What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Doubeleive]

After a lot of unnecessary back and forth, yes it turns out the arms were welded together backwards... they said they'd get working on a new set asap and maybe have them at the powdercoaters tomorrow

jeez, can't even blame a chinaman for that one

 

[Joseph Garcia]

jeez, can't even blame a chinaman for that one

Unless...... That is where they source those parts (hence, the long lead time?).

 

[Doubeleive]

Unless...... That is where they source those parts (hence, the long lead time?).

I believe they are made in the usa or they say they are, long lead times could be because they run a tool die for *** parts and then re-tool and run another one, so short orders get pushed back

 

[lowh07]

I don't understand how it took them nearly a week to tell me they were wrong..... there's no way they didn't know immediately. And if not... wtf? They just kept repeating the same stuff and telling me to flip them around. I told them it seems like you're trying to get away with selling me bad parts. They also never put it in writing and kept insisting that I called, so that's what I did and I recorded it just in case.

He said a truck with the same arms happened to pull into their shop YESTERDAY and they then confirmed mine were wrong. Ok bud. Keep in mind this was after waiting 3.5 months. The stuff does seem really nice or I'd go with Spohn, but wtf

 

[lowh07]

I believe they are made in the usa or they say they are, long lead times could be because they run a tool die for *** parts and then re-tool and run another one, so short orders get pushed back

That's what they said for the long LTs. Still 6 delays with no up front communication ain't coool.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I believe they are made in the usa or they say they are, long lead times could be because they run a tool die for *** parts and then re-tool and run another one, so short orders get pushed back

Could be.

But, what was just quoted above, "He said a truck with the same arms happened to pull into their shop YESTERDAY and they then confirmed mine were wrong. Ok bud. Keep in mind this was after waiting 3.5 months. The stuff does seem really nice or I'd go with Spohn, but wtf" makes me think that there was 'offsite' fabrication of these parts.

 

[Doubeleive]

Could be.

But, what was just quoted above, "He said a truck with the same arms happened to pull into their shop YESTERDAY and they then confirmed mine were wrong. Ok bud. Keep in mind this was after waiting 3.5 months. The stuff does seem really nice or I'd go with Spohn, but wtf" makes me think that there was 'offsite' fabrication of these parts.

some places that make other suspension parts source or outsource the raw parts from china and then do a final assemble/weld them them here before delivery
sometimes that is clarified and sometimes it isn't

 

[Joseph Garcia]

some places that make other suspension parts source or outsource the raw parts from china and then do a final assemble/weld them them here before delivery
sometimes that is clarified and sometimes it isn't

Exactly.

 

[Scrappycrow]

I don't understand how it took them nearly a week to tell me they were wrong..... there's no way they didn't know immediately.

A lot of customer "service" like this is them hoping you will just go away, which is pretty absurd for something you absolutely cannot use.

Or putting the customer through a bunch of burdensome tasks to prove something, again hoping you'll go away. I'd gotten a Danby dehumidifier at Costco, and for about nine months, it was dutifully filling and pumping out 3-4x/day, then quit. Danby tried to talk down to me, explaining what dehumidifiers do and saying "it won't pump out until it fills" (no shit, bud, I know how it works, and if it hadn't filled in nine months, I wouldn't need it). They wanted me to prove to myself how it worked by putting it in the bathroom and running 100% hot water in the shower until it filled up and pumped. WTF? Talk about wasteful, and that ignores that it'd already pumped hundreds of times already. They finally relented and sent another, but it was at least a week of their ********.

EDIT: Interesting, I can write the s-word and it isn't censored but "bull" and the s-word together is censored. Silly!

 

[Charlie207]

Ebay housings arrived, and one of them was promptly split open to mock up one of the projectors, to see if it would fit, and I think it will. More to follow, but the wife just kidnapped me for a trip to the local watering hole.

Still need to come up with, maybe, a bezel solution to tidy it up, and find a harness (x2) to chop up & splice.

Edit: holy hell I fat-thumb the shīt out of these posts on my phone.

 

[Dirty looks]

Today? Not so much. But it is a work in progress.

 

[Charlie207]

Whoever invented that black sticky shìt need so to die 100x in a row.

 

[Dirty looks]

Hey guys looking for some help. If anyone’s installed the Apoc rear arms, did they weld mine with the notches on the wrong sides?

The notches are supposed to be for caliper bolt clearance, so they should be facing out towards the calipers. Some earlier ones did not have notches. It seems like they should be oriented as pictured, with the threaded narrow end towards the front of the truck, and the wider end towards the rear with the notches closer to the rear. I installed them with the notches facing inwards because it seemed like plenty of clearance. Apparently turning up an incline can cause it to hit.

Apoc is telling me the threaded ends should be towards the rear, but that would move the notches towards the front and doesn’t seem like they’d be doing anything to clear the caliper bolts at that point. Trying to figure out if they’re telling me some bs. I ordered them late July and they just got here 2 weeks ago, with 6 delays from Apoc (that I had to reach out about each time - they didn’t tell me up front).

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And this is a picture that Tony posted. To me it looks like mine are wrong.

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Any help would be greatly appreciated. It’s like pulling teeth trying to get a clear answer

What year are those for? Mine had no notches..'07.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Whoever invented that black sticky shìt need so to die 100x in a row. View attachment 473344

Be happy its Butyl. Theres some OEMs that require you to cut open the housings. You cant bake them to open. Its a PITA.

 

[Charlie207]

Be happy its Butyl. Theres some OEMs that require you to cut open the housings. You cant bake them to open. Its a PITA.

I think it's permatex-style goo, not butyl rubber.

 

[mountie]

I think it's permatex-style goo, not butyl rubber.

Might be as well, licorice …...

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

Today? Not so much. But it is a work in progress. View attachment 473335

I really like that front bumper!

 

[Dirty looks]

Thanks! It's suppose to be for a Sierra pickup. The winch mount is from rough country, I flipped it upside down for ground clearance.

 

[the_tool_man]

Whoever invented that black sticky shìt need so to die 100x in a row. View attachment 473344

That's too good for them, lol. I was afraid the Chinese aftermarket lights I had would melt, so I used a heat gun instead of baking in the oven. It took a solid 45 minutes to get it open, and another hour to get most of that black crap off the pieces. I wouldn't complain if it actually sealed.

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

Thanks! It's suppose to be for a Sierra pickup. The winch mount is from rough country, I flipped it upside down for ground clearance.

Oh really? Do you remember which manufacture?