Group buy for S13 front end conversion $925

[1fasts13]

hey guys, checking to see what kinda interest there is for the front end conversions; would need 10+ to make this happen.

http://www.jdmspecperf.com/products/used/s13front3.jpg

this is COMPLETE conversion, everything you need to eliminate those ugly pop ups :D

includes:

pair of headlights
silvia grill (middle piece)
hood
fenders
front bumper w/lens

pickup in LA available, save $$$ on shipping!!

if i can get close to the 10+ by mid march, i will start the GB and take orders in etc.

minimum 50% down and full payment due when shipment arrives; expect delivery end of april

please post your interest in this here, thanks for looking :)

[b_dyche]

grrr... why can't this thread be for the middle of November?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


I won't have my S13 until November... :(

[datkwikracer]

i'd be interested, should have my car out the tow yard by then.
The LA is Los Angeles and not Louisiana, right?
if so then i could pick up.

And will u need the money before u place the order or after u receive them?

thanx,
Jose

[1fasts13]

yes the pickup point is Los Angeles not Louisiana :p

will need the 50% deposit at time of order, and the remainder you can pay when you go and pick it up :)

so can i make you the first person on the list? ;)

[datkwikracer]

i guess u can put me as a maybe. I need to see how much i'm going to need to pay the tow yard and the fines, if i have enough for the 50%, and everything is in good condition, then yea i'm prolly 75% sure i'll have enough.

[s30]

I would be intrested. I was wondering if a uhaul will be cheaper than you guys shipping it up here in the Bay Area(SF). If it works out I would be buying 2. so 8 more will do right?

Thanks.

[knightrider]

put me down for one, i jus got a question. what headlights(dual halogen, dual pro, triple pro) are included(preferably dual projector for me)

[msg]

yo. . i'd be in, but of course it all depends on price

[datkwikracer]

the price is listed as $925, don't know if that includes shipping though, if thats what ya meant:)

[1fasts13]

if u wish to arranage your own pickup from LA that is completely up to you!! i have no problems with that, hell would make it less work for me :D

most come with triple projectors but as long as u put in the request early enough we should be able to find the headlights you want!!

price is plus shipping!!

thanks!!

[knightrider]

well put me down for a conversion with dual projectors, hope this is early enough to source em.

[adey]

What's a "normal" price for these? Aren't they usually in the $900 - $1000 range anyway?
...my popup lights are sexier than any of your silvia lights will ever be... :D

[MI SO FST]

how much for the conversion shipped to chicago, 60618?

[1fasts13]

art u need to get those damn injectors before u are allowed to buy more chit from me ;) :D

ok so the list so far looks like:

1) datkwikracer (??)
2) s30
3) s30 (??)
4) knightrider
5) mi so fst
6) msg (??)

cheapest i have seen anywhere is 1k and that's how much my normal pricing is.....however if by middle of this month if there is alot of interest i will work to push the prices down even more, possibly under 900 :cool:

[jamik_69]

will you ship to canada (toronto aera)

[burnsmonkey]

Put me as a maybe, i can prolly put a down this month and if the rest is due in April I can swing it. Jus let me know what date exactly everything will go down? Where in LA are you located? Here is my e-mail addy for any info you get. [email protected]

-Tony

[MI SO FST]

Originally posted by 1fasts13
art u need to get those damn injectors before u are allowed to buy more chit from me ;) :D



dont worry, I will get that from you too. what is the price shipped to me for the conversion?

[1fasts13]

you all got PMs :)

[jamik_69]

i didn't get a pm please say you will ship to canada :( i need one and if you do how much shiping $ am i looking at. toronto aera

[morexviit]

$925? i'm in where who should i send my money to?

[s30]

Hey guys, sorry I don't think I need it anymore. I bought one yesterday for $740 it was a deal I can't resist. I still might be intrested in another set, but if the price is still firm at 925. I think I'll have to think about it a little bit. Sorry.

[s13guy]

I am also interested in whether you will ship to Canada and how much that will be.

[1fasts13]

ok guys the buy will probably go down sometime this week so i will keep everyone updated!!

we are probably looking at the 925 for 10+, and 885 for 15+ so we'll see how many we can get here :)

i'm still checking on the shipping to canada, i'll find out on monday.

so from the looks of it from here alone we should have close to 10 right?

