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      04-16-2012, 03:45 PM   #1
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Issue with LUX Customer Service

Please tell me if I Am wrong?

Situation: I purchased Lux angel eyes H8 V3 a couple weeks ago. I received them last thursday.

Super Easy Install. However 1 Transformer was sketchy. It flickered as soon as it was connected. There was no butchering, nothing, I have valid photos and videos of the flicker I sent out to LUX for proof. I tried it on the other headlight and it still flickered. Conclusion: Transformer is dead.

I tossed out the yellow ones cause they are gross IMO. Now I am stuck driving with a flickered light thats completely dim. Its annoying.

I emailed Lux like 4 times they finally got back to me today saying ship back bad one with warranty, Warranty? I am a new customer. So they need to see it diagnose then send me another 1 in 10 days??

I drive my car to work everyday. I told them please accomodate, they came back emailing pay us 125 deposit for good faith? then we will refund once u send out old one. ?? Plus I have to pay shipping, this is absurd.

Now please tell me if I am wrong, why pay $125 in good faith when they have 250 of mine , they OWE me 125.. so they want me to hold $375 on my money while I only have 1 good transformer???

Does this make any sense? what if they send me a botched one again? I dont get this at all. Its just 1 transformer and I sent two videos, what else does he need?
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      04-16-2012, 07:41 PM   #2
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Inspect your connectors. You may have to utilize a pair of pliers to re-orient the pins as they can be a bit flimsy and retract inside the connector.

This is a common issue we've experienced with the LUX and can cause the flickering issue you are experiencing - but is an easy fix.
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      04-16-2012, 08:01 PM   #3
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Typical of parts sellers. Customer service is dead these days. Vendors will not go out of their way for you. I could give you a narrative on the crappy service from several big named forum vendors.
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What's the big deal with paying a $125 deposit?

You'll get it back in the end when you return the busted one.

You drive an M3 bro, I don't think the $125 tied up for a week or two is going to kill you.

My advice is to send the busted one in to make sure the LED's are a perfect match.

I had an advanced replacement sent to me and the LED's were a LITTLE off due to being from a different batch. (replacement was a little warmer in color)

In the end, I had to send the original back anyway.

I've dealt with Lux for warranty and they've stood behind their product IMO.

- KJ

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      04-16-2012, 08:08 PM   #5
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I just want to let everyone know that this issue has already been resolved with Jorge through e-mail. We also were very clear with this situation in our all our e-mails and we apologize for any confusion that this may have caused.
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      04-17-2012, 07:31 AM   #6
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What's the big deal with paying a $125 deposit?

You'll get it back in the end when you return the busted one.

You drive an M3 bro, I don't think the $125 tied up for a week or two is going to kill you.

My advice is to send the busted one in to make sure the LED's are a perfect match.

I had an advanced replacement sent to me and the LED's were a LITTLE off due to being from a different batch. (replacement was a little warmer in color)

In the end, I had to send the original back anyway.

I've dealt with Lux for warranty and they've stood behind their product IMO.

- KJ
So just cough up $125 because I drive an M3? I guess nowadays the Vendor is correct and not the customer? This is the most amateur response I ever heard, how about you pay it big Shot!

Buy a product thats $250 dollars, if it comes broken, keep paying deposits until you get a new one???
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So just cough up $125 because I drive an M3? I guess nowadays the Vendor is correct and not the customer? This is the most amateur response I ever heard, how about you pay it big Shot!

Buy a product thats $250 dollars, if it comes broken, keep paying deposits until you get a new one???
Almost any vendor, in any industry, has return service on parts DOA. They will not advance replace the part without a further deposit.

I've had nothing but awesome experiences with LUX.
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So just cough up $125 because I drive an M3? I guess nowadays the Vendor is correct and not the customer? This is the most amateur response I ever heard, how about you pay it big Shot!

Buy a product thats $250 dollars, if it comes broken, keep paying deposits until you get a new one???
A $125 deposit is giving you all this angst? You realize you get it back, right?

