One of the nicest well-mannered vendors I have done business with.

Good products.
Good support, always available. (No life) ;)
Prices are fair.
Products get shipped promptly.
They keep you informed of any updates.

Keep up the good work Tom. I have to mention Mark too.
http://i-club.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

More products!!!

Forgot the web link. www.kartboy.com

Lets start with our buddy good ol' Tom.

Guys, remember, this poll is for people WHO HAVE DEALT with Kartboy Kustoms. Your opinion MUST be based on your overall past experience with the company.

i just ordered the shifter and bushings this morning....
let's see how they do?

I vow not to vote for myself. Though the above ballot looks suspicously like a punch card. :)

Mark

I have purchased many things from Kartboy Kustoms. Now they need to come out with some new things so I can keep spending :D

I give two very enthusiastic thumbs up for Mr. Kartboy!! I bought a shifter for my 2.5RS, and then another one for my WRX, and I have refered two friends who both got them as well. Everyone was very happy. I had also purchased a SAFC Carbon fiber trim but needed to return it cause I sold the car one day after I ordered it and Tom was awesome about the return. I sent him back the merchandise and I was credited immediately.

I am one very happy customer. :)

Kartboy Kustoms:

CS B4 the sale......................5
price...................................5
product as advertized.............5
CS after the sale...................5
would you recomend them.......5

Total score ...5

Woo hoo
i'm tied with Cobb at the moment LOL

Excellent customer service these guys take care of their clients........would definatly buy again.

Sev

He takes care of his customers! I ordered a shifter and bushings for my WRX. Well they ran out of bushings so he left a nice little note in the box explaining why. Well when they finally came from the vendor he ship me a set but they never arrived so I told him and he promtly shipped me another set, no questions asked!! He said if these get lost he would hand-deliver them!! :D

I love the shifter!!!!

THANKS KARTBOY!!

Kartboy is awesome. Tom went the extra mile to make sure I received my order.


Tom,
when do you think the new(additional) bushing for the WRX shifter will be available?


Bill

Oh I forgot to mention he sent a buncha stickers for my troubles!

Yeah when is that bushing (my idea :D ) gonna be ready?

we are still trying to get the rear bushing going.
our first design was way too expensive. we are looking into alternatives
tom@kartboy

Kartboy is superior to ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
You guys rock!

Wes

I ordered a MAF adapter this weekend while I was at work. I had a question about it and he replied quickly. So far so good! I'm waiting for the product now. ;)

can't complain, I got the shifter for my wrx and my rs from him and I haven't found a better vendor yet:)
Great Job Kartboy kustoms
Keith

good stuff

now if we coudl just get tom to make supercharger kits

Guys, remember, this poll is for people WHO HAVE DEALT with Kartboy Kustoms. Your opinion MUST be based on your overall past experience with the company.

How do we see the results if we have not dealt with them? You can't see the results until you vote.

*edit* Sorry, I just found the link.

well i guess you cant please EVERYONE. but i think i'm doing a decent job. thanks to all of you.
tom@kartboy

I just got my Kartboy short shifter yesterday and installed it!
From a customer service point of view, the Kartboys are top notch, very quick response and good insight into their products.
The bushing were not instock, so I haven't received them yet! The shifter is sweet, although, the movement seems kinda rough, maybe I should give it a few days, I know the shifting will be tighter which, I like, but not as smooth as I would like, maybe it needs more grease on the ball or needs to break in??

Eric

I ordered a pair of foglight brackets. Got a very quick reply to my first email concerning availability. I believe I was emailed when they became available. My order was shipped very quickly at that point.

Good job guys!

db

ordered my shifter and received it in 2 days! Great product and kustomer service ;) I'm looking forward to buying my WRX shifter now!

Kartboy short shifter :D
Kartboy shifter bushings :D
Kartboy customer service :D

Kartboy :D !!

Great product and great customer service (fast email reponses too). I wish every company on i-club was this good!

great product, quick response to e-mail AND pm's.

AWESOME products, superb people, and more knowledge than you'll know what to do with.

This is what service is supposed to be about. :)

Hey... I *was* the one who started the Kartboy Kustoms thread in this forum, after all. Obviously I like my shifter a lil' bit. :D

-S2-

I bought my shifter, and bushings from Kartboy over a year ago. And was very happy with the quality of the products. But last month I ordered the carbon fibre AFC mount, and when it first showed up it looked real good. Last week I put it in my car, and it is crooked. It looks like crap!!!
To top it all off I e-mailed Tom to tell him about my disapointment, and he has still not gotten back to me. Which is funny because when you want to buy something he gets back to you the next day to take your money.

Don't get me wrong, I do not hate Kartboy or anything, I am just a little pissed because this product did not live up to what I thought it would.
Drew

Drew
I did not receive a email from you about the AFC mount. if there is a problem PLEASE email me again. i will make a new one for you or refund your money .
Sorry if i did miss the email. what was the date that you sent it?
tom@kartboy.com

We spend more time emailing people back about what intake system or brake upgrade kit to buy than selling our own parts. I think it's unfair to imply that we only want your money, and I think the previous posts would indicate otherwise. If we really wanted to make money, we could just talk to wholesale distributors and drop ship parts, making money and never touching them. We design and touch every part we sell.

Mark

Got the PIAA light brackets... My only comment was like they are a bit of over engineered at 1/4" thick, but you don't hear me complaining about my Hella 500s vibrating or anything.

Would I pay the $45 shipped for the brackets again? Yup, they fit perfectly which makes them worth the money. And they are even nice enough to paint them black.

Oh, if you would like to sell more of the brackets, you'll want to indicate that Hella 500s fit perfectly.

- Ken

i paypal-ed you last week for shifter/bushings.
can you let me know when i can expect them...

sitting here impatiently,
vern

Ken
thanks for the Hella update. i'll have that note on the webpage

Vern
i sent you a PM
the bushings arrived friday, and i spent the weekend reboxing all the combo so they would ship complete.
thanks for your patients
tom@kartboy.com

Back when Kartboy first starting selling Subaru parts, a lot of their customers would get a piece of candy called a RedHot along with their Kartboy shifters or bushings.

Well, a long time later, I finally decided to place an order for some droplink inserts from Kartboy, and got them just fine a week later. But I was very dissapointed to find that my package didn't include a Red-Hot hard candy like all of Kartboy's earlier customers did. I've never seen or eaten one before and I was anxiously awaiting my package to find out what the heck a RedHot was. Boy was I dissapointed when I didn't get one. :( I didn't eat or sleep well knowing that Kartboy had left me out of the RedHot Culinary Society. I searched and searched that little 4"x6" envelope looking for any hidden nooks and crannies that the RedHot might have gotten stuck in, but couldn't find it. I was so sad that I moped around the house for days until I finally got around to installing the droplink inserts.

But well, the droplink inserts worked great and I no longer have to run aggressive alignment settings to get my car to turn in sooner, so I guess I was partly mollified. ;)

I am happy to say that I have Kartboy products on my turbocharged 2.5RS. I've gotten used to having to do a lot of tweaking to get aftermarket parts to fit on my car, especially since I run a custom turbo kit, but the Kartboy parts just dropped right in. Kudos to them.

