Forgestar Rims

Caravanshaka · 07-09-2009, 11:38 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.

travisjb · 07-09-2009, 12:37 PM

Quality
Speed
Price

Pick two, as the saying goes...

Shift · 07-09-2009, 11:10 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, 08:20 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, 08:24 PM

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

FuszNissan · 07-10-2009, 08:27 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

Togo · 07-10-2009, 08:34 PM

**** that!

CrownR426 · 07-10-2009, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Togo

**** that!

Yerppppppp!

Minicobra1 · 07-10-2009, 11:00 PM

What happened to the pics, imageshack having a problem?

M.Bonanni · 07-10-2009, 11:17 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

Caravanshaka · 07-10-2009, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDMotorsports

It appears ImageShack has been hacked lol...

ImageShack Hacked by Anti-sec Movement

Dave384 · 07-10-2009, 11:54 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

jmlenz · 07-15-2009, 06:53 PM

Damn, I feel your pain. You should def show them this latest batch of pictures in hopes of persuading them otherwise before shipping. Its pretty damn obvious.

shabarivas · 07-15-2009, 07:20 PM

Holy **** man - those are obviously different! sucks dude... but hope all works out - would be royally lame if they shipped those to someone else... I will only do business w/ them if they can guarantee me that all 4 wheels will be virtually identical in comparison... Seriously - you are spending close to 1500 bucks ... might as well pay for something that matches lol

Dave384 · 07-15-2009, 09:56 PM

The wheels were shipped back yesterday. I did write Forgestar an email with the new pictures, but I haven't heard anything from them (not that I expect one because it was more of a FYI email). It is a very frustrating situation because I would have never expected the wheels to be different colors. It's very strange. Oh well. It is time to move on as soon as I get my refund and start thinking about what wheels I will buy next.

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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 01:14 PM.

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07-10-2009, 08:24 PM	#65 (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

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Togo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: E. Northport, NY Posts: 7,597 Drives: Stuff Rep Power: 657	**** that!

07-15-2009, 06:53 PM	#73 (permalink)
jmlenz Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 645 Drives: a car Rep Power: 643	Damn, I feel your pain. You should def show them this latest batch of pictures in hopes of persuading them otherwise before shipping. Its pretty damn obvious.

07-15-2009, 07:20 PM	#74 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	Holy **** man - those are obviously different! sucks dude... but hope all works out - would be royally lame if they shipped those to someone else... I will only do business w/ them if they can guarantee me that all 4 wheels will be virtually identical in comparison... Seriously - you are spending close to 1500 bucks ... might as well pay for something that matches lol

07-15-2009, 09:56 PM	#75 (permalink)
Dave384 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 81 Drives: '11 Nissan 370Z Red Rep Power: 16	The wheels were shipped back yesterday. I did write Forgestar an email with the new pictures, but I haven't heard anything from them (not that I expect one because it was more of a FYI email). It is a very frustrating situation because I would have never expected the wheels to be different colors. It's very strange. Oh well. It is time to move on as soon as I get my refund and start thinking about what wheels I will buy next. __________________ 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

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