zinbaad

Damn how i hate to mail order stuff. I held back a few months doing my homework and finally decided to purchase a molded "Synthetic Brushed Aluminum Console" Well after waiting 2 weeks for delivery it arrived. Shame on me for thinking it would have a quality clearcoating like most other Dash console coverings. Looked like someone took plain aluminum spray paint and wiped a brush acrossto look like aluminum. No clear coat finish, like polyurethane to protect . I could see that a cup of coffee or a key laid down would immediatly scratch off the paint(exposing the plastic)and look like ****. The bummer= cost $500 dollars+30 to ship. I returned it today after calling and paid another$52 ship back(shipped and return cost me $82) Thought RK Sports would sell only Reputable Quality Products. POOR QUALITY-$82 shipping to find out so far..Wonder how RK Sports will handle the charges for poor Quality product. I think a full refund would be proper....................

sharpvet03

That is that is cost you $82.00 to find out that that the quality was junk-I thought that a company would stand behind their work,the way I look at it,if it ends up costing you money then the company knew it was junk,and in the end they made money off you anyways Thanks for posting,I will never buy anything from RK Sports if that is how they treat customers

barkingowl

Do you have any pics you can post?

Evil-Twin

I would call the credit card company, and say This product was junk, and you want to dispute the charge,... and the cost to return itand restocking fee.. in other words because this is junk. you should not have to pay return shipping and restock fee...

zinbaad

You can see the parts and shape in catolog but can only assume that for $500 when other stuff costs 150 to 200 this would be superior. Wrong!! Silver spray paint no clear coat finish to install in a $50,000 C5 convertable

robvuk

Elite Engineering

Have you thought about beadblasting the aluminum and then clear anodizing it? Just a thought.

intel55

That would be waaaayyy bad **** if it was aluminum, but I think this is that $500+ plastic console painted "aluminum" sold by RK Sport. Never seen one in person, but always wondered if they were crap and it looks like they are

JimAgain

That also worked for me when a vendor got sticky once. (not a supporting vendor here, of course )
Once the VISA platinum gods get involved, the vendors don't want to **** them off.
Once you start the claim, they'll tell you to pack it back up, ship it so you get a return receipt and keep everything. Even if they refuse to give you an RMA. At that point, VISA sees it as you have no product in hand and therefore are not liable for charges.

You will probably be out the return shipping and possibly the original shipping.

Good Luck and before you mail it back

POST PICS!

Rob'sC5

Vetteman Jack

Hope you can get your money back for the costs you have been out. Let us know how this turns out.

Sportsdude

Hope you get your money back.

zinbaad

After owning a BMW with real brushed aluminum dash and covering/then removing the glued on wood rim I found i really liked that Real Aluminum Brushed look and spent considerable time looking to duplicate it in my c5 which i love. The molded fake dash kit in aluminum looked like cheap 1 coat spray plastic, no justice in a vette

0Rage@AutoBuffs

I bought rollbar from RK Sport, told me it was powdercoated black. When it arrived, pulling plastic off, along with the black powdercoating? They must have just painted it,wrapped it and shipped it. Called them and said the catalog stating "powdercoating" was a misprint. NEVER will I do any transactions with them. I have an RK Sport decal on My trash can, think of them every time I take the trash out!

cob206

Is this it?

zinbaad

Yes thats a picture of it , unless they put a proper finish on it i wouldnt put it in a Hyundai. Looks better in picture. its plastic spray paint

myblackC5

looks nice in the picture, i would have bought one. thanks for the warning. maybe they got your 80 bucks.....but the won't get no more

mrm1149

It goes without saying that any vendor who operates in that manner be blackballed by ALL OF US IN THE VETTE COMMUNITY look at all the $$$ R.K. SPORT SPENDS IN ADVERTISING. this story is pathetic!

Elite Engineering

Just curious, before we start bashing RK Sports, did they give any explanation? Will they refund your money without a stocking fee? I hope so

jrose7004

What he said!