Originally Posted by happynole 
Kimme and I flew to Orlando today to pick up my red B14. It has been at OEM for several months, it was there to have a set of control arms fitted and to have an exhaust put on. Mark also wanted to use it for parts fitment on some grills and the carbon fiber lip. We took a cab to Overkill where I foolishly expected to find my car showing OEM's proof that they knew what they were doing. I would have posted pics and given them the credit they deserved for a job well done.
I let Kimme drive it around the block first as I listen and watch. I can see the exhaust isn't centered in the opening in the bumper and that it sounds a little louder than I expected. While she drove around the block, I tried to start a conversation with Bryan and Mark. But the situation is awkward at best and Bryan says nothing at all, not even hello. I ask Mark for the replacement cap for the puke tank that blew my motor once, and if not for the guys at the convention, would have popped it a second time. Probably lead to the bearing failure I have had since the convention. He tells me all I have to do is drill out the center of the cap and then it will be alright, it would be "just like a vent". When Kimme comes back I take the car for a quick spin, hear a small exhaust leak and a bunch more buzzing than I recall, but it feels safe. I pop the hood, am disappointed with what I see, but everything again looks safe and I want to hit the road. Pics to come tomorrow.
Before leaving I remind him to send the Exhaulta headlights back to the guy who loaned them for test fitment. He said that he still had them and would be sure to ship them back to their rightful owner.
We leave and the first thing Kimme says to me in the car (after hearing less than a minute of my and Mark's conversation) was that they were acting "really sketchy" towards me, something they had never done before.
We had a late lunch with tearoffguy. If you need tinting done on your ride, Larry is your man.
On the trip home I can feel the exhaust rubbing on the crossmember or maybe the tunnel. I'll get it up in the air in the some time tomorrow to see what I can do about the leaking and bumping, and see if I can get it to pass emissions. And of course I will be posting pics of the work.
I hope I get my headlights back from them. I've been trying to contact him through PM's and never got a response on sending them back to me.
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