Valhalla’s Shield theft deterrent/skid plates info and ordering post

Sent an email a few minutes ago.

 

Side things?

 

"Next week"...

 

Side of things, meaning the Cat Plates for Tacomas.

 

Impatient? I waited two weeks at a time to ask you about the shipment you said was going to happen the week before. It's not impatience. You had my money for just under three months, with multiple promises of shipping and it didn't happen. I have zero trust in the things that you say. If you're so overwhelmed, why are you taking on new orders, doing new projects and finding time to put out fires here? My boss does aluminum welding. He's a year out on stuff, so he's not taking people's money to sit on for however long it takes to get to them.

 

Still off to the side, it is buried under plates I need to ship

 

you said your peace, he refunded you, move on. it's not worth all the drama

 

I understand your frustration and anger, I really do and I'd likely be in a similar boat, but he's refunding for you. What more do you want?

 

It isn't your driveway so much you need the shields.
It is ANYTIME you park the vehicle ANYWHERE unattended for more than 4 minutes..

Good luck to you..

 

I want him to be honest with people so that their money is not tied up in something that might not ever show up. Do you know how many messages I'm getting from people who are in the same boat and tired of being lied to? Is being lied to OK with you? He shouldn't be taking more money if he can't keep up with the thousands that he is holding on to from other people.

 

Like I said, I agree that there should be better processes, but blasting in the for sale thread is usually frowned upon. I think there's a specific thread somewhere for vendor issues, but I'm not sure.

 

https://www.tundras.com/forums/vendor-reviews.72/

 

Thank you.

There you go @Army_of_One

 

Thank you. In reality how many people are going to see that versus this 180 page thread where he is still taking money for months at a time? I agreed to the 4-6 weeks that was posted on his website. I got antsy after 3 months and was concerned that he was going to fail and I wouldn't get my money back. Again, he shouldn't be taking on new orders if he's too backed up to fulfil ones from months ago.

 

Totally understand. I didn't expect Tacoma's to be a priority at the moment when you are up to your eyeballs (aluminum in the eye even!) in Tundra plates.

 

Honestly, it's probably 6s one way and half dozen another. This thread gets flooded and moves, so your complaint would likely be drowned out. In the other section people doing research before buying may actually find it. Just don't want anyone getting in trouble for violating the BST rules.

 

Did you get your plates or your refund yet?

 

This thread is not for complaining or bashing. Vendor issues should be taken up with them directly, not in a thread where everyone needs to see it. He has already stated that FB messenger is best for him currently. He is not taking anyone's money and not sending out the plates. @Classy63 doesn't work like that. Most places that manufacture vehicle specific items require full payment up front. He does this service by himself and it takes time. Delays often happen and that's anywhere. We choose his plates because they are far superior than anything else available and don't mind the wait. Not everyone will be happy for whatever reason, but this isn't the thread for it. I'm willing to bet with the amount of orders that he has made since he started, if he was rated like eBay, he would be at least a solid 99% positive.

 

Not sure I agree. This is the “info and ordering post”.

I mean I’m not into bashing people when I’m upset about being told something that isn’t true, but as a prospective customer, I would want all the info (including good and bad experiences, even if they’re ongoing) in one place before making my decision to place an order.

 

Not bashing nor complaining here, but simply "disclosing" that if you order from Valhalla's, and when you follow-up after the 4 weeks posted on the website, you are "highly likely" to get promised future shipping dates that will slip and then get "radio silence" when those dates pass and you haven't received what you ordered.

In addition, when you disclose these details on this "info and ordering" forum that drew you into ordering, you are either banned or told not to post. In other words, you have no right to ask nor let others know.

I wish someone would have spoken up earlier so that I would have been able to make an informed decision before purchasing.

 

I feel like anyone on this forum would have know the lead times far exceeded the quoted 4 weeks from the website, plenty of people have made that known in this thread and throughout this forum on numerous occasions. I get that it sucks but everyone who has ordered from Tyler has gone through the same waiting. Now the no response to emails and that is a more recent development and one Tyler has taken responsibility for.

 

Somebody stole the hardware and brackets out of my truck while I'm waiting for my turn at the welding shop to modify the brackets to go on my double cab with WKOR Sliders. Just constant thievery in South Austin. Can I order brackets and rear plate hardware? I don't see it separated out on your website. My rear plate is 3/16" steel.

 

Tagging him so that he will see it. @Classy63

 

Yes, send me a message and we can figure this put

 

It's clearly documented. When did you place your order?

 

Engine skid had 4 pieces. Main plate, oil filter access, middle plate, and the rear holding plate. The rear plate had much wider bolt slots than the transmission plate and I didn't have wide washers for it so I put it behind the trans plate. Other than that, it was just mostly following the pdf full of great pics that's in this thread somewhere.

Watch out for the center bolt in the main skid when you tighten it. It can walk over to the steering rack if you're not paying attention.

Biggest surprise was losing ground clearance. I could shimmy under the stock plate no problem. My gut hangs up on the new one.

 

It is designed around a diff drop, that is why it has alittle more clearance and you don’t want highs and lows for skid plates

 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy...erter-theft-ring-seek-545-million-forfeitures

 

Great. They'll seize the money made by the sh*t bags, blow it on whatever idiot idea enters their heads, let insurance pay for replacements, and the victims get to wait for repair parts and watch their premiums go up because of this. Glad they caught them, but too cynical to think it'll help any of the victims.