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Old Jun 29, 2003 | 04:47 PM
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Default My Nismo replica is falling apart.

I bought the replica Nismo wing from Gruppe-S.com and had it professionally painted and installed. Well, over the past couple of weeks it has basically gone to crap. I sent a letter to gruppe-s and am awaiting their reply.

The letter:
Hello,
My name is Mike, I ordered a Nismo replica wing from you a couple of months ago. I had it painted and installed by Superior Auto Body in Largo, Fl. The auto body shop has a reputation for being one of the best in the area.
Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed that the wing is basically falling apart. There are several cracks showing up all over the spoiler base. The very top of the wing is starting to show fiberglass through the wing.
I took the car to Superior Auto Body on Friday, June 27, and spoke with the owner. He looked at the wing and gave me his opinion of which I agree. He said the wing was of poor quality. The wing is too thin and when it heats up the fiberglass is swelling through the paint. Note, you can press on the top and it feels very thin and flimsy. When you press on the outer (curved edges) it feels much thicker and is not showing the same problem.
He said he could try to improve the wing by adding fiberglass (re-glassing it?), but could not give any guarantees.
I am having a lambo door kit installed this week and plan on showing the car in the near future.
I would like for this problem to be resolved by either replacing the wing with an improved replica, or giving me a discount on a real nismo wing.
I will happilly supply pictures upon request.
Thank you,
Mike

Anyone else having these problems with the replica?
I will let you know what Gruppe-s does to resolve this problem.
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Old Jun 29, 2003 | 05:27 PM
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I'm sorry to hear this. I really like Gruppe-S and am sad to hear that they sold a bad product. I hope you can get the issue resolved well.

- Mike
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