new vis cf trunk!! good and bad...

2tone · 02-01-2009, 07:41 PM

well, i had de-badged my oem trunk lid years ago, and i took my stock spoiler off a few months ago, so after a long time of staring at my crappy trunk lid, i finally bought a new lid. cf vis, authentic.

bought from another forum member, Dethwalkin, very responsive and shipped the day i paid which was great. i could tell from his pics that it wouldn't fit perfectly, and it doesn't. cf weave is very nice, looks much better w/ the bb than i thought it would, and it's great having no holes in the lid, but it does sit about 1/2 inch or more high all around. it's a little skewed to the left too (gap along the right side is wider). oh, and most annoying of all, it didn't come w/ the screws to mount the 3rd brake light (you can see it's sitting low b/c i just have it taped in there)!!

anyway, just put it on this past week, but i have an appt w/ my body shop to get it fixed this coming week. they said they could get the 3rd brake light mounted, and "do their best" to get the trunk to sit lower for a couple hours of labor. so with the price i paid for the trunk, plus the labor, i'm still coming out on top from having ordered it through a vendor. i just hope they can make it somewhat flush!!

anyway, overall the trunk is nice, but the fitment is pretty bad. so beware if you were thinking of the vis trunk; it's nice, just plan on paying for some labor, b/c it does no fit like oem. i want to get their hood, so i hope all there parts don't fit this poorly. this is my first "body" part, and i knew i'd have to do this, b/c there is no oem trunk that comes w/o badge holes that i know of. anyway, a few pics below. i'll post more when it gets fixed to compare before and after. all in all, i'm psyched to have it!!!! i'll be more psyched when i get it fixed though!!

note: my scale is terrible. it is significantly lighter than the stock trunk lid, but that's still not saying much b/c i think the stock lid was under 20 pounds. anyway, i can definitely feel the extra .5 hp

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05rex8 · 02-01-2009, 07:44 PM

oh wow. that fitment is terrible. I didn't think these things fit that bad. hope you can get it fixed.

tubingchamp · 02-01-2009, 08:11 PM

Yeah, I was about to buy this because Dethwalkin was local.. After he showed me pics I know why he sold it :P That's brutal for an "authentic" part...

2tone · 02-01-2009, 08:14 PM

ha ha, yup it's pretty bad. i hope there's enough room for them to work with it. i don't the left/right gap, but it sits so high!! i just want that part to be flush.

2tone · 02-01-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 05rex8

oh wow. that fitment is terrible. I didn't think these things fit that bad. hope you can get it fixed.

i had read on the forum that vis fit pretty well, apparently not. and not even having the holes drilled for the 3rd brake is pretty sh-tty i think. oh well hopefully it'll work out.

MyEnemy · 02-01-2009, 09:31 PM

You will have to post some pics after the body shop gets done with it, hope they can make it fit better.

2tone · 02-01-2009, 09:44 PM

i will. i'm crossing everything i have that i didn't just eat a bunch of money. i'll def post pics this week, hopefully they can do it monday or tuesday.

NgoRX8 · 02-01-2009, 09:58 PM

vis and seibon parts are always hit or miss.

Rotr8 · 02-01-2009, 10:08 PM

yup after my MR2 I refuse to get CF parts from american manufactuers,,,
I will pay the big bucks to have them imported from Japan...

2tone · 02-01-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by NgoRX8

vis and seibon parts are always hit or miss.

yeah i guess so, b/c i know someone had a good vis trunk, i read it somewhere...sucks that it's that inconsistent.

imput1234 · 02-01-2009, 11:51 PM

Wow and I thought mine was bad,

8rocks · 02-02-2009, 12:00 AM

I always thought these CF trunks (and hoods) were close to OEM fit. Bummer!!

trustbuddy · 02-02-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by imput1234

Wow and I thought mine was bad

no, yours is pretty good...

2tone · 02-02-2009, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by imput1234

Wow and I thought mine was bad,

haha, wow that fits like a glove, comparatively

did it come w/ screws to mount the 3rd brake light or did you have to drill holes and do it yourself?

notorque · 02-02-2009, 09:18 AM

depends on the brand you get, seibon and VIS ive had good experience with in the past, never seen one that bad though, sucks.

Maybe there is a way to put spacers on the bolts that hold the trunk arms to the inside. i hope im describing that well enough. cuz im thinking if you put some washers on the inside that mounts to the chassis in between the body and the rail, it might lower it some....i need to take a look at it anyways my factory OEM metal trunk isnt lined up on the left its raised .25 inch......

other than that, its is PERTY.....if you dont want it ill buy it

2tone · 02-03-2009, 09:32 AM

^^ ha ha, it is perty. taking it to the shop tomorrow to see what they can do. i'll try to post pics tomorrow night, or i'll just post a crying face if they still can't make it look nice...

Aipex8 · 02-03-2009, 10:01 AM

What's up with your taillights? They look foggy.

416to212 · 02-03-2009, 10:20 AM

I think the fit of these trunk lids is great! Add washers to the bolts and vent to lower trunk temperature. Do the same to the hood, it's very cool.

Atilla · 02-03-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Aipex8

What's up with your taillights? They look foggy.

get with the program man - its the new 'foggy/fish tank' tail light mod that comes standard for the 04-05' model RX8's.....whether they like it or not

/sarcasm

2tone · 02-03-2009, 12:20 PM

ha ha. no, they're spray-tinted. i did them a few months ago and didn't have to properly wet sand and clear coat, so they're very dull. look less crappy in person than the pic shows. there's no condensation, i've had both replaced a couple years ago.

Aipex8 · 02-03-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Atilla

get with the program man - its the new 'foggy/fish tank' tail light mod that comes standard for the 04-05' model RX8's.....whether they like it or not

/sarcasm

I have an 04 and didn't seem to get that, I have a Sport model, was it an option on the Touring and GT models?

Seriously though, living in the Pacific NW and not getting water in my tails must qualify as some kind of miracle. Maybe I could become a Saint or something.

2tone · 02-04-2009, 08:38 AM

just dropped my car off this morning; it is in very good hands now...i'll try to post pictures tonight if they get it done in time...

imput1234 · 02-04-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by trustbuddy

no, yours is pretty good...

Not sure, some one rear ended my car, and the body shop did the trunk.

2tone · 02-10-2009, 01:34 PM

sorry for the delay, i just haven't found time to take pics. i got the trunk fixed. the shop mounted the 3rd brake light and lined it with a black caulk or whatever, since it didn't fit snug like oem. they shaved down the inside a bit to make it sit lower, but couldn't do much. i got it home and unbolted the receiving end of the latch (the part that the trunk latches to) and it had a good amt of vertical play in it, actually so much that when i lowered it, the trunk latch couldn't reach it! anyway, too low and it wouldn't latch, still too low it would pull the back end of the trunk lid down, almost perfectly flush, but it would make the front part (by the back windows) flare up. so i found a happy medium, it's much lower than the original pics, it really doesn't look bad.

i still have the fact that the gap on the right is wider than the gap on the left, so i'm going to play w/ that a little to see if i can split the difference...fun fun. it does look good though.

2tone · 02-14-2009, 10:57 AM

well, it's hard to tell in the pictures, but it is significantly better. it's still a bad product imho...the lines from the window to the taillights are off (go from perfect fit at the window to a gap at the taillight). i'm going to mess w/ it a little more to try to split the gap difference on each side, but overall it looks better...and i like it