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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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Dear Cobb tuning

Dear Cobb,

I love my new V3 tuner, the setup was easy (thank you Adam of LIC for doing it for me ) the gauges are fun and work pretty well.

However...

Just between you and me, the sticky pad for mounting the holster SUCKS! you went way cheep crap on it, and it sticks worse than a 2 dollar hooker after the navy comes into port.

Yours,

Overbear


P.S. anyone figure out something that works and doesn't fall off the moment you let go of it?
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 04:58 PM
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I'm sure Cobb is lurking on this board somewhere
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Overbear
Dear Cobb,

I love my new V3 tuner, the setup was easy (thank you Adam of LIC for doing it for me ) the gauges are fun and work pretty well.

However...

Just between you and me, the sticky pad for mounting the holster SUCKS! you went way cheep crap on it, and it sticks worse than a 2 dollar hooker after the navy comes into port.

Yours,

Overbear


P.S. anyone figure out something that works and doesn't fall off the moment you let go of it?
I used an old GPS suction cup mount.

Hasn't moved in over a month.
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by w0ng3r
I'm sure Cobb is lurking on this board somewhere
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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Dear Cobb Tuning,

Please refund the $4,000 paid for the bum motor you built me and then refused to fix when it started failing while still under warranty.

thnx
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Brfatal
Dear Cobb Tuning,

Please refund the $4,000 paid for the bum motor you built me and then refused to fix when it started failing while still under warranty.

thnx
you'll get complimentary COBB stickers in the mail
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by joltdudeuc
I used an old GPS suction cup mount.

Hasn't moved in over a month.
Beat me to it. Modded Garmin mount FTW.
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Brfatal
Dear Cobb Tuning,

Please refund the $4,000 paid for the bum motor you built me and then refused to fix when it started failing while still under warranty.

thnx
You got a warranty on a built Cobb motor? I thought it was a 'Pay to play' situation if something built goes bad?
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by glenspen
You got a warranty on a built Cobb motor? I thought it was a 'Pay to play' situation if something built goes bad?
It is Pay to Play plus $4,000 for a built motor sounds cheap
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by YFZ450Lynx
It is Pay to Play plus $4,000 for a built motor sounds cheap
shops should warranty their work, especially a built motor. Last shop i spoke with offered warranty on their build both parts and labor
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Javirex23
shops should warranty their work, especially a built motor. Last shop i spoke with offered warranty on their build both parts and labor
There is usually more to the story than you're hearing.
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Overbear
Dear Cobb,

I love my new V3 tuner, the setup was easy (thank you Adam of LIC for doing it for me ) the gauges are fun and work pretty well.

However...

Just between you and me, the sticky pad for mounting the holster SUCKS! you went way cheep crap on it, and it sticks worse than a 2 dollar hooker after the navy comes into port.

Yours,

Overbear


P.S. anyone figure out something that works and doesn't fall off the moment you let go of it?
I went with Scotch Extreme Mounting Tape, 20lb version, overkill maybe but so far so good

Posting this of course guarantees it will come loose this weekend...
Old Sep 14, 2013 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Javirex23
shops should warranty their work, especially a built motor. Last shop i spoke with offered warranty on their build both parts and labor
Is that if the shop does the build AND the tune that they should warranty it? And the weekly quality check of E85? And the check they are appropriatly servicing a highly strung boxer running big boost??

Lets be real, any engine builder that rebuilds Subaru blocks free of charge every time a customer has a failure is going out of business immediately, because there are lots of ways a customer can grenade a nicely built engine through no fault of the builder
Old Sep 14, 2013 | 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by glenspen

Is that if the shop does the build AND the tune that they should warranty it? And the weekly quality check of E85? And the check they are appropriatly servicing a highly strung boxer running big boost??

Lets be real, any engine builder that rebuilds Subaru blocks free of charge every time a customer has a failure is going out of business immediately, because there are lots of ways a customer can grenade a nicely built engine through no fault of the builder
We have a winner!

Such Truth. Such delivery.... Bravo mate
Old Sep 14, 2013 | 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by joltdudeuc
We have a winner!

Such Truth. Such delivery.... Bravo mate
Curious how do you warranty a motor specified for "racing"



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