whats the difference between replica... and authentic. PLZ ANSWER!
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ok lets get straight to the point. You are asking whats the difference between each.
Its the price!
for $1200 more you will get a a bumper that fits perfectly.
for $1200 less you will get a bumper that may or may not fit perfectly.
"perfectly" being the keyword. so ask yourself this. do you wanna spend $1500 to be perfect. or would u rather spend $300 and settle for less than perfect.
also think about your total cost. it will still cost you to paint and install the authentic. its not like it comes painted and ready to plug in. (unless your a handy person u can install yourself). so after all that and shipping your looking at around close to $2k for a front bumper? i dont know about you but thats too much for just a front bumper. Thats alot of money to be undecided about.
Its the price!
for $1200 more you will get a a bumper that fits perfectly.
for $1200 less you will get a bumper that may or may not fit perfectly.
"perfectly" being the keyword. so ask yourself this. do you wanna spend $1500 to be perfect. or would u rather spend $300 and settle for less than perfect.
also think about your total cost. it will still cost you to paint and install the authentic. its not like it comes painted and ready to plug in. (unless your a handy person u can install yourself). so after all that and shipping your looking at around close to $2k for a front bumper? i dont know about you but thats too much for just a front bumper. Thats alot of money to be undecided about.
Last edited by GiggityGiggityG; 09-30-2006 at 02:29 PM.
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Originally Posted by Alan
i have the authentic impul front and it fits perfectly. no headaches at all. i have heard countless stories of replicas not fitting properly.
yes but its still alot cheaper to have it fitted properly. people think it costs over $1000 to have a poor fitting replica fixed properly. it doesnt. it will cost u at most $200 extra on top of the basic installlation charge. and it will come out the same. not perfect same. but damn close to perfect. i can live with that. to the original poster, can you? there's your answer
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Lol, Ive had a memeber come to a local shop where I work out of time to time. He also had the TS knock off. He had it painted at one shop and then redone by my shop. It had waves and was a little short on the sides. So he paid one shop to paint it, and another to glaze it and repaint it. Hmm I guess if time and headach dont matter then gamble. For me Tahoe and Reno are about a hour away. Ill gamble there!
BTW the G isnt a lambo but its sures the hell not a civic!
BTW the G isnt a lambo but its sures the hell not a civic!
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Originally Posted by GiggityGiggityG
yes but its still alot cheaper to have it fitted properly. people think it costs over $1000 to have a poor fitting replica fixed properly. it doesnt. it will cost u at most $200 extra on top of the basic installlation charge. and it will come out the same. not perfect same. but damn close to perfect. i can live with that. to the original poster, can you? there's your answer ![Big Grin](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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And I'd hate to have tell people...'yea, I went the cheap route, but you can't really see the waves when it's in the sun'....
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Originally Posted by 03BlackBeauty
Thanks alot guys but im just going with an authentic lol Now just got to choose the best one for an OB coupe .... tuff choice! lol
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Originally Posted by imandresing22
Actually.. the waves are from a bad molding from a fiberglass molding.. not necessarily a "replica" but who's counting ![Stick Out Tongue](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
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Just a FYI. If your going to buy a knock off Kenstyle kit, why bother?
Knock off is about 450.00 a bumper.
Real is about 850.00 a bumper.
Its going to cost about 350.00 to fix and paint the knock off if you want it done right.
Its going to cost about 150.00 to paint the real deal.
Real bumper with paint 1000.00
Fake bumper with glaze primmer and paint 800.00
Now is 200.00 worth the headach?
Now Im not talking about if the fitment is so bad you have to send the knock off back. Now thats going to cost ya even more!
Knock off is about 450.00 a bumper.
Real is about 850.00 a bumper.
Its going to cost about 350.00 to fix and paint the knock off if you want it done right.
Its going to cost about 150.00 to paint the real deal.
Real bumper with paint 1000.00
Fake bumper with glaze primmer and paint 800.00
Now is 200.00 worth the headach?
Now Im not talking about if the fitment is so bad you have to send the knock off back. Now thats going to cost ya even more!