-Edwin

Efoo
actually i used to send hot tamalies candys in each box. had too many people say they didnt like them :(
who dosent like spicy candy?

anyhow and the box of candy also bumped me over the cheeper weight limit for shipping :( . puttign the box of candy in there would cost an extra dollar shipping.
so i include a KK decal instead. yoru teeth will love me but your dentist wont :p
tom@kartboy.com

just gotta love kartboy!!!

joe

yup, I got my kartboy sticka with the brackets.. For the record, I like the hot tamalies, yummmm!

- Ken

:lol:
efoo you are crazy!

See, that's what I'm talking about! Premier customer service, selling premier products. That's the way to do business. If you can't stand the heat, get out of retail!

Got my short shifter in good order, came quick and even got a sticker!

BTW, forget all of those spicy candy cry babies! I love Hot Tamales and Atomic Fireballs too!

Great job to all the folks at KartBoy! Totally top shelf! :D

Originally posted by NickSTi
:lol:
efoo you are crazy!

It's taken you this long to figure that out?!? :D Anyone who owns a 2.5RS Turbo has to be a little loco, IMHO. ;)

I want my Hot Tamales!!! Waaaah!

good price, prompt delivery!

yep, great customer service. Tom let me know up front that there would a few days delay on my endlink bushings, which is cool. It's refreshing to have a vendor treat you as if you are their only customer. I'd definitely recommend Kartboy to anyone...:D

I am very happy with their products and their service! :)

Put in the shifter bushings a week ago, they made an amazing difference in the feel. Ended up with the WRX version of the short shifter. Got the replacement and installed it this weekend. Didn’t think it could get better until I installed the shifter. Not sure how I managed to go without one for so long! :p

Mark and Tom were great about the mistake. They were quick to send the replacement out. :)


Bill

Please excuse us, if we have already posted here. We just want to add that Mark & Tom are also very generous and have helped us a great deal with our Red Cross donation, by offering to match funds with us at the end of the month ... the KartBoys always sell well, because they are high quality and reasonably priced! Mark and Tom have also been great about getting us more when we were running low -- we so appreciate working with such quality
people!!!

Vickey & Byron, www.B-SpecUSA.com

I would definitely deal with Tom again in the future. Not only did I purchase the shortsifter from him in person, but he also installed it in my car in less than ten minutes!



I vote for Kartboy Kustoms™!


S K Y L A B

Kartboy is the bessttttt,


they were nice and prompt with respone and shipping.


They were even nice when I asked stupid questions!!! :)





The install was a snap and the quality of the product is top knotch..



Thanks again Mark and Tom


Ciro

Kartboy is the bessttttt,


they were nice and prompt with respone and shipping.


They were even nice when I asked stupid questions!!! :)





The install was a snap and the quality of the product is top knotch..



Thanks again Mark and Tom


Ciro

Found out that Mark was local and asked him how hard it was to install and he said to bring it over, it'll only take a half hour or so. Great way to start the mods, shifter and bushings ! Nice and tight ! Can't get better customer service than having the man install it himself, great guy too. Soon as I get the sway bar the drop links are next ! :D Too bad the voring is over, a definite 5 !

Tom sent the shifter for my OBS right on time, as promised. Sold the car before I had a chance to install it. Had no difficulty selling the shifer.

i bought the short shifter about two weeks ago....never got a chance to put it in.....but now that i did it....makes me wish i did it sooner...first of all..his customer service is great....shipping was quick....install was soooooo easy.......if you have all the tools right next to you.....you can literally install the short shifter in less than five minutes.....took it for a test drive.....i love it.....can't wait to put the bushings in......thumbs up all the way

I can see i am little late to vote, but i can still state my oppinion.

Kartboy rule :) i ordered a shifter and a set of brushings, i got the shifter within a week, but brushings were on back order, then when they got sent out, they got lost in the mail and came back. I was not worried one bit, cause through out the entire transaction I kept getting updates from them.

Also, i noticed that some one stated that they were only out for your money, i belive it was Tom who wrote a 2 page letter trying to talk me out of buying their end links :D

Thanx

Keep making good parts, and we'll keep buying them.

Alex-

I had bought a set of the rear endlinks a while back off ebay. They were clunking pretty bad so they took them back and modified them to stop the clunking for free.
They also accidently sent me the shifter bushing along with the front endlinks inserts i ordered. Never told them about that though :)

The poll closed before i could get my hands on it, but i wanna express my total satisfaction when i dealt with kartboy, and i would definately work with them again, with pleasure...

Just wanted to add to the list.. Another happy customer.

Regan-

They also accidently sent me the shifter bushing along with the front endlinks inserts i ordered. Never told them about that though

Gee thanks for be a honest person:rolleyes:
my loss.
tom@kartboy

There's always a few in the crowd. :monkey:

I received two shifters ,when I had only paid for one. I returned the extra to Tom.

I wish you guys made more stuff for me to buy.

ps waiting for Tuesday :alien:

Bill

man i need to stop filling orders at three in the morning..
anyone want to be a box boy? or girl
tom@kartboy

Mine was like 6 months ago. :)

It wasn`t your fault I received an extra, it was mine. I can pm you the details if it will make you feel better.

Bill

I placed my order on a weekend and got a response very promptly from him within 12 hours I think. I am VERY impressed with his service and the quality of his products. I wish there would be something else that he could sell with the same quality that goes into his products.

Now I won't get into the packaging used for my shifter and bushings.. It was safe and secure but really ghetto. Are you running this shop out of your home? I think the paper towel/napkin that wrapped the shifter was the give away.

I think the paper towel/napkin that wrapped the shifter was the give away.
yes shipping is all done here at the house. both mark and i work full time days jobs. all my free time on the weekends are spent at the shop making parts or doing other custome work.
after i get home i do all the packaging at night. LATE at night.


we could use fancy packaging but that would probably raise prices. . hey at lease i didnt use some paper towels with fancy designs on them :p
tell me where all the packaging is now? LOL

thanks for all the good props
tom@kartboy.com

Just ordered the new exhaust hangers and again VERY prompt service and replies. Tom even wrote saying I am getting extra Bounty towels. :p


So whats next that is going to be availible for sale?

Two thumbs up!! Ordered the short shifter and bushings over the weekend. Tom sent me back a confirmation email saying it will be sent out on Monday. Tuesday I get home from work, and I have a package waiting for me! If only all vendors were this good...

happy happy joy joy! thanks for the great product!

great products- great names- :alien:

I have been buying parts over the internet and mail-order and have never had such a positive experience as i have already had with Tom @ Kartboy!

Tom emailed me and said it would sometime next week. I received the parts 3-4 earlier than I expected. He blew my expectations out of the water.

And the packaging well take a look at the photo below, he even took time to put smarties in the package!!

Keep up the great job!

Regards,

Ron Lieuwma
"Rallyman5"

I-Club members, and mostly newbies (like me :D)

I have been buying parts over the internet and mail-order and have never had such a positive experience as i have already had with Tom @ Kartboy!

Tom emailed me and said it would sometime next week. I received the parts 3-4 earlier than I expected. He blew my expectations out of the water.

And the packaging well take a look at the photo below, he even took time to put smarties in the package!!

Keep up the great job!

Regards,

Ron Lieuwma
"Rallyman5"

:D

http://www.i-club.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=1378692

:confused: I didn't get any smarties with my order. :lol:

Tom is great guy to deal with. You wont find an unhappy customer of his on the I-club. If you didn't get the shift knob already I can highly recomend it.

