Hendrik Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Impreza , 1993 , 1.8L , auto , awd . Found two suppliers willing to send two front axles to Brazil. One is MWE , RECONDITIONED ones , price $95/p The other is brand "ARC" , NEW , price $60/p The price difference is not important , I have to pay anyway the freight and customs charges , wich together will amount to about $250...... What is your experience with those two brands ? Thanks for any input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmm001 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Do a search on MWE axles on here. Many posters on this board say they're the only way to go. I can't speak from personal experience, but there are a lot of people here that know a lot more than me and have a lot of experience with them firsthand so I'd trust them! Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 One of the reasons (other than quality ) that MWE is recommended is that MWE is not a "faceless corporation" to the USMB members. It is a relatively small company in Colorado (USA) that AFAIK specializes in Subaru axles. Their reputation with us depends on the quality of their product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Mark Williams Enterprises is involved in a bit more than rebuilding Subaru axles. See http://www.markwilliams.com/ . From CCR: http://www.ccrengines.com/mwe/index.html EDIT: Apparently there are two "MWE" companies doing axle work in Colorado, and the link above is not to the correct one. See post #8 below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 MWE is a 100% sure bet, anything else is a risk for problems. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenTBK Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 http://www.cvaxles.com ^^ Thats who I, and many other members in the old gen forum use. Check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 MWE all the way. there is no way i'd go through ordering any after market axles...i don't, even IN THE STATES it's a waste of time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccrinc Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Mark Williams Enterprises is involved in a bit more than rebuilding Subaru axles. See http://www.markwilliams.com/ . From CCR: http://www.ccrengines.com/mwe/index.html MWE Axles is NOT Mark Williams Enterprises. It is Marshall Wolf Enterprises. They are in no way related. Never heard of Mark Williams until this. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 MWE Axles is NOT Mark Williams Enterprises. It is Marshall Wolf Enterprises. They are in no way related. Never heard of Mark Williams until this. Emily http://www.ccrengines.com Ooops, very sorry about that, Emily. I've seen the reference made on another board before, and nobody questioned it. I'm glad you've corrected my error. (It's quite a coincidence that there are two "MWE" axle builders in Colorado, however.) I'll edit my post above to reflect this information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2X2KOB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Just another thumbs up for the Marshall Wolf (MWE) reman axles - nothing but good experiences with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Just another thumbs up for the Marshall Wolf (MWE) reman axles - nothing but good experiences with them. I received a quote from Marhall Wolf , guess it will be my favourite. thanks for all your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J A Blazer Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 MWE for me too. But do the math before you go to the trouble of sending your old axles back to him simply to recover your core charge. Cost of shipping will probably exceed the credit you will get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 MWE all the way. there is no way i'd go through ordering any after market axles...i don't, even IN THE STATES it's a waste of time!! The products can be fantastic , the customer relations is not. One week ago I was promised to send me all details for shipping . final price etc. 3 repeat messages and two phonecalls later , stil nothing.... So I do not know how to order yet , most cumbersome is the total silence , only an semi-automatic receipt of one of my mails was received. Is MWE stil in bussiness ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDave Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 The products can be fantastic , the customer relations is not.One week ago I was promised to send me all details for shipping . final price etc. 3 repeat messages and two phonecalls later , stil nothing.... So I do not know how to order yet , most cumbersome is the total silence , only an semi-automatic receipt of one of my mails was received. Is MWE stil in bussiness ? Is he mailing or emailing the info? Are you in Holland or Brazil? If it's by postal mail, a week is the minimum time frame for the info to arrive to either country. If you two are emailing, it's possible the emails are being blocked by spam filters, particularly if the emails are coming from Brazil. It's also possible they are on vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Is he mailing or emailing the info? Are you in Holland or Brazil? If it's by postal mail, a week is the minimum time frame for the info to arrive to either country. If you two are emailing, it's possible the emails are being blocked by spam filters, particularly if the emails are coming from Brazil. It's also possible they are on vacation. 10 days ago I still had 2 or 3 contacts in a timeframe of 2 days. All by mail , nothing was blocked (from/to Brazil) Promised was the info for monday , this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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