Some good news and some bad news

[JBR]

Well the past 2 and half years have been a blast and I've enjoyed every minute of designing and manufacturing parts for the MAZDASPEED platform. Our business has grown significantly over the past year and with that come some challenges. You'll notice I'm using more words like "Our" and "We"; that's because it's no longer just me. I have my wife working full time and two great guys working part time to keep up. I simply can't do it all alone anymore. Meeting demand and maintaining quality requires people; good people. These people need to be paid, Uncle Sam needs to be paid, along with insurance, equipment, shop costs and all the other little things that go along with running a business.

The bad news....
I share all this with you because for the last two years we've absorbed all the increases in material costs, labor costs, shipping costs, and rising insurance costs. So now we need to raise prices a tiny bit. I doubt anyone will really even notice but I didn't want to increase prices without at least some notification. Our prices will still be great, and lower in most cases than the competition. Our products will continue to carry the same lifetime warranty, free shipping will still continue to exist and of course, our customer service will still be what you've all come to expect. All increases in price will occur by the end of this month.

The good news....
We have some great new parts coming REAL soon. A JBR OCC will soon be unveiled. Our long awaited Tubular Exhaust Manifold will be available soon in limited quantity. A 3.5" intake is just about ready for release and we have a few other little surprises in the works as well.

I/we hope you'll all continue to support JBR and our effort to bring affordable quality products to the Mazda community.

Thanks,
Jamie

[InFeXIoN]

I excited!!

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[Easter Bunny]

Hey man just glad to hear that you are enjoying success. You still make the best shit so it will still sell.

[MS3-a(sore)ASS-rex]

This is good news all around. Best of luck Jamie I'm looking forward to the new parts!

[ak_spray]

People will pay a premium for great parts I don't see how this could cause a problem at all. I hope a FSB is in the works too.

[Speed13]

Very gentlemanly, looking forward to the OCC

[tddvrrn]

damn, after the intro, i was all worried you were going to say something like 'but i've recently come to god and am going into the ministry. i will no longer be making car parts, but if your souls need tending, my children, i am here to bring you peace. also, where are the choir boys?'

glad you're sticking around and thanks for keeping all this up front..

[tooslow10]

totally understandable bro..

[captain slow]

Sounds good Jamie. You'll still be getting my business. Keep at it man, your parts are the shit!!

[bigriver]

Totally cool and I support you 110%. Everyone tips when they get good service so paying you a fair price so you can cover your costs and make a profit is what you've earned.

Congrats on building the business. Now if you get more volume you can setup shop in a lower cost jurisdiction and make some real money, haha. Oops, the cpa in me is talking now.

[Dano]

great post from a great guy!

BTW will your OCC be heated? I want to wrap mine in copper tubing and bring a coolant line off the TB. This should all but eliminate condensation which is a big issue in the winters...lol

I empty mine weekly.

Anyway, if yours is going to be heated I may just get your as mine is 4 years old and nasty

Best of luck in the coming years!

[Stealth01]

As long as you still make time to call me a "gaping vagina" from time to time, it's all good, Jamie.

[Chimmike]

3.5" intake to fit BT's in stock location?

[InFeXIoN]

Fsb is top of the list.

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[ak_spray]

I'd like to see the OCC vented at least if not heated.

[MSFer87]

Now this is how you run a business.

[uncorked11]

Thanks for your hard work and great parts, a few extra bucks is is more then fair for quality products and great service!

[superskaterxes]

thanks CP-e











































lolololololol jkjkjkjkjk

I <3 jamie!!!!!!

[SWAY]

Damn i was scared you got shut down or stopping business, no biggie and no worries great products sell regardless so i wouldnt worry.

[Jake5713]

You have my support and business Jamie
Business is business gotta make a profit


-Jake

[lifeownedme]

I don't mind paying more to get this level of customer service. Best of luck in 2012.

[TiGraySpeed6]

Just glad you're in business Jamie!
Love the products and am happy to have em installed on my Speed!

Doubly so when you do things like this that show just how much you care about your customers!

[p057]

I'm actually kind of glad you went with this business route, because all it's shown me is that I got GREAT super high-quality parts quickly from a great vendor.

When I need more parts, i'll know that this is one place with a face I can trust.*









*i have actually never met James Barone, I'm just making a point, dont take it literally.

[BigRedSpecial]

When I read the title I was fearing the worst, thinking "he can't give up, I don't have all his parts yet". You had me worried there. Just for that, I'll be ordering a RSB soon.

[pebenito]

Keep up the good work.

[Atlanta]

Props for the integrity man, and likely a reason why your business is so successful. Keep up the great work!

[letzleta]

Title had me worried, glad to hear you are expanding the product line and continue to support the platform. I can't wait to see your OCC setup! I need one and expect great things based on your other products!

[helmetface]

Capitalist! !!!!!




















(btw ty)

[Alpha]

Now how can you NOT back this guy up haha!

I hope it's JBR that can address this shifter linkage deal in 2012 man, really looking forward to tightening up our lateral play while also being a great addition to your SSPs.

Cheers!

[Hectik1]

Scared me when I read the title. We've talked over PMs, you know what I am waiting for...and a rear sway bar too!

[JBR]

I greatly appreciate all the support guys....Thanks!!

[bigriver]

Wow @jbarone, you've fully mounted so many guys and now they are all willing to pay you more? Haha, that is awesome!



Oh, btw, I'm one of "those guys". Lol.

[TiGraySpeed6]

Originally Posted by bigriver ...you've fully mounted so many guys and now they are all willing to pay you more?

wow, that reads like....

ewwwwwwww

[TRex]

eta on intake mani?


NOW!

[Proshop]

Everything stated above x2... Thx Jamie, keep it coming..

[GLORIFIEDBOZO]

note to self, use tax return for jbr parts

[SofaKingAwesome]

For anyone that doesn't know: Jamie's products are top notch, and his customer service is INCREDIBLE.
@jbarone do I smell a JBR/cp-e collabo in the future? Apparently if you can't beat em...
Also in for OCC testing?

[bmfms3]

Well this guy is now in my good wishes and for that I just ordered my side mount package, Egr kit and Cobb ap mount. Then I ran out of cash HA

[Don06speed6]

Still is for MS6 mounts

[dantes5823]

I wonder if that crash bar is one of those things.....