Vivid Racing

eriq · 11-18-2005, 02:23 PM

Have you guys had any dealings with http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/? 4.5 months ago I ordered a C-West PCC carbon fiber trunk lid from them and I had to call and cancel it last week because it STILL was not in. In lieu of the C-West I had them change my order to a Seibon trunk lid and Seibon hood. I was assured those would be here this week (11/14-11/18), which of course they are not. It's 6:22PM EST Friday and no-one in Arizona is answering the phone. Are these people scammers or what?

Rev · 11-18-2005, 02:27 PM

Yes they are top notch scammers. Don't ever deal with them. Some threads around here and Nasioc talk about how bad they treat customers and what not ...

**evilSTi7** · 11-18-2005, 03:04 PM

every once and a while they will do things right. but i have heard a lot of horror stories about them

***Luke*** · 11-18-2005, 03:15 PM

www.vividracingsucks.com

Be careful...

***BoostJunkie*** · 11-18-2005, 03:18 PM

somehow this isn't surprising. they are infamous for screwing up.

Singletrack · 11-19-2005, 06:46 AM

Dan Mermelstein sounds like a fu*ktard.

12SecSTI · 11-19-2005, 08:20 AM

yeah.. ****tard is a good word... In the two years or so I have been in the STI community I have came across a lot of threads about how they are not a very good business to deal with.

2fas4u · 11-19-2005, 12:29 PM

I would never deal with them based on the bad reviews on multiple boards!

eriq · 11-19-2005, 02:56 PM

Please, everyone stay away from this company. I am going to have to dispute these charges. They charged over $1500 on my card over four months ago and I have no products to show for it.

WE_R_ND · 11-19-2005, 05:57 PM

Wow, this seems to be a regular thing with them

mllrsti · 11-19-2005, 11:35 PM

Yep....I had an order go bad with them as well. BEWARE!!!!!

stituner420 · 11-19-2005, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eriq

Please, everyone stay away from this company. I am going to have to dispute these charges. They charged over $1500 on my card over four months ago and I have no products to show for it.

That sucks dude, yet another reason not to deal with Vivid...this has been going on for a few years now from my experience...stick with the vendors on this board and you'll be more than satisfied.

doublej · 11-27-2005, 10:16 PM

personal experience top notch assholes!

***Majin*** · 12-04-2005, 07:23 PM

hmm, why does that not surprise me?

too bad the very first thing i bought for my car was a OEM stereo that was removed from their project WRX. i bought it on eBay for $130, (if i remember correctly), and they listed it as being as close to new as possible and working 100% perfectly.

after installing it, i realized that the CD player/changer didn't work

- the main reason for me buying it was to have an in-dash 6 disc CD player - finally, i took the thing apart, only to find out that it was NOT working perfectly, and in fact, one of their CDs were still in the changer!

stupid mother****ers!

**** YOU VIVID!!

D-Lo · 03-16-2006, 09:06 AM

I've loved their service in the last year but lately they've gotten a little flaky. with the last three orders i've placed with them, i had to constantly check up on them to see if my order was shipped. whenever i called to check the status of my order they would constantly pass the phone around and put me on with someone different every time! they told me that my order was shipped, then after two weeks and numerous phone calls I was told that the parts were on backorder..WTF!!! anybody else had this problem?

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11-18-2005, 02:23 PM	#1
eriq Amateur STI Driver Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi black Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Maryland - Real estate-ically challenged Posts: 44 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Vivid Racing Have you guys had any dealings with http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/? 4.5 months ago I ordered a C-West PCC carbon fiber trunk lid from them and I had to call and cancel it last week because it STILL was not in. In lieu of the C-West I had them change my order to a Seibon trunk lid and Seibon hood. I was assured those would be here this week (11/14-11/18), which of course they are not. It's 6:22PM EST Friday and no-one in Arizona is answering the phone. Are these people scammers or what? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by Nivek : 04-15-2006 at 09:54 AM.