You asked: "Please tell me if I Am wrong?"

I'm afraid the answer is yes. Sounds like they took care of the situation (good), but a deposit/hold on a CC is just about the most minor inconvenience in the world, IMO. A little flexibility from both vendor/buyer is the key to long-term success.
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Inspect your connectors. You may have to utilize a pair of pliers to re-orient the pins as they can be a bit flimsy and retract inside the connector.

This is a common issue we've experienced with the LUX and can cause the flickering issue you are experiencing - but is an easy fix.
+1 I had the same problem. It was able to push the connection in enough to get it to stick and all is good, no big deal. I thought I may have pulled on the wire when installing. It is so cramped in there that you have to put some tension on those wires to get everything into place.
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So just cough up $125 because I drive an M3? I guess nowadays the Vendor is correct and not the customer? This is the most amateur response I ever heard, how about you pay it big Shot!

Buy a product thats $250 dollars, if it comes broken, keep paying deposits until you get a new one???
If you don't want to pay the deposit, send in your old one and wait for them to fix it and send it back. EASY!!!

That takes time as shipping is involved and you didn't want to wait so long.

So now you want them to send you an advanced replacement to minimize your downtime. Getting a $125 deposit for that is nothing. You're making a HUGE deal about something so small. You put that deposit on your credit card and chances are that you'll get it credited back on your card before you even have to pay it.

Lux is a trusted vendor on this forum, they're not going to run away with your money.

You on the other hand could never return the light and Lux would be stuck holding the bag unless they got your deposit.

And judging by how over the top and unreasonable you are acting right now, I think you're one of the reason's they have a $125 deposit policy in the first place.

- KJ
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Inspect your connectors. You may have to utilize a pair of pliers to re-orient the pins as they can be a bit flimsy and retract inside the connector.

This is a common issue we've experienced with the LUX and can cause the flickering issue you are experiencing - but is an easy fix.
I had a similar issue. One of the pins got unclipped from the connector, which resulted in poor contact on one of the wires. I used a pair of pliers to pull the pin all the way into the connector and the problem was solved.
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      04-17-2012, 10:34 AM   #12
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If you want advanced replacement for a defective part it is common not only with car parts manufacturers but almost everything now that you will pay a deposit with the understanding that you will get refunded once the defective part is received. As far as being responsible for shipping, that seems to be 50/50 among manufacturers. I don't see any problem with the way LUX handled it. Your downtime is partly your own fault for throwing away the OEM lamps if you knew as soon as you connected the LUX that something wasn't right.
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      04-17-2012, 11:15 AM   #13
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If you want advanced replacement for a defective part it is common not only with car parts manufacturers but almost everything now that you will pay a deposit with the understanding that you will get refunded once the defective part is received. As far as being responsible for shipping, that seems to be 50/50 among manufacturers. I don't see any problem with the way LUX handled it. Your downtime is partly your own fault for throwing away the OEM lamps if you knew as soon as you connected the LUX that something wasn't right.

If a part is defective, its defective. it's 1 not 2 which eliminates the fishiness of being scammed. You send a new one out and you trust that it will come back. Why? Because the customer trusted the Vendor will send the product once the $250 was paid.. It should go both ways.

Don't create biased answers based on your good experience with them, I am glad you had good experiences IT SHOULD BE THAT WAY.

However if this happened to most of you - If you were new to forums and buying a product online, and trusted the forum,

I am sure you wouldnt want to send more money for them to hold especially knowing they sent you a defective peice. Notice that the people defending them bought from them in the past.

I wont be responsible for shipping - thats for sure.
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If a part is defective, its defective. it's 1 not 2 which eliminates the fishiness of being scammed. You send a new one out and you trust that it will come back.
I take it you don't own your own business?

FYI, I've never bought anything from LUX.


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However if this happened to most of you - If you were new to forums and buying a product online, and trusted the forum,
I think it is now obvious you are new to buying products online.
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Can we please stop arguing about this issue everyone please. We have already talked to the OP and are resolving the issue for him.
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New to buying a product for an m3 recommended by this forum new to Lux, hence first time buyer.

