DUDE finally someone I can relate to!!! I have these exact problems when getting work done ALL OF THE TIME! I HATE HATE HATE the attitude/carelessness of alot of these "custom shop" scum douchers...Seriously, I hate to say it and even feel like a ****** saying it and not trying to stereotype this custom mechanic (or any mechanic) scene but I've found it to be true ALOT of the time. You take the truck in to have something done they say they can do and quote you on. Then halfway through can't turn back he realizes all this **** that he didn't even know (even though he said he did and that he could do it) and so then the price DOUBLES and alot of times you pay them to do something that in turn just creates more problems...Like yesterday had to get a section of exhaust (cat convert section on true duals) re welded and raised above new cross member....Went to THREE exhaust shops that all tried to BS me or just flat out ignored me. #1 tried to make it seem like rocket science and that it would cost hundreds just to weld my cats back on...Dude, how the **** you gonna tell me it'll take 4 hours to weld my cats on when it took 1 hr to do the whole exhaust system. Shop #2 just flat out acted like I wasn't there. The "exhaust technician" redneck low life sack of ***** were just sitting around on bar stools. Everytime I tried to make eye contact or talk to someone they'd walk off...This went on for 30 minutes when I said **** it and went to shop #3 who tried to give me the same line as #1...Then I came back in town to my orig shop and they did it in 30 mins but now I have a huge exhaust leak and the welds on my exhaust are a joke. A black deaf guy did it all. The price was good but the quality of work was no better than what I would do, and I've never welded in my life.
Sorry for the rant but I swear guys moral of the story, you want your baby done right? DO IT YOURSELF! This is one thing I've found has endless truth. Don't think because you're paying a hefty $5000 price tag for custom work, that that means they will treat your truck any better than a piece of garbage. This is why I yearn so bad for the knowledge to do custom metal/electrical/motor/paint work!! You notice the truely MINT custom rides are the guys who do all their own work. Pay the typical scumbags to do it and you get scum quality. Sorry again for rambling but I'm fresh out of being sort of F'd over yesterday (***** really would be the better term) so I wanted to make my point on this.
A perfect example is DRAGGIN95, that guy has the sickest lowered truck and that's not even my thing. Everything on it I can gaurantee is done right. He's always on here helping people, very knowledgable, and always in good mood because he does everyting right and doesn't have to rely on some retard and isn't pissed like me
but really though, I think it just goes to show the reality of everything I say.