Accolade
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They actually closed there United States store and are operating from there main warehouse in Sir Lanka . The reason i know is because i just bought a grill from there 2 months ago .
Here is the Email to the person in charge .
dimantha@body-kit.com
Here is the Email to the person in charge .
dimantha@body-kit.com
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dave posted this around 1:20pm on sclc..
"I have also decided to follow Ralliart's example.
http://www.accoladesportparts.com/
Basically i'm still in business and doing well here locally but i'm also balancing work and school and moving into other things.. Contact me for discounted parts for local pickup and I can hook you guys up for in-stock items"
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and this posted on http://www.accoladesportparts.com/
"///Welcome to Accolade USA
BODY-KIT.COM & ACCOLADESPORTPARTS.COM
March 20th 2010
Dear aftermarket community,
Accolade USA Scale Down of Business Activities
Accolade appreciates your patronage and interest in our company over the years.
Since 1997 Accolade has specialized in the manufacturing and design of restyling parts such as body kits, hoods and spoilers. Over the years we have been very successful in the manufacturing of parts for the Mitsubishi, Subaru and Mazda markets. However, due to abrupt changes to the global economy since the end of 2007, the aftermarket industry has faced one of its hardest challenges. Many well-known companies such as Trust Co. LTD GReddy Japan have declared bankruptcy. Others such as Ralliart Inc. (LINK) have opted to scale back and phase out many of its operations. Accolade faced with the same challenges has opted for the latter.
Beginning March 31st, 2010 formal USA operations will draw down as we settle preexisting orders and scale back operations. Accolade USA operations will continue to operate for an indefinite amount of time and will maintain a warehouse and logistics facility until April 2011. At the end of this time period we will reassess whether the aftermarket industry can support our activities. In the interim orders for in-stock items at our California warehouse can still be placed with our company and these orders will deliver in a timely manner. Orders for items not in stock in the USA can be placed overseas with the factory. So please do check to see if an item is in-stock in the USA before ordering from Accolade Asia. As in-stock orders will arrive on average within 2-3 weeks and are fully supported with USA staff.
I feel personally privileged to have served the interests of the community since 2002. Over the years our USA employees were able to send and receive orders and offer a high degree of service. But ultimately we were dependent on our manufacturing end to meet its obligations and deliver accordingly. Given the poor economic environment Accolade USA only imports small quantities to satisfy past orders, this has lead to serious delays. We apologize for these delays and we have taken the appropriate measures to reconcile those issues. Effective immediately Accolade USA has withdrawn support from various online communities. We have made this difficult decision because of declining forum participation but also as apart of our scale back efforts. Presently, many of the online forums that we supported since almost a decade ago no longer have their original founders and have been consolidated by two major corporate entities (AutoForums & Vertical Scope Inc). As a result a fair degree of enthusiasm and direction has been lost on a number of main forums in addition to an overall decline in membership for a multitude of reasons. Consequently, it serves our interests to return to grassroots advertising.
On behalf of Accolade and all of its subsidiaries I would like to express my sincere thanks for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience and we encourage you to check with us for in-stock items that are now being sold at discounted rates.
For more details please email sales@accoladesportparts.com
Sincerely,
Dave @ Accolade
"
dave posted this around 1:20pm on sclc..
"I have also decided to follow Ralliart's example.
http://www.accoladesportparts.com/
Basically i'm still in business and doing well here locally but i'm also balancing work and school and moving into other things.. Contact me for discounted parts for local pickup and I can hook you guys up for in-stock items"
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and this posted on http://www.accoladesportparts.com/
"///Welcome to Accolade USA
BODY-KIT.COM & ACCOLADESPORTPARTS.COM
March 20th 2010
Dear aftermarket community,
Accolade USA Scale Down of Business Activities
Accolade appreciates your patronage and interest in our company over the years.
Since 1997 Accolade has specialized in the manufacturing and design of restyling parts such as body kits, hoods and spoilers. Over the years we have been very successful in the manufacturing of parts for the Mitsubishi, Subaru and Mazda markets. However, due to abrupt changes to the global economy since the end of 2007, the aftermarket industry has faced one of its hardest challenges. Many well-known companies such as Trust Co. LTD GReddy Japan have declared bankruptcy. Others such as Ralliart Inc. (LINK) have opted to scale back and phase out many of its operations. Accolade faced with the same challenges has opted for the latter.
Beginning March 31st, 2010 formal USA operations will draw down as we settle preexisting orders and scale back operations. Accolade USA operations will continue to operate for an indefinite amount of time and will maintain a warehouse and logistics facility until April 2011. At the end of this time period we will reassess whether the aftermarket industry can support our activities. In the interim orders for in-stock items at our California warehouse can still be placed with our company and these orders will deliver in a timely manner. Orders for items not in stock in the USA can be placed overseas with the factory. So please do check to see if an item is in-stock in the USA before ordering from Accolade Asia. As in-stock orders will arrive on average within 2-3 weeks and are fully supported with USA staff.
I feel personally privileged to have served the interests of the community since 2002. Over the years our USA employees were able to send and receive orders and offer a high degree of service. But ultimately we were dependent on our manufacturing end to meet its obligations and deliver accordingly. Given the poor economic environment Accolade USA only imports small quantities to satisfy past orders, this has lead to serious delays. We apologize for these delays and we have taken the appropriate measures to reconcile those issues. Effective immediately Accolade USA has withdrawn support from various online communities. We have made this difficult decision because of declining forum participation but also as apart of our scale back efforts. Presently, many of the online forums that we supported since almost a decade ago no longer have their original founders and have been consolidated by two major corporate entities (AutoForums & Vertical Scope Inc). As a result a fair degree of enthusiasm and direction has been lost on a number of main forums in addition to an overall decline in membership for a multitude of reasons. Consequently, it serves our interests to return to grassroots advertising.
On behalf of Accolade and all of its subsidiaries I would like to express my sincere thanks for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience and we encourage you to check with us for in-stock items that are now being sold at discounted rates.
For more details please email sales@accoladesportparts.com
Sincerely,
Dave @ Accolade
"
Last edited by OZR_Lancer; Mar 20, 2010 at 03:11 PM.
he posted this in a thread i made for ralliart's discussion, not to long ago.. around 3:42pm
"You can post the link to accoladesportparts there ( ie evom ).. but I cant respond to them on EvoM because they ban your accounts if you dont sponsor them"
"You can post the link to accoladesportparts there ( ie evom ).. but I cant respond to them on EvoM because they ban your accounts if you dont sponsor them"
Last edited by OZR_Lancer; Mar 20, 2010 at 03:55 PM.
he did reply but i think him and accolade are 2 differnt parts now. i mean i think he still works for accolade but under what he has. i was looking for just the front bumper and hood for an evo 7 kit for my 03 lancer and it seens as if hes just selling full kits now. im not totally sure whats up tho.
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I got a message from dave last night. He told me he doesn't carry the 08+ Lancer Body kit anymore and then i asked him about the shipping process, after that he did not reply. Weird.