:D

You got Smarties??!!???

I ordered my short shift kit and knob last Friday. I've been rushing home from work everyday. You'd have thought I was waiting for a decoder ring or something. Now I find out you get Smarties with the shifter.........I can't stand the wait.

Forget the shifter, I want the Smarties.

I don't recall getting candy.. I did get great service though. There was a Volkswagen vendor named Potterman who used to put candy in his orders. He was a nice guy to.

Regan-

I got some smarties with my order yesterday.

Tom please check your PM

Serge

I got my shifter and bushings 4 days after I ordered them... Tom even replied on a Sunday to my order! Oh yeah, I got smarties too:D

Everybody claims that he is 'cool', 'answers my questions', 'very honest', and so on....

So then explain this....

How come he hasn't replied to my emails or PM's??? I was very interested in purchasing the SS but if this is the service I'm going to get, well then, I don't do business that way!!! :mad:

I've been waiting for 2 weeks...you'd figure that's more than enough time!!!

\Rant off\

Did you try calling him?

-tim

Ha...I knew that question would come up...

No....I'm working at the client and it's hard for me to be on the phone....email or PM is easier being I work off the computer all day.....

Phone works generally.

-mike

I work on a computer all day too... but if I can't get a hold of someone via e-mail I find that black thing with the buttons and curly cord sitting on my desk works pretty well too. :p

-tim

Aaanhhh...I don't like you right now....:p

why dont you contact one of his distributors instead?
g

I already did...today actually....so, let's see....

yo elm i hate that $hit too. but if they dont reply in like a day or two i will call.

Try Byron & Vickey @ Bspec,got mine in 3 days.

Tom is the man, buy his stuff. :)

i got my SS for my RS in 2 days from tom, and he was very good to deal with.

Jose :D

I'm gonna try calling him tomorrow Saturday...let's see what happens....

Did anybody here actually paid full price???
I don't want to be jerked, that's all.....

I got a great deal cuz we go back to the early days of the iClub, and also cuz I had his **** on my RS too.

Hmmmm....got a number? Maybe some persuading might work.... :D

No, I just chat with him on ICQ (when I used to have that installed :rolleyes: ). His name is Kartboy, don't remember the ICQ#.

That's funny, I ordered my shifter and bushings from him Sunday and put them on today...no problem here! BTW, I paid the price that is on his site...$125 for the combo.

hey how does it feel compared to stock?

More solid (bushing) with a shorter throw (stick). Get both the bushing and the stick, you won't regret it. It doesn't do anything for performance, but it makes me love the car so much more. I can literally do the 1 to 2 shift by flicking my middle finger back.

Sorry to hear bout that....But Monday i ordered SS, bushing, and silver knob with blue tag....got them all today i installed it and all i gotta say is WOW....feels incredible....outta all the things i have done to my car i REALLY love this one.....

ok sp i now know what my next mod is.

I ordered the shifer bushing and the muffler hangers and had
them in less than a week. They are really high quality and I
can't wait to get it all installed. I already installed the STI shifter.
Also anyone else get the rolls of sweet tarts in the package?
I have'nt had them since I was a kid.

There always seems to be at least one skunk at the picnic. We typically don't make special deals for people who know someone who knows someone who got a special price on something at sometime. Mr Elm wrote that he sent us an email (which we couldn't find) asking about something, but later sent a PM saying that he found out what he was asking about, but wanted a special price. Since he said we gave a special price to someone we have never heard of, we assumed he was making it up, and ignored it. We give special deals to racers and our dealers who promote our product, not to people who bad mouth us. We have a long list of satisfied cutomers. All information on our product is listed on our site, or here. Our pricing in set to allow our dealers to compete fairly, we will not undercut them, and the should not undercut each other. Problem customers are best sent to other products. Thanks to our mole for showing us this thread.

Mark

Sorry, I didn't mean to infer that everybody should ask for a discount... I would've paid full price to get it anyway. Just meant to say that I'm a loyal customer for the great product & service.

Here's my rant
I've been waiting for Kartboy Kustoms to call, email, messenger pigeon, smoke signal, or candy gram me for six months now!!! I'm sick and tired of waiting for these slackers to respond to my telepathic signals. I'm starting to think my tinfoil hat is broken, no matter how hard I try to send a message out, they don't respond. Now it looks like I'll have to obtain a special dialing want so I can call them on the phone since my fingers are too fat to punch the numbers! I hate you Kartboy! Why don't you anticipate my every need?

Granted, I hyperbolized a bit, but do you see how silly you sound? These guys do have jobs you know, there are some people in this world that have jobs that don't revolve around computer access.

This post shouldn't have even been here and I now I'm ending it. This was a vendor rant for the vendor section. I also know wh othe mole is and I don't feel that it was right of him to say anything either...two wrongs no rights make this one bad post.

bought this here ...it should have been here the whole time.

Well, you can delete it or lock it...I don't care to discuss this anymore....

Beating a dead horse....I was already proven how easy people can bash or judge instead of reasoning or trying to understand the situation....:rolleyes:

Ordered the shifter bushings on Sunday, got them yesterday (Tuesday). Darn fast. :)

Good job, Tom!

/mel

I had a fast shipment and good customer service with Tom as well. I think the price is fair for the product...

The shifter bushings were not as hard to install as I thought they would be..

Probably my favorite vendor to deal with yet. Received my shifter mere days after ordering. And now I'm a repeat customer and just received my rear end links which I ordered on Friday of Memorial Day weekend. (Today is Tuesday) Not too shabby! (Oh, and I got jawbreakers. Mmm.)

thanks :)

if its in stock we normally ship within 24 hours. unfortunatly sometimes our manufacturing facilites cannot keep up with the demans. we just got the hangers back in stock. so were workign OT to get all the back orders out.

we try our best...
thanks for all the supporters.
tom & Mark

the lack of a phone number to call and bug them about was a little disconcerting but i placed my order and received it a week later. Great parts at good prices! They also include goodies with your order (more than just the candy!)

not only did i get endlinks and a short shifter...........I also got a cool Kartboy hat..................I drove to San Diego and picked up the goods....

If you are looking into buying a short-shifter, definitely get it from these guys. They run a quality shop and make excellent products.

I have done business with them twice, and both times they have been top notch (plus they gave me free atomic fireballs:D)

Yeah I just got my KB SS/bushings/knob combo this week. I like it very much. I got 2 fireballs and a KB baseball hat! :D

I love Kartboy so much! I ordered my shifter, bushings, and knob on Saturday and recieved it the next Wednesday. I live in WV and they're based in CA so that's a very good turnaround. They also sent me a hat and 3 dum dums which was a great surprise. Better yet, the shifter is awesome and really makes the RS more enjoyable to drive.

Hey brucelee - howcomeyouonlyhaveatotoalof 455 posts?

If you go to the OT forum, you'll notice that Brucey is a post whore;) hahaha

They are great guys over there. Tom was very very helpfull. The free candy and goodies makes it even nicer. :)

Buster

Very nifty products! I've got the short shifter and bearings and the endlinks..........and a gray and black hat/w Kartboy logo
ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:D

I've got their shortshifter. Very nice :) Quick shipping as well, not to mention I got TWO (that's no typo, TWO) pieces of candy with it. What a nice surprised that was :) Very happy with them. Gonna have to pick up the bushings later on.

plus, I mentioned I was Air Force, and I got a free hat! Makes me feel mighty guilty I bought my short shifter from Cobb. Sorry Kartboy, I just didn't know any better at the time.

