APSIS Interior
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^^^ No, that’s unacceptable! Is it just the one door panel?
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no it's both...I thought I could get past it but I just can't. Now I'm worried how the dash will turn out.
RESPONSE:
"Factory didn’t have the vents so the worker didn’t know where to stop.
Anyway it’s easy to fix.
Go to hardware store to buy one bottle of cigarette lighter fuel called benzene. You just soak the leather around the vents for several minutes then you can remove the leather easily without damaging the leather.
At the same time you can also buy a small bottle of contact glue and apply it to the vents surrounding area and wait for about 5 minutes. You can see now the glue is sticky. Then you just stretch the leather that is enough to cover the vents edge so you won’t see the cut. Then put the vents back. Problem solved."
RESPONSE:
"Factory didn’t have the vents so the worker didn’t know where to stop.
Anyway it’s easy to fix.
Go to hardware store to buy one bottle of cigarette lighter fuel called benzene. You just soak the leather around the vents for several minutes then you can remove the leather easily without damaging the leather.
At the same time you can also buy a small bottle of contact glue and apply it to the vents surrounding area and wait for about 5 minutes. You can see now the glue is sticky. Then you just stretch the leather that is enough to cover the vents edge so you won’t see the cut. Then put the vents back. Problem solved."
Last edited by ltnate; Apr 24, 2022 at 07:49 PM.
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I’m going to send you my phone number in a PM.
I had an issue with my dash and basically got the same initial response.
I had an issue with my dash and basically got the same initial response.
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What has been seen cannot be unseen. You know this issue exists and it's gonna eat at you each and every time you sit in the car.
If you're at all handy, try to fix the defects yourself because if you send the door panels back, you'd best believe that they will charge you another $800 to ship them out to you again after they repair both of the manufacturing blemishes.
If you're at all handy, try to fix the defects yourself because if you send the door panels back, you'd best believe that they will charge you another $800 to ship them out to you again after they repair both of the manufacturing blemishes.
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Last edited by ltnate; Apr 25, 2022 at 07:32 PM.
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not sure if you can see the multiple wrinkles in the dash
$4K dash has waves all in it
Pictures don't show how bad this truly looks
Last edited by ltnate; Jun 11, 2022 at 01:45 PM. Reason: Posting pics of disaster
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Nate, I can't see the wrinkles in the dash in the pics. The thread alignment is way off on all of it though, and the key lock area on the center console base is just unacceptable altogether. I wouldn't accept that, and you should not be responsible for shipping for something back that is that jacked up.
In my experience lately, it seems like a lot of vendors are just getting down right sorry as hell. I had some issues with a couple of items from Apsis over the years, but was always able to come to a reasonable conclusion with Jersey. Still, it did cost me more time, money, and aggravation. One thing I learned, do not use their cores! It costs more to ship yours to them up front, but well worth it in the end.
I know you must be very disappointed. When you spend that kind of money, you expect the best, and you should!
In my experience lately, it seems like a lot of vendors are just getting down right sorry as hell. I had some issues with a couple of items from Apsis over the years, but was always able to come to a reasonable conclusion with Jersey. Still, it did cost me more time, money, and aggravation. One thing I learned, do not use their cores! It costs more to ship yours to them up front, but well worth it in the end.
I know you must be very disappointed. When you spend that kind of money, you expect the best, and you should!
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Wow, I'd have to agree with everyone on this. For that kind of money, you should have perfection. You have also helped me save a loot of money. After seeing this and knowing what happened with Larry, I'm going to stick with what I have and just go with the paint process. I can have mine painted quite a few times with what his stuff costs. I was going to see about some things from Apsis for my interior, but I'd have to seriously think twice or more now. Thanks for posting this.
