Hello brandon an hour to swap the HOUSING...... ok..and the housing. you swapped you told me yourself it took you 2 weeks to get the lights aliened the shrouds and angle eyes mounted so in those two weeks thats how you mounted AND GLUED EVERYTHING??? is that how you would make your lights drive around with epoxy and silicon seen everywhere .. do you not see how crooked and unaligned my light pattern is how one is aimed down and one is aimed up i thought those tsx projectors were suppose to give me a nice straight crisp linebrandonbeeb wrote:with surnmans lights i only had an hour to open his up, swap the housings and ship them back out so he could get them by the weekend.
Let me say this Brandon that after driving 8 hours to Canada which I shouldn't have to do, I didn't have time to inspect the lights closely as I had other family things I had to do. Your "company" should have absorbed the costs of shipping them overnight to me and Mike. My going up to Canada was only helping me out since it was obvious that you were not willing to pay the extra shipping charges to get the lights to us overnight! It wasn't my fault that you waited to the last minute after I've repeatedly told you that I needed them by Friday at the latest the week before. Yes you warned me but I wasn't expecting what I saw! This is a show car Brandon, NOT a POS ford fiesta! I paid for quality and i didn't get it. What would you have done if you got your $1800 lights back and it looked like a 1st grade project? I think you have reacted the same way.brandonbeeb wrote:its always nice to get an email from guys saying they liked the lights then go around and post a thread saying they didnt. how about the fact that i warned Dangeris before i sent his lights out that the seal was mucked up because i had to open them at the last second and get the angel eye replaced as i was packaging them up. with surnmans lights i only had an hour to open his up, swap the housings and ship them back out so he could get them by the weekend. everyone talks about being proffesional and the mod cant even be professional
no its different, the tsx can have waterjet shields cut for them since they have a flare on some of the shields that cant be fixed, sometimes you get them perfect sometimes you dont, its just like the s2000 sometimes you get good ones and sometimes you have to mix and match sets to get a good pair. if you really want to be fair dangeris youll ship me back your lights to get fixed and ill make sure your happy with them, then post a review and im sure you will be very happy with themmarlin29311 wrote:
I'm just an outsider, but it's that your job? Isn't that what everyone paid a crap ton of money for? You're only as strong as your weakest link, and in business, the customer holds the power....
Erase this if you want, but this is why the group buy was allowedRex wrote:Brandon - I suggest you have the people who received products and are happy post their pictures/opinions.
There's 2 issue at play here.
The first was an unauthorized "seller" using NICO for commercial business. As normal the seller is contact and asked to cease or become a paying Sponsor or "Fabricator". NICO owes it to those that pay the bills to "protect their customer audience".
The second is your customers opinions. Once NICO was made aware and "what to do", we started this thread for real customers with first hand knowledge to be shared by both the customers and "vendor". We will remove any non-customer posts (good or bad) as they're not based on first hand information.
Our intention is to let the facts play out.
I love Blake like a brother. but you guys need to tell and illustrate ALL THE FACTS, not just the ones that support your case.... you moderators are a trip..adidas2go wrote:Fellow Staff, I approve this thread. Brandon's company has been cleared as an approved vendor, and this group buy is legitimate. Thanks
That's been addressed, as (unfortunately) not all Mods were aware of what is required to do things like GB's ... Ultimately, NICO doesn't want GB's, it would rather a supporting Sponsor run a "special promotional offer" in the Advertisers Special sub-forum.rjdmmfl1 wrote:
Erase this if you want, but this is why the group buy was allowed
I love Blake like a brother. but you guys need to tell and illustrate ALL THE FACTS, not just the ones that support your case.... you moderators are a trip..
A result of allowing Mods autonomy to operate sub-forums uniquely. Compounded by the fact that so many Altima owners aren't/weren't previous NICO members, thus both the Mods and Members weren't aware. Hopefully, as both have gained a clear understanding of NICO's position on GB's, we can see fewer issues in the future.bina12834 wrote:funny that it took the mods 3-4 months to "realize" that this GB was an issue, when the GB thread was the most heavily viewed and posted thread on the 4th Gen altima forums.