San

The support over at Kartboy is great. I goofed up an install that involved a product of theirs and Tom went way out of the way to help me correct the situation.

After several e-mail volleys back and forth within an (1) hour Tom not only diagnosed the problem, but shipped out what I needed to correct the problem. This was all done late in the day on a Friday.

Thanks,
Brian

But it's because I'm gainfully employed by the United States Air Force, and Kartboy hooked me up! Thanks for supporting underpaid, military types that are usually overly shot at and underappreciated.

San

I ordered the shifter/knob/bushings combo. After about a week, I hadn't recieved it, so I sent an e-mail.

They responded right away. I guess they forgot to ship my order (mistakes happen). They went above and beyond my expectations to rectify the situation.

I won't hesitate to do business with them in the future.

Kartboy gets an A+ from me. Plus I think I got a little extra candy. :D

Great price, great service, prompt delivery. They are a pleasure to do business with.

I ordered a set of droplinks for my WRX. Got an email right away letting me know when they would be shipping. Got advice on the install, got some sweets to munch as well.

Great price, great product...I love the way my WRX handles now.

Good guys they are. Help 'em out. There aren't many pillars of the Scooby performance parts community but these guys are it.

Wilkey

http://forums.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=210002&highlight=pimp

I never thought that a shift knob could make such an impression on me, but damn, that knuckelball is great! I got my knob and bushings fast after ordering off the web site and I can't wait to get it all together with the OEM short shifter.

keep up the good work,

terry

i agree. ordered my shifter and bushings on friday morning and they got here today (monday). even went with the standad shipping (USPS). so big props to Kartboy.

Hello
we've setup a UBB for Kartboy. if you have and specific questions about a Kartboy Product. you can discuss here.
http://bb.allwheelengineering.com//ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php

All Kartboy All the time :)

Tom@kartboy.com

Bump :)
For my KB SS and Bushings
Ajay

with a whopping 18 members registered.. look out Nick i'm takin over LOL

maybe if i would have posted in the vendors forums..
oh well
thanks
tom

i havent gotten my verification email yet, or do I need one, havent tried posting yet..

:p

Jay

i dont think you need a verification email.
happy posting
tom

Got my products in a very reasonable time seeing it is the holiday’ and what not. But they even sent me some gobstoppers, a tootie roll, a t-shirt (how did you know I was an extra large ;) ) a sticker, a patch, and did I mention all my stuff too.

Thanks for the excellent service.
Tom

The Kartboy brothers represent the all Ameican values that made this country great, hardore ingenuity, dilegence, and craftsmanship.
If they didn't have "real" jobs they would be reinventing the wheel, giving candy to needy children, and running an animal shelter.
Korny but true, buy their stuff, make the world a better place.
Happy New Year All, Rock On...Jefe' ;)

Having issues with the tranny after taking it to Irvine Subaru for a replacement 5th synchro. Irvine said it may be the shifter, so I emailed Kartboy about it. Without a second thought, they said I could take it to their shop for inspection.

They checked it out and noticed some peculiar plier marks on the shift linkage. They took out the Kartboy bushings themselves and put the stock ones back in. With everything stock (shifter and bushings), my shifting problems still exist. Guess I'll be calling Irvine tomorrow about it. :(

Tom and Mark get a big thumbs up! They even gave me a shirt! Free advertising was never deserved more!

Thanks guys!

I ordered my shifter and bushings last Weds on the Kartboy website. I didn't realize that they were located an hour south of me when I requested two day shipping. The box was at my house on Sat. morning with some left overcash for shipping and a nice T-shirt to boot. Also, Mark e-mailed me twice regarding the proximity in shipping. I was also stoked on the detailed installation pics and instructions on thier website. As far as the product is concerned, I couldn't ask for more. The shifter and bushings RAWK!!! tight and smooth.

Working for a manufacturer, I know and appreciate the value of customer service. It's all about exceeding the customer's expectations. Tom and Mark are top notch. I highly suggest Kartboy to everyone looking for an awesome short shift kit. Worth every penny I spent.

Thanks Kartboy!!

Yeah Kartboy is #1!!! (I just realized the only parts company stickers I have on my car are Kartboy :) )

Hey, I would have given you even better service now that I see DEVO in your name. Did you check them out at the Boom Boom Huck Jam? We saw them in San Diego.

Shift on.


Mark

I have been around here for a long time now. I met Tom several years ago with my first subaru (2000 RS). Over the years I have tried many of his fine products only to have them perform trouble free, flawlessly as advertised, every time.

But it is what they do beyond the call of duty at Kartboy that makes them one of the premier places to buy parts anywhere. Recently I improperly torqued a set Kartboy endlinks on my WRX. My fault. I ended up loosing a bolt and nut and half of one of the rubber bushing that fit into the end links. I was screwed. I emailed Tom for the bolt size and thread pitch so I could find another one. Without asking another question, within a week I had the replacement parts and a complimentary Kartboy T-shirt. It service like this that sets Kartboy and All Wheel Engineering far and away one of the classiest and most respectable places to buy parts and get service. My hat is off to Tom and all those at AWE.

It is no reason why you are so successful and your business has grown the way it has.

Thanks Tom

SCRAPPYDO
stephen

I agree... Kartboy is the best! I missed their supercombo deal superbowl sunday by ordering a few hours too soon and they hooked me up with a T-shirt :D

BTW, what are you supposed to torque the endlinks too? I haven't been able to easily find that info around.

I'm also very pleased with Tom's quick, courteous service. Great parts, great company!

Just got the endlinks installed.... loving them! Nothing beats kartboy! I want them to make more products for my car now!

I had great service with Kartboy as well. Ordered online Saturday, products (shifter knob and bushings) were shipped on Monday. I had a question about install of the shifter knob. The crappy stock 2 piece STi titanium knob had broken and left the insert on the linkage. Tom responded quickly to let me know what I was looking at and how to proceed. Very good service and I love the knuckleball knob. The STi knob might have more bling factor, but the knuckleball is a much better driving piece. Gotta love the free stickers, tattoo and sucker too.... :)

Thanks Tom!

Dave

I had messed up the top two threads on the lever when I installed it. Not a problem with an aftermarket knob that has set screws. Well the screws backed out and the knob was stuck on loose and I had to drill out the collar to undo the set screws. Well I sent the lever back, thinking it would be repaired and he sent me a new one:eek:

I don't think anyone other vendor would do that. The service is first rate.

:) thanks guys

Gary
i started t mess with that old shifter and gave up after 15 min
wasnt worth my time to try and repair it.
Just dont bugger this one up :p

Happy Shifting
Tom@kartboy.com

Oh yeah, Kartboy is great! I ordered my exhaust hangers and got a free fireball! Woohoo!

Actually... it was pretty good... heh...


Ed
:D

Tom and Mark have taken care of my car since the week after I got it, X-Mas '01. I have all of their products except the light brackets, when I get bright lights...They are great guys with a tremendous amount of talent. Thanks fella's , thats all.
Superfan, Jefe' :cool:

Tom you've got mail:D

Couldn't have asked for quicker turnaround on my order nor a nicer tighter way to hang my cat back.

