Ironman88

My only experience in trying to deal with LA Dismantlers was not productive.

They had a part shown on their website that I was interested in. I phoned them directly in order to purchase it. That's when things got weird. They had to check to see if they really had the part. Long story short - they could never find it and they didn't have any record of having sold it.

Welllll..... Alrighty then.....

I checked their website two weeks later and the part was still shown as being available.

groovzilla

Typical customer draw. See this alot on a certain Porsche only Used car Website.
They list many Manual Transmission cars which they don't actually have in their showroom. All as a way to attract/get calls from potential customers.

Ob917

no way! For real? I’m going to be a customer some day then for sure!

Ob917

Not many junk yards do returns, snd seven months later? You Gota be kidding

workhurts

OP did not say 7 months. The other poster that said 7 months was in response to when their transaction occurred, not how long they kept the part and asked for a return.

jayzbird

I inquired about some leather bits they had on eBay. It sure looked black in the photo, but I sent a message to confirm. They quickly responded the part was actually brown. I ordered another part from them, and it came very quickly, well packed and as described. They could do a better job on some of the descriptions, but no complaints here on their business.

Ob917

oops my bad, I miss read

silver_tt

On my C4S someone accidently put a golf club through the Alcantara headliner. I was about to just buy one for $3K from Porsche because it was the only option I could find but then a car came in and LA dismantlers had the exact one I wanted for $200 in like new condition. I asked all the questions ahead of time and ensured it was the correct part # for my VIN, color, etc. When it arrived it was exactly as described. I always use my credit card and if the seller misrepresents the item and won't take it back you can do a charge back, but you need to be sure it was misrepresented and not that you just didn't do your homework. Thank you for saving me almost $3K, LA Dismantlers.

Ironman88

I'm thinking that the price for used alcantara headliners at LA Dismantlers just went up...

swish77

Why isn't your return policy listed on your website? It's a company's prerogative not to accept returns, but it should be prominently displayed, or at least displayed somewhere on the site. It's on your Ebay listings but not on your website, not that I could find anyway.

David Berry

You are correct. I should have done my due diligence. I had been shopping for leather console trim for some time, not finding what I wanted. All of the colors not fitting my sand beige color were around $150 in leather. So I decided to mix the sand beige color with some black accents. I found what I thought looked like black leather. The price was $140 for one side piece, way above the lowly vinyl trim pieces. I figured for such a high price, it must be leather, so I took a gamble and made the purchase. EVERY parts seller has accepted returns, so I figured I would be ok. Well…..
LA disappointment told me there would be absolutely NO return on this part. Gee, I wonder why? I quickly began to realize their character. I should have done some investigation of them. Google showed lawsuits, complaints and lots of bad press on them. They teach a good lesson, be aware of who you are dealing with. I admit they didn’t misrepresent the item , but to take the attitude they did is unacceptable. If I had simply asked here at rennlist, I would have avoided them like the plague or covid. Never again!

David Berry

The minute it arrived is when I asked for return with refund.

silver_tt

That is Sara Dakarmen and her husband, who started LA Dismantlers with her, tragically passed away a few years ago. They have children and I am sure she has suffered greatly. Don't be a dick and please don't try to run her business into the ground.

silver_tt

**I would be careful what you say about people you know nothing about especially amongst the Porsche Community. It could be taken as slander libel (slander is a defamatory statement that is oral).

groovzilla

silver_tt ---->Just because I schooled you in the Bore Scoring thread is no reason to get poopy pants.----> That's a Porsche 356 the owner of La Dismantler's is sitting in.
I've owned 6 356's, the comment is Porsche related and I think it's cool that she posed like that. A great photo.

If you read post #6, I commended La Dismantler's for what seems to be a positive change in their EBay Feedback from their previous poor reviews and poor customer service years ago.
So get up to speed dude. You're a couple of laps behind ...

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