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Old 03-16-2014 | 08:46 PM
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Old 03-18-2014 | 01:46 AM
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Another victim of Brice Douai : https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-s...3/#post4580815
Old 03-18-2014 | 02:32 AM
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I also got these AP sways from Brice about a year ago. Until just now i had no reason to doubt their authenticity. But upon rereading emails between us, there were "delays" on shipping them also.

They're on my car though and I really dont have anything bad to say about them.

That being said, I had decided then I'd never do business with him again.
Old 03-18-2014 | 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Captain Pepper
I also got these AP sways from Brice about a year ago. Until just now i had no reason to doubt their authenticity. But upon rereading emails between us, there were "delays" on shipping them also.

They're on my car though and I really dont have anything bad to say about them.

That being said, I had decided then I'd never do business with him again.
Yea the bars seem OK quality wise - other than the lack of powder coat. Welds look strong, and everything else looks identical to the AP/Progress bars. Sway bars are pretty simple to copy so long as you are using high quality stock.
Old 03-18-2014 | 11:11 AM
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Long story short, bad product (RR LS ignition), and even worse service. Bought the RaceRoots ignition after being referred by someone else. After just under 1,000 miles, 3 coils had failed, and he has stopped replying to my emails. The product took almost a month to get shipped as well. The few emails with them were just excuses after excuses, and now nothing at all.
Old 03-18-2014 | 01:45 PM
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Glad I didn't consider buying anything from this vendor Lol. I was going to purchase his synchro saver and clutch reinforcement bracket too...

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Old 03-18-2014 | 03:10 PM
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I've only ever ordered on thing from him and it was the oil filter kit, I had to modify it with AN 90 fittings to place it where I wanted to. But thats nothing on the product just my placement. I did notice the cup is a little to big for the filter, which he said to use red RTV. I will probably just source a new cup that fits properly.

I knew about his past, hope all works out here.
Don't get me started on his relo kit. Only pieces I salvaged were the two sandwich plates.
Old 03-18-2014 | 03:28 PM
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Yeah it's basically just a rebranded Blox racing kit you can get anywhere for $80.00 shipped.
Old 03-18-2014 | 09:09 PM
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Well mine isn't as bad. I ordered the KEI Office eyelids that doesn't fit that well and considering knock off they wouldn't. When I ordered mine it was a Thursday, no email that week, Monday I emailed asking for my tracking number. He quickly replied saying it shipped that Monday and gave me the number. The status didn't change until the following Monday saying it finally left his place. I got what I paid for in not fitting eyelids but atleast I finally got them. I know of a guy in Louisville that had issues with his ignition and they started ignoring him. I'll be doing my future purchases with someone else
Old 03-19-2014 | 10:03 AM
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Josh, Addison's story is just a few posts up. Man, these stories are coming out of the woodwork


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Old 03-19-2014 | 01:09 PM
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Oops I just seen that. Thanks Foster
Old 03-19-2014 | 04:34 PM
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Glad I didn't consider buying anything from this vendor Lol. I was going to purchase his synchro saver and clutch reinforcement bracket too...

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Snap.... I got the Synchro Saver and it came in with no issues and works just fine.. But dam so many issues and no communication to the customers with issues.. not good.
Old 03-19-2014 | 09:27 PM
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ive had issues with Brice every time ive ordered from him. Though every time hes gotten right by me and shipped me the correct part.
Old 03-20-2014 | 12:03 AM
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RX8Club.com - iTrader - Race Roots

this would help a lot. keep others informed and leave feedback here. how the hell does he have 98% positive score on here (other than fanbois) probably because half the people dont know this system exists still.
Old 04-04-2014 | 08:32 PM
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Big freakin' surprise. Like I have said, a tiger never changes his stripes.
what're you trying to say?
Old 04-05-2014 | 05:16 PM
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People will never learn:
1) He has a very good iTrader score because most of the time he delivers stuff cheaply and efficiently. It's the small number of times when he straight up screws people and has horrible actual customer service, if not outright scamming people, when people get angry at him. If a seller doesnt treat people right when things go wrong, he doesnt deserve your business when everything is going right.

2) you're paying for good sway bars. I've had the progress tech bars for nearly 80,000 miles on my NewYork snow-driven car. They are holding up well, I'm sure the nice powdercoating helps that, preventing rust and whatnot. Don't accept cheap painted substitute.

3) This guy will keep doing whatever he can get away with. Everyone should go out of their way to correct everyone who posts a good/positive feedback about him. It's not unfair, it's appropriate.
Old 05-08-2014 | 07:08 AM
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any update on this?
Old 05-09-2014 | 01:20 PM
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any update on this?
Nope. Hasn't made any effort to right the wrong. Still a scammer.
Old 06-05-2014 | 07:02 PM
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Crap, I should have read this post before buying my clutch pedal reinforcement brackets..... Trying to work issues now as they were improperly made... After I proposed a partial refund for the piece that was improperly welded, no response for about a month now.

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Old 06-07-2014 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by RastaRx-8
RX8Club.com - iTrader - Race Roots

this would help a lot. keep others informed and leave feedback here. how the hell does he have 98% positive score on here (other than fanbois) probably because half the people dont know this system exists still.

Thanks for this! Left some negative feedback like the rest of you guys in this thread should!!
Old 07-10-2014 | 11:05 PM
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Left some negative feedback. 2 months now and no response on how he plans on fixing the problem.
Old 07-11-2014 | 06:24 PM
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hopefully you're doing more than leaving feedback and waiting on him to contact you, just sayin' ...
Old 10-11-2014 | 04:00 AM
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Damn. Been a few years since I got rid of my 8, but every upgrade part for my was gotten from him, and turned out to be pretty good. I was just about to try and get some parts for a friends 8 I am fixing up, but I guess he has changed and not so good of a guy anymore. Sorry to hear from so many that are being scammed now. I won't be asking him for anything.
Old 12-23-2014 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
I was one of the first to get AP bars back in December 2005 from Vivid Racing after they were first released. Progress Tech, if it was even a company back then, wasn't known to supply parts for the RX8. They weren't heard of here for at least 2 years later. The only adjustable bars at the time were the AP and Whiteline.
Al, buddy you are just so wrong on this. Just to clarify, Progress Tech did make the bars for AP at one time early on, but Progress Tech has been around long before I ever of Agency power, since the 90's actually and they make good made in the USA products. Progress Tech was (still is actually) highly regarded back in my Honda days by the track junkies.

Edit: I just checked, AP wasn't around until 2003, when they started selling endlinks for the WRX.

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