Have you tried out the rest of thier product line? It's all good !!!
junior kartboy sales rep in training, Jefe'
P.S. I work for candy. :D

me got second shifter from them for my other car this time. :)

great quick service. thumbs waaay up.

these guys are good. nice website, very quick delivery. and i got free stickers and a temporary tattoo with my order (ss and bushings). no candy though. :)

good buying experience!

They sent me a sticker, and an Atomic Fireball. How'd they know that was my favorite candy?

Just got my Knuckleball/Shifter/Bushings kit and the quality of the parts is excellent! I ordered last Thursday and it showed up today which is pretty freaking quick considering the holiday yesterday. Can't wait to install it later this week. Thanks for the sticker too!

Mandrich

I thought I posted this before but I can't find it? :confused:

Anyways I bought a set of kartboy endlinks and installed them like a freaking chobo. I put the bolts in wrong and the bushings in the endlinks popped out. They got me a replacement set in like 3 days and didn't laugh at my stupidness.

Thumbs up

Head up for TOM at kartboy.
Even I puke up the top of shifter, he going to send me replacement free of charge. :D
My old shifter going to be on hall of shame. :cool:
I love the bushing and knuckle shift knob, can't wait to receive my new sts.

Originally posted by Versus
I thought I posted this before but I can't find it? :confused:

Anyways I bought a set of kartboy endlinks and installed them like a freaking chobo. I put the bolts in wrong and the bushings in the endlinks popped out. They got me a replacement set in like 3 days and didn't laugh at my stupidness.

Thumbs up

oh we laugh, just not to your face:lol:

please dont make a habit of boggering up your parts :p
tom@kartboy.com

Last week when I was on travel I got to visit KB for a lil while. Not only do they make great parts, Tom is fun to hang out with in person. Got to see the pics of his old RS, along with the 2nd gear from an unfortunate incident with the stock tranny... Super helpful and great prices.

I have 5 KB products at this point -
-the yellow t-shirt - awesome...
-the short shifter - excellent and easy to install...
-the knuckleball - looks awesome in dark gray with the black sticker... I got the last one!
-the exhaust hangers - they are harder to get on than the stock ones, but the damn things just don't move!
-the bushings - need to install this

Anyhoo - can't say enough nice things - when I step up to STX there will be some KB endlinks in my future

-bd

I am local to Kartboy. I met Tom a while ago at some local meet. Nice guy.

Recently I became their customer, bought their shifter bushings, haven't put them in yet, but they look great and I am sure it will work awesome. I can't wait to have them in my car.

I went to check out their shop, met Mark. Turns out they are both down to earth genuine car guy that knows what they are talking about. They have great solid product that are properly engineered.

The only thing I hate is Tom keep wanting to smoke me in his faster car :mad: YES I know your car is faster Tom, leave me alone :mad: haha......... just playing :D

ADDICT approved and highly recommend their products to anyone :)

Originally posted by JDM addict


The only thing I hate is Tom keep wanting to smoke me in his faster car :mad: YES I know your car is faster Tom, leave me alone :mad: haha......... just playing :D

Bring it on!!! LoL

Originally posted by tom@kartboy
Bring it on!!! LoL

:mad:

:D

ADDICT

OK, how is this for KILLER service...

I place an order for a MAF adapter and PIAA mounts @ 5:48 pm and get a shipping confirmation @ 8:13 pm. :D

That's EFF'n great!!!

You guys need to make more parts so I can buy more. :D I need an STi Type RA roof vent, GC CF bonnet, urethane mudflaps, 52 mm guages, STi V4 guage cluster, JDM WRX roof rails, etc. :p

-mykr.

Originally posted by mykrrrr
OK, how is this for KILLER service...

I place an order for a MAF adapter and PIAA mounts @ 5:48 pm and get a shipping confirmation @ 8:13 pm. :D

That's EFF'n great!!!

You guys need to make more parts so I can buy more. :D I need an STi Type RA roof vent, GC CF bonnet, urethane mudflaps, 52 mm guages, STi V4 guage cluster, JDM WRX roof rails, etc. :p

-mykr.

i might have somer of those lying around
email me :)
tom

Just wanted to give Tom & the Kartboy crue another thumbs up. :)

Going WELL beyond the call of duty for any vendor in my time of need. :D

Tom - Hope you guys enjoyed the pizza & beer. :D

-mykr.

Yup, Tom is a very cool guy :)





When he isn't making fun of my Subie :mad:

ADDICT :D

Ordered my stuff on saturday night and it came in the mail today for 3.00$ shipping! You cant complain at all about that, time to go put my kartboy shifter bushings and knob on :D

ordered tuesday the 3rd, shipped and arrived on thursday, the 5th. even came with a hot fireball hard candy and kartboy sticker. quick and easy to order from. awesome vendor. will order from this vendor again.

My g/f just picked up a 97 L wagon, and I wrote in to verify if the shifter would work since I had read different reports on what would fit and what wouldn't. Tom asked me to take some pics of the shifter trim and email it to him. He checked them out and said it should work without a problem, but if it did to get in touch with him and we'd find a solution.

ALL the emails were answered VERY quickly and completely. I placed the order and received it VERY quickly with my l33t sticker and fireball (although the g/f got to eat the fireball instead of me... :mad: )

The shifter fit perfectly and the car feels like it has a new transmission in it! :banana:

Tom @Kartboy = teh b0mb - three thumbs up and all that. Thanks for a terrific product!

fireball (although the g/f got to eat the fireball instead of me... )



you want me to send you 50cents so you can get your own fireball? LOL

Tom

kartboy good!!!! OEM parts baaaaaddddddd.

i was looking on the kartboy site and the combo shifter/bushing/knob only gives choices for silver/blue or red and black/blue or red combo w/ the knob, is there any way to get black/black?

I asked the same thing. They have a black knob w/ a black sticker w/ yellow K4RT3OY Barcode sticker. I ordered that one, you just have to note that that is the sticker you want in the "notes" on your order.

I emailed tom last night and he replied with an answer very quickly

2 thumbs up for that, ill be ordering real soon (after i order my headers :o)

i think we automaticaly ship the barkode if you select yeller not. i dont know if i have any of the old style shift logo in yeller.

Tom

PS buy the parts before the header :p

I read this thread yesterday and decided to order a shift knob. I like the 1-3 day priority mail shipping. Can't be beat. I'm sure the knob is bad ass.

yep, two days later, my shiftknob is at my doorstep. Included is the world famous fireball. cool knob. I'm happy. I'll order a shifter soon.

Hehe
i'll have to take a picure of the stock of fireballs/lemonwarheads
i found a place online and now have 45 freakin pounds of them!!!

order more parts ASAP i need to move the candy LOl

Tom

I didn't get any candy.... :( But I did get a free shirt! :) (even though I already purchased one) K4Rt30Y PWNZ!!!

Hey Tom Someone in SCIC had a question for you!

Kartboy is awsome!

Ordered my SS and bushing online on Friday the 10th at 5:00 CST. Got home today, Monday the 13th and they were sitting in my mailbox. California to Minnesota in three days for three bux and yes there was a piece of candy in the box. :) :) :)

Couldn't be happier with the service!!!

I agree with all the above statements, they are awsome. Never any problems and fast shipping.

