Yes,same experience for me. I try not to bother them with status updates. Rather than whak a mole, it would be a lot less work to just posting update on the forum. You kill a lot of extra work.by forum posting. But they answer individual requests very promptly.
I ordered their 2 piece Hardtop on day one. These guys are local to me and my off road shop knows them well. My son has had a few sets of their fenders on his F150 Rap. Perhaps they were optimistic in the release date, but their products are top quality and my shop has never had an issues after 10 years dealing with them. For those who have ordered, i just wanted to share my shops faith in these guys. Hopefully May date holds strong.
Via their web chat today they indicated a 12 week lead time for new hardtop orders. No sure how much shorter that would be for those who pre-ordered.
If you want news, you know the protest at long beach port. Part of the problem of broken supply chain is actually caused by US itself. By Made in US, it may add a few more Ks.So it's confirmed the gasket was sourced in China? Not really relevant at this point, but haven't the last three years taught us anything about supply chains? Is something like the rubber impossible to manufacture here in the US (or at least Mexico). Where did the rubber for the prototype come from? Why not source from them? It's hard to fathom at this point.
What would it cost, an additional $50? I mean if this was like $1500-$2000 for the top I can see penny pinching because that is the clientele you are marketing to, but at $6k who would be upset with $50 more for an American produced product. Let's face it, already paying for the ridiculous CA overhead and US wages. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for keeping everything domestic. Otherwise just ship the engineering over there and you would have been delivering them already at a lower price point.
Now on ADVs communication end, they really could save themselves some grief and bad press by just being honest and upfront with the actual timing of these. It's like ripping a bandage off time and time again. August/Sept--->Nov/Dec--->Jan/Feb--->Mar/April--->? Eight months after original delivery estimates already. If the manufacturer keeps telling them just two more weeks, just another two weeks, then maybe it is time to switch manufacturers. The alternative is ADV has known how long it would take to produce and they keep trying to retain order holders by stringing this along (which I can't believe is the case).
I'm sure ADV is as frustrated or more so than the order holders, but at some point someone needs to jump on a plane, see for themselves, and pass along the truth.
If Im ever in a legal matter and need to delay, delay, delay, I'm calling this rubber company lol. Almost 1/2 a year and still are able to keep a company and others strung along
I never said I wanted a refund ( and never said I had any doubt in ADV). I’m just afraid this rubber vendor is failing, and/or not being truthful. I’m still confident in ADV.
I’m good. At this point, I hope it shows I’m willing to wait lol. Just venting and showing my pessimism.
Try reasoning with your accountant/financial advisor wife. I dread when she asks for updates because I don't have any. She reminds each time how much we could be earning on that money. Pretty much would have have paid for the shipping at this point had we only put down a deposit. Just one real honest update would be nice. If Anderson was making a one piece I would be switching and may be forced to soon regardless despite how much better looking the ADV design is.
might as well be the truth been waiting on rubber for 4 months now.
