My shop is looking into carrying OBX products. Wondering if anyone ahs used them and has any opinions. I saw their selection for Scion tC, kinda small right now but it looks promising. They have a catback, header, clutch, LSD, among a few other parts. Wondering if anyone has used any of these products and has any feedback for me. Let me know, thank you!

Well i dont know about there power stuff but their shift knobs are cool! :rofl:

My shop is looking into carrying OBX products. Wondering if anyone ahs used them and has any opinions. I saw their selection for Scion tC, kinda small right now but it looks promising. They have a catback, header, clutch, LSD, among a few other parts. Wondering if anyone has used any of these products and has any feedback for me. Let me know, thank you!

I for one am not a fan of their products at all. The shift knob I bought (aluminum mesh sphere knob) is starting to get lose in the different sections of the knob. The middle ring has just enough play to annoy the hell out of me, and the OBX plate on the top (that looks like it's supposed to be secured by 6 screws is just free spinning and looking like ____e. I also heard that the OBX pedals come off on a regular basis (I don't own them so don't go off of me on this one). I DO recommend carrying TWM parts, however expensive they may be, because they have some serious quality, and their weighted knobs are top notch and go pretty well with their short shifter. Just my two cents.

From everybody I have seen that has used their parts said they are junk. If you notice they have a lot of universal parts which kinda shows something. Also their parts are dirt cheap which means they are most likely low quality, because in the auto world you usually get what you pay for.

From everybody I have seen that has used their parts said they are junk. If you notice they have a lot of universal parts which kinda shows something. Also their parts are dirt cheap which means they are most likely low quality, because in the auto world you usually get what you pay for.

Dirt cheap?! I paid 50 bucks for that piece of ____ shifter! Hehe, luckily I have a weighted TWM knob to go with the TWM shifter.

hmm alrite well im waiting for a price list from them. We are a car electronics shop so its hard getting just performance aprts. OBX carries neons and lights and stuff that we can use so I can spin it off that, but otherwise TWM is probably out of the question. Plus if I carry tC parts I can help out the boards and sell stuff here. Right now were all 12v

Steer clear of OBX. They just make crappy rip offs of everbody elses stuff. Get good reputable brands, and save yourself the headaches of all of the warranties.

Seriously...AVOID!

I had a pair of MOMO pedals, sold at the dealer, which constantly fell apart. They cost me $80, tho.

On the third set, the promised to swap them out with OBX...but they just used the OBX covers, not even the pedals (and didn't tell me...so awesome...).

Anyways, the OBX covers won't even line up correctly. On my set, the clutch cover looks crooked constantly. The dealer is like, "Yeah, weird, huh?". When the covers don't even fit right, that sends a pretty clear message regarding the attention to detail and quality control going on at OBX.

I am going to take these back in. I still got 1K under warranty.

p.s. Best part was when the parts guy at SF Scion told me MOMO is "junk." These are parts that THEY SOLD TO ME.

I have the OBX pedals, them came scratched and had black stuff on them? :eyebrow: But it's shiety quality but it does it the job down. I like the look better than stock.

looks like group consensus is a big no no

looks like group consensus is a big no no

You got that right. They may look nice, but the overall quality is a joke. Their products would just be collecting dust on your shelves. Don't even bother IMHO.

you'll be surprise how many people actually buys them but if you to sell your customers great quality parts then cross out OBX.

Well we try to deal with the high end mostly.

For audio we use alpine annd mb quart, we are considering kenwood to carry a different brand for head units and such. K40 for radar detectors, and were working on getting Passport SR7 and SRX. And our most common car in the shop last month was a bentley gt follow by escelade. So I cant recomend carrying parts that will fall apart or break. Thanks for your help!

p.s. Best part was when the parts guy at SF Scion told me MOMO is "junk." These are parts that THEY SOLD TO ME.

doesn't ferrari use MOMO parts like steering wheels and what not?

Yea momo and sparco are the best interior accessories that work with everything.

Yea momo and sparco are the best interior accessories that work with everything.

that's what i always thought, too. but after my second set of MOMO grand prix's (http://www.imotorgear.com/product.asp?source=&pf%5Fid=21010000P0131&dept%5Fid=2101) started coming apart from daily driving, well I went ahead and adjusted my opinion accordingly.

and i'm purty sure that the pedals they are selling at the scion dealership ain't the same ones going in the ferraris.

turns out everybody's guilty of badge dilution via crap product: mercedes, porsche (the cayenne? oh god) and even MOMO. needless to say, i was/am sadly disappointed with both the aftermarket pedals from MOMO and, subsequently, OBX. both sets I have used/am using suck.

(in MOMO's defense, the airleather shift knob i had from them held up just fine, but it stuck up about 1-2" higher than stock. annoying.)

ive had my dealer relpace my obx mesh shift knob three times and the keep getting loose!!! Its driving me crazy

if you want high end parts i wouldnt recomend OBX, APC or any of the imatation brands. i would go for the momo, razo brands if you are looking for shift knobs and pedals. same with the performance parts. but seriously almost all tuner parts get sent out to be made in china or taiwan.

if you want cheap parts with higher profit margins then go for OBX. out here in cali we have all the brands and obx gets the job done for the average tuner. hardcore racer i would go for better quality parts from reputable companies.

this is my honest opinion and im related to an owner of obx.

My obx knob is ____ing me off the silver paint that is aroung the "screws" on the top is peeliing.

so looking at this thread - steer clear of the OBX mesh gear knob?

so looking at this thread - steer clear of the OBX mesh gear knob?

