So as some of you may be aware, I got my TD04 FMIC w/hard pipes kit from Fabberge.
I'd like to start by saying that I'm over all happy with my experience with them. There were issues, but Stas and Brian made it right.
This basically started with me sending an email to Fabberge around awhile back, it took about 3 weeks before I heard back from them because Stas was out of the country, which I can understand. He did make up for it more than I would have ever imagined he would have though, I have to give a shout out for his customer service on how he made up for the time it took to get back to me.
Basically, he had the kit installed at no extra cost to me. The labor for the install probably cost as much as the kit, so I was pretty mind blown by this. I doubt he'll be giving away too many free installs for these things after the hell of a time his guys had getting my kit installed.
Brian did tell me that the kit required some modifications to fit right and they did get it all together well. The car is running pretty much the same as it was when I dropped it off, so that's good news.
I ran in to a couple of issues almost immediately after driving off with the car, which I'd like to give another shout out for their customer service about because Brian stuck around to help me out and fix the issues. Basically the issues were dumb, front turn signals weren't plugged back in yet, I'm sure that was easy to over look. He plugged them back in and there was no more issue there.
Next issue was that I wouldn't shift into second, a pipe was blocking it, he moved it and suggested that I delete to clutch booster for this to fit better. I'm fine with that since it is in the plans along with my vac reduction, no big deal there and he made it work for now.
Next, the coupler on the pipe that went from the TB to the MAF popped off less than a minute away from the shop. Brian drove over and made sure it and the rest of the couplers were tight and not going to pop off again for me.
Lastly, the car started over heating on my way home. Thankfully I knew to turn my heat on to cool it down. When I got home, I popped the hood and noticed that the radiator fan was unplugged. I plugged it back in and we're good to go again.
I'm over all happy with the experience, you can't complain much about a free install if there were a few hiccups. The kit looks pretty good and is probably the absolute best bang for your buck if you want an FMIC kit, but just as a warning to you, you'll need to do a little bit of fabrication to make it fit.
I'd like to thank Stas and Brian for their help and high level of customer service that they displayed to me. I've seen other people report on their bad experiences with them and IPS here, so I think an over all good experience is something good to share. I won't hesitate to buy from them again personally.
Here are a couple pictures of the kit installed. I paid $550 for the kit, so far I'm happy with it.
I'd like to start by saying that I'm over all happy with my experience with them. There were issues, but Stas and Brian made it right.
This basically started with me sending an email to Fabberge around awhile back, it took about 3 weeks before I heard back from them because Stas was out of the country, which I can understand. He did make up for it more than I would have ever imagined he would have though, I have to give a shout out for his customer service on how he made up for the time it took to get back to me.
Basically, he had the kit installed at no extra cost to me. The labor for the install probably cost as much as the kit, so I was pretty mind blown by this. I doubt he'll be giving away too many free installs for these things after the hell of a time his guys had getting my kit installed.
Brian did tell me that the kit required some modifications to fit right and they did get it all together well. The car is running pretty much the same as it was when I dropped it off, so that's good news.
I ran in to a couple of issues almost immediately after driving off with the car, which I'd like to give another shout out for their customer service about because Brian stuck around to help me out and fix the issues. Basically the issues were dumb, front turn signals weren't plugged back in yet, I'm sure that was easy to over look. He plugged them back in and there was no more issue there.
Next issue was that I wouldn't shift into second, a pipe was blocking it, he moved it and suggested that I delete to clutch booster for this to fit better. I'm fine with that since it is in the plans along with my vac reduction, no big deal there and he made it work for now.
Next, the coupler on the pipe that went from the TB to the MAF popped off less than a minute away from the shop. Brian drove over and made sure it and the rest of the couplers were tight and not going to pop off again for me.
Lastly, the car started over heating on my way home. Thankfully I knew to turn my heat on to cool it down. When I got home, I popped the hood and noticed that the radiator fan was unplugged. I plugged it back in and we're good to go again.
I'm over all happy with the experience, you can't complain much about a free install if there were a few hiccups. The kit looks pretty good and is probably the absolute best bang for your buck if you want an FMIC kit, but just as a warning to you, you'll need to do a little bit of fabrication to make it fit.
I'd like to thank Stas and Brian for their help and high level of customer service that they displayed to me. I've seen other people report on their bad experiences with them and IPS here, so I think an over all good experience is something good to share. I won't hesitate to buy from them again personally.
Here are a couple pictures of the kit installed. I paid $550 for the kit, so far I'm happy with it.