Ordered a short shifter and bushings yesterday. the bushings are gonna replace the cheapo 9 dolllar shifter bushing that I had to perform surgery on to get it to fit right. I WANT MORE FIREBALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got my shifter/bushing a few days ago. The shifter is dy-no-mite! I haven't had a chance to jack the car up and slap the bushings in there yet. In the box was a dozen fireballs and 2 lemonheads. Also a cool kartboy barcode sticker.

What about expanding your product line a bit. I saw a thread a while back about some wing risers. What happened to those?

kartboy is awesome!! i ordered my ss and bushing for $123 shipped and it came in 2 days with candy. that is the shizznit! i would recomend kartboy to anyone, that is why i put the barcode sticker on my sun visor :)

Got my KB ss in with bushings, fast shipping, no hassle, cant wait to put it in.

PS Fireballs Rock, its been a while since I have had one Thanks for reviving my youth KartBoy:)

CANDY CANDY CANDY
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CANDY CANDY CANDY

what's with all these candy giving? :confused:

you think we are little kids? :rolleyes:

:D :devil: :lol: :disco: :banana:

I kept the fireballs in the center console. Hop in the car, start up, pop in a fireball and take off.

what's with all these candy giving? :confused:

you think we are little kids? :rolleyes:

:D :devil: :lol: :disco: :banana:

hey, just cuz your not man enough to handle the fireballs...... :p

tom

halloween is coming. buy more parts :D

hey, just cuz your not man enough to handle the fireballs...... :p

tom

:lol:

halloween is coming. buy more parts :D
What, so now we have to hand out shifters and endlinks to the kids in the neighborhood?! :huh: :D


I can see it now:
"MOMMY MOMMY - Look what I got from that scary guy down the street!!!"

(Mom turns red, yells at Johnny, confiscates "treat," then hides the short shifter up in her nightstand... for later...)
:lol:

Got my 6-spd shortshifter kit today! Super fast shipment and great customer service. Even came with a t-shirt (XL and I wear a M so I gave it to my roommmate) and atomic fireball. Bump for KB!

Tony

I had to post in this thread.

Early thursday morning I placed an order for the shifter + bushings, and I received them this morning (saturday). I was expecting it to take a week, after all the I/C hoses I ordered from another vendor is going to take that long. In fact when I saw the box sitting on the table I had no idea what it was because I wasn't expecting my stuff to get here so quickly. so I just wanted to say AMAZING turnaround time :banana: can't wait to install this stuff now hehe :)


Edit: I didn't see a fireball in with my order, but that's okay cause I have a guy at work who hands them out all the time.

I had to post in this thread.
Edit: I didn't see a fireball in with my order, but that's okay cause I have a guy at work who hands them out all the time.

it might have fallen out with the popcorn :)

happy shifting

Tom

it might have fallen out with the popcorn :)

happy shifting

Tom




oh noes! :(
that sucks. but thanks for the thought :) and the amazeringly fast shipping :banana:

I bought the KARTBOY SHORT SHIFTER the week after owning my 02 WRX. IT was my favorite mod for a while.

3 years later.................

I just bought KARTBOY ENDLINKS from a friend, I lost one metal washer. I contacted Kartboy to get me one via email, they asked for my address.

And ya know what!

3 days later I got it in the mail.

AMAZING PEOPLE OVER THERE!

My car is now a 3000lb go-kart and I love it!

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & PEOPLE REPRESENT THAT COMPANY!

Keep up the good work!

Thanks,
Chuck Handy

he sends me candy with every exhaust hanger i order.

What kind of candy?

IBsenttoOT

Me too, he sends atomic fire balls.

Me too, he sends atomic fire balls.
thats awesome

He'll send you Lemon Heads if you ask. :)

Really? I wish I had known, I hate fireballs. I'll take lemonheads instead. Can I RMA my order LOL?

Really? I wish I had known, I hate fireballs. I'll take lemonheads instead. Can I RMA my order LOL?


if you pay for shipping i'll hook you up :)

PS Big Ron ACTUALLY ate a fireball on the last day he was at the shop.
:lol:

I agree, Fireballs have teh suck. Tom kept egging me on to eat them because he thought I was a wuss for the pain. It's not that, I just hate artifical cinnamon. So....on my last day in San Diego, I ate one to shut him up! :)

I will say this though, it's little, cheap stuff like candy in an order that makes people remember a Vendor like Tom. He might not be a pretty man, but he sure is a clever.

yea tom is the man, best vendor i have ever dealt with

i got
endlinks, shifter bushing, exhaust hangers, and rear whatever bushing hah

and i have the rest of the kartboy lineup on my car and i love all of em!!

so anyone thinking twice about ordering from him dont it was worth every penny

I agree, Fireballs have teh suck. Tom kept egging me on to eat them because he thought I was a wuss for the pain. It's not that, I just hate artifical cinnamon. So....on my last day in San Diego, I ate one to shut him up! :)

I will say this though, it's little, cheap stuff like candy in an order that makes people remember a Vendor like Tom. He might not be a pretty man, but he sure is a clever.


i couldnt believe it when he actualy at one LOL

and for me bein ugly? speak for yourself :p
i sure hope that your baby looks a lot like your wife :)

JK sort of

and the fireballs arnt all that cheap! but i do buy them 50# at a time. havent had a single one in the past 5 years i have been giving them out.
i got burned out on them years ago.

i think i'll send a bigass box to ron one of these days.. i did find these last time i ordered my candy.
Firebox (http://store.candywarehouse.com/flameslunchbox.html)

Tom

Awww Tom. You like me. You really, really like me. :) I'd give you an e-hug, but I know how you are about those sort of things.

Tom@Kartboy rules! He was extremely helpful in helping me figure out what to order for my short shifter and bushings (my wrx had the subaru short shifter pre-installed from dealer so it was not immediately obvious what i needed) and he got my order to me in record time. Oh and I got a fireball too but they are too hot for me.



P.S. How to mod an atomic fireball for lower temps:
1. Hold fireball between thumb and index finger.
2. hold under running water faucet
3. turn fireball between fingers under running water
4. continue until 95% of red coating has worn off.
5. Eat and repeat.

Note: in order to not blow a head gasket, you may want to install gauges to monitor your mouth temperature.

Oh boy! Tom will now be shipping out modded Fireballs! :lol:

Oh boy! Tom will now be shipping out modded Fireballs! :lol:
Hey, as long as he's not licking them to mod them I think folks would be fine with that. :)

BTW, Una - since you seem to be traveling around the country visiting vendors are you ever gonna make it out here to Cincy?

OH, and +abajillion for Kartboy!

Ok, so I ordered my 6-speed shiftknob and it actually got here in 2 days! wow, super fast shipping and great products.

Hey Tom, are you ever going to make some bushings like the TIC shift linkage bushings? I have all your shifter stuff now and I'm itching for some more driveline mods :)

Oh, BTW, I installed the rear shifter stay today and all I can do is :eek: What a HUGE difference!!! No slop at all now!

Ok, so I ordered my 6-speed shiftknob and it actually got here in 2 days! wow, super fast shipping and great products.

Hey Tom, are you ever going to make some bushings like the TIC shift linkage bushings? I have all your shifter stuff now and I'm itching for some more driveline mods :)

Oh, BTW, I installed the rear shifter stay today and all I can do is :eek: What a HUGE difference!!! No slop at all now!

