Tigerz11 side awning thoughts.....

Ok guys,
I've been keen to put a side awning on my GQ. I already have a Supa Peg one for the back which is really good for cooking out if the back when the weather is rubbish.
My preference has always been to buy Australian made but I see Tigerz11 have a ridiculous price of $159 at the moment for a 2.5m one that is almost too good to pass up.
Typically I wouldn't touch their stuff with a 40ft pole but that price is almost too good.
What are everyone's thoughts?
As some Pimmie bloke once wrote: "To buy or not to buy? That is the question...."
Cheers,
Drew

Dont bother..... I bought a more expensive one but still a cheapy and it snapped 2 polls the first time I used it...... now trying to get my money back.

I have now vowed to not by any more on this cheap crap... I would rather buy it once!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Drew. Whilst I get value for money, I have heard so many poor things about them that I would skip it. Invariably what will happen is you will buy it and then spend good money after bad to repair it, or worse, you will bin it and then be out of pocket anyways. More and more in 4wd land the old adage seems to be true - "you get what you pay for".

Just my 2 cents, however I have very rarely regretted spending a bit more coin for reliable and quality goods than poor but cheap goods. Every know and then something is truly value for money (just see the Aldi thread as an example), however unless someone else x 5 has a good experience I am usually pretty reticent to touch "cheap" products.

One of my mates has a Roosystems awning that he bought from the melb 4x4show and we've had it up a few times now in pretty strong winds, although with prior experience if shade shelters flying through the air on the Murray, we tie things down really well now, so that could contribute to the awning withstanding the winds we had.. All in all I was pleased with the product and would consider it. We used double rope spring tie downs for the awning. Preparation is everything.


Never argue with an idiot, cos he'll bring you down to his level, then beat you with experience. Y2K

Thanks guys,
I too am from the school of buy it once and buy it right, that's why I was so torn, pardon the pun :-)
I'm thinking I might leave it alone and save my pennies for a good, locally made one.
Cheers,
Andrew.

On this subject I am trying to get my money back through an ebay vendor but they are ignoring my messages.
The add states the warranty guidelines but they are not even replying... what should I do!!!

No more cheap chinese shit for me!!!!

I also thought $159 was too good to pass up, I bought a Tigerz11 from the Melbourne show... So far - so good! I believe they've changed one of the pieces from plastic to aluminium as they were breaking.

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Originally Posted by Bloodyaussie

The add states the warranty guidelines but they are not even replying... what should I do!!!

No more cheap chinese shit for me!!!!

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You can actually ring eBay these days to talk to someone and ask what your options are....worked for me most times.
You'll find the number eventually...lol Go to customer support and buyer/item not as described/call us then you get a password to call them

Good luck with it mate

Thanks Kris, I have not had much luck with those ebay pricks. I lost a case decision even though on the same day of the ruling was made the seller admitted fault then I get a message from ebay saying sorry we have reviewed your case and must rule against you??????????

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On this subject I am trying to get my money back through an ebay vendor but they are ignoring my messages.
The add states the warranty guidelines but they are not even replying... what should I do!!!

No more cheap chinese shit for me!!!!

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If you paid thru paypal, you can log a complaint thru paypal and the buyer has to come to an agreement with you or you get your money back. If you paid thru bank deposit, you can go thru ebay but really other than them(ebay) sending him(seller) a nasty email, you have done your $$$$

IMO I'd be steering clear of that brand, save your money they don't cost a fortune, look at what all the other 4x4 are fitting.
Personally I have a 2.5 TJM fitted, cant fault it but I'm a bit biased, didn't cost an arm or a leg . Read what "lorrieandjas" say
goes for more than just awnings. these products have to be able to withstand the rigours of the Aussie Outback short and sweet.
If it cant cut the mustard don't buy it. A lot of my products I was able to give to Club members to try on their trips around Oz, across the Simmo or up
the Cape. If I didn't get it back I know it failed and re designed it ,more over engineered would be the term, but it needs to last more than one trip to be a winner
of product of the year. Do your homework too many threads here saying I spent 2 cents on this and it broke Doh. Even talk to people at the supermarket ppl are only too glad to share with you what worked ,what didn't or should've brought this, you'll be surprised try it, goes for everyone also.

I'll probably put my hand a bit deeper into my pocket and go either the SupaPeg to match my rear one or get the Rhino Sunseeker.
I've read enough now on the forum to reinforce my own general belief of getting what you pay for. Most expensive is not always best though.....I generally like the middle road.
Cheers,
Drew.

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I'll probably put my hand a bit deeper into my pocket and go either the SupaPeg to match my rear one or get the Rhino Sunseeker.
I've read enough now on the forum to reinforce my own general belief of getting what you pay for. Most expensive is not always best though.....I generally like the middle road.
Cheers,
Drew.

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Ya sure you dont want my shitty broken one instead, only used once... hold on... no I did not even use it once!!!!!

Don't buy anything Tigerz. Period.

^Their winches are alright.

BloodyAussie is just jealous of my ubertarp, he sabotaged his awning so I'd make him one:-p

Eh!!! I have been thinking about a TJM winch??

Kept buying those cheap canvas type seat covers but today got myself the R.M Williams covers and they are worth the dollars.... really impressed with them for the price.

I really am trying to no longer buy all this crap.

How much cost dude?

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How much cost dude?

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They were $199 but I got them down to $155.

I know they are not top of the line but compared to the $60 ones I go through these are a big step up.

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Originally Posted by Bloodyaussie

On this subject I am trying to get my money back through an ebay vendor but they are ignoring my messages.
The add states the warranty guidelines but they are not even replying... what should I do!!!

No more cheap chinese shit for me!!!!

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Without hi jacking this thread.

