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Evil Headlights Retrofitting *BEWARE*

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Tacoaric, Apr 6, 2018.

  1. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:21 PM
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    Fortunt1

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    Totally understandable. Not a small amount when it’s just wasted.
     
  2. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:24 PM
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    LivinLoud

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    I mean… it’s a Ford, you don’t care
    That’s awful. Sorry you went through that. If you used PayPal I’d file a claim
     
  3. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:24 PM
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    motodude95

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    Damn dude that sucks, thanks for the heads up. When I got my truck last year one of the first things I wanted to do was retrofit because I liked the look so much. After seeing this and so many other problems people are having and spending so much money on these I just don't think it's worth it. Sucks man
     
  4. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:25 PM
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  5. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:30 PM
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    What a jackass, tag a screen shot of that along with your negative yelp review and I'm sure he'd be more willing to see what he can do about a refund.
     
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  6. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:33 PM
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    Exactly. A bad review paired with photos as proof can make potential customers think twice, hurting their business.
     
  7. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:35 PM
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    It's fairly obvious that this is not their first bad review so I don't think they really care. There are a lot of good vendors/people on TW. Ones I've used and trust are @mesojdm , @HeadStrong Off-Road , and @Mobtown Offroad . There are many others but have not delt with them.
     
  8. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:54 PM
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    Tacoaric

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    He charged me $280 for halos and didn’t even give me the controller Looooolll
     
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  9. Apr 11, 2018 at 5:56 PM
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    Lol, looks like wrong size halo if he had to cut to make them fit or fidnt center them correctly ..o_O
     
  10. Apr 11, 2018 at 6:12 PM
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    Tacoaric

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    He did 90mm halos, should’ve done 80 and epoxied them. I fucking HATE paying people to do things I know I could’ve done better myself, and have. Really pisses me off. Built both sets of these for mine and my buddies truck... absolutely horse shit that this guy does this for money.

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  11. Apr 11, 2018 at 6:16 PM
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    Well i hope the guy whos doing mine does better. Wont know for few week's? Hope you get something out of it.
     
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  12. Apr 19, 2018 at 6:16 PM
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    Thank you so much for your recommendation @20tacoma17
     
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  13. Apr 23, 2018 at 6:43 AM
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    If I’d spent 800 on those fucked up lghts I’d be buying a flight to LA
     
  14. Apr 23, 2018 at 7:01 AM
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    What’s another 500 to go wreck someone’s day and make them deal with me in person? Totally agree
     
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  15. Apr 23, 2018 at 7:13 AM
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    It’s really not bad for custom headlights. I sold ones I did on my F150 for 1200. But it is bad for custom headlights that are unusable lol
     
  16. Apr 23, 2018 at 7:24 AM
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  17. Apr 23, 2018 at 11:08 AM
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    Shit I’d be on a spirit flight if I had to
     
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  18. Apr 23, 2018 at 11:18 AM
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    Coot83

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    I would do similar.

    Sucks OP that you know how to do retros and yet this crap happens when you try trusting someone you could have done yourself. I did my own lights as I didn't want to deal with the hastle, but I got a second gen so I know the lights are likely easier to crack open. I hope you can get some sort of refund back on the cc.
     
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  19. Apr 23, 2018 at 1:35 PM
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    Tacoaric

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    We will see what comes of the dispute.
     
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  20. Apr 23, 2018 at 2:04 PM
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    CrznErick

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    Yeah if you didnt pay cash which I am assuming you didnt, I would do a paypal or credit card charge back.
     
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