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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 11:57 AM
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So I'm not talking bad about Shine Auto.. I'm just a little disappointed I guess(maybe i got the rotten apple of the batch), and I wanna know if there is anyone else that has the same issue and how did you fix it? I decided to buy some parts for my car and did a lot of research so I decided to get the amuse replicas by shine auto because I read a looooot of good stuff about them but. Now my buddy at the bodyshop emailed me some pics of the fitment and it just not as good as everyone says. So I wanted to know if I just got a bad batch or did you guys do any major work to them? Here are some pictures..
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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mine were off too.


edit, my drivers side was pretty bad, the passenger side was much better
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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Damn that sucks
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 12:47 PM
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yeah from the pictures my buddy sent me it looks like the driver side is the worst one... i was just so excited to see the final product of my car but from looking at this it just makes me sad and dissapointed.

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mine were off too.


edit, my drivers side was pretty bad, the passenger side was much better
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 01:11 PM
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at the same time, that is easily fixed, .looks like your body shop just painted and installed.. no test fit or body work etc.. too bad.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bmccann101
at the same time, that is easily fixed, .looks like your body shop just painted and installed.. no test fit or body work etc.. too bad.
very true. i agree. i just thought that by buying Shine Auto they werent going to need that much work done to them as it looks on the pictures. hopefully my shop can fix the issue. on the up side color match is looking pretty good...
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 02:25 PM
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I also had the same problems with my Shine Amuse sides. For the portion sticking out, I drilled a hole through the skirts and put a push clip to hold it in place. After doing that the skirt and the door was flush.
There isn't much you can do for the front.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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ALWAYS ALWAYS test fit first! regardless of how reputable the manufacture is... sometimes you just get a bad one. I would have the body shop fix it... I mean they are a body shop so it should be fixable.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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Lesson learned? Dont buy fake parts.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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My set was off too on the drivers side
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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^^but shine is pretty reputable. Atleast compared to a LOT of others out there. I agree that there should be a test fit first (no matter the manufacturer).

Looking at the pics provided by Steve774, looks like you can make it look pretty good though; at least with the door closed!
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by steve774
I also had the same problems with my Shine Amuse sides. For the portion sticking out, I drilled a hole through the skirts and put a push clip to hold it in place. After doing that the skirt and the door was flush.
There isn't much you can do for the front.
That actually doesn't look THAT bad. We will see how my shop fixes the issue if not I will do the same you did. I wished I could have test fitted them before I just went straight to shine auto n bought them on the spot while my car was in the shop getting other stuff fixed. Thanks for the tip anyway
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Originally Posted by Guilty1s
My set was off too on the drivers side
I wonder if shine auto is aware of this.. I mean if they are, they should try to fix it that way it won't leave a sour taste in someone else's mouth who purchases this kit. Again not talking bad about them. But i thought they were going to be better.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Ibex


Lesson learned? Dont buy fake parts.
Some high end parts don't fit well either... Top Secret diffusers are a perfect example of this anomaly.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by kraZybones88
I wonder if shine auto is aware of this.. I mean if they are, they should try to fix it that way it won't leave a sour taste in someone else's mouth who purchases this kit. Again not talking bad about them. But i thought they were going to be better.
I think there is a law or something that prohibits all after market manufacturers from mass producing perfect fitted products as it will significantly impact the sales of OEM products. This also relates to as why most body shops charge more to install aftermarket body kits because they know it will suck to make that bish fit like OEM. Most of us who run aftermarket body kits are satisfied with 90% fitment. It sucks to see a poor fitment sideskirt from Shine, which is Z community's favorite vendor. I think you have to suck it up this time.

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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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Fitment looks good, just need minor work as any fibreglass body kit would.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 05:28 AM
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It happens.
Even my Chargespeed Bottomline rear add-ons did not fit perfectly.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 05:46 AM
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Shine Auto is still a great company. sorry to hear about your situation.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 06:12 AM
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mine were also off. I did the same thing steven did and drilled a hole and added a clip
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 06:15 AM
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a little concerned since these are the same sides I am wanting to go with....but doesn't look like too hard of a fix if the body shop knew/knows what they are doing (b4 they painted them)
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