bumblebeerx8

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Anyone bought a replica front or rear bumper with good fitment I know some work is. Needed if so PM. Me info on brand and or site you bought from any info will be great

BRGREEN8

all i can say is dont buy it from AITRacing, fitment is not that great.

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

^lol... first hand experience.

rx8spiritR

i have the front and rear bumper for sale and it fits just like the real one , trust me cuz I have both. no side skirts sorry they're long gone someone bought it already.

chrism

initial fitment on all knock offs are usually garbage

VeilSideBrian

For what it is worth....

the knockoffs are sort of like taking a photograph, copying it, then copying each copy over and over. The quality will go DOWN.

adza22

While we are on the topic, I would like to get your opinion on these fiberglass kits.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0271572058

Guy reckons he bought the moulds from Vielside, however makes the kits himself.

I was under the impression reading it at first that it was genuine however the seller was quiet open about it not being.

Any opinions?


I have concerns about paint matching, guessing as my RX8 is black it should be ok. Anyone know what a rough price or a good place to get kit painted brilliant black & possibly installation as well?

chrism

he is a liar.....i doubt highly veilside would sell the molds to a current kit.....and to paint and fit at a reasonable shop your looking at $1500+

TSUNAMISTYLES

The thing about fiberglass kits are they they continue to shrink and the molds are very limited production. Most molds will make less than 50 good fitting pieces out of it but most companies try to stretch out the production so they can make more money. When making fiberglass kits some of the resin and fiberglass get stuck in the mold and harden and build up. So eventually every piece keeps getting smaller and smaller until it no longer fits on the car. So you should be careful buying replica kits because you never know if you are buying the 3 kit produced with that mold or the 100th kit produced with that mold. The person with the 3rd piece will have no problems with fitment but the one with the 100th kit is going to be screwed. The cost in bodywork alone to make it fit is not worth it.

TSUNAMISTYLES

You should buy a polyurethane kit like hmm maybe a Tsunami kit haha. seriously though polyurethane kits will always fit the same no matter if it is the 3rd kit or the 5000 kit. That is why polyurethane is expensive because of the tooling of the mold and the polyurethane itself. It is well worth it though you never have to worry about cracking it.

luis@championsmotorsports

^what he said is true,ive been dealing here in central florida with someone selling veilside knock off's.its a nightmare,the sides are the worst, like the previous member said we are getting anywhere from 800.00 to 1400.00 to fit,fit,fit anf refit until it fits and paint these,mazdaspeed oem on and out in 2-3 for the full kit,200.00 install.you get what you pay for,so be ready.

adza22

I highly doubt I will buy a knock off, just testing the waters, getting feedback ect, no point in paying more for something then you have to, in saying that there is also no point in paying for something that is going to work out to be a bad investment. I'm a firm believer in only having to pay for something once, no point in buying something cheap twice, ends up costing double then the original. I've never bought a kit for a car before, but I've also never liked a car as much as this one

be interested to get your opinions on the best kit at the best price..

Realistically it's not worth forking out heaps on a kit to me, but if I can find a good one, at a good price I will definitely be interested.

VeilSideBrian

We would 100% NOT sell our moulds to anybody.

also, tsunami explained all of it VERY well.

magnat_man

Just wait the comments from StealthTL about my front, I am pretty sure it will fit close to perfect.

And for people from USA, the exchange rate is on your side because I am in Canada...

VS8

iTrader: (4)

i have the veilside d1gt replica and there are only 2 spots that pop out a little bit...barely noticeable

chrism

there is a difference between barely noticeable and good fit

adza22

Whats the retail on a Veilside kit in Aus?

I'll steer clear of the replicas, helps having a veilside rep tell you how it is! :D

VeilSideBrian

I guess it would depend if you bought from VeilSide USA or VeilSide Japan...

I don't know if I can talk about it though, as I'm not an advertiser.

markav33

iTrader: (1)

your drivin a frigin rx8 not a honda dont go knock off bs get the real deal itl save you and look 100 x better. you spent decent money on your car why go cheap now

adza22

you need to sus out all your options, no point in blowing a whole heap of cash when you can get the same thing half the price.. I'm not talking about buying a crappy kit, I'm talking about having some common sense.

by the sounds of things you would buy a lolly pop for 6k if someone stuck a greedy sticker on it. By the looks of things you dont have a kit, all I can suggest is dont go out and buy a kit just because you think it's good quality. Shop around.

markav33

iTrader: (1)

damn were is the greddy lollipop if i can put it on my car somewere its gonna be bought !!!!!!!! i only use royal purple tooo $8 a quart cause its sooooo expesive its gotta be good

adza22

Yeh, we dont really get Royal Purple that easily around here, heard a few good things. Also heard that it's synthetic? or at least Semi, I personally wouldnt use it simply for that reason. Synthetic oils dont burn as well.