Forgestar Rims

joshj808 · 07-09-2009, 01:36 AM

Hopefully you wont be the next one that starts the pattern.

Caravanshaka · 07-09-2009, 07:49 AM

Well, forgestar told DDmotorsports to tell people 2-3 weeks for their wait time to get wheels. Took Dave384 over 6 weeks for his wheels to be delivered, and they were done poorly. His I believe whas DDM's first order for the F14's besides his own wheels. That being said, I ordered mine on Monday June 8th, it is now July 9th and still no wheels. Last update DDM got on my order was that they were just now calling the pinstriper to setup and appointment. over 2 weeks ago my wheels were finished except for the pinstripe and the lug holes weren't drilled yet. 2 WEEKS AGO, and they are just now setting up the appointment with the pinstriper....

I have been very unimpressed with forgestar up to this point. Frankly, I'm going to keep the ups guy here when they arrive so I can check them out. If there is anything wrong with them they are getting returned to sender and I'm getting my money back.

M.Bonanni · 07-09-2009, 09:38 AM

I agree, that this is one incident as far as quality goes. There have been a lot of poeple who have gotten Forgestar wheels in all colors that are more than happy with them. Their blog is full of cars with Forgestars on them. The two sets that I have gotten personally have been perfect. The delay times are a whole other issue that nobody is happy about and Forgestar knows it. They are just going through the growing pains of being a new company that had quick success. Back when I first became a Forgestar dealer and ordered my set, wheels were taking 2-3 weeks, sometimes even less. Once they signed up more dealers and started getting their wheels on different cars for people to see it snowballed and they were flooded with orders. Needless to say, now I am quoting a longer wait time. I am not trying to make excuses for them, but it is an unfortunate side effect of a growing business that expanded too quickly for what they were prepared for. I know that Forgestar is just as frustrated with the delays as we are.

Caravanshaka · 07-09-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DDMotorsports

I agree, that this is one incident as far as quality goes. There have been a lot of poeple who have gotten Forgestar wheels in all colors that are more than happy with them. Their blog is full of cars with Forgestars on them. The two sets that I have gotten personally have been perfect. The delay times are a whole other issue that nobody is happy about and Forgestar knows it. They are just going through the growing pains of being a new company that had quick success. Back when I first became a Forgestar dealer and ordered my set, wheels were taking 2-3 weeks, sometimes even less. Once they signed up more dealers and started getting their wheels on different cars for people to see it snowballed and they were flooded with orders. Needless to say, now I am quoting a longer wait time. I am not trying to make excuses for them, but it is an unfortunate side effect of a growing business that expanded too quickly for what they were prepared for. I know that Forgestar is just as frustrated with the delays as we are.

I'm hoping I am happy with the product to be honest. I love the style and I've seen the pictures of the quality on your wheels. However, like you said, when you were ordering your wheels they weren't taking long and they were coming out perfect. Maybe now with the increased pressure of a backlog to fulfill, they are having QA issues.

I have been trying to have patience with the wait, but that is definitely wearing off at this point. I'm glad you are telling people with newer orders that the wait time will be longer, at least you won't have to deal with as many complaints as I'm sure you are dealing with right now.

Scott@FontanaNissan · 07-09-2009, 10:12 AM

well said Mike!

I can vouch for these wheels...i've seen them up close and in person on Mike's car...I hope they can get this figured out quickly as they are a company with a lot of potential!

travisjb · 07-09-2009, 11:37 AM

Quality
Speed
Price

Pick two, as the saying goes...

Shift · 07-09-2009, 10:10 PM

39 days and counting, Guess the UPS guy will have to enjoy an Icetea while I inspect the rims before he leaves.

Dave384 · 07-10-2009, 07:20 PM

Just to update everyone, I received my prepaid packing slips from Forgestar yesterday and got the wheels dismounted today. I decided to take some pictures of all the wheels side by side from various vantage points to show the differences. I tried to make sure that all the wheels had an even overlay of light on them so that the true differences could be seen and sunlight would not play a part.

Just to clear up any confusion. The two choices I was given were to replace ONLY the right rear (RR) [not the left rear (LR)] or send all of the wheels back. I chose to send all of the wheels back for reasons obvious in the pictures even though I am out a total of $120 for twice mounting/dismounting.

Once again, they are very nice wheels, and I would have been okay with any one of the colors that I was presented with. I just wanted all of them to be the same color.

From left to right (RR, LR, front wheels)

From top to bottom (RR, LR, front wheels)

From left to right (RR, LR)

From left to right (LR, front)

Front wheels

Caravanshaka · 07-10-2009, 07:24 PM

wow...I'd say that is pretty obvious

FuszNissan · 07-10-2009, 07:27 PM

man, that sucks. Feel for you, because I know how much I love my F14's. I would see if they can work something out for you....worth asking before shipping back. i know its a pain to go through customer service

Dave384 · 07-10-2009, 10:54 PM

I did talk to them to see what they could do. I was under the impression for about 2 weeks that they were replacing both of the rear wheels, and I was a happy camper except for the additional wait time. I later found out that they only intended to replace the one rear wheel, though. They said they would NOT replace both rear wheels. They must not have agreed that both of the rear wheels were different colors than the front. Granted, I didn't show them these most recent photos because I didn't have the wheels off the car until today. Believe me, I didn't want to have to ship the wheels back because that ultimately costs me more money in mounting/dismounting. It was the only option I was left with, though, because I wasn't going to drive the car around with one wheel that was a different color than the rest.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FuszNissan

man, that sucks. Feel for you, because I know how much I love my F14's. I would see if they can work something out for you....worth asking before shipping back. i know its a pain to go through customer service

Togo · 07-10-2009, 07:34 PM

**** that!

CrownR426 · 07-10-2009, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Togo

**** that!

Yerppppppp!