Yes, it's a total piece of ____. Hell, you can have mine! It's rattling around in the box for my TWM shift knob hehe :P

heheh i guess if it goes bad ill take it back, how long till it broke for you

heheh i guess if it goes bad ill take it back, how long till it broke for you

Probably within the first month of owning it, all gentle city driving. I broke the f_ckin' shift knob before the car was even broken in!

i have the round knobby one w/o the mesh and its still works fine. although ive since changed it to a corolla xrs knob which looks a look cleaner. too bad it shows a 6 speed config on it. i have to put black tape over it whenever someone else has to drive it.

What aobut they turbo kits? They offer full turbo kits and one for a scion tc? We just got the price sheet today and we can start ordering. I am checking out this kit. Anyone interested in it? I can offer some sweet deals. like $2000 shipped to your door!

i have the leather obx thing and pedals. the pedals seem to come off easily, but the knob so far has been fine-appearance wise. the adapter thing that screws into the inside of the knob to fit on the shifter-that thing IS a pos. i'm driving the other day and i notice little chunks of white stuff all over. i'm looking at it like what the hell is that. found a bigger piece on the floor and i realized it was the piece from inside the knob. what a crap bag-i've had the thing for a month.

the only option I got from the factory is the OBX leather shift knob.. boy, was that a mistake. a few days later the crappy plastic threads stripped and the shifter wouldn't stay on. I brought it back to the dealer and they replace it once, but told me since I had a short shifter they will not replace it again. a few days later the same thing happened to the OBX shift knob. right now I have a cheap one I picked up at autozone for about $15, it's really not bad at all.

on a side note, I put on the OBX pedals a few days after I got the tC and I love them. :)

Here's an idea - why don't you guys buy something worth your money instead of ricey crap like pedal covers and shift knobs. :roll:

Here's an idea - why don't you guys buy something worth your money instead of ricey crap like pedal covers and shift knobs. :roll:

Amen to that. Might as well go buy a blinky LED piece of sh!t knob off of EBay and be like every other highschool VTEC punk. :loser:

I am looking thier higher end parts....

ie:

turbo kits
L.S.D.s (they ahve one for the tc)
exhausts
intakes
clutches
flywheels
header
and etc...

I am looking thier higher end parts....

ie:

turbo kits
L.S.D.s (they ahve one for the tc)
exhausts
intakes
clutches
flywheels
header
and etc...
WORD :D

Here's an idea - why don't you guys buy something worth your money instead of ricey crap like pedal covers and shift knobs. :roll:

Amen to that. Might as well go buy a blinky LED piece of sh!t knob off of EBay and be like every other highschool VTEC punk. :loser:

I notice in your sig you got the ground effects added on as an option from the factory.

that is a completely worthless option and costs around $1,000.. what's next a giant $500 spoiler?

a shift knob & pedals cost under $100 combined..

possibily you're the highschool VTEC punk that doesn't know how to spend his money?

Here's an idea - why don't you guys buy something worth your money instead of ricey crap like pedal covers and shift knobs. :roll:

Amen to that. Might as well go buy a blinky LED piece of sh!t knob off of EBay and be like every other highschool VTEC punk. :loser:

I notice in your sig you got the ground effects added on as an option from the factory.

that is a completely worthless option and costs around $1,000.. what's next a giant $500 spoiler?

a shift knob & pedals cost under $100 combined..

possibily you're the highschool VTEC punk that doesn't know how to spend his money?

Obviously he does know how to spend his money because he's got some good performance mods in addition to the ground effects kit. I've got a "ricey" ground effects kit on my car too but I still got more performance gain from my header and intake than you did from your pedal covers and shift knob.

The ground effects kit looks good... it looks like it should actually be on the car stock. Unlike clamp on pedal covers with fake chrome that peels off, or fake carbon fiber shift knobs that look like little anodized cans of soup sticking off your shift boot.

You're right... he did pay $1,000 for a mod, and so did I, but it did make his car look better. You wasted $100 on some crap that made your car look like it was accessorized by a group of Autozone tuners. What's your point?

Obviously he does know how to spend his money because he's got some good performance mods in addition to the ground effects kit. I've got a "ricey" ground effects kit on my car too but I still got more performance gain from my header and intake than you did from your pedal covers and shift knob.

The ground effects kit looks good... it looks like it should actually be on the car stock. Unlike clamp on pedal covers with fake chrome that peels off, or fake carbon fiber shift knobs that look like little anodized cans of soup sticking off your shift boot.

You're right... he did pay $1,000 for a mod, and so did I, but it did make his car look better. You wasted $100 on some crap that made your car look like it was accessorized by a group of Autozone tuners. What's your point?

why did you spend $1,000 on ground effects if you're looking for performance? the ground effects are just going to slow you down from the extra weight.

or you could of actually done something that would of made it faster (not slower) for that $1,000.

let me guess, what's next a carbon fiber hood so you can save 13lbs?

the stock pedals on the tC made a really annoying squeaking sound whenever my shoes were a little bit wet.. with the OBX pedals there isn't that annoying sound anymore and they look great. way better then the stock plain pedals.

the shift was a mistake, but I didn't know the quality of the product was that bad. (that's the only option I ordered from the factory)

..but I still got more performance gain from my header and intake than you did from your pedal covers and shift knob.

btw, i already have a the TWM short shifter, header, & K&N CAI.