03-16-2006, 09:06 AM	#15
D-Lo Amateur STI Driver Car: 06 sti Fav Mod: h techs Location: naptown,md Posts: 46 Join Date: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	vivid racing I've loved their service in the last year but lately they've gotten a little flaky. with the last three orders i've placed with them, i had to constantly check up on them to see if my order was shipped. whenever i called to check the status of my order they would constantly pass the phone around and put me on with someone different every time! they told me that my order was shipped, then after two weeks and numerous phone calls I was told that the parts were on backorder..WTF!!! anybody else had this problem? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

11-18-2005, 02:27 PM	#2
Rev STI Guru Car: 06 V70R Location: Hoffman Estates, IL Posts: 5,544 Join Date: Dec 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Yes they are top notch scammers. Don't ever deal with them. Some threads around here and Nasioc talk about how bad they treat customers and what not ...

11-18-2005, 03:04 PM	#3
evilSTi7 The Hoff Fan Club, member #001 Car: 05 WRB/Gold Fav Mod: Hood Scoop Homer Location: Where ever The Hoff is! Posts: 10,182 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (4)	every once and a while they will do things right. but i have heard a lot of horror stories about them

11-18-2005, 03:15 PM	#4
*Luke* STi Enthusiast Posts: 119 Join Date: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	www.vividracingsucks.com Be careful...

11-18-2005, 03:18 PM	#5
*BoostJunkie* Sold My Soul For Mods Car: '05 CGM STi Fav Mod: Track Time Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 6,359 Join Date: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (12)	somehow this isn't surprising. they are infamous for screwing up.

11-19-2005, 06:46 AM	#6
Singletrack Spec C Club Car: 04 Impreza WRX STi Fav Mod: La Quarta Stella Location: Blitzburgh, PA Posts: 1,438 Join Date: Sep 2003 Trader Rating: (2)	Dan Mermelstein sounds like a fu*ktard.

11-19-2005, 08:20 AM	#7
12SecSTI Spec C Club Car: 2007 STI Fav Mod: Perrin GT30R Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 1,294 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	yeah.. ****tard is a good word... In the two years or so I have been in the STI community I have came across a lot of threads about how they are not a very good business to deal with.

11-19-2005, 12:29 PM	#8
2fas4u Silver Member Car: 05 STI Location: Manchester, Maryland Posts: 1,864 Join Date: Aug 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	I would never deal with them based on the bad reviews on multiple boards!

11-19-2005, 02:56 PM	#9
eriq Amateur STI Driver Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi black Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Maryland - Real estate-ically challenged Posts: 44 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Please, everyone stay away from this company. I am going to have to dispute these charges. They charged over $1500 on my card over four months ago and I have no products to show for it.

11-19-2005, 05:57 PM	#10
WE_R_ND Spec C Club Fav Mod: Track Time Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 2,267 Join Date: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Wow, this seems to be a regular thing with them

11-19-2005, 11:35 PM	#11
mllrsti Professional STI Racer Posts: 695 Join Date: Dec 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Yep....I had an order go bad with them as well. BEWARE!!!!!

11-27-2005, 10:16 PM	#13
doublej Professional STI Racer Car: mpgdevil00TDi Fav Mod: GT35R TURBO 545 awhp ftw!! Location: michigan Posts: 839 Join Date: Oct 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	personal experience top notch assholes!

12-04-2005, 07:23 PM	#14
*Majin* high and mighty Car: 2004 STi Location: The Superiority Complex Posts: 12,427 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	hmm, why does that not surprise me? too bad the very first thing i bought for my car was a OEM stereo that was removed from their project WRX. i bought it on eBay for $130, (if i remember correctly), and they listed it as being as close to new as possible and working 100% perfectly. after installing it, i realized that the CD player/changer didn't work - the main reason for me buying it was to have an in-dash 6 disc CD player - finally, i took the thing apart, only to find out that it was NOT working perfectly, and in fact, one of their CDs were still in the changer! stupid mother**ers! ** YOU VIVID!!