VIP Status Wheels Issue #2 or more
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: SoCal
^^ yeah when i call it just keeps ringing too. dunno if the phones are up yet or hes trying to avoid any calls. try pming and emailing him. dont know his email. if you are on the 370z forum, pm him there.
make noise on both forums. lol if anyones interested, a friend of mine been to the new vip status shop. its in gardena,bordering torrance. this is the address i believe on google maps.
VIP STATUS
1722 West 180th St.
Gardena,Ca
looks like its on the corner of 180th and Harvard. gate entrance facing 180th. have not been there yet, but i plan on dropping by. ill confirm it when i go there.
VIP STATUS
1722 West 180th St.
Gardena,Ca
looks like its on the corner of 180th and Harvard. gate entrance facing 180th. have not been there yet, but i plan on dropping by. ill confirm it when i go there.
You can reach him by email, calling and PM'ing him on the 370zdotcom. While you're there... subscribe to the Venaci Wheel thread and let your voice be heard
No guarantee he'll reply back but it's worth a shot... GL!
That was probably my bad lol. I checked my orginal invoice from Jan. and it was a different address then what their website is now. Then again I've heard they've moved 3 or 4 times so the invoice was probably an even older address.
Last edited by billy02987; Jun 9, 2011 at 08:01 AM.
Another one added
GQweaponX - Wheels ordered Aug. 27 2009... requested a refund Aug. 2010 still waiting 
On 4/27 Rick send him a reply saying: he will go ahead and process the refund end of this week. "I really hope that he can pull through."
Defitinitionxmk - promised delivered date mid to late Nov. 2010. Haven't post since 4/23
Undermywheel - was told to have them by the end of Nov. 2010. Haven't post since 4/06
wayneside - (5 sets) 1 set over a year, other four 8 months+
On 4/06 Rick called to let him know that some of his stuff will be here shortly. Made a post on 4/21, still waiting...
blackheart - waiting on Rick to paypal the difference as agreed earlier
sroks5 - been waiting since Feb. 2010
Kcee - never post but on post #346 quote sounds like he/she is involved... should take him/her off the list
billy - Rick verified wheels will be here early May
stylett9 - on 4/09 post #473 gave us some positive feedback during his visit with Rick but hasn't post since.
Mr_pharmD - I paid in full for some BBK and t1s rims for my 335i and now I can't reach him.
On 4/27 Rick send him a reply saying: he will go ahead and process the refund end of this week. "I really hope that he can pull through."Defitinitionxmk - promised delivered date mid to late Nov. 2010. Haven't post since 4/23
Undermywheel - was told to have them by the end of Nov. 2010. Haven't post since 4/06
wayneside - (5 sets) 1 set over a year, other four 8 months+
On 4/06 Rick called to let him know that some of his stuff will be here shortly. Made a post on 4/21, still waiting...
blackheart - waiting on Rick to paypal the difference as agreed earlier
sroks5 - been waiting since Feb. 2010
Kcee - never post but on post #346 quote sounds like he/she is involved... should take him/her off the list
billy - Rick verified wheels will be here early May
stylett9 - on 4/09 post #473 gave us some positive feedback during his visit with Rick but hasn't post since.
Mr_pharmD - I paid in full for some BBK and t1s rims for my 335i and now I can't reach him.
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Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Brunei Darussalam
Is it a 3 piece wheel? Maybe some leaks in the silicon or something.. u shud talk to Rick about that... im having troubles with my front wheels as well... hopefully i'll get a new replacement set of fronts by early mid-August as promised by Rick.. Hope its not one of those fake promises again...
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From: Dallas
Yeah, I heard about your situation on my 370, so Rick is going to get you new fronts? I'm kind of trippen if they assembled my wheels correctly, Since yeah. They were assembled by vip status, not work wheels. I heard about your fronts, It's wierd. When I eye it from my rear, It looks as if My right rear sticks out more than my left wheel. I was worried the rear face should be in the front and the front face in the rear, vice versa. It could be me, but whatever. I just have the leaking problem. I lost 5 psi in a couple days. But yeah the wheels looks great! They didn't fit at first, rubbed like crazy! I had to get the rears rolled and it fit well! So yeah, It looks really good! but I have to fill up the front wheel ever so often! LOL
Yeah, I went to discount tire the first time. They tightened the valve...But still the same wheel leaks?! 
