Thread: RE - Carbon Creations B13 Hoods and Trunks Group Buy

Thank you very much for your helpful posts and thread cherry love. You are doing a service to the community and I, for one, very much appreciate it.

I've seen so many shity carbon hoods, I think cherry is only trying to look out for fellow forum member I doubt he's going out of his way to mess/ruin a group buy.

I personally would not buy a pos carbon hood I rather have my nice fitting OEM Hood.
To be honest I think this company and gb is shady.

exactly, as usual well said chris. also to the person running this gb, chris has been a huge part of this community since day one. hes ran a few group buys, he knows the ins and outs of our community, so respect what he is saying...



thanks you for posting this, i would be very unhappy with this product also.



i to am thankfull he is speaking up. i felt it like this group by was a gamble since the first time i read the orginal gb thread.

ive owned 2 cf hoods and two cf hatches. both have been of great quality and are still to this day, years later. granted everyone knows cf fades etc etc, but the problems here have nothing to do with the nature of a cf hood, it has to do with poor workmanship and quality control.

to the person running this gb. if you are intent on doing it, wich is good and great, get the products made. show they are of top notch quality and then sell them. i think at this point.... you put in the money, make the product and then can rep the profits.

i dont see anyone at this point, jumping in on this gb after a thread like this. espcially when siebon can and will and has done hoods and trunks for us.

coming from a member who has been apart of this community for 10 years, whos been burnt at a shop and on a few items here and there i can relate, i know i now only purchase from those people who i trust 110%.

stratton.

ill post up more in a lil gotta go

From the group buy thread (since it doesn't belong there):
No one is holding a gun to their head telling them they can't refund cherry love for his defunct hood. They can do whatever the fuck they want. It is their fucking company. They are choosing to fuck the little guy, and thankfully now with the advent of the Internet they will reap what they sow.

look the pic above you can see the long shadow these r everywhere, i still got more pics im just very busy, and the shady spot is a milky spot that runs all the way up the hood and.

Who exactly are you referring to? Relax. No one is here defending either the company, OR discrediting you. We simply asked for some additional proof as the original pictures you posted don't really show anything other than normal wear and tear for something that is over a year old and neglected. (Don't respond to this piece of my response, I'm not done yet... [YES THAT MEANS KEEP READING])



As I stated directly above your quoted response, the original pictures don't show the extent of the issue at hand. Some blurry pictures and whatnot are NOT what you'd want to admit into evidence if you caught a guy murdering a homeless dude on the street, right? (I'm still not done yet... keep reading)



I appreciate this as well. As before, I have no vested interest in the group buy. I sincerely admire his input, although at times a bit... testy.



There's NOTHING wrong with looking out for one another. The only issue I have is his disregard for internet etiquette at some times. There are some underlying reasons, most of which you could search on your own time. That being said, I'm starting to become a bit wary of the group buy, myself...



Thank you a million times over for posting high resolution (clear) photographs. These speak volumes over your initial evidence. Now that the hood was cleaned, we can all obviously see for ourselves that the hood is in excellent condition in terms of normal wear and tear; gives to reason that the hood has several manufacturer's defects.

Now with all of that out of the way.

Carbon Creations:

Let me start by saying that there's no real need to slander a company based on previous experiences, especially considering that one member has had issue. This also applies to the representative of the company promoting their product here. There's no need to call a member of the community "child like" or any variation of the implied term. You have a business to run, and we have a community to support. In order for this to function, both sides must come to an agreement.

I'm very close to denying any further action in the group-buy thread. To be completely honest, a show of good faith isn't enough here. Until the community-at-large sees that the product intended for OUR platform (and not a Cobalt SS) has high quality fit and finish, most will be skeptical and this will carry with them into the future. You obviously deal in volume judging from the size of your warehouse, so a niche community wouldn't hurt your bottom line. It would however be detrimental should many from this community take their words of wisdom to other communities with displeasure of business dealings.

7 times out of ten, these cars are hobbies to folks.

This means that they likely drive a different model Nissan, or drive a different make all together. The potential outreach is in the thousands, honestly.

In closing, I strongly encourage you to do whatever you can for the OP with damaged goods, but understand that sometimes miracles just don't happen. It sucks that there's potential for yet another manufacturer to be shunned away from the market, but I'm sure you'd understand if you were in the shoes of most here. Quality over quantity, every time.

C²

Thank you Cliff!!

Thank you Cliff!!

This gentleman may or may not be the responsible or in power when the hood was produced. Also, who knows if the mold was made from a proper stock, unmodified hood?? If the hood is wrong to begin with and they had no clue, then it becomes a snow ball effect

Yes, he is here as a representative for the company, but try and be diligent with this gentleman as he seems more than willing to rectify the situation. But only time will tell and I know that (as mentioned numerous times before) forum members are immensley protective of their own and have also been cheated out of thousands of dollars, hence being a bit more weary of new comers than most

And as he said, if you bought the hood both before the company seemingly went through revamp in both customer service and quality control, this gentleman's hands is somewhat tied

Regardless, can you show us a reciept of when you bought the hood and documenantation showing your complaints, etc?? Also, documentation of how long you had the hood?? I personally would love to see this (I am NOT discrediting you at this point. I just believe in facts and proof and not just internet hearsay)

You simply cannot justify (in my eyes) what happened 1-2 years ago as current FACTS........

However, I DO agree with a majority of what Cliff has stated, and I for one would love to see a current finished product of the hood before passing judgement myself

Good luck to all.