be polite and right to let you all know Dez just sent me a text which I have replied to. Thank you Gary And the outcome was???
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Banded Steels?hellman
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Dec 31, 2012 16:49:35 GMT
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anyone else think this thread should be deleted? or certain postings in it? the problems between the two individuals should be kept private.
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