Now i'm thinking the dude didn't put the tire on right and it's not beading around the rim. OR the wheel wasn't assembled right...I don't know. So yeah, I'm in a nutshell
Is it a 3 piece wheel? Maybe some leaks in the silicon or something.. u shud talk to Rick about that... im having troubles with my front wheels as well... hopefully i'll get a new replacement set of fronts by early mid-August as promised by Rick.. Hope its not one of those fake promises again...
Now i'm thinking the dude didn't put the tire on right and it's not beading around the rim. OR the wheel wasn't assembled right...I don't know. So yeah, I'm in a nutshell 
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From: Danville, CA
Yeah, I went to discount tire the first time. They tightened the valve...But still the same wheel leaks?! Now i'm thinking the dude didn't put the tire on right and it's not beading around the rim. OR the wheel wasn't assembled right...I don't know. So yeah, I'm in a nutshell
Now i'm thinking the dude didn't put the tire on right and it's not beading around the rim. OR the wheel wasn't assembled right...I don't know. So yeah, I'm in a nutshell
The air isn't just magically disappearing.. it's leaking from somewhere on the wheel/bead/valve and you have to pinpoint the location. As the previous poster mentioned, you can submerge the wheel in water and look for bubbles. If you don't have something large enough to submerge the entire assembly below water then you can spray soapy water all the way around the bead, the valve stem, and also the seams if it's a multi-piece wheel. You want to look for small bubbles.. once you pinpoint the location you can take appropriate measures to fix it.
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Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Brunei Darussalam
Yeah, I heard about your situation on my 370, so Rick is going to get you new fronts? I'm kind of trippen if they assembled my wheels correctly, Since yeah. They were assembled by vip status, not work wheels. I heard about your fronts, It's wierd. When I eye it from my rear, It looks as if My right rear sticks out more than my left wheel. I was worried the rear face should be in the front and the front face in the rear, vice versa. It could be me, but whatever. I just have the leaking problem. I lost 5 psi in a couple days. But yeah the wheels looks great! They didn't fit at first, rubbed like crazy! I had to get the rears rolled and it fit well! So yeah, It looks really good! but I have to fill up the front wheel ever so often! LOL
Hopefully Rick is keeping his word that he'll be sending the wheels in August.
So have you talked to Rick regarding on your wheels losing pressure? Its sad when we've waited too long for our wheels and eventually it came out with lots of problems...
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From: Dallas
Yeah, I'ma call him. The thing is. Work wheels did not assemble our wheels. VIP status did. Our wheels came in pieces and they are the ones who put it together. We submerged the wheels in water. It looks as if it's coming from the bolts, not sealing correctly. If anybody knows a good wheel place around Dallas/ garland area. Please pm me. It's sad. We wait 11+months and it's still not right. Frustrating. What a headache.
Yup he's sending me new front wheels promised delivered by Early-Mid August 2011. He said WORKS got it wrong by installing the front face in the rear and vice versa as you thought for your wheels, yes it happened to me. The offset for the fronts was suppose to be +11 but instead Rick sent a +31... thats why it got stuck way out of the fenders.
Hopefully Rick is keeping his word that he'll be sending the wheels in August.
So have you talked to Rick regarding on your wheels losing pressure? Its sad when we've waited too long for our wheels and eventually it came out with lots of problems...
Hopefully Rick is keeping his word that he'll be sending the wheels in August.
So have you talked to Rick regarding on your wheels losing pressure? Its sad when we've waited too long for our wheels and eventually it came out with lots of problems...
No sure if new business is flowing in but the members asking for their new # are on the waiting list ... not sure if you knew.
EDIT: Update y'all...
Not sure if y'all been keeping up on the 370z forum but Baer received his wheels with problems to go along with it (like Abgyak problem) and the wheel color is wrong
... not sure if you knew.EDIT: Update y'all...
Not sure if y'all been keeping up on the 370z forum but Baer received his wheels with problems to go along with it (like Abgyak problem) and the wheel color is wrong
Last edited by stogey420time; Jun 23, 2011 at 08:35 PM.