I'm a member of VWVORTEX and have a 98 VR6 with a stage 3 Turbo done by C2MotorSports and the exterior is show Quality. I have WON 1st place in many shows such as DubWarz, HIN, and DubFest just to name a few and I am going to get my Jetta lights done by Brandon. I'll just throw my Hella ones in for the job. And when people at shows ask me where I got my lights from I will GLADLY give them my and Brandons information because that's how GREAT of a job he does in my view. I received my lights from Brandon over a month almost 2 months ago. I got the lights with no problems. I installed them and they lite up GREAT. I live in California so rain and humidity is a big problem here. I have not seen the inside of either headlight fog up on the inside like many have said has happend to them. In every product for many companies there are problems. Take for example GM or other car manufactures. They have been around for ages and still till this day have problems with the cars that they have been making for decades... They are called "RECALLS". I have spoke to Brandon and has informed me of the problems some of you have had with your lights. Either they got damaged during shipment or else. Brandon takes pictures of the lights before he ships them. I have had problems in the past with UPS and FedEx because stuff has been broken. They deal with millions of boxes per day so they don't have the time to handle each box as being "FRAGILE". Brandon has also informed me that hey was and is willing to fix those problems at NO CHARGE. Why make things bigger then they are. If the headlights have problems send them back and don't complain/BIATCH about it. They will be fixed by Brandon at the end. At my end and my closing statement is that the lights I ordered and received were what I ordered. They were better then I expected and I will continue to do business with Brandon for my other needs. He will be making some headlights for my 05 Frontier next followed by my Jetta and I will see what I can get done by him after that. That is how much TRUST I have in Brandon and in his QUALITY of work.dangeris wrote: My brother who is a moderator on VW Vortex forums and also has a show quality Jetta, took down his info as well as to make sure that he doesn’t do any business on VW Vortex. He was disgusted when he saw my lights as well as the heavy condensation which he noticed and pointed out to me. I almost lost it!
Thanks dude. I support Brandon 100% and sill will. His work is great and of GREAT quality. I know the seal doesn't look factory, but hey they are custom so what can you expect. It doesn't bother me at ALL. The only way to see the seal is if you have the hood open. I doubt that any of the guys complaining about the seal drive with their hoods open. If you park at a show or show someone the lights they will understand that the lights had to be opened to do the job that is why the seal would look like that. It's not light you can work on the lights without taking them apart. I will post up pics as soon as I wash, wax, polish and buff the car. I still have to install my Fog HID's so the car is complete ...for now. My Stillen spoilers are coming in soon. I'll have them painted then take pictures. Once again I support Brandon, his WORK, his QUALITY of it and his products 100%.bina12834 wrote:Mr. Coupe and Rolling Estonian. Thanks for showing your support for Brandon. I knew there were supporters out there, but was nervous that none of them wanted to show it. Since the people who were unsatisfied with their work posted pics, maybe the people who were satisfied could post pics of their headlights to show off.
Spock, I never for one second thought or expected Brandon to do my lights in two days. I realize that you are just arbitrarily throwing out a number here but I think the time he had my lights were more than enough for him to do a quality job. But that is neither here or there. That is behind us now and Mike and I are moving forward with Brandon!spockrock wrote:The problem is simple and obvious, and everyone is to blame. First problem everyone wants their lights retrofitted no one wants to wait for their lights. Brandon is has a part in this as well, but realistically you ask Brandon to do show room quality turn around, but ask him to do it in a 2 day turn around.
You all want retrofits but don't want to wait. You rush and this is what happens. My two cents. The only issues have had is minor imperfections, usually caused by rushing trying to get my coupe to the y-pipe guys. Patience is a virtue.
I believe the doc will agree, you want something done right don't rush it.
And that sir makes the difference between a show quality car and just a regular car.Rolling Estonian wrote:....does the seal look factory? No it does not, but that does not bother me.
So basically you're happy with the results of your lights for the AC? And because of that, you're willing to send the lights of your show car to him to retrofit? If this is the case by all means, please post up pics of the AC lights. Detailed pics like the ones that were posted. I'm not trying to prove that Brandon can't do quality work, I just want to see the "other side" of the coin. Obviously, Mike's and I has only seen the one side so if you have pics, please post them so both Mike and I can be a little more at ease with this whole situation.Mr.Coupe wrote:
I'm a member of VWVORTEX and have a 98 VR6 with a stage 3 Turbo done by C2MotorSports and the exterior is show Quality. I have WON 1st place in many shows such as DubWarz, HIN, and DubFest just to name a few and I am going to get my Jetta lights done by Brandon. I'll just throw my Hella ones in for the job. And when people at shows ask me where I got my lights from I will GLADLY give them my and Brandons information because that's how GREAT of a job he does in my view. I received my lights from Brandon over a month almost 2 months ago. I got the lights with no problems. I installed them and they lite up GREAT. I live in California so rain and humidity is a big problem here. I have not seen the inside of either headlight fog up on the inside like many have said has happend to them. In every product for many companies there are problems. Take for example GM or other car manufactures. They have been around for ages and still till this day have problems with the cars that they have been making for decades... They are called "RECALLS". I have spoke to Brandon and has informed me of the problems some of you have had with your lights. Either they got damaged during shipment or else. Brandon takes pictures of the lights before he ships them. I have had problems in the past with UPS and FedEx because stuff has been broken. They deal with millions of boxes per day so they don't have the time to handle each box as being "FRAGILE". Brandon has also informed me that hey was and is willing to fix those problems at NO CHARGE. Why make things bigger then they are. If the headlights have problems send them back and don't complain/BIATCH about it. They will be fixed by Brandon at the end. At my end and my closing statement is that the lights I ordered and received were what I ordered. They were better then I expected and I will continue to do business with Brandon for my other needs. He will be making some headlights for my 05 Frontier next followed by my Jetta and I will see what I can get done by him after that. That is how much TRUST I have in Brandon and in his QUALITY of work.
Ricky C.