Experience with Avionics West???

[nooneimportant]

Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place I've
seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little outdated
(reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous just
ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of service?
Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they were
not listed... any comments welcome...

[Hamish Reid]

In article <lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53>,
"nooneimportant" > wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
> They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place I've
> seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little outdated
> (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous just
> ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of service?
> Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they were
> not listed... any comments welcome...

I used them for several items like headsets and handhelds a few years
ago and was happy with the service and prices. I don't know if they're
still a good deal, but they definitely were then...

Hamish

[Kyler Laird]

"nooneimportant" > writes:

>Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?

I've ordered some panel-mount avionics from them.

Service was as expected. I sure wouldn't hesitate to order something like
a headset from them.

--kyler

[lardsoup]

Ordered a GPS, headsets and some accessories and was satisfied with the
service.

"nooneimportant" > wrote in message
news:lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53...
> Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
> They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place I've
> seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little outdated
> (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous just
> ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of
service?
> Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they
were
> not listed... any comments welcome...
>
>
>
>
>

[SeeAndAvoid]

I've written them with avionics questions that they were thorough in
answering. They contribute monthly to the Cessna Pilots Association
with pretty informative articles. They sound pretty knowledgeable about the
things they work on and sell. Hope that helps somewhat.

Chris


"nooneimportant" > wrote in message
news:lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53...
> Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
> They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place I've
> seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little outdated
> (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous just
> ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of
service?
> Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they
were
> not listed... any comments welcome...
>
>
>
>
>

[nooneimportant]

Went ahead and ordered... will post when it arrives...


"SeeAndAvoid" > wrote in message
link.net...
> I've written them with avionics questions that they were thorough in
> answering. They contribute monthly to the Cessna Pilots Association
> with pretty informative articles. They sound pretty knowledgeable about
the
> things they work on and sell. Hope that helps somewhat.
>
> Chris
>
>
> "nooneimportant" > wrote in message
> news:lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53...
> > Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
> > They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place
I've
> > seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little
outdated
> > (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous
just
> > ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of
> service?
> > Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they
> were
> > not listed... any comments welcome...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Kevin Darling]

"nooneimportant" > wrote in message news:<lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53>...
> Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?

I bought a store demo GPS from them a few years back. Turned out
later I was also drawn for their (at the time) monthly give-away and
got an aviation receiver for free. I believe I later bought a headset
from them. Good folk, were very friendly to me.

Kevin

[Steve]

I have purchased headsets from them and a portable gps. Fast delivery
and best price I could find. Since then I have had them do a
complete panel upgrade on my plane and was extremely happy with their
thoroughness and customer service.

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 21:56:33 GMT, "nooneimportant" >
wrote:

>Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
>They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place I've
>seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little outdated
>(reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous just
>ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of service?
>Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they were
>not listed... any comments welcome...
>
>
>
>

[Javier Henderson]

"nooneimportant" > writes:

> Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
> They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place I've
> seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little outdated
> (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous just
> ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of service?
> Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they were
> not listed... any comments welcome...

I've been a customer of Avionics West for four years. Excellent
service, every single time. Tom Rogers, the owner, runs a tight ship,
and will take the time to answer questions and explain things.

I can recommend it without any reservations.

Note: no kickbacks, just a happy customer.

-jav

[Cub Driver]

Yes, I bought a Yaseu handheldd from Avionics West. I called up to
confirm that it was new and ready to ship; got a cheery woman who
assured me it was. I said okay, I'll go back online and order it. She
said no need, just give me the information, so I did. It arrived in
the customary time and was indeed in its original packing, all
warranties applicable, etc. I'm still using it on a weekly basis (it's
my only radio).

(Before I ordered, I asked here for experiences with Avionics West,
and did get a couple, both positive.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
email:

see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com

[Barb]

Sounds like I'm the only one that ever had a problem with Avionics West.
Ordered a 4 place portable intercom from them after reading his evaluation,
good price, prompt delivery, but wouln't run more than 39 minutes on a set
of batteries and was constantly blowing fuses. They told me where to send it
for repairs (manufacturer). Sent it in twice, still not fixed; the people at
Avionics West promised to send me a new one (exchange) but they never did
(that was almost a year ago.) Frustrating.
Barb


"nooneimportant" > wrote in message
news:konOb.89863$8H.133861@attbi_s03...
> Went ahead and ordered... will post when it arrives...
>
>
> "SeeAndAvoid" > wrote in message
> link.net...
> > I've written them with avionics questions that they were thorough in
> > answering. They contribute monthly to the Cessna Pilots Association
> > with pretty informative articles. They sound pretty knowledgeable about
> the
> > things they work on and sell. Hope that helps somewhat.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > "nooneimportant" > wrote in message
> > news:lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53...
> > > Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics
West?
> > > They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place
> I've
> > > seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little
> outdated
> > > (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous
> just
> > > ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of
> > service?
> > > Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they
> > were
> > > not listed... any comments welcome...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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[Kevin Black]

I'm in OZ. Bought a GPS196 from them and didn't like it. Exchanged it for
a GPS III Pilot, they credited my account, no problems. Only hassel was the
three way shipping US-OZ OZ-US US-OZ - costly, but that was my fault. Dealt
with Kathi Pfifer (sp), I think she's still there - pleasant and efficient,
I'd have no problems buying from them again.

