Hi guys,

 

Thought I would share a horrible experience with you all that I had today. I bought a boost gauge and phoned around several places today to get it fitted and after some hunting Falkland Performance in Glenrothes agreed to fit it.

 

I took the car down at 1:30 today and me and the mrs went for some lunch down the road. We came back at 3pm to find the car wasn't ready. 1 hour of waiting later and it STILL wasn't finished. I asked the manager what was going on and he said "go ask the mechanic". So I went and asked and he mumbled about how it was difficult routing the tube through and hooking up the light to the electrics. Finally...a total of nearly 3 and a half hours later it was finished.

 

I started up the car to find the gauge wasn't even fitted correctly! After several minutes arguing with the manager who pretty much said that I didn't know what I was talking about I called my mate who knows alot about cars who confirmed that I was right - he got on the phone with the guy and told him to connect the hose to the correct vaccum pipe. FIXED.

 

THe manager charged me £94 for the original incorrect fitting of the gauge and I got no apologies or offer of part refund.

 

So basically I paid nearly 3 hours worth of labour for an incorrectly fitted device that I had to get my mate to tell them how to fix it!!!

And you paid that ???????

 

 

i'd have told him straight what to do with his bill

burn his fookin shop down, nothing worse than ****ers like that

And you paid that ???????

 

 

i'd have told him straight what to do with his bill

 

Well unfortunately the mrs had already paid before I got into the car and realized it was all messed up. But fitted incorrectly aside I did complain about the length of time it took them as I was of the understanding that this was a 30 minute job but it didn't get me anywhere.

 

I do plan on writing them a complaint letter, not that it's likely to get me anywhere.

 

Paul.

sorry to hear about that bud,i also wouldnt go near falkland performance again,and it doesnt surprise me that fitting a boost gauge is beyond their know how :headvswal

 

Paul

Sorry to hear of your problem, but why didnt you get your mate to fit it in the first place!

 

Rich

I demand a refund. If they didn't know what they were doing they should have told you.

Sorry to hear of your problem, but why didnt you get your mate to fit it in the first place!

 

Rich

 

Sadlt it's a case of couldn't wait to get it fitted and he was working today and the rest of the week.

sorry to hear about that bud,i also wouldnt go near falkland performance again,and it doesnt surprise me that fitting a boost gauge is beyond their know how :headvswal

 

Paul

 

Did they screw you over too mate?

Did they screw you over too mate?

 

they made a mess of fitting a dump valve to a 200sx i had :headvswal

 

Paul

two words....

 

Watch dog!!! :)

i wouldnt expect to pay more than a tenner! well ok maybe slightly more but ffs!

Mate

come on here and ask how these are fitted before going to any garage...people here will steer you right..then you are for-armed.

routimng through the bulkhead can be a pain but the easiest route is the original looming to the ecu, ten minutes to route stuff through.

two words....

 

Watch dog!!! :)

two words "bent nose" :mac1:

20min job boost gauge :confused:

20min job boost gauge :confused:

20 min. Is that for plumbing in the pipework and mounting the gauge?

20 min. Is that for plumbing in the pipework and mounting the gauge?

Depends where your sticking it! :eek: ;)

Depends where your sticking it! :eek: ;)

Just when I saw 20 mins,suppose if I'd done it with the same boost gauge to the same car before,20 mins might be do-able. Would've thought 20 mins planning time before lifting a tool wouldv've been reasonable?

Just when I saw 20 mins,suppose if I'd done it with the same boost gauge to the same car before,20 mins might be do-able. Would've thought 20 mins planning time before lifting a tool wouldv've been reasonable?

 

yeh 1hose run it through mount gauge,at best the garage should of charged 1hour labour max :confused:

I would have told him to kiss my a55.

Fook me!

thats terrible Bud!

I used the coathanger trick thru the Boonet release cable guide.

Tho i didnt have to worry about the illumination as i just spliced off the existing pillar pod wiring.20 mins max (and thats for me as a novice!)

90 quid is pure daylight robbery!