Hey ba I had the same prob with my egt and boost gauge bought them off flea bay and not even 6mnths later the led's stopped working, I sent at least 10 msg's to the seller and they just ignored them, I complained to eBay and they told me I should have tried to sort it out with the seller, as if I didn't even attempt to.

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Without hi jacking this thread.

Hey ba I had the same prob with my egt and boost gauge bought them off flea bay and not even 6mnths later the led's stopped working, I sent at least 10 msg's to the seller and they just ignored them, I complained to eBay and they told me I should have tried to sort it out with the seller, as if I didn't even attempt to.

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Just got direct contact information for the seller so now I have to ring them directly and if they dont play ball I will then go the next bloody step.

Hi BA - a bit of a pain but worth doing. Not siding with Ebay but with all the litigious lawyers out there I can see why its hard.

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Originally Posted by Bloodyaussie

On this subject I am trying to get my money back through an ebay vendor but they are ignoring my messages.
The add states the warranty guidelines but they are not even replying... what should I do!!!

No more cheap chinese shit for me!!!!

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Report them to Ebay mate.

that'll get their attention. and keep every email and message you send/recieve.

Hi drew, I got an austent Foxwing awning, I know they are fairly dear but they cover the side and across the back, and you can put it up in a couple of mins,
you can even get l/h or r/h mount and the material is oil skin with zips on the out side so you can put side curtains on as well.

Im having a bit of a giggle over this.
I was the guy that went to them and showed them how shitty their product was when the hinge points snapped off.
2 More broke in front of them.
They then copied the ally hinge i made.
700 were made off shore to cover the awnings they had already sold.
I have just had the roof rack i got off them re coated, all of their powder coat fell off. Rust underneath their powder coat.
My roof top tent leaks water when its folded up.
I cut the roof rack apart and alined the brackets, they were 5mm out on each side.
The Troll has just had the roof welded and painted after it ripped through the seams from stress caused by the roof rack.
Please ask me what i think of their imported rubbish.
If you buy from these people, then dont sook when it all hits the fan.
Because it will.
You have been warned.
Pay more money, get quality 4x4 gear.
I learnt the hard way, because i didnt know any better at the time.
Good luck to any one that uses their product cause ya gunna need it.

so which quality brand is know for reliable stuff ?

If i had known that answer when i got the patrol i would be thousands better off.
And i mean that, thousands.
These folks will have a better idea than i will.
Just on ebay, i pay with paypal where ever possible.
When ever i have had a problem i ring them and put in place an advanced claim.
To date after spending heaps on ebay and other places, paypal has never let me down. Wish i had used it when i got the above stuff.
A shifty deal done from the ware house out side ebay so no paypal.
I have had money returned, product changed over. Yo name it paypal has fixed it straight away.
They freze the funds, and have the power to retract the funds if you have a problem with the product.
But there is a time frame that you must act within.
Cant speak highly enough on paypals behalf.

The easy way is to wait a bit longer when you have a bit more money or do what a number of members on here have done including my good mate who loves to rub it in and make your own for about $80 if you use a really good tarp as that is where most of the expense goes.

Very simple design and not that hard to do.

Dont be sucked in by this Chinese crap no matter how good it looks in the photos and what the advertising says ..... it will fall apart, fade, rust, snap, and piss you off in the short term not the long!!!!!

I haven't had a chance to look into awnings yet..mainly as I don't have a roof racks yet but my old man is a Sail maker and has the full industrial sewing machines so could easily make some of these up I reckon. If someone has a design or a sketch with measurements I could get him to knock up some prototypes at a lot better price depending on what material people want.

Mark

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I haven't had a chance to look into awnings yet..mainly as I don't have a roof racks yet but my old man is a Sail maker and has the full industrial sewing machines so could easily make some of these up I reckon. If someone has a design or a sketch with measurements I could get him to knock up some prototypes at a lot better price depending on what material people want.

Mark

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If you are not in any great rush just turn up to some meet ups and see what people are using first hand.. Roothy's set up is pretty good for a home made job and works well..

Tigerz is 100% rubbish. I bought one fr myself for the pure fact that it was cheap and if it got damaged on the tracks I wouldn't be bothered. Problem is I haven't been on any tracks yet and it still broke near the hinges. Poles would not stay up right. Call Tigerz and got a ear full. I started of being very nice the owner started off like the f** grubby P*** he looks like on the Dvd's. I'm not the only one the owner has abused for asking to fix his product only after purchase.

I went to BCF and bought some news hinges and internal pole locks. Works ok now,Still rubbish though.
A lot of stuff comes out of china, but there is Chinese gear and there's is Really bad Chinese gear.

Look at it this way. If you had people ringing you all day every day complaining about the crap they just sold you.
You would have to be an unhappy person.
I hope the animal cant sleep at night, thats how i feel about that company.
The only way to fix rip offs like this lot is to be sure all other users know what they are getting into.
The product is rubbish and i defy any one to prove me wrong.
I have the pics of everything that was wrong, they dont lie.
I also defy any one to put up one of their awnings in the wind on their own with out being hurt.
Its not possible. Worst still one of the support legs break off at the hinge point. Then what?
I have that proof also. Thats why they made ally hinges to replace the plastic.
Give this lot a wide berth.

No good can come from buying any Tigerz product sorry all you'll get is a whole lot of pain

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Originally Posted by threedogs

No good can come from buying any Tigerz product sorry all you'll get is a whole lot of pain

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It's what it seems like from all the feed back. But some also get lucky and get good service and a good products, that's rare but does happen. There is a market for cheap 4x4 accessories and they know it. Profit before products.


Never argue with an idiot, cos he'll bring you down to his level, then beat you with experience.