Okay, maybe somebody can explain something to me....why haven't I gotten my parts kit yet? I fully understand why I never got my pcb boards yet, that was my fault for putting a wrong address, $10 down the tubes.
I ordered the parts kit from steve@ciciora.com and sent him $13.50 through paypal which he accepted on February 28th. I've been told that there is a delay and all that jazz but don't you think 2 and a half months is a little ridiculous? I'm so sick of this e-mail games that I'm about a flip of the coin away from just going and ordering from http://www.techedge.com.au/vehicle/wbo2/wbnext.htm
The only thing that stopped me today was that their server is still down so they aren't taking orders.
BTW, what's the news on that circuit Tim B. was designing to convert the WB signal into usable data for the ecm? I haven't seen it posted anywhere and I just did a search for it.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...t=wb+parts+kit
That's the last I've heard and it's been some time now don't you think?

 

First, If you were "aware" of what was going on with Steve and the part kits, maybe this thread wouldn't be nesessary. But however since you don't heres the scoop.
from Steve on April 24th,
Hello!
Life/work has been hectic, and I've been busy trying to 'catch up'.
Imagine my suprize when I checked my PayPal account when I found over $900
in there. Usually PayPal emails me when $ is deposited, but for some
reason, not this time. Anyway, that's orders for more kits than I have
left, so I've decided to do one more group buy for 230 kits.

I just placed an order with Digikey for over $3.3k worth of parts (plus
shipping). I had it shipped to my work address, so my wife wouldn't find
out! (Don't tell her, she'll kill me for 'not learning my lesson', then
she will be able to park her car in the garage).

The price is a bit cheaper 'cause all the resistors that only require one
of each value, I have left over from the last 550 kits I made, but it's a
bit more expensive, because all the resistors with more than one of each
value, I ordered them on 'tape and reel' (5,000 resistors per reel). This
is too many, but it makes my job of counting them _MUCH_ simpler. And I
won't have to tape those resistors down on paper, I can just write the
value on the 'tape' part.

I won't know the final price for sure for a few days, so please don't send
any $ till I figure that out. Since I have a bit more experience now,
there will be less 'slop' built into the price. It will be closer to $14
plus shipping, then before.

It really helps if people order an even number of kits.

Very important plea for help: The day-to-day management of supplying
these kits is eating me alive. I could really use some help. Ideally, it
would be someone who I can foward all email requests to, and they handle
collecting money, addressing envelopes, and taking them to the post
office. I could even send them envelopes all stuffed with kits, ready to
go. I could even get the correct postang on them, if it would help. I
have time to spend a few long weekends stuffing the kits (I'm getting good
at it, but that's not a skill I want to advertise!), but a trip or two to
the post office every week gets to be a bit much for my schedule. Any
volunteers?

I will be hard to reach till mid next week, so I'll post an update then.

Oh, and I'm very sorry to the people who paid months ago and I didn't get
kits out yet. Of the 20 or so kits I have left, they will go to the ones
waiting the longest. I have not cashed any checks that I didn't ship
parts to, and I have not withdrawn any PayPal money for un-shipped kits.
Also, it's gonna take a few weeks for me to catch up on my email.

Thanks for your time,

Steven Ciciora


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from Jay on May 7th,
> " if you're interested in buying a parts kit, please email me at
wbparts@midsouth.rr.com "
>
> Any info about kits for those that have already paid Steve? I sent him a
check awhile back but hadn't heard anything yet and didn't want to bother
him about it.
>
> I assume that order will just get rolled into this group buy?

Let me address this issue on the forum, since I forgot this in my original
email.

Steve admits that mistakes were possible during the last group buy. In
fact, I ordered 3 parts kits and only got 2. He told me that all mistakes
or delays will be corrected. I don't want to speak for Steve, but I think
it's best to get all past orders processed ASAP, before we take any orders
for the new group buy.

So, if you have not received a kit that has been paid for, or if you
received an incorrect order, please email me (wbparts@midsouth.rr.com).
What I will do is compile a list of all the flubs and errors and make
efforts to correct these ASAP.

Steve states he ran out of parts, and this is the reason for the new group
buy (to pick up stragglers and fill past orders).

For those who email me, I may or may not reply. My intention, at this
point, is to place all names and info on a web site. Later, I'll post that
web site address where you can verify your order, payment, and shipment
status. This will save me the trouble of sending huge group emails to
everyone, and if one person is not up to speed, they can simply go to the
web site.

I feel the biggest hindrance to the last group buy was lack of communication
and organization. That is not a criticism of Steve. I'm just trying to
make this a smoother process.

Regards,
Jay
wbparts@midsouth.rr.com



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have a nice day. cheers, Bob