u/Double_Debate_7258

Sometime beginning of May there was a cracked Qi35 driver head for sale on a golf forum. The seller said his warranty claim was denied cause he bought it used and didn’t have proof of purchase. He said the shop told him Taylormade won’t warranty it because of that. Now I’m not sure if that’s just the shop talking or if Taylormade actually made that call. I didn’t ask. The crack ran along the top side of the head. So I bought it for $100 and took a gamble on it. I went to my local Uinta golf store. Took it to the repair shop. And ask them if I can get this head replaced under warranty. I left my contact information and left. Fast forward a few weeks. I’m out of the country and I get a voicemail that my replacement head is ready to be picked up. I was like wow, ok cool.

Now I’ve done warranty claims before through Titleist. And it was simple as dropping off my clubs to my local repair shop. They start the process. And I get a replacement for it. I’ve never had to show proof of purchase. Same goes for the Qi35. Does this come down to the shop? Taylormade? Or both? Or is this luck of the draw?

My Bilstein 6112/5100 will be here in a few days. I wanted to go with matching Bilstein upper control arms. But my friends keep telling me I’m wasting money since what we do as a group is light to medium off road use. They recommended something that’s called Whiteline UCAthat’s around $400 and will be just fine. Funny thing is they all have much higher end upper control arms. If thats the case am I good to go with Whitelines? What other recommendations do you guys have?

The earliest I can get in to see my family doctor is late next week. Like the title says. Is it a smooth process and transition? Or do I have to start all over with testing? I’m just looking for options to help save money and time if I can find out now.