Cheers,
Kevin

"nooneimportant" > wrote in message
news:lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53...
> Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
> They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place I've
> seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little outdated
> (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous just
> ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of
service?
> Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they
were
> not listed... any comments welcome...

[Kevin Black]

Barb,

What was the intercom - I was looking at the DRE 404e after reading their
report???

Cheers,
Kevin

"Barb" > wrote in message
...
> Sounds like I'm the only one that ever had a problem with Avionics West.
> Ordered a 4 place portable intercom from them after reading his
evaluation,
> good price, prompt delivery, but wouln't run more than 39 minutes on a set
> of batteries and was constantly blowing fuses. They told me where to send
it
> for repairs (manufacturer). Sent it in twice, still not fixed; the people
at
> Avionics West promised to send me a new one (exchange) but they never did
> (that was almost a year ago.) Frustrating.
> Barb
>
>
> "nooneimportant" > wrote in message
> news:konOb.89863$8H.133861@attbi_s03...
> > Went ahead and ordered... will post when it arrives...
> >
> >
> > "SeeAndAvoid" > wrote in message
> > link.net...
> > > I've written them with avionics questions that they were thorough in
> > > answering. They contribute monthly to the Cessna Pilots Association
> > > with pretty informative articles. They sound pretty knowledgeable
about
> > the
> > > things they work on and sell. Hope that helps somewhat.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > "nooneimportant" > wrote in message
> > > news:lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53...
> > > > Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics
> West?
> > > > They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place
> > I've
> > > > seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little
> > outdated
> > > > (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous
> > just
> > > > ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of
> > > service?
> > > > Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but
they
> > > were
> > > > not listed... any comments welcome...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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[Barb]

That's exactly the one I bought, after reading that report. Still have it.
It still runs on batteries 15-30 minutes. Variable amount of time using the
cigarette lighter adapter, which blows the fuse in it pretty regularly,
usually at an inopportune time. When the unit is running, it's excellent. I
suspect I just got a lemon. The manufacturer insists there's nothing wrong
with it, won't replace it. Avionics West said they would, but they didn't.
Frustrating.
Barb


"Kevin Black" > wrote in message
...
> Barb,
>
> What was the intercom - I was looking at the DRE 404e after reading their
> report???
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin
>
> "Barb" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Sounds like I'm the only one that ever had a problem with Avionics West.
> > Ordered a 4 place portable intercom from them after reading his
> evaluation,
> > good price, prompt delivery, but wouln't run more than 39 minutes on a
set
> > of batteries and was constantly blowing fuses. They told me where to
send
> it
> > for repairs (manufacturer). Sent it in twice, still not fixed; the
people
> at
> > Avionics West promised to send me a new one (exchange) but they never
did
> > (that was almost a year ago.) Frustrating.
> > Barb
> >
> >
> > "nooneimportant" > wrote in message
> > news:konOb.89863$8H.133861@attbi_s03...
> > > Went ahead and ordered... will post when it arrives...
> > >
> > >
> > > "SeeAndAvoid" > wrote in message
> > > link.net...
> > > > I've written them with avionics questions that they were thorough in
> > > > answering. They contribute monthly to the Cessna Pilots Association
> > > > with pretty informative articles. They sound pretty knowledgeable
> about
> > > the
> > > > things they work on and sell. Hope that helps somewhat.
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "nooneimportant" > wrote in message
> > > > news:lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53...
> > > > > Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics
> > West?
> > > > > They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other
place
> > > I've
> > > > > seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little
> > > outdated
> > > > > (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little
nervous
> > > just
> > > > > ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of
> > > > service?
> > > > > Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but
> they
> > > > were
> > > > > not listed... any comments welcome...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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[Thomas Borchert]

Kevin,

> I bought a store demo GPS from them a few years back. Turned out
> later I was also drawn for their (at the time) monthly give-away and
> got an aviation receiver for free. I believe I later bought a headset
> from them. Good folk, were very friendly to me.
>

Jay? Is that you?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[nooneimportant]

Ordered and arrived quickly and efficently... damn its a ncie headset... now
if i can just get some good wx to go out and fly it!!!!



"nooneimportant" > wrote in message
news:lciOb.75984$5V2.91571@attbi_s53...
> Does anyone have any experience good or bad ordering from Avionics West?
> They have a lower price on the Lightspeed 20XL2 than any other place I've
> seen so far, but as some of the stuff on the page looks a little outdated
> (reviews for products not in production etc..) I am a little nervous just
> ordering on the fly. Anyone have comments on quality and speed of
service?
> Customer service? Returns? I looked at resellerratings.com, but they
were
> not listed... any comments welcome...
>
>
>
>
>