1) datkwikracer
2) west
3) burnsmonkey
4) knightrider
5) mi so fst
6) msg
7) jamik
8) morexviit
9) s13guy
10) a few locals

and plus a few others that has emailed....

this may work out :cool:

[ƒVƒ‹ƒGƒCƒeƒB]

if it gets to $885 then i won't be able to resist i think and you'll have to count me in :D

[silvia240]

i thought the triple projectors are what everybody wants. I cant recall what the dual projectors look like. Any body got a pic?

[Joe_M]

Are you getting them from JDMSPECPERF.COM? If so, and I join this buy, can my front end stay in Illinois so I can drive to get it and not have to have it shipped from IL to CA to OH? It would work out better for me if it did it that way. Please let me know ASAP, I need to get my cars fixed :)

Joe

[1fasts13]

joe - yes i am actually Leo from JDM Spec :)

the front ends are all coming into LA first so there is no shipping out to CA or watever. you will have to pay for shipping from CA to OH or IL but both are about the same so i might as well ship it to you!!

well for everyone that is in, i will go ahead and get the buy started. so whoever is in please call in with your payment information; what i will do is hold the info and when we reach the projected 15 buyers i will then charge the deposits.

you can also make deposits with paypal or mail in a money order, please email/IM me for more details.

email to use for this buy: [email protected]
subject: s13 conversion GB

www.jdmspecperf.com
630-890-6341

all front ends are already ordered and on the way, expect them to be here 4 weeks from today!!

let's make this happen :D

[jamik_69]

hi i was looking at the pic's of the front conversion on the jdm spec performance web site and noticed that the fenders are cut in half. is this what we will be getting or will we get full fenders. if there full fenders im in but if not i dont know :confused:

[jamik_69]

hi i was looking at the pic's of the front conversion on the jdm spec performance web site and noticed that the fenders are cut in half. is this what we will be getting or will we get full fenders. if there full fenders im in but if not i dont know :confused:

[1fasts13]

where do you see pics of cut fenders?

no no, these are FULL FENDERS, not cut ones!!

also, just to clarify paypal is not the only way to take credit cards, i accept credit cards over the phone also :)

[sL103]

will it below $900?? if i were to pick up the front end how much could i save on shipping i live in IL. but if i get this S13 i would then at that time get the front end. i dont care about color but black would be prefered if i get this car.

thank you. Shawn email me with more details

[sL103]

the front end is banged up anyways so this will be a perfect time to replace it.

Shawn

[outlaw9958]

so is the final price still $925? or is it lower now?

[1fasts13]

as i said we are trying to get it to 885 with the 15+ people, and the buy is pretty much open until the shipment arrives so i think there will be plenty of time for us to get that number of people :)

[JRTurbo909]

I bought a conversion from this guy and love it!! I am trying to get pics. I will have them soon.

P.S. The reason why the fenders looked cut in the pic is because the headlights, bumper, and supports were included on a clip of a car that was cut at that point on the fenders. He included two different full uncut fenders with the conversion as well. The pics on the site is the actual conversion I bought (I think). I dont know if that makes sense. Oh well....... Buy from Leo, he was great to work with!!!

[1fasts13]

thanks for the vouch shah, i'm glad you like it!! now go and paint that sucker already :p

[silvia240]

i wanna buy one and i dont even got an s13!:D

[RedlineRacer]

How much would shipping be to SC?

[1fasts13]

just wanted to point out also since there seems to be clusters of people in the same general region that is asking for the front ends: if i can pair you up with another semi-local buyer the shipping total will be almost the same for two front ends as is for one front end. so if i can combine them i will most certainly do it and therefore help you save even more $$$

this should help out the canadians quite a bit, i think there are two guys in Toronto area that wants this?

so lets get going on this!! :D

[BillyTheKid]

i'm i too late for the buy ??
i'm not sure i will need one yet, i'll know in a week or 2.

[JRTurbo909]

Leo does good stuff guys. You should definately take part in this. I have been trying to get pics of the conversion he sold me but my damn camera just siezed up. I will get them asap and post them up for you guys.

Shah

[pitchblack]

Is it too late? If not, count me in for sure! Let me know...:confused:

[1fasts13]

yes everyone that is still interested in the GB please contact me by email/PM or call to set up payment options, we are now taking deposits etc. the conversions are on the way from Japan and should be here in a few weeks :)

leo
www.jdmspecperf.com
630-890-6341

[BillyTheKid]

if the price is 885$, i'm in for sure !!
could you tell me how many people has joined the GB ??

[Jhay]

how much is the shipping to Toronto btw? I live just west of Toronto...

[andrave]

Hey I called them today to talk about the options on the kits, give them a call, they are really nice and will answer your questions. For the record, the buy is still on, the front ends are on their way, and they are still flexible in accomodating your preferences.

[1fasts13]

i know there's got to be more ppl that wants these!! :p

[gschroeder78]

Is there an ETA on when these will start shipping?

Also I'm curious how amny people are confirmed in.

Garrett

[1fasts13]

dont have an exact ETA yet, i'll update on this post again once i find out.

so far there is 7 confirmed and paid entries, but like i said previously i already waived the 15+ requirement, i ended up finding out i am getting far less than 20 front ends anyways lol

[Fireball240SX]

I'm buying a complete front clip from flashoptions w/ body panels in "fair" condition for only $500 more

[sspikey]

i might be in is there a price change yet
what kinda bumper aero. does it come with the light support?
please email me at [email protected] $$ is ready

[Jhay]

So you CDN's did you guys find out how much shipping is to T.O?

[BillyTheKid]

when should we expect an ETA ??

[BillyTheKid]

no news yet ??

[clean]

im interested if thats the price shipped. i'll email you.

[astroboy]

hey man,I'm very interested in the group buy for the front end conversion. please let me know the details for the costs and whatnot. please email me privately at "[email protected]" does the shipping include brokerage fee's as well? doyou have enough people to complete the group buy? please let me know a.s.a.p thanks

[BillyTheKid]

i e-mailed leo, to have some update on the GB and here's what he replied:

"i thought i replied to you already about this. well anyways the front ends are now delayed until sometime end of may for delivery. i had thought there had been a container that had left but it never did. but should be leaving sometime this week though. thanks."

[1fasts13]

yeap sorry we hit a snag on the shipments, so delivery time got pushed back to end of may. sorry for the inconvenience guys!!

the $885 price does not include shipping!! please contact me for shipping rates.

[uuninja]

HelloI sent you and email about getting in on this. Let me know what I need to do.

Thanks!
Matthew

[jamik_69]

how manny of you are getting the front end to put on a coupe and how manny for a fast back? also how manny people are in on the group buy?

[Siizzzoooo]

How much total to ship to Nashville, TN?

Also, are there options as far as getting a different front end on there?

And I do recall in a previous post, can we choose between headlight designs?

[Bar_none]

How often do front conversion GB's happen????

I definately want this front end (eventually), but I only have 1K right now, and THAT's saved up for the S13 I don't even have yet.


decisions...

[1fasts13]

just so everyone knows, this will probably be the ONLY TIME i will run this sort of GB. i will try to make it available for all the front ends i have coming in. after this batch, i dont expect to be doing it again. normal price on these is going to be at least 1k, it may go up because we might have to start sourcing out new fenders.

thanks :)

[d0wN5h1Ft]

hey man. im hella interested but i only have 500 and would need some time to get the other 500. do you think you would be offereing this arround the 18th of june. because tahts my next paycheck.!!

[BillyTheKid]

@1fasts13: would apreciate updates on the GB, it's now 23days late and there's 7 days left before the end of may... don't want to wait another month...
i did send you an e-mail (again...) and still no reply

[NISMOrps13TURBO]

yo are you still doing this buy one the conversion?

[gschroeder78]

It should still be going but we do definietly need an update.

[BillyTheKid]

i hope it's still going, he requested us to pay half of the 885$ at time of joining the GB... i gave 'em 450$... for me and few of us, it means about 650$can

[BillyTheKid]

here's their reply:
"hi there, sorry i havent responded, its because i'm still working to find out why this container hasnt left yet; i know that some of the inspections of stuff leaving from asia is intensified because of SARS, but i didnt know it is this serious.....and sometimes its kind of hard to communicate with them on this.

anyways i just got off the phone (and its 245am here) and they still dont have a time frame from customs for clearance to leave so i guess we are still playing a waiting game.....once it leaves japan its only a 12 day transit so its not that bad, its just this and then if customs in US holds it up, that's where all the delays have been.

sorry to keep you waiting but as you can see it is not in my control =("

[DJILLERJEK]

Is ir just a s13 front end or is it a front clip?

[uuninja]

Originally posted by DJILLERJEK
Is ir just a s13 front end or is it a front clip?

You didn't even read the first post, did you?

[phil0729]

Hey well should i still trust this person??
i have already paid like 750 for the front end??
and i have email them to find out the news about the conversion but never got return yet so


what should i do?

[BillyTheKid]

well, i've posted the updates they sent to me... i do still trust them but the delays are kinda exagerated..

[phil0729]

Hey anyway guys i talked to Leo today and he say he too sick over the weekend so he will let us know the news about the front end soon

[1fasts13]

damn this server!! this is like the 10th time i've tried to post this update!!! :hammer:

well anyways the shipemnt will arrive and be ready to ship by around the 3rd week of june. i have JUST ENOUGH from this shipment to cover everyone that is in the buy as of today (June 4th). i do have another shipment arriving with more front ends 1-2 weeks later.

buy will be open until monday june 16th. after that i will close the buy and lock this thread.

again thanks to everyone for their patience!!

[phil0729]

so who is in this group buy????


and have already pay the full amount

[jamik_69]

a reply would be nice should i just assume you just took my money and ran or what. i am very un-happy with this whole thing so far

[gschroeder78]

I backed out of the buy due to car problems but have to say I am/was very unhappy with this as well. It's taken twice as long if not longer than originaly planned, received hardly any updates and I still wasn't able to get all of my money back. :bash:

Garrett

[homeeninja]

:D hey i really interested in this group buy I live in chattanooga, TN. and how much will the shipping be to me and do u know if the front end is 2 tone or not its not like i care b/c its the S13 front
oh well let me know THX!!!!!!

[gschroeder78]

Because they keep 25% of the deposit for a restocking fee. :wtf: and actually they kept more than that since 25% of 445 is only 111.25 I guess thats what I get for doing them a favor and paying the deposit on April 6th and not waiting until now (3 months later). At least I would have known my car would be gone if I had waited. Oh well, business is business, even if it's bad business.

[gschroeder78]

I hadn't heard anything about the shipment coming in but I can't speak for anyone but me. This is nothing compared to old Lostprojects and we all know how that did or more like didn't turn out. This is just bad business so I thought I should let it be known. Maybe I'm just getting used to it. :mepoke:

[1fasts13]

well i found out about this spat when james gave me a call and told me about it. anyways, i'd at least like to recap what happened:

first off, yes this has dragged on far longer than i wanted to also. i will take blame for that because there has been some miscommunication between us and them. there were some other factors that led to the delays, such as having them finding me that many front ends at once (originally they said it would be no problem then it just dragged and dragged) but i'm not really gonna go into it because its really irrelevant. bottom line is the shipment is late, and i take blame for it. end of that.

second, the shipment did arrive into LA on the last week of june and conincedentally that was the same week i was moving into the new shop so that week i was unable to update or inform anyone of any new info. and besides the shipment was not ready to go out yet because my freight forwarders were moving to a new warehouse also so all the containers were held at the dock while our moves were completing. so in essence IF either one of us were not moving they would have been shipping out that week.

third, once i finally got settled to the new place and got my internet back up i started contacting everyone in the GB about the situation and final payments. no i didnt update this thread because i felt it would be better that i talk to each person individually. during that time was when i finally found out garrett had to pull out of the buy. there was another person back in april or may that pulled out but i did give him the full refund because at that time the full order of my conversions was not completed yet. so that was no problem with full refund. but in garrett's case: 1) the clips were already ready to ship out when i was notified of the cancellation, 2) there was a set number that i ordered/imported in to fill the GB and to have some in stock and by him cancelling i am adding more stock than i wanted. i would think alot of places under this circumstance would say no you are not allowed to cancel because its here already; and in my policy its clearly stated that special order (which is what this is) is non-refundable/no cancellations. but since i was responsible for the late shipment i was willing to look past that. and since i have to take in more stock than what is originally plan for, of course there is going to be a restocking fee involved. how i calculated the fee, it was based on 25% of the ORIGINAL purcahse price of $885 which would be 220+ but i told him that i would knock it down to $150. i guess i could have told him we can try to find him a person to replace him in the buy, but he said he needed the money ASAP so i didnt really consider that an option. all he said in his PM to me was something along the lines of "something happened to my car and i cant use the conversion anymore"; to me it seemed like he was just backing out of the buy even when the conversions are here. if he had explained his situation more than maybe i would have tried to work out something better for him but when i told him of what i was going to do his email reply to me was:

Hey leo,

Thats cool, I guess I understand it's a business.I just can't use the conversion anymore. I guess just send back the $295. Sorry for canceling.

Thanks,
Garrett


so i assumed that was the end of it.

garrett, i wished that you could have told me your situation more clearly or you could have bring this up to me by email instead of airing this out but i guess sh!t happens.....and like i said because of the fact i have to take in more stock there has to be some restocking fee involved.

i emphasize for your situation, but you have to see it from my business point of view; if there was no restocking involved then anyone will just place a special order and cancel on the whim, and what do i end up with, dead stock? you cant run a business like that, if i did i'd be out of business in no time!!

and lets again emphasize that a good majority of places out there wont even let you cancel your order, so what are you left with?

if you still feel unhappy with the situation, i'd be willing to do what james suggested, possibly trying to find a replacement person for you in the GB, that way i can move this extra stock that i didnt want in the first place and you can have all your money back. and as you can see there are still people interested in getting a conversion so now that its here in stock it should be much easier to unload your spot at the GB price.

there was alot more solutions to this than to air it out on the internet before you even discussed anything about it with me and i am kinda disappointed in the comments, but i am still willing to do whatever i can to make this right.

-leo

[jamik_69]

sorry leo that was just a bad day for me. but im deffently still in the g/b i'll send the money asap thanks

[pinoydrifter]

Can I still jump in? Let me know... I have the cash!

ps - I know someone backed out so can I take his place? Thanks- cheers

[1fasts13]

yes you can jump in on the buy at the GB price, please give me a call on monday to confirm you want to take garrett's spot.

wow look at that, if he doesnt flake then i will be able to refund your money on monday. now i hope you can learn from this that we dont have to bash someone online to get things done, this could have been handled without all this "drama" :p

[gschroeder78]

Sorry about airing it out like this but business is public when it's done here. If I happen to think it's bad business it's my own opinion. I just stated my experience and left it at that. I leave it to a business to decide how they want to handle it. If they handle it right I'll say so, if they handle it wrong I'll say so. If you think your right you have nothing to worry about. If the truth bothers you then maybe theres a problem. I didn't ask for anything, I was just telling my experience. If you decide to let someone else take my place, and I can get a full return of the deposit, that is what I would consider good business. Again, just my opinion. With anything, if I'm happy with the resolution to my problem, I'll say so. If not, I'll say so too.

EDIT: BTW, I sent a PM on 6-26 asking to get out of the buy, and I didn't get a response until 7-9. Thats 2 weeks.

Just so no one takes this post the wrong way, I don't think anyone has a thing to worry about with this buy. I think it was actually a pretty good deal. Shipping took awhile but aparently the wait is over. Don't skip this one because next time Ian might be selling them. :duh:

[pinoydrifter]

1fasts13- I don't have your phone number. If you could pm me or post it... that would be great! I have a couple questions... so I would like it if we could talk on the phone... Thanks again- Cheers

[WIshb0ne]

So did anyone get there clips yet??? anyone else back out i want in.. I am in washington d.c.

[1fasts13]

ok i'm still waiting for either pinoydrifter or wishbone or anyone else for that matter to contact me to take Garret's spot so i can refund him in full. so who is ready for a conversion right now?

BTW i should have some tracking numbers for everyone by tomorrow!!

[WIshb0ne]

ARe they in good condition..... How much total shipped to 22312

[phil0729]

did anyone get there Shipping trackin # yet???

[BillyTheKid]

no tracking # yet, sent the last payment one week ago

[1fasts13]

i promise guys, by monday or tuesday there will be tracking numbers. they had alot of issues finding all the boxes needed to get everything packaged up and ready to go.

[WIshb0ne]

so can you find out how much shipping to 22312 is???

[phil0729]

anyone got the tracking # yet??

[s14_silvia2003]

Hey guys, i tried getting a reply back on kazaama group buy thread but you guys closed it off prematurely ..please keep threads on groupbuys open till everybody gets their items shipped...or you can send us verifiable tracking numbers..my worries only began when i did n't even receive proper receipt for items i paid in full for or even tracking numbers..not trying to be dramatic ..just uneasy about the whole situation guys ...hopefully everything gets fixed..:confused:

[uuninja]

I got my front end, everything looks pretty darn good. No big dents or creased parts. One corner of my hood looks like it was bent in shipping but no big deal I bent it back. Even the bumper support and headlight supports were included!

Thanks Leo, it was worth the wait!

Matthew

[WIshb0ne]

wow..... Well i guess i can put some $$ on this group by now

[WIshb0ne]

i am definatly still intrested

[lazy_flip]

I'm very interested; would you guys happen to have any K's bumpers?

[A51_RPS13]

EDIT: If you would like to set up your own group buy please contact [email protected] to make your own GB thread.

-ca18guy