Chargespeed front bumper fitment issues: pics

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May 17, 2007 | 12:50 PM

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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

May 19, 2007 | 08:38 PM

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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):

BEFORE:

AFTER:

May 19, 2007 | 08:43 PM

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Here's a couple more pics that my wife took (but left me to upload and I can't get these any smaller for some reason...).

May 20, 2007 | 03:10 AM

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That front bumper is teh hotness!

May 20, 2007 | 08:08 PM

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That front bumper is teh hotness!

I'm Al Sharpton and I approve your post.

Nov 3, 2009 | 06:21 AM

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Erdem

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Where did you buy that rear bumper??
I LOVE IT!!!!
and how many degrees is your rear camber?

Nov 3, 2009 | 06:04 PM

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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!

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Nov 3, 2009 | 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Wicked4u2c

....Yeah the chargespeed hood is like $1,400 dollars. And the whole kit with the carbon fiber rear is $2,500. If your spending $2k on a kit and fitment is off I would just buy the replica for under $1k and save.......

What you save on an UN-authentic piece you'll pay out having the shop working to have it fit AND look good. Seen lots of wavy product come out what a lot say is a great replica kit shop. It'll require a lot more work than the authentic stuff from what i've seen.

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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.

DING DING DING!!! Show that man what he's just won!!!

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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.

Have you worked with ASM's stuff? You could probably throw their name along side NISMO's in your list.