And owning your own business is irrelevant to my previous statement, other businesses operate in that matter when provided proof. So if you buy a cell phone via a carrier and it doesn't work you have to ship first then receive later .. No

Plenty of more examples if you need let me know to stimulate your mind.
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Gimme gimme gimme...

Your first mistake was e-mailing them. What kind of person just e-mails a whole bunch of times? If you knew anything about proper communication, you'd CALL them and then follow up with an e-mail (although chances are if you had called them in the first place, this thread wouldn't even exist).

So you're pissed that you're not getting another part from them for free without returning the defective part? That's not the way the world works with internet shopping.

I know for a fact that LUX ships their parts with multiple contact cards in there with phone numbers and e-mail addresses (I know because I received one). Stop living behind your keyboard and pick up the telephone.
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They have no number i asked for it and i checked website and nothing. I didnt want to email. And no business cards with their shipment.
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?..I drive my car to work everyday. I told them please accomodate, they came back emailing pay us 125 deposit for good faith? then we will refund once u send out old one. ?? Plus I have to pay shipping, this is absurd.

Now please tell me if I am wrong, why pay $125 in good faith when they have 250 of mine , they OWE me 125.. so they want me to hold $375 on my money while I only have 1 good transformer???

Does this make any sense? what if they send me a botched one again? I dont get this at all. Its just 1 transformer and I sent two videos, what else does he need?
Then I guess HP, Cisco, Netgear, Seagate etc are all in the same boat
I've put deposits on everything that I need to be replaced quickly
I could either ship my faulty unit to them, wait till the get it, and then they ship me one
Or pay a deposit, and they send me a new one first, then I get to ship the old one back
Standard practice, at least in the IT world
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If a part is defective, its defective. it's 1 not 2 which eliminates the fishiness of being scammed. You send a new one out and you trust that it will come back.
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I take it you don't own your own business?

FYI, I've never bought anything from LUX.
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I think it is now obvious you are new to buying products online.
+1 You paid with a credit card???..there is this fantastic feature called disputing a charge..if your apparent paranoia becomes justified..

Pay the money get your lights..get on with life..

And I am bias... have had them on my car for almost a year.
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New to buying a product for an m3 recommended by this forum new to Lux, hence first time buyer.

And owning your own business is irrelevant to my previous statement, other businesses operate in that matter when provided proof. So if you buy a cell phone via a carrier and it doesn't work you have to ship first then receive later .. No

Plenty of more examples if you need let me know to stimulate your mind.
Your example doesn't hold water because your carrier can throw the cost of the replacement phone onto your bill if you don't send back your defective phone.

LUX doesn't have that option.
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If a part is defective, its defective. it's 1 not 2 which eliminates the fishiness of being scammed. You send a new one out and you trust that it will come back. Why? Because the customer trusted the Vendor will send the product once the $250 was paid.. It should go both ways.

Don't create biased answers based on your good experience with them, I am glad you had good experiences IT SHOULD BE THAT WAY.

However if this happened to most of you - If you were new to forums and buying a product online, and trusted the forum,

I am sure you wouldnt want to send more money for them to hold especially knowing they sent you a defective peice. Notice that the people defending them bought from them in the past.

I wont be responsible for shipping - thats for sure.
Where did I mention that I had a good experience with them? I don't even own LUX H8s. I have AIBs because I had the original LUX H8s that got recalled and decided to go another direction. My opinion has nothing to do with my previous experience with LUX. It has to do with what you don't seem to understand is common among the majority of companies. By your admission, you screwed up by throwing your OEM lamps away and now you want someone else to front you a part to account for that. From LUXs point of view, how do they know your part is really defective? What if they sent you another set and you end up keeping both because the original was never defective at all? Now their out 2 sets of product with only 1 paid for. How is that fair? The only way for them to verify that your product is defective is to see it and test it themselves.
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