Man-A-Fre/BTB Products

[David70FJ40]

Man-A-Fre doesn't exist anymore since BTB bought them out.

The headers they advertise look terrific and actually fit well on the cylinder head but that is where the satisfaction ends. As Paul Harvey would say, here is the rest of the story.

Within six months the ceramic coating showed signs of rust popping through. Called BTB Products who bought Man-A-Fre and asked about a warranty. They had the coating company contact me and said if I would send them back, at my expense, they would recoat them and I would have to pay for return shipping. Not much of a warranty. Shipping there and back would be in the neighborhood of $150 and the warranty would end when the original 1 year purchase anniversary date came around. So I passed. The rep from the coating company seemed upset I dared to question their work.

Ordered the "Y" pipe that is supposed to bolt right on to the headers. NOT! One pipe was 3/4" to long and held the other off of the joint. The muffler shop I was at had to COMPLETELY rebuild the "Y" pipe so it would fit. On top of the shortness of one pipe, the entire unit was bent to the inside if the frame making installation of the muffler away from the drive shaft impossible. Man-A-Fre and BTB are off my list completely.

 

[sheepdawg]

Not good. I was just about to buy the Man A Fre headers.

 

[RFB]

Not good. I was just about to buy the Man A Fre headers.

MAF sold me etx SS brakelines that dont reach and hit them up several times............

 

[ajax1]

I have contacted man a fre since September bout brake lines we received talking to two different people. The first excuse was we need to order some Toyota lines to measure compared to what we received. Will call you back. Never heard till I called back. Each time I called they told me they forgot to measure the lines and they would get right on it. Now me being nice guy I accepted that they are busy and called one more time then waited a month. This last call same story I told them I bought some lines from slee since I knew they would be right and to just refund the money. They said no problem and sorry and would issue a ups slip to send them back. Week later still no slip. I guess this next call I will try the ass rip talk. This all started bout end of September. I got burnt by these guys when they were in California bout 9years ago. Nothing has changed still s***ty service still don't care once they have your money. These lines were for 93 and up 80 series, package was marked 92 to 97.

 

[ajax1]

Here is how short it is, to make this fit the hard line is stuffed thru the hole and the clip on the opposite side

 

[ajax1]

Still haven't got new lines from these guys they are a joke send your money elsewhere

 

[Dragos80]

Are they still bad vendors?
Intersted in some 2" drop brackets, which have been out of stock for the past few months.

 

[jvincig01]

Just wanted to share a recent POSITIVE experience I had with these guys. I purchased a Hi-Lift mount for my front bumper. When it arrived, it was the wrong size and had a scuff on the powder coating. I called and told them what happened and they apologized, sent me a return label to send back, and then sent me the correct one. The original package was mislabeled so it was an honest mistake. I also had a tech question for them and they quickly answered it. I trust these dudes and will buy from them again.

 

[ajax1]

I won't, still got package of wrong brake lines and waiting for correct ones