Just got my wing kit and can't stop smiling....haven't even pulled a rivet yet. Hahaha.
I made it to Van's and picked up the Powerplant, Wing, and Fuse Kits, and brought them to their new home. I spent almost two hours loading, making sure things would ride well and not beat each other up.
The spars and a couple of other longer parts went up top on the roof rack. It appears that everything made it back in as good of shape as when loaded.
Now the fun begins!
Does anybody have dimensions of the crate the engine kit and the finish kit come in? I’m trying to make sure I have room in the garage before they arrive in the next month or two.
I did get an email the other day saying my Garmin Avionics kit , ordered in February, changed to “part being produced”.
What does that mean exactly?
Not much. That was an internal change on the website to more accurately denote the status of a kit that's entirely outsourced. It means it's in Stein's queue to be done.
Van’s also asked for the finish kit balance today (two days after the start of its crating estimate), so that should crate shortly too.
You're really steaming through the kits! Do you have a build log?
Waiting on that same finish kit...still assigned to crating - anyone else get theirs shipped yet? Ordered 7/7/21.
My finish kit was ordered around 8/20/21; estimated crating dates at the end were 7/18/22-8/8/22. Paid balance when they requested it on 7/20/22. Picked up at will call on 8/4/22; brake master cylinders, engine mount standoff, lower firewall, and a couple other minor things were backordered.
Interesting....not a peep on shipping...Called Vans to see when the finish kits are shipping...they told me they're waiting on parts - like canopy. Guess they're not filling orders in order received...I ordered mine early July '21. 13.5 months waiting....less than thrilled.
Hey, that ain’t right…not at all. You’ve paid it in full? Dang.
Hey, that ain’t right…not at all. You’ve paid it in full? Dang.
Vans updated my kit status today for my finish kit that had been assigned to crating dates July - August 8. Now it is showing October 4 - October 18 as assigned to crating date. Have not received any other communication from Vans.
My Finish Kit order has also been pushed back to a posted crating date of Oct 4 to 18, 2022. Order was placed on 5-19-21. Final payment requested and paid on 7-20-22. I contacted Van's after receiving the latest notice and was told they were "...having a problem getting canopy frames in". An Oct. crating date will put me at 20 months! Not to mention that Van's is sitting on full payments for products they cannot deliver. I would suggest Van's do what they have done in the past... If they are waiting on a few parts, go ahead and ship what they have of the kits so we builders are not sitting idle for months. And then, they should absorb the costs of shipping the back-orders. These constant delays are not doing Van's 'word of mouth' advertising any good!Vans updated my kit status today for my finish kit that had been assigned to crating dates July - August 8. Now it is showing October 4 - October 18 as assigned to crating date. Have not received any other communication from Vans. That will put me out to 19 months from order date.