But maybe forty-eight days doesn't seem that long to you.  Fair enough.  

In fact, I planned for you to say that.  But you're wrong.

Want proof?  Well, here's the timeframe breakdown, complete with more iron-clad facts than a Donald Trump tweet:

(For the purpose of complete objectivity, I'll refer to myself as the "owner" from here on.)

• April 28, 2017 
  Owner removes part from vehicle.
  
  
• May 1, 2017
  Owner packages part.  Ships to Eibach.
  
  
• May 5, 2017 
  Eibach receives part.  
  Owner realizes part no longer in vehicle.  
  Vehicle no longer drivable.  
  Vehicle on jackstands. 
  Owner experiences deep depression.  (Actual footage below.)
  
  
  

• May 6, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  

• May 7, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 8, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 9, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 10, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 11, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 12, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 13, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 14, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  


• May 15, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 16, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 17, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 18, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 19, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 20, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 21, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 22, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 23, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 24, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
   
  



• May 25, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 26, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 27, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 28, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  



• May 29, 2017 - Owner experiences deep depression. (Actual footage below.)
  
  




(Tired of scrolling?  See. It was a long time!)




• May 30, 2017
  Owner informed Eibach warranty honored.   Eibach part shipped.
  Owner dances and rejoices like merry peasant.  
  
  




• June 1, 2017
  
  5:00 am 
  Owner takes day off from work.
  Part scheduled to arrive.  
  Owner dances and rejoices like merry peasant.
  
  


5:01 am
Fed Ex alerts owner that part will now arrive June 2nd due to shipping delay.  
Owner believes Fed Ex should be reserved special corner in hell.



5:02 am 
Owner calls Fed Ex corporate.  
Asks where part can be delivered for June 1st.  
Fed Ex informs owner: "nothing they can do."  
Owner believes Fed Ex should be reserved special corner in hell.




5:03 am
Owner spends 3 hours working way up Fed Ex corporate phone chain.




10:00 am
Owner posts diatribe on Facebook.  Subject? How Fed Ex should be reserved special corner in hell.




10:01 am
Owner informed that package will be held in sorting facility for pickup June 1st!  
Owner dances and rejoices like merry peasant.




3:02 pm
Owner arrives at sorting facility.  
Owner experiences deep anxiety at site of guard shack.  
Owner proceeds through enormous, intimidating metal detector.

Metal detector guarded by black-ops Marines.



3:03 pm
Owner out of guard shack.  
Owner experiences deep relief.





3:04 pm
Package procured.
Owner in relative disbelief.  

• June 3, 2017 5:00 pm
  
  Part reinstalled in vehicle by owner.  
  Owner rejoices.  
  Dances like a merry peasant.  
  
  
  


6:00 pm
Owner drives car like stolen.  (Actual footage below.)
 

(Also, that Fed Ex driver was fine.  In case you were wondering.)

Iron-Clad Facts.  Indisputable Evidence.

I'm glad I stuck it out.

The Eibach Pro-Street S coilover kit continues to impress me.  I am very grateful to Eibach for coming through for me and honoring their warranty.  

Even if it did feel like an eternity before I got my part back.

Faulty Vendor?  Faulty Owner?

When you get down to it, although it was frustrating to wait, I don't think the time delay was entirely Eibach's fault.

Some of the blame is squarely on me.  Why, you ask?

Well, one definite knock against me is that I did not take pictures of the part after it failed.  While I can't be too hard on myself given the circumstances - after all, the suspension fix happened around midnight on Easter morning - this is a definite knock against me.  

I would say, "maybe next time" -  but, of course, who wishes for this to happen again?

Lesson Learned

So here’s my advice to all of you out there:  

When a part fails, if there is even a remote chance of it being warrantied, take a picture of it.  You'll be glad you did.

There will probably be much less back and forth with the vendor.  Who wants to send 19 emails back and forth?

Back on the Road

At the end of the day, my car is back together.  

And for that, well .. there's just one way to describe the feeling:



(Sorry.)

Bonus!

Perhaps some of my giddiness surrounding the car being fixed was also because of the new set of rims that I acquired thanks to Dream Machine Video Series' Don Ford.  

Since he moved his 2002 Mustang GT convertible to 18 inch rims and staggered stance tires, his trusty 17 inch Torque Thrust IIs needed a new home.

I was happy to oblige and provided one.

It's hard to go wrong with Torque Thrust IIs.  They just look so fantastic:


Sorry about the bird dirt though.  Car was bombed while it was sitting at the alignment shop.

Oh well.  

Could be worse though ...

Next Up?

Superfluous amounts of animated gifs in blog posts, probably.  

Then subframe connectors.  Stay tuned.