Best to ask in customer service section They should be as i understand all furniture with a foam filling sold in this country should conform to BS5852 i.e. flame retardant ?
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Best to ask in customer service section They should be as i understand all furniture with a foam filling sold in this country should conform to BS5852 i.e. flame retardant ?
Thanks Chippy. I will do just that.
So my so called "Replacement" came today, Yeah so I thought, Looks like OCUK has robbed a skip full of these, Full refund now I am so done with these garbage chairs, Bear in mind this is a £253 chair including delivery..... Yeah Looks like I am going for a DX Racer.
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There certainly seems to be a lack of quality control on these ex-factory - obviously an inferior product range given the number and nature of the defects concerned. For the price - you'd be much better off buying somehting that may not look so "cool" but that is actually well made from quality materials unlike these cheap and nasty vinyl jobbies with rubbish plastic components and wobbly arms.
This is really putting me off.
I feel sorry for OCUK who probably bought a large shipment from what appears to be a new line of chairs, on the understanding they would be as good as the other major eSport brands.
If I was OCUK I would cut my losses and send them all back to China before they do further damage to the excellent reputation they have built over the years.
I feel sorry for OCUK who probably bought a large shipment from what appears to be a new line of chairs, on the understanding they would be as good as the other major eSport brands.
If I was OCUK I would cut my losses and send them all back to China before they do further damage to the excellent reputation they have built over the years.
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I had a look at the DX Racer site, lots of choices and they do cost a good few bob but would expect quality to be second to none as all these other "knocks off" outfits are trying to cash in on them.
Peeps says OCUK are in talks with DX. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=26992677#post26992677
Peeps says OCUK are in talks with DX. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=26992677#post26992677
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That's a shame. I guess it is because they seem to have a Direct Sales model in the UK/EU
You could do what the Maxnomic guys did. They used to sell DX and now they have sourced their own chairs with their own brand. Not sure how they compare to DX though but I guess they knew what to spec as they were selling DX for a while before. Poor choice of brand name though !
You could do what the Maxnomic guys did. They used to sell DX and now they have sourced their own chairs with their own brand. Not sure how they compare to DX though but I guess they knew what to spec as they were selling DX for a while before. Poor choice of brand name though !
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I think the AKracing chairs look better than the DX racers, this is why I chose AK in the end. Obviously it's been a bit of a bad turn of events with these models. I think in time it will get sorted though, these early batches obviously are a learning curve for all.
Bailey has found some screws that I am missing and I should receive them tomorrow. The little bit of flaking on the headrest bothers me and the movement on the right armrest does too but not enough for me to RMA. However for the price these issue's shouldn't exist.
Bailey has found some screws that I am missing and I should receive them tomorrow. The little bit of flaking on the headrest bothers me and the movement on the right armrest does too but not enough for me to RMA. However for the price these issue's shouldn't exist.
If I lived that close I would do the same, and inspect it in shop.
Took about 15 minutes to put together a little longer than normal had problems aligning two of the screws but an extra set of hands helped, no scratches or issues that I can tell, also worth noting I am on the large side 20 stone and this seat is handling me fine.
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It's a shame OCUK can't arrange something with DX Racer. I did ask about this myself some time ago and was told that it was unlikely to happen.
I have the DX Racer M-Series which I bought after cancelling my pre-order for one of the AK Racing chairs. After seeing the issues others had I decided not to buy the AK. The DX Racer M-series is really great, not one single problem with it and I've had it for about a month now. It's very comfortable, looks great, all the parts are well made and the stitching and material is great quality and done right.
Anyone considering buying one, I think can be confident they will get what they pay for. They were great to deal with by email and delivery was very quick once stock was available. It took 4 days to get to me from Poland. You might have to wait a while until they get more stock but the ETA they had on their website when I bought mine was the exact date they got the stock and they shipped out to me the same day.
You have to inspect it before signing for it when delivered and if there are any defects at all you have to sign as faulty/damaged etc and they will replace it or at least replace parts that are defective. The box they come in is strong triple wall cardboard and they are well packed inside too. Took me less than 10 minutes to put mine together on my own and everything fitted together perfectly.
I have the DX Racer M-Series which I bought after cancelling my pre-order for one of the AK Racing chairs. After seeing the issues others had I decided not to buy the AK. The DX Racer M-series is really great, not one single problem with it and I've had it for about a month now. It's very comfortable, looks great, all the parts are well made and the stitching and material is great quality and done right.
Anyone considering buying one, I think can be confident they will get what they pay for. They were great to deal with by email and delivery was very quick once stock was available. It took 4 days to get to me from Poland. You might have to wait a while until they get more stock but the ETA they had on their website when I bought mine was the exact date they got the stock and they shipped out to me the same day.
You have to inspect it before signing for it when delivered and if there are any defects at all you have to sign as faulty/damaged etc and they will replace it or at least replace parts that are defective. The box they come in is strong triple wall cardboard and they are well packed inside too. Took me less than 10 minutes to put mine together on my own and everything fitted together perfectly.
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What are your overall impression?? thinking about ordering one of these and I'm a similar size? ... still sceptical after reading through this post
