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can anyone tell me why this costs so much?

Old Jan 18, 2009 | 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by SolarOrange350
I will write out for all you guys hating on the companies e.i ARC,MINES,TOP SECRET...etc...PLAIN AND SIMPLE ITS BALLER S***! DO SOME research and get your facts straight before you run your mouth!
and what fact is that? only fact is that it is a cheap part that they jacked the price up by putting their name on it. there is nothing "baller" about that. you want to spend $800 on some door thing that looks ugly as sin go ahead. you may think you are "baller" for doing so but in reality, people are laughing at you.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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i think the price problem isn't so much bulletproofs fault as much as the brands they sell. ARC, Top Secret, Varis, Mines etc are expensive no matter who you buy them from.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dj.kickz
i think the price problem isn't so much bulletproofs fault as much as the brands they sell. ARC, Top Secret, Varis, Mines etc are expensive no matter who you buy them from.
There are much cheaper alternatives then BP for all those companies listed.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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$800?

Hell, I'd pay $8000 for this piece! It decreases drag and like, makes my car mad faster, right?
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Evilmexicaninus
I am ashamed of how many Cheap A$$ Ricers in here come crying to Jim@Showstoppers for Replicas/KnockOffs, his sites just littered with all this crap.
But hey, it's a business right?Will people care when there are almost no new products coming out with proper R&D because no true innovating company(the ones getting knocked off) can find a way to make their money back?
Since you decided to drag my name into this, let talk about your your statement. Replicas and grey market have been around alot longer then most think. I see companies like Top Secret, INGS, ARC, etc all still making parts for the new models. I don't know of a company who you can say closed or stop producing parts directly because of replica competition. If anything I've found it drives for a better market. Take for instance the Top Secret rear diffuser that mastergrade replicated. Before the diffuser was replicated BulletProof was selling it for $1100+ easily. Just weeks after the replica was released there was a diffuser sale from BulletProof for $950 shipped (If I remember the price correctly).

Not all companies price gouge as bad as Mines.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim@Showstoppers
There are much cheaper alternatives then BP for all those companies listed.
I found many alternatives for stuff like ARC but for Varis the only other company I found was Visionary and they were more expensive shipped to me.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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You either like it or you don't. You either have the money or you don't.

Bottom line!


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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by d1mon3k
You either like it or you don't. You either have the money or you don't.

Bottom line!


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or some have the money but choose not to spend it on such a worthless part.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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I could care less if someone buys a replica or authentic.........but I will say, no one is holding a gun to anyones head to buy Mines products or to buy specifically from BulletProof. I understand tomorrow is the ascension of the anointed one and that makes us one step closer to communism......maybe this means there will be a day when the government directs you as to which company you buy aftermarket parts from. But until then........
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by sry110
Lately the car has really been sluggish and I bet it's due to all of the drag created by the door handles ending so abruptly. I was considering selling the car. Are you telling me that for a measly $835 I can reduce the overall aerodynamic resistance and therefore keep driving the car??????? That's a MUCH cheaper solution!
you sarcastic *****, i lol'd
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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can anyone tell me why this costs so much?
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 10:21 AM
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^^^you could do better with less money......
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv


can anyone tell me why this costs so much?
No game, too much cash, need to keep it a secret at any cost
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv


can anyone tell me why this costs so much?
Cus shes sitin on a gold mine and theres miners lined up willing to pay to mine that gold! Its the T&N that binds our wallets to there @$$.
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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Mines is expensive as fock..
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