Chargespeed front bumper fitment issues: pics
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i know what you mean man....
again i have seen both good and bad stuff on veilside..
the veilside hood on intense/s Z fitted perfect. I also saw a full veilside v3 kit for a customer there that out the box needed very veyr lil prep work almost literally got painted jsut out the box and fitted great.. also the green G from intense with the widebody set up fitted as good as any other aftermarket kit
but like you I have also heard horror stories
again i have seen both good and bad stuff on veilside..
the veilside hood on intense/s Z fitted perfect. I also saw a full veilside v3 kit for a customer there that out the box needed very veyr lil prep work almost literally got painted jsut out the box and fitted great.. also the green G from intense with the widebody set up fitted as good as any other aftermarket kit
but like you I have also heard horror stories
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UPDATE: just got the car back from the bodyshop. Other than as posted above, fitment looks great.
Here's some before and after pics (bbk will be on by the end of the month):
Here's some before and after pics (bbk will be on by the end of the month):
BEFORE:
AFTER:
#27
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I have the same chargespeed kit but type 2 front and I experienced the same problem only on front bumper. It wasnt that bad actually compared to other aftermarket kit.
Btw, seems like your body shop spent quite a bit of time for prep work, good work!
Btw, seems like your body shop spent quite a bit of time for prep work, good work!
Last edited by pchio; 11-03-2009 at 06:06 PM.
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And "prep work" is the dealmaker and breaker here. I wish ppl would post more on prep vs. "good fitment." If I had a choice to get an authentic kit vs. a replica, my first question would be "how much prep does it need?" Because if the replica require ALOT of prep to get it right, then the cost on labor would be more or equal to the authentic. You think you're saving money, but you get fcked in the end. Of course there are some bodyshops that will just slap a kit on with little prep work, that is if you dont mind waves/bubbles/fitment issues/etc.
I wish this was the case, but the only "authentic" kits I have seen with little to NO work is NISMO. I've brought plenty of "authentic" JDM stuff to my bodyshop and the amount of prep work they have to do is crazy. I'm not saying all authentic stuff is crap, I've just had some experiences where this wasn't the case. Athentic doesn't always = perfect.
SUH WEET!
Looks like they did a great job. CONGRATS
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