Minicobra1 · 07-10-2009, 10:00 PM

What happened to the pics, imageshack having a problem?

M.Bonanni · 07-10-2009, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minicobra1

What happened to the pics, imageshack having a problem?

It appears ImageShack has been hacked lol...

ImageShack Hacked by Anti-sec Movement

07-09-2009, 09:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1321	I agree, that this is one incident as far as quality goes. There have been a lot of poeple who have gotten Forgestar wheels in all colors that are more than happy with them. Their blog is full of cars with Forgestars on them. The two sets that I have gotten personally have been perfect. The delay times are a whole other issue that nobody is happy about and Forgestar knows it. They are just going through the growing pains of being a new company that had quick success. Back when I first became a Forgestar dealer and ordered my set, wheels were taking 2-3 weeks, sometimes even less. Once they signed up more dealers and started getting their wheels on different cars for people to see it snowballed and they were flooded with orders. Needless to say, now I am quoting a longer wait time. I am not trying to make excuses for them, but it is an unfortunate side effect of a growing business that expanded too quickly for what they were prepared for. I know that Forgestar is just as frustrated with the delays as we are. __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

07-09-2009, 10:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Scott@FontanaNissan Supporting Nissan Dealer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fontucky, CA Posts: 857 Drives: 91 Sentra GTi-R Rep Power: 26	well said Mike! I can vouch for these wheels...i've seen them up close and in person on Mike's car...I hope they can get this figured out quickly as they are a company with a lot of potential! __________________ Scott VanderHeide - Motorsports Director - Fontana Nissan/NissanRaceShop www.nissanraceshop.com www.youtube.com/scottvanderheide

07-09-2009, 11:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
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07-09-2009, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Shift Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Glen Rock,PA Age: 58 Posts: 220 Drives: (370-Z MT Blue 7A) Rep Power: 16	39 days and counting, Guess the UPS guy will have to enjoy an Icetea while I inspect the rims before he leaves. __________________ 2009 Mt Blue 7AT * GTSpec 4 point brace * Berk HFC * Stillen GEN III * Berk CBE * Forgestar F-14 * NISMO S Tuned Spoiler

07-10-2009, 07:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dave384 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 81 Drives: '11 Nissan 370Z Red Rep Power: 16	Just to update everyone, I received my prepaid packing slips from Forgestar yesterday and got the wheels dismounted today. I decided to take some pictures of all the wheels side by side from various vantage points to show the differences. I tried to make sure that all the wheels had an even overlay of light on them so that the true differences could be seen and sunlight would not play a part. Just to clear up any confusion. The two choices I was given were to replace ONLY the right rear (RR) [not the left rear (LR)] or send all of the wheels back. I chose to send all of the wheels back for reasons obvious in the pictures even though I am out a total of $120 for twice mounting/dismounting. Once again, they are very nice wheels, and I would have been okay with any one of the colors that I was presented with. I just wanted all of them to be the same color. From left to right (RR, LR, front wheels) From top to bottom (RR, LR, front wheels) From left to right (RR, LR) From left to right (LR, front) Front wheels __________________ Eibach Pro-Kit -- Window Tint (35%/20%) -- Alpine CDA-117 + Focal 165 KRX2 + JL Slash 300/2v2 + JL 12w6v2 + JL Slash 500/1v2 -- FI TDX Cat Back (18" resonators) + FI HFCs -- Venaci Mesh R:20"x11" F:20"x9.5" w/ Falken FK452 Last edited by Dave384; 07-12-2009 at 12:14 PM.

07-09-2009, 01:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
joshj808 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Al Manama, Bahrain Posts: 48 Drives: 2005 Subi Legacy GT Rep Power: 16	Hopefully you wont be the next one that starts the pattern.

07-09-2009, 07:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Caravanshaka I shake Caravans Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: north Dallas Posts: 9,517 Drives: everyone crazy Rep Power: 42	Well, forgestar told DDmotorsports to tell people 2-3 weeks for their wait time to get wheels. Took Dave384 over 6 weeks for his wheels to be delivered, and they were done poorly. His I believe whas DDM's first order for the F14's besides his own wheels. That being said, I ordered mine on Monday June 8th, it is now July 9th and still no wheels. Last update DDM got on my order was that they were just now calling the pinstriper to setup and appointment. over 2 weeks ago my wheels were finished except for the pinstripe and the lug holes weren't drilled yet. 2 WEEKS AGO, and they are just now setting up the appointment with the pinstriper.... I have been very unimpressed with forgestar up to this point. Frankly, I'm going to keep the ups guy here when they arrive so I can check them out. If there is anything wrong with them they are getting returned to sender and I'm getting my money back.

07-10-2009, 07:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Caravanshaka I shake Caravans Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: north Dallas Posts: 9,517 Drives: everyone crazy Rep Power: 42	wow...I'd say that is pretty obvious

07-10-2009, 07:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
FuszNissan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: St. Louis Posts: 14,275 Drives: Pure Sex Rep Power: 542	man, that sucks. Feel for you, because I know how much I love my F14's. I would see if they can work something out for you....worth asking before shipping back. i know its a pain to go through customer service __________________ Mods: Too Many to list! LouFuszNissan ZDAYZ 2012

07-10-2009, 07:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
Togo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: E. Northport, NY Posts: 7,597 Drives: Stuff Rep Power: 657	**** that!

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