first day and i already broke it

lilcricket · #1 10-19-2003, 11:23 PM

let me first say that the car is awesome, secondly...what was i thinking racing it on the bricks outside my dorm, i just couldn't wait to go to the tennis courts tommorrow, and this is how i'm punished, i apparently hit a brick the wrong way, and it sheered the left front a-joint screw off that's on the bottom....the plastic broke a little...i would normallyjust put a new screw there, but like i said, it sheered off the plastic a little, enough to make it not very likely to be fixable....which leads me to my question....

do you think radio shack will take it back if i take it by there tommorrow, since i've only had it a single day? what should i do about this, they don't make repair parts yet do they?

i was looking and realize that i can go ahead and upgrade to awd, but i would still like to have all stock parts as well....so should i just take it to radio shack tommorrow? thanks alot for any help...

dragon4450 · #2 10-20-2003, 12:03 AM

insted of takeing it back why dont you just get the 4wd kit? it replaces that part.

atomikplayboy · #3 10-20-2003, 12:03 AM

Ouch!

You know I really don't know what to tell you. You might wanna try and take it back and see what they say - but it's not a "defect in materials or workmanship" so it's really gonna be how nice they feel like being at that moment in time.

Good luck.

AP

lilcricket · #4 10-20-2003, 12:07 AM

yeah i thought about getting the awd kit, but there's also a few scratches on the underbody, but i guess that's expected, do all of yours have scratches on them?

Murcielago659 · #5 10-20-2003, 12:11 AM

Yeah, the whole underside of my car is scraped up.

lilcricket · #6 10-20-2003, 12:14 AM

so basically someone else posted that "if you're gonna play, you're gonna pay" and i guess that holds true, it can't stay new forever, i may just go pick up the four wheel drive kit tommorrow and just start modding the heck out of it, and let it go, hehe
i mean, the piece is completely replaceable with the awd kit, so i'll just do that....thanks alot for making my realize i'm not the only one with a scratched up ride, hehe

Fusion · #7 10-20-2003, 01:37 AM

Crash and Burn

Sorry to hear you smashed you xmod dude. The good thing is that you can replace the part and the car is not trashed.

lilcricket · #8 10-20-2003, 01:42 AM

so after i get awd, what mod is next, the stage2 motors? or the bearings? i may be able to find bearings where i worked last summer, but i don't know yet

Fusion · #9 10-20-2003, 01:47 AM

I would get the bearings and the springs.

lilcricket · #10 10-20-2003, 03:33 PM

i have cured my problems...hehe....all i have to do now is install it all...muhahahah

MicroSpeed · #11 10-20-2003, 03:54 PM

I knew how you felt, I had mine for about 30 mins. when I accidently drove it off the stairs. I got all mad

at it until I figured out that after I took out the batteries and put them in again it worked. Now I am happy

lilcricket · #12 10-20-2003, 05:48 PM

well after about 45 minutes or an hour or labor, it's finished, i now hav awd, soft rear spring, and medium front springs, hope it handles better now that it's fixed, hehe

lilcricket · #13 10-22-2003, 09:22 PM

ok, well forget the supra now, hehe, i took it back to rs, after i had uninstalled the awd kit, and traded it for the skyline, i think i may like it better, i can't wait to see this beauty in a nice shade of dark blue, i will have to paint it later on, but i haven't even put it together yet....lol....it will be soon though i can assure you, peace

MugenSi · #14 10-23-2003, 06:54 AM

hehe, you taking pictures of the car with a fine female in the b/g ???! anyway. sweet parts, man. I bought everything at once (got discount), and have yet to put all wheel drive, but tearing down the car a few times makes me really appreciate the design.
The ball bearing kit made the biggest improvement, but it's also the most expensive ($19.99).

Tbird Man · #15 10-23-2003, 10:24 AM

the BB kit isn't too bad. BOCA berings 6x3x2 bearings go for like 7 bucks a peice