Hi all
1st post on here.
Been lurking for a couple of years since I got my VXR.
I must be one of the luckier ones as I have had minimal problems with mine (touches wood), probably as it was an ex-demonstrator and must have had everything sorted before I got it.
I had the Thorney treatment (stage 2 re-map, panel filter, full Miltek etc) 18 months ago and it has been fantastic (touches wood again!).
Up until now all I have had is the usual squeaky doors, but good old WD40 sorts that out for a few months.
However, a while ago I was struck by the dreaded split A/C pipe.
Car went into dealers for warranty replacement. I was told that they would have to order a pipe in from Germany as they did not have one.
After 2 weeks and a couple of calls I was told that the pipes were on back-order and it could be 7-10 days.
I have now been waiting 5 weeks for it
After a few more calls I finally got someone who was willing to dig a bit deeper. They finally got back to me and said that there has been a problem with the supplier (I'm not surprised with the cr*p pipes they produce) and they might have to find a new supplier - WTF!!!
They have insisted that for it to go through the warranty repair they can only use genuine GM supplied so I cannot source one from somewhere else so I have to wait until they can get hold of one.
I am now really P****D OFF!! especially in this humid weather.
I have read loads of previous threads on the A/C pipe replacement but I haven't seen anyone having problems with pipe availability (unlike the wheel bearings).
Has anyone else found this recently or are my dealers fobbing me off?!!
I really need to get this sorted soon so I can enjoy the rest of the summer, plus I will be selling the car towards the end of the year.
Cheers
Biffo

1st post on here.
Been lurking for a couple of years since I got my VXR.
I must be one of the luckier ones as I have had minimal problems with mine (touches wood), probably as it was an ex-demonstrator and must have had everything sorted before I got it.
I had the Thorney treatment (stage 2 re-map, panel filter, full Miltek etc) 18 months ago and it has been fantastic (touches wood again!).
Up until now all I have had is the usual squeaky doors, but good old WD40 sorts that out for a few months.
However, a while ago I was struck by the dreaded split A/C pipe.
Car went into dealers for warranty replacement. I was told that they would have to order a pipe in from Germany as they did not have one.
After 2 weeks and a couple of calls I was told that the pipes were on back-order and it could be 7-10 days.
I have now been waiting 5 weeks for it

After a few more calls I finally got someone who was willing to dig a bit deeper. They finally got back to me and said that there has been a problem with the supplier (I'm not surprised with the cr*p pipes they produce) and they might have to find a new supplier - WTF!!!
They have insisted that for it to go through the warranty repair they can only use genuine GM supplied so I cannot source one from somewhere else so I have to wait until they can get hold of one.
I am now really P****D OFF!! especially in this humid weather.
I have read loads of previous threads on the A/C pipe replacement but I haven't seen anyone having problems with pipe availability (unlike the wheel bearings).
Has anyone else found this recently or are my dealers fobbing me off?!!
I really need to get this sorted soon so I can enjoy the rest of the summer, plus I will be selling the car towards the end of the year.
Cheers
Biffo
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