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Mar 4, 2012, 04:52 PM
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WTB evo stuff
hey oahu guys i'm new to the site and cant post on the classifieds due to being new. Are any of you guys selling parts for an evo 8? i'm looking for rims and new/near new condition parts ie: turbo back/intercooler/pipes or whatever you have. PM me
Lol! I'll keep an eye out and let you know.
Mar 6, 2012, 04:26 PM
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Mar 8, 2012, 12:39 AM
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Anyone ever heard of this place in waipio? Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists of hawaii, I heard they also do powdercoating.
For titanium I heard some bad reviews from other forum
For titanium I heard some bad reviews from other forum
Mar 8, 2012, 01:59 AM
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Titanium fixed one of my 24's on the Denali when my wife decided to kiss a curb with it .. I had no issues with them at all...
remember a review is just someone's opinion and not always a good way to chose someone to work on your stuff... I would just have someone do the work.. if you arent happy dont pay and accept it until it meets your standard
Mar 8, 2012, 02:03 AM
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On the other thing, to be fair not a lot of places even deal with titanium because it is very hard to work with compared to other metals. I'm thinking that there are bad reviews because they don't use proper precautions when working with titanium. That could in turn shed a little light on the type of work they produce because if they can't work well with titanium, then they just might be cutting corners with other aspects of their service because it's not as easy to catch when dealing with other metals.
Mar 8, 2012, 05:41 AM
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Haven't heard of them at all. Maybe someone else might have some info.
On the other thing, to be fair not a lot of places even deal with titanium because it is very hard to work with compared to other metals. I'm thinking that there are bad reviews because they don't use proper precautions when working with titanium. That could in turn shed a little light on the type of work they produce because if they can't work well with titanium, then they just might be cutting corners with other aspects of their service because it's not as easy to catch when dealing with other metals.
On the other thing, to be fair not a lot of places even deal with titanium because it is very hard to work with compared to other metals. I'm thinking that there are bad reviews because they don't use proper precautions when working with titanium. That could in turn shed a little light on the type of work they produce because if they can't work well with titanium, then they just might be cutting corners with other aspects of their service because it's not as easy to catch when dealing with other metals.
Mar 8, 2012, 06:04 PM
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haha yha sorry forgot to put its a shop not the metal lol.
On the reviews i saw is that they DO great work its just the time and also what they tell you that they will do. The time for them to do your rims takes so long and they sit on it. I've heard from so many people but the outcome of the rims is no question thatit is great. I just dont want to down the car for a long time.
On the reviews i saw is that they DO great work its just the time and also what they tell you that they will do. The time for them to do your rims takes so long and they sit on it. I've heard from so many people but the outcome of the rims is no question thatit is great. I just dont want to down the car for a long time.
Mar 8, 2012, 09:26 PM
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this is kind of true.. the reason is that they dont do it in house (as in at their small shop) I talked to the owner (cant remember his name) when I went in there and he told me 7 days. I had the wheel back, mounted balanced etc in 4 days. Not too bad for a 24 inch chrome wheel... but I have a spare so that helped