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Jesus man this company sucks ***.. well the service in general. Called the Los Angeles main store and the guy knew nothing and now they stopped emailing me as well.. tried Japan and they said they can’t help me because they think it’s a fake🤦🏽♂️
I bought a used exhaust unit and I noticed it didn’t have the exhaust actuator brackets, the previous owner doesn’t have them (cool guy actually) so I’m stuck on making them myself or possibly buying them from the original manufacturer. (I can’t apparently)
this sucks tho I’ve gotten used HKS exhausts with missing pieces back in the day I would contact either a U.S rep or Japan rep and they’ll be more than happy to invoice me and ship me the parts I need.
seriously tho.. I just need 3! Brackets! Lol
my last email to Gruppe M
My last reply I need 3 of these!!!!!
Last edited by Iridium.C63s; Jan 6, 2022 at 02:31 AM.
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Originally Posted by Iridium.C63s
Jesus man this company sucks ***.. well the service in general. Called the Los Angeles main store and the guy knew nothing and now they stopped emailing me as well.. tried Japan and they said they can’t help me because they think it’s a fake🤦🏽♂️
That sucks man especially seeing that Gruppe M have been around for decades.
Are those just the brackets for the hanger? If so, you'll be able to get those brackets made by the looks of it and it'll be worth it in the end.
Not unheard off. Same happened to me with Weistec - similar situation, got a used part and needed a replacement rubber adapter and they did not sell it to me because I did not purchase the Weistec set from them....rubbish. But I doubt they will help you after that text ;-)
I feel like the guy you bought it from should have all of that information accessible unless he bought it second hand as well. It’s not unreasonable to ask him for that info and not unreasonable for him to give it to you.
Hi everyone. First, after reading my email to Gruppe M.. I’m a jerk for starters for even going low on my response out of frustration.
second, the exhaust does infact have a serial number but they didn’t care regardless of me sending them photos of the unit that I have.
with all my tears gathered up.. I’ve bought a couple 6061 24”x24” aluminum sheets to make the brackets myself. I had a feeling this was going to go this way lol
I feel like the guy you bought it from should have all of that information accessible unless he bought it second hand as well. It’s not unreasonable to ask him for that info and not unreasonable for him to give it to you.
he mentioned that he purchased it new but he did not have those brackets and was out of town to help me with contacting Gruppe M. I call bull**** but it’s alright I should’ve checked first but I was so focused on bringing the exhaust home
Not unheard off. Same happened to me with Weistec - similar situation, got a used part and needed a replacement rubber adapter and they did not sell it to me because I did not purchase the Weistec set from them....rubbish. But I doubt they will help you after that text ;-)
nope. No reply. Lol oh well I tried. I’m actually going to fab up my own brackets. Looks simple couple easy bends so it’ll be fine
*****If the brackets you need are the thing you circled in that picture it won't be difficult to manufacture those yourself if you have one to use as a template. Just need a few quick measurements. I've had to make more robust brackets to properly mount a custom intercooler for a different type of car (Americano car..Muscle car..), and used a thickish (1/2 inch thick stock) sheet of aluminum as it was easy to drill, pin together, or epoxy ( JB Weld ) an extra small layer for height, etc.. and modify. No welding was required. In your case, I assume the bracket is for the actuator mount so the alignment and height will have to be accurate for proper engagement of the tang with the exhaust flap.
As someone who has had to fabricate things before for HP applications on other cars - read the next part carefully.... So you don't have to go back and forth experimenting a zillion times once it is all mounted - best to figure out a way to energize an actuator off the car with a power supply and make sure the actuator moves the flap properly and with no binding, etc.. It will be exponentially harder to see all of this on the car once it is all installed so figure it all out with the exhaust still on the ground or on a bench, etc.. It will save you *many* hours if you do this versus trying to figure out alignment in the confined space where those mufflers go on our cars.
The first mount will take the longest and after that one is done, it will be much easier. Good luck.
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