Attention all DIY's..... - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

ohioboxster · 12-23-2005, 04:31 AM

I actually received my book on the 22 nd. with free shipping from Amazon because I complained. Its pretty informative Im happy with it.

12-25-2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ohioboxster

I actually received my book on the 22 nd. with free shipping from Amazon because I complained. Its pretty informative Im happy with it.

Ok, what did you complain about? That they changed how long they said it would take after you placed the order?

MNBoxster · 12-25-2005, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ohioboxster

I actually received my book on the 22 nd. with free shipping from Amazon because I complained. Its pretty informative Im happy with it.

Hi,

I Hate to burst your bubble, but I got mine on the 22nd from Amazon and I didn't complain at all

- just placed my order 3 weeks ago and it just arrived. They got them earlier from the Publisher than they planned...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

ohioboxster · 12-26-2005, 11:39 PM

I complained about the shipping date. They told me it may not arrive until Jan. 10th and I paid for shipping as opposed to the free shipping, thats all. So I got free shipping. Only a few bucks but it was just the point. As far as bursting my bubble I have no idea what you mean.

12-27-2005, 07:51 PM

Well, I will see what happens. I placed my order on the 18th of December and originally they were saying it would ship out around the 26th for arrival before the 31st. That seemed reasonable enough when I placed my order. But they since have updated my status to shipping out around the 10th of January for arrival around the 15th (a full month after I ordered it), and did not explain why the change. That would be 3 weeks after I ordered it, and 2 weeks after the original ship date. IMO, that is not acceptable.

So, I sent them an email mentioning that 3 weeks seemed a bit excessive to ship an item their website says is "in stock" and "usually ships within 24 hours". I did mention I went with the free shipping option, and that according to the website, that only is supposed to add 3-5 days to the normal shipping time, not 3 weeks.

Edited to update: Oddly enough, after my email, my book that was not going to ship out until 1/10/06 has just shipped today.

Porschev · 12-28-2005, 09:51 AM

Ordered on 26 of December. Delivery was estimated on 7th January
Called 18002017575 and complaining about the item should be shipped with in 24 hours, because the site was mentioning that.
Changed to deliver on 30th of December, with two day shipping.
Very excited to get this by Friday.
Happy new 2986 year!!!

70Sixter · 12-30-2005, 11:02 AM

Ordered from Amazon on 7 Dec, received 29 Dec. Altho their free USPS estimated delivery was 6 Jan 06. Worth the wait! Highly recommended.

rbennett · 12-30-2005, 11:28 AM

I posted this on another forum, sorry if you read it there, but it bears repeating here under "Attention DIY" since you all are more attentive to your Boxsters than the other place.
Swear it's a true story!

Thought I would share this near out of body experience with you all.

Read if you want to save some money! Sorry for it being long, but you need the full effect of the horror I suffered.

After finally taking the plunge and buying Litronic headlights for my 2000 MY Boxster, I awoke one Saturday all giddy about performing the new mod on my Porsche.

I grabbed the “Special Porsche Tool” to remove the headlight, believe me, there is nothing special about this “stamped from light gauge metal” tool as I was about to find out.

Will not bore you with the details on removal and installation of the Litronics, suffice to say, turn the tool until you hear the distinctive “POP” telling you that your headlights are now locked into the retaining bracket and your investment is “Home Now”.

After showing my wife the new face of my Porsche (she rolled her eyes and went inside), I fired it up and left for a short cruise over to buddy’s house to try and convince him to come out and marvel at them with me.

On my way there on a four lane thoroughfare, I was in the fast lane (where else) coming up to a yellow light applying breaks when I noticed one of the headlights starting to inch forward OUT OF THE CAR!!!

I panicked and gassed it (running a red light in the process) hoping G forces would prevent further forward motion of the headlight and not create a $600 torpedo across a busy intersection.

The next few minutes was very hectic, it ranged from not applying brakes, watching for a cop (the red light thing), coming up to the next NOW red light and trying to move over in heavy traffic to the slow lane so I could stop, but without applying brakes!. Sir Isaac Newton was driving the car at that point every action had an opposite and equal reaction, if you know what I mean!

Finally got over and finished pulling the headlight out and placed it in the passenger seat. I had to drive home with one headlight out of the car (Oooh the humility)

On the way back, I turned onto a two lane road trying to avoid ANYONE I knew and a Vette passed me in the opposite direction, he gave me a big thumbs up as he passed! Funny, I pass him every day, he never gives me the thumbs up???

Moral of the story, the distinctive “POP” was the stripped “Special Porsche Tool” as it lost traction and ratcheted over the cogs on the retaining bolt.

Use a socket from now on!

Regards