Same! I got the Mabetts on Black Friday and kicker speakers as well. I actually left the Mabett cover off the pod and used the grill that came with the speaker. With the forscan change I’m very happy with the improvement.
While our I-line of products are not manufactured by us, not all of our I-line parts come from the same manufacturer nor do they all share the same exact features and functions as Mabett's products. We work a little bit differently in that we will make some crucial changes to those products prior to releasing them out into the market as needed. Sometimes those changes are exclusive to us, and sometimes they trickle into other resellers' products.
Ok, let me rephrase.... Most of your I-line products are the same as 90%+ of everyone else that buys from the same manufacturer. Yes, there are some that are tweaked to your specs, which make them exclusive to you, but it is mostly buying power that make them exclusive. Yes, I know you make some of your stuff (Subaru engine stuff), but please tell me, what have you actually made in "your" factory" for the Bronco?? Let's see how honest you are.....While our I-line of products are not manufactured by us, not all of our I-line parts come from the same manufacturer nor do they all share the same exact features and functions as Mabett's products. We work a little bit differently in that we will make some crucial changes to those products prior to releasing them out into the market as needed. Sometimes those changes are exclusive to us, and sometimes they trickle into other resellers' products.
We also have a full line of products that we manufacture in our Westminster, MD facility and we continue to develop new products for us to manufacture here as well as investing in a brand new building to house our 500 foot fully automated powder coating line and offroad distribution center.
Great question. Anything that is not labeled as I-Line is made or assembled right here in-house. Steps, skidplates, rear cupholder, dome lighting, door hangers, Ez-Lift system, hood strut system, etc. If it doesn't have I-Line in front of the product description you can ensure it is our in-house product. We like to be fully transparent about what is and isn't which is why we designate the difference with "I-Line". We are going to be continuing to add in-house products now that the powder coating line is up and operational as well. That has been our biggest bottleneck at this point. Our previous powder coater simply couldn't keep up with our production capability on our current line of parts that need coating, which is most off-road products.
since you guys are responding to this thread, let me ask you a question about a specific piece of kit. i have been waiting for your I-Line TPE 4-door sill protector kit for months now - every time i contact customer service, they tell me "they are coming." can you give me any indication of when they will be available, as i am not going to leave my sills unprotected much longer...Great question. Anything that is not labeled as I-Line is made or assembled right here in-house. Steps, skidplates, rear cupholder, dome lighting, door hangers, Ez-Lift system, hood strut system, etc. If it doesn't have I-Line in front of the product description you can ensure it is our in-house product. We like to be fully transparent about what is and isn't which is why we designate the difference with "I-Line". We are going to be continuing to add in-house products now that the powder coating line is up and operational as well. That has been our biggest bottleneck at this point. Our previous powder coater simply couldn't keep up with our production capability on our current line of parts that need coating, which is most off-road products.
Welding EZ-Steps
Cutting brackets for EZ-Lift Soft top Assist
Bending skidplates
As it relates to the cost of goods, your best bet is likely to purchase our products from an authorized dealer located in Canada such as Raptor Racing to avoid the import duties and taxes. We don't arbitrarily jack the price up for Canadian customers. We list all of our products on our website in USD, and you won't pay more for the product itself than any other person would other than the exchange rate. Where it hurts is the import fees as well as the shipping cost to Canada which unfortunately is not something we have control over.
They are scheduled to arrive early next week and will then need to be packaged so I would expect mid to late next week we will make them available for purchase again. Since we are already on the topic of how we operate compared to other resellers dealing with an imported product such as the TPE door sill protectors, I'll give you some insight since this is a great example. We received a large quantity of these to restock quite a few months ago. As we do with every shipment, we inspect the contents to make sure the manufacturer didn't change something without warning or leave anything out which happens far more often than we would like. The shipment arrived with every single package missing the front door sill protectors and only contained the rear.
