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TIMSPEED 04-03-2003 01:46 PM

Never Buy Hedman Headers!
 
Their customer service is CRAP! I've tried SIX times (once even drove UP TO SUMMIT) and every box we've tried, is ALWAYS a different part # that what it should be. I called Hedman about it and they COMPLETELY denied that they've EVER had ANY problems with boxing. I asked them if they could just simply swap me for the headers I NEED (#69090) At first, I ordered #69097 (in Oct. 01) and I never would have GUESSED they were the wrong ones (they looked like the correct ones)..jump to this year..2 weeks ago. I took it in to be smogged and the guy said that the headers on my truck weren't the headers that were on the E.O. Sticker. :eek: Sure enough, they weren't! They were the #69090's ($125, as opposed to the #69097's $250) So I immediately took them off and drove my happy ass up to Summit to swap them out. After a long ordeal up there, I finally decided SCREW IT, just gimme my money back. (The #97's are NOW $202, so that's ALL I got back!) So, Summit told me to give them a few days to straighten out the boxing problem and to order them again..which I did. (While in the meantime I called Hedman and asked them EXACTLY what the difference between the #90's and the #97's were..they said "Just the E.O. Sticker, phsyically there's NO difference.") So, I went ahead and ordered the #90's (because that "0" is so illegible, my plan is just to punch in a "7" over it and call it good.) and STILL, when I got the #90 BOX yesterday...turns out that what's inside is #68270 (Nova Headers) Too bad there's no smily face that shows how pissed I am! Man, I hate California Smog crap and Hedman also!!

Tom 04-03-2003 01:54 PM

man that sucks. Ive never heard of this happening before. I must say headman does have top quality stuff though, regardless of packaging problems.

PHOENIX 04-03-2003 01:58 PM

Man that sucks, maybe someones trying to tell you not to get headers :)
Hang in there, eventually it will be done and it will be nice to kick back and have a relaxing beer now that the job is done.
Sorry to hear all your problems. Is it possible Summit switched stuff around?

Ol' Grey 04-03-2003 01:59 PM

Re: Never Buy Hedman Headers!
 
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Originally posted by TIMSPEED
Too bad there's no smily face that shows how pissed I am! Man, I hate California Smog crap and Hedman also!!
I'll take care of that for ya

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TIMSPEED 04-03-2003 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PHOENIX
Man that sucks, maybe someones trying to tell you not to get headers :)
Hang in there, eventually it will be done and it will be nice to kick back and have a relaxing beer now that the job is done.
Sorry to hear all your problems. Is it possible Summit switched stuff around?

Haha, maybe so..but Summit's General Manager and myself personally went through SIX different boxes, and he even offered to just give me a set of Thorley's or Hooker Comp's if I wanted them. I would have taken them, but NONE of theirs are CARB E.O. Legal! ARGH!

78SilveradoSWB 04-03-2003 03:23 PM

Maybe the Summit manager should offer you some Edelbrocks.

LOHRTBT 04-03-2003 04:47 PM

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Can we add this smiley???

79BIG10 04-03-2003 07:28 PM

Damn that sucks!! I love my hedman hedders. I guess I got lucky. I wonder if Hedman has some disgruntled employees working up there? Why are the smog guys looking for part numbers?

I have the 69090's. They're the only ones that would fit my angle plug heads.

LOHRTBT 04-03-2003 07:36 PM

the only ones that would Kit your plugs!! lol

TIMSPEED 04-03-2003 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 79BIG10
Why are the smog guys looking for part numbers?
Dunno why? The first place I went, just seen my E.O. #, and then said ok, but then he seen I had moved my Heat Riser Valve and said I had to take it to a referee station..then the referee got picky!

79BIG10 04-03-2003 08:23 PM

Referee? That sucks big time!!

apstguy 04-03-2003 10:13 PM

California's laws just SUCK!

LOHRTBT 04-03-2003 10:28 PM

****Whistle****** Foul on the Offense....$200 dollar fine!! lmao


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