The TIc bushings are great. i dont see a reason to make them if they already have the perfect setup. THey are also a KB distributor for the shifters etc.

i got a set sitting in the shop waiting to go on my FXT/6speed swap :)

Tom

I just read all 131 plus posts and there is nothing negative... Is this Nabisco??? Wait this is what a vendor should be... ;)

Not that you need a bump for setting the standard,,,, but what can I say that hasn't already been said :devil:

I just read all 131 plus posts and there is nothing negative... Is this Nabisco??? Wait this is what a vendor should be... ;)

Not that you need a bump for setting the standard,,,, but what can I say that hasn't already been said :devil:


Its a pretty simple idea we have at AWE. dont Screw the customer! its pretty simple...
If a customer has a complaint about the products, its rare, but if they do i'll do everything i can to make it right or refund their money. i'd rather eat a few bucks then have bad press.

and its all about the fireballs LMAO


Tom

The TIc bushings are great. i dont see a reason to make them if they already have the perfect setup. THey are also a KB distributor for the shifters etc.

i got a set sitting in the shop waiting to go on my FXT/6speed swap :)

Tom

Thank you, Tom!

dropped by the shop and heard the wicked forester. and i'm all about them atomic fireballs! huge thanks to tom. got my kartboy short shifter and bushings installed with 247 or so miles on the odometer of my 2006 wrx. decided to go with the kartboy knob as well. i'm so glad that these were my first mods. i feel so much more connected with the car. quality american shift from quality american people! and i'm all about them fireballs...

dropped by the shop and heard the wicked forester. and i'm all about them atomic fireballs! huge thanks to tom. got my kartboy short shifter and bushings installed with 247 or so miles on the odometer of my 2006 wrx. decided to go with the kartboy knob as well. i'm so glad that these were my first mods. i feel so much more connected with the car. quality american shift from quality american people! and i'm all about them fireballs...


HAHA
feel free to stop in for a fireball any time :p

i got the STi fired up about an hour after you left.
its pretty insane!

Tom

I just bought the rear bushings for my WRX shifter... awesome- item shipped right away and got here in time for the weekend! Thanks.

kartboy rocks. i'm in the market for an SS and bushings for my STi, and i loved the Kartboy SS on my old WRX, and can't wait to see how it feels in the STi.

i didn't see anyone else in this post from Alaska, so i'll be sure to give my review once the stuff comes in:D

You know - Tom's a great guy and all, and I really love his stuff, but he's mean to toys. Remember that kid that always chewed on his action figures until they were just mangled. You know, that one kid that decided to chew the head off his Coba Commander or fed his Obi Wan to his dog? Well, Tom must have been one of those kids, and if you've ever wondered what they grow up to be like I can tell you.

Now, instead of chewing on action figures he just takes army guys and melts them with the mighty power of the atomic fireball (and probably a torch or microwave). Poor little army guys, they just wanted to serve in your evil empire with blind devotion to your evil, twisted whims, but you shun them and melt their defenseless little bodies with the blinding power of your fireballs.

Oh, don't worry, the army guys are planning, and one day they will seek revenge. I don't know when, and I don't know how, but one day, when you're least expecting it you'll turn around, and, BAM, they'll get you. Nothing can withstand the collective wrath and thinking power of hundreds of little green army guys. When that day comes no amount of atomic fireball power will be able to save you!! MUHAHAHAHAHA!!

Oh, and +1 for the Kartboy stuff. Great stuff, and a great vendor.

You know - Tom's a great guy and all, and I really love his stuff, but he's mean to toys. Remember that kid that always chewed on his action figures until they were just mangled. You know, that one kid that decided to chew the head off his Coba Commander or fed his Obi Wan to his dog? Well, Tom must have been one of those kids, and if you've ever wondered what they grow up to be like I can tell you.

Now, instead of chewing on action figures he just takes army guys and melts them with the mighty power of the atomic fireball (and probably a torch or microwave). Poor little army guys, they just wanted to serve in your evil empire with blind devotion to your evil, twisted whims, but you shun them and melt their defenseless little bodies with the blinding power of your fireballs.

Oh, don't worry, the army guys are planning, and one day they will seek revenge. I don't know when, and I don't know how, but one day, when you're least expecting it you'll turn around, and, BAM, they'll get you. Nothing can withstand the collective wrath and thinking power of hundreds of little green army guys. When that day comes no amount of atomic fireball power will be able to save you!! MUHAHAHAHAHA!!

Oh, and +1 for the Kartboy stuff. Great stuff, and a great vendor.



FEEL THE WRATH OF THE FIREBALL!

Your weak army men are no match for the fiery fury of the fireballs!

http://allwheelengineering.com/xx/fireball.jpg

HAHA! That is awesome!! He sticks out like.... well.... a green army guy in a bunch of atomic fireballs. I guess his camo is more geared toward earthpower treeballs.

i got the parts in 4 days like kartboy said, but no candy:(

i got the parts in 4 days like kartboy said, but no candy:(


was it just the front bushings that you ordered?
i got in trouble for sending the fireballs in the small envelopes. i guess it jammbed their machine. :eek:

if you want i'll Paypal you $0.50 so you can go out and buy a candy bar LOL

haha, i got the STi SS and bushing combo. and they're going in today:D

I was already a huge fan of Kartboy, since the 5mt shortshifter that Tom sells was the very first 'mod' I'd purchased for my car back in 2002. Since then, though, I installed a 6mt into my WRX, so I sold the 5mt ss and hadn't yet changed out the shifter on the 6mt.

Quick story....I was unable to attend the last meet the local Suby owners had, and I believe Tom and Ron/unabomber were there. I believe the meet was at Tom Wood Subaru in Indianapolis. I guess I won a drawing (in my absence) and received an email from Tom asking for my address so he could send me my prize. I told him that there was no need for sending it gratis, that I'd be more than happy to pay, since I was already a big fan of his products. He said that if I really wanted to pay something I could donate to the relief effort and to the ASPCA's relief effort. Too cool.

Well, they showed up today and I'm thrilled.

I already know that the product is solid.
I already knew that Tom is a class act, and a true businessman who puts his customers first.
I already recommend his product to anyone I can.

Thanks, Tom.
http://gpatmac.us/SubaruPics/Tom.at.Kartboy.kindness.sm.jpg

Holy CRAP! that was FAST shipping!!!
all the lil doggies thank you for the donations :)

enjoy the parts.

* note keys were not part of the raffle goodies

Thanks much.

For the second time I've been blown away by Tom (or whoever) at kartboy. The parts are great as usual. What amazed me was the extremely quick shipping. I ordered everything last thursday (29 SEP) and it showed up today, the following monday.

Very impressed! Keep up the great work guys.

Not to mention the fireballs in your order. Now I want some candy, gonna have to order some exhaust hangers or something.

-Cheers

Not to mention the fireballs in your order. Now I want some candy, gonna have to order some exhaust hangers or something.

-Cheers


haha, I had forgot about that fireball. Gave it to my g/f's son. Great entertainment watching him running around sucking in air trying to cool down his mouth. :lol:

Tom goes out of his way to make you happy. I accidentally typed my address wrong for an order since I had just moved and did not remember it correctly. He replied to my email on a sunday night at like 7pm his time, and sent me the parts again to the correct address the next day.

