ebay ad - JDM style front bumper $49.95 buy-it-now
01-08-06, 09:00 AM
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ebay ad - JDM style front bumper $49.95 buy-it-now
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...QQcmdZViewItem
lol....what the hell is up with this? I'd buy one for fifty bucks!
lol....what the hell is up with this? I'd buy one for fifty bucks!
01-08-06, 01:04 PM
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Where you going to find someone to ship a bumper for $55. Most things too large for UPS, USPS, and FedEx cost about $100 minimum to get on the truck (not weight but size) and from the Keys to Wasington state would be an easy $150 so shipping seem to be pretty ball park when you figure they're probably figuring packing as well. $215 bucks for a bumper....not bad. I've found fiberglass quality of aftermarket parts can be good or bad no mater where you get them. It might be a little easier to get a replacement from a well known or if lusky enough a locla suplier.
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01-08-06, 01:52 PM
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That's a total load of crap. I'm guessing Halu contacted them and they are still using his car in there ads? Probably not worth the hassle, but I would be curious how much you can get them for legally. I know I would feel violated if someone was using pics of my car without my permission. Support the vendors and the shops that actually care about the 7 community (they are mostly on this forum). Just my 2 cents.
01-08-06, 04:56 PM
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another reason they do that is to pay little tax to EBAY... cuz if he puts a higher buying price the tax is higher.. .. anyways.. kind like that... i reather stick with the stock.and a r1 lip but you know.. hate fiber glass sht... if it was urethane then it would be cool..
anyways.. kind like that... i reather stick with the stