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ahha nah not yet, i really dont mind the wait as the longer i dont have it the more money i have LOL. id prob say by end of month it should be with me

OK! after a long long talk everything is straightened out! top guys to deal with; both j-spec and macjap. as i said before i've always been happy with both bad communication was definitely the cause of all of this + a few problems which were neither parties faults. paperwork should go in this friday night or monday next week. its just a waiting game now

defintely, i always try to keep both sides of the story posted up for a non biased thread. thanks guys im in no way sledging any company in this thread im just listing the problems i'm going through as a reference to other potential importers! im very happy with both my compliance shop and importer but these are the problems you have to go through. everything is working out, ill be visiting my compliance guy tonight to straighten everything out so that should go quite well.

just abit of an update. i also called ben at j-spec to see where i stood and he played mediator between me and the compliance shop. after seeing both sides of the story he spoke to the compliance shop and they have come to the conclusion: #1: rear seat belt buckles were missing - will be charged for time he was searching (2hours apparently) #2: stock gtr exhaust missing - no charge other then refit/removal of aftermarket catback. #3: stock r32 GTR rims don't fit with Brembo's - they will still be taking off my brakes from another gtr and swapping them around back and forth for rego to fit the 16's but this is done free of charge as it wasn't my fault; but was also an honest mistake for the compliance shop as they were unaware about the rims not fitting. #4: left headlight had some wiring issues - this is getting fixed as planned. i sent the rear seat belt buckles today which should get to the shop by COB today and there shouldn't be anymore hiccups. i just need to wait for the compliance shop to finish off the work, hand in the paperwork and wait for my import plate so i can get it registered. the quote that was given was apparently a very high estimate, as the compliance shop and i were talking about doing other work which wasn't confirmed but he threw in the costs in with the estimate. so clearly the issue we had was just bad communication for the majority of the problems. i've got no update of an estimated cost now that everything is sorted so i guess ill just see towards the end of compliance. big thumbs up to Ben at J-Spec for sorting out the wheels part for me cause that would've cost a fair bit for no reason! hopefully my next update is when the car is in my garage!

yep definitely! im waiting on his explanation towards the cost and will let you guys know. im going to let j-spec know about this too but ill speak to them once i have his side of the story too as i dont want to be falsely accusing lol. yes he was informed by j-spec of all parts/mods that were on the car that needed to be replaced to standard. the seatbelt part he just found out when he pulled out the rear seats and noticed they wernt there which is fair enough. same goes with the headlight problem. i feel pretty upset about this because when i talked to the compliance shop the first time they gave me great comfort that they had everything under control and he informed me all i had to do was wait 2 weeks max and it would be in my driveway ready to go. yeah the total amount for compliance was $2500 + gst (excluding refit/removal of aftermarket parts) in which i've paid the initial $1000 deposit already. so leaving $1750 remaining balance + additional $130 tow; im curious as to know why his estimating that i should budget about $3500 for the remaining payment seeing as the only problems on my side is the seatbelts buckles (which i sorted out) & the headlight. $1620 extra for that? If they told me from the beginning they had all the stock parts they needed, am i expected to pay for the mucking around that they have to go through to get it complied? I mean i would've went somewhere else if they told me otherwise - but its a little to late this far down the track for any other options. hopefully i get some answers soon.

thanks dude, well i just sent him an email last night to thoroughly explain incase i may have misunderstood. i also asked him to itemize what work (and products) was included in the compliance fee and exactly what he was charging ontop.

well just got back from visiting my car, could anyone lend some suggestion? im new at this and not sure where i stand. now compliance cost $2750, i've paid the $1000 deposit, obviously leaving $1750 left to pay + the $130 tow pickup from the depot. now i know this compliance did cost alot more then usual places, but i was highly recommended to go here and would like to state im pretty happy with the guy working on my car. now problem is, his told me i should budget about $3500 (not including tyres) for the last payment which included the work he had done ontop. i really only budgeted about $500 ontop of the last $1750 & $130 payment as i assumed that some things needed to be fixed + aftermarket parts refitted (exhaust & air filter), but an extra $1620??. i did run into problems as some of you's knew, which included: #1: rear seat belt buckles were missing, i sourced these myself in about 4 hours in my first call to a wrecker once he had informed me he couldnt find any from wreckers and nissan didnt make them brand new anymore. he told me its costing me money for him to look for it so its best i tried and he left it with me. mind you these arent that hard to put on or take off lol, it took me about 2minutes. #2: he couldnt find his stock r32 GTR exhaust, he tried to source one and spent sometime on it. he then found out his mate had his exhaust. during this time before he found it he said while he is looking for it, it does cost me money. this also isnt a time consuming exercise, i did it in 15minutes on my garage floor. air filter refit & removal isnt a hard task either - maybe 10min? #3: stock r32 GTR rims dont fit with Brembo's. he had already replaced my brake fluid before finding that out as well. so the resolution is his going to take the stock callipers off another gtr and replace them with mine so that they will fit. then after rego im free to put the brembo's back with my 18" wheels. now he is charging me for this too; including the labour on removing and refitting on the other car too + bleeding of brakes on both cars. #4: left headlight had some wiring issues - fair enough this is getting fixed. so my thinking is that: #1 if i ended sourced them, why do i have to pay ? If he did find them himself then yeah fair enough #2 thats not my fault since you told me in the beginning you had all the parts you needed to make it stock. #3 same goes with #2, why is that my problem? #4 all good. so approx cost of $1620 on top for that work? now he did carry out all the other things needed in compliance and has dropped all fluids too with the remaining $1750. so pretty much im assuming im just paying $1500 for mucking around with the brakes and maybe $50 of that went to the wiring on my headlight and $100 to removal/refit of aftermarket parts? any comments/suggestions? for the record im not sledging the company i just want to know if this is how it really is or not and keeping in mind this was his estimated cost not fixed.

oh thats coool, ill be going on a work trip again and wont be back for about 2 weeks haha, it better be ready when i come back this time LOL

i bought mine end of april and its still not ready LOL, anyway sorted out all issues. compliance shop should be handing in the papers by tuesday next week from what im told. any idea on turna round time currently for the approval plate?

found some. cheers

Hi Guys, I desperately need the set of rear seat belt buckles (the ones with the release button for the seat belt lol), as well as the bolts which attach them to the seat frame. they need to have these numbers on the buckle: FUJI KIKO FK-750 FK-760 please help so i can get my car lol. its for a 1994 r32 gtr vspec 2. thanks aarlan

pm sent

aahha no chance of that, he cant find his stock gtr exhaust i will just assume it will be ready end of august LOL.

are you serious! my shop hasnt even handed in the paper work yet for the import plate LOL. they told me theyre going to do it by Wednesday and hopefully should be ready by end of next week (which is good for me anyway since its pay day ) but my rear seat belts were missing so that may of caused some delays LOL. a good thing i did find out though is i have brand spanking new brembo callipers/pads & rotors

me too if someone has a h1 6000k kit they dont want anymore let me know

i have no idea, probaly the turn around time im assuming!

well guys my car should be ready on wednesday/thursday - however compliance workshop said it may be another week ontop as they have to wait for the import plate. bahhhh almost there

pm sent re: R33 GTR Trust front pipe cheers

im in, would be good to know how the new car goes. mite bring a few friends too.

you can get the ATTAIN one for 32GTR, i got it for $130 delivered on rhdjapan lol

any chance of a group buy for aus? we can help you promote it here haha id be down for pretty much the whole lot except parkers is the pic above supposed to be white? or is it really blue?

hey mate did you get my pm?

bump! need one asap

would the mines gtr suit a r32 vspec II?

me too im interested in R32 GTR. do they latch like stock or use bonnet pin? anyone up for a group buy?