I have had many many conversations with Tom via email until like 2am before. I don't think the dude sleeps, but just sits in front of the Mac waiting for orders to come in.

Kids always think fireballs will be good, then they can't handle it. An hour later, they want more fireballs. I used to have a jar of them on my desk and my nieces would do the same as your G/F's son when they visited.

My SS is sweet as well, by the way. I have the bushings and a couple exhaust hangers, to boot. No complaints, and lotsa happy remarks. Tom is probably about the best parts guy I have ever, ever met. He's really created a great business for himself through great quality and amazing customer service. He'll probably find this thread and give some humble commentary, shortly. If only all the vendors here were as obviously rad and shared the same fireball spreading business model. Just the fact that he's a lurker, here on Nabisco (and not just to sell bushings!), says a lot.

I make these comments in an effort to stay on topic, only. I really just wanna talk about fireballs, yum.

-Cheers

I have never had any conversations with Tom before. Both my orders (SS and knob last year; SS, knob and bushings this year) were over the internet. Just looking at the craftsmanship behind his work put him a level above the competition in my book.

A lot of vendors who feel they're the best tend to get the attitude that they're the best. That turns me off. A vender can have the best product in the world but if he's a dick, I have no desire to support him. I'd rather have a lesser product with better customer service. Especially with the amounts of money involved in heavily modding a Subaru.

Tom (and Jerry at deadbolt) are both men that have built their business' from the ground up based on an excellent product combined with fantastic customer service. It's a pleasure to do business with these guys even though it may hurt to drop the money. Some business' you feel the penetration when you hand over the credit card. Not these guys. The only thing left to buy from Tom is exhaust hangers but I just don't need them. Sad to say I think our business is done unless he offers more products or I buy another car but I look forward to doing more business with him if it arises.

Order a t-shirt!

I love fireballs!!:D

The wife ordered me a shifter for my birthday, and when she found the fireball she was like ***? What kind of un-professional company is this? LOL. She'll feel silly when I tell her it's kartboy's "thing" :D Can't wait to install it! (shifter, not fireball :p )

The wife ordered me a shifter for my birthday, and when she found the fireball she was like ***? What kind of un-professional company is this? LOL. She'll feel silly when I tell her it's kartboy's "thing" :D Can't wait to install it! (shifter, not fireball :p )

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Order placed online and the stuff arrived a few days later - simple and fast process - thanks!

Order placed online and the stuff arrived a few days later - simple and fast process - thanks!


Thank you. thats the whole idea behind the company. make things as easy as possible!

Tom

The shifter and front/rear bushings made a huge difference as I was driving around today - even with the stock shift knob :)

Placed order online and got my stuff pretty damn fast . . Thanks for the candy Tom hehe.

HiGHLY ReCCoMeNDeD ! !

Btw, I'll be rocking that T-shirt to sleep hahaha . .

again,

tom is the man,

we are promoting him as the official shortshift for CBRD and using his bushings, battery tie down, long hangers, etc on our project sti (and project EVO shortly)

all i can say is, when we need something, it shows up instantly,

thanks again tom, cant wait to sport the logo's for the photoshoot.

cheers

cb

I would also like to commend Tom on a well run business, and the attention he shows to his customers. Last week I emailed him and told him that my top mount bolt on the Kartboy RSB endlink either broke or lossened and fell off. I asked him if I could buy the rubber bushings and spacer since they had fallen out instead of buying a new set of endlinks. He replied to my email the same day and only asked for $5 to cover shipping on the parts which I sent him that day via paypal. I certainly didn't expect him to overnight the parts to me but he did. Now that is customer service. I just wish every vendor I deal with, from this site or not, would strive to serve their customers in this manner. Kudos to Tom for wonderful service and top notch parts. Would definately deal with him again and I will always forward people towards his products.

Thanks again Tom

Glen

Thanks for the kind words. just make sure you install the washer on the correct side this time :) or i might not be as nice :lol:

Tom

:D i might need a new short shifter for my 6spd. pm me with the price,please. :devil:

Thanks for the kind words. just make sure you install the washer on the correct side this time :) or i might not be as nice :lol:

Tom


No problem Tom, BTW, I installed it correctly the first time. :alien:

I ordered a shift knob first, then the shifter and bushings. I encountered problems because I later found out that my car had the STi shift kit, and that I had ordered the wrong lever.
Tom answered my emails quicker than any other online company I have EVER dealt with. the products are great looking and performing. It is an absolute JOY to have someone so dedicated to customer service. It is just a super bonus to have the parts be every part as good as the service.
Any time I am in the market for a product that kartboy offers, I will be shopping there.
Thanks again Tom.

I need advice on installing the kartboy exhaust hanger bushings. I have an HKS Hi-power exhaust and I can't push them onto the hangers. I was able to get them on the car, but not the HKS hangers. I tried lubing them up and all. I am a strong guy but there is no way to muscle them on, I need the right tool/method....what is it? Thanks.

I FREAKING LOVE THE WAY THE WHOLE PACKAGE FEELS! Bushings, shift lever and knob! I couldnt be happier! Tom is some sort of dang genious!

Ordered SS from Kartboy on 3-10-06. SS installed 3-13-06. Could not possibily be more happy with the prompt service.

Quality of lever seemed top-notch.

No directions included but for a WRX this was a simple replacment of a part, very self explanitory.

Fitament. The orginal shifter popped out with a little leverage. Installing the new one surprised me with the tight fitament with the ball and socket. I mesured the ball and it was exactly the same size as the factory piece. I used to be a carpenter and I couldnt pound the new shifter into the socket. After stopping an looking at it for a minute I realized I could used leverage to pop it back in. Unfortunately I was one of the people that had the linkage hitting that metal plate. I simply retated the metal plate 180 and bent the bolts that stick up out of the way with my fingers.

Order came with bushings which I've yet to install and a nifty little kartboy sticker. Although I'm not into the whole sticker thing the kartboy sticker was very tasteful.

Overall I'd highly recommend the kartboy lever and bushings. Install took 30 minutes, which would have taken 5 if I didnt run into problems reinstalling it. The prompt shipping and 3 dollar shipping price is unbeatable in my opinion.

Thanks guys!!!!

You know - Tom's a great guy and all, and I really love his stuff, but he's mean to toys. Remember that kid that always chewed on his action figures until they were just mangled. You know, that one kid that decided to chew the head off his Coba Commander or fed his Obi Wan to his dog? Well, Tom must have been one of those kids, and if you've ever wondered what they grow up to be like I can tell you.

Now, instead of chewing on action figures he just takes army guys and melts them with the mighty power of the atomic fireball (and probably a torch or microwave). Poor little army guys, they just wanted to serve in your evil empire with blind devotion to your evil, twisted whims, but you shun them and melt their defenseless little bodies with the blinding power of your fireballs.

Oh, don't worry, the army guys are planning, and one day they will seek revenge. I don't know when, and I don't know how, but one day, when you're least expecting it you'll turn around, and, BAM, they'll get you. Nothing can withstand the collective wrath and thinking power of hundreds of little green army guys. When that day comes no amount of atomic fireball power will be able to save you!! MUHAHAHAHAHA!!

Oh, and +1 for the Kartboy stuff. Great stuff, and a great vendor.



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OMG SO funny


On another note.... Tom/Kartboy/AWE.... RULES

and on another note... giving fireballs to your dog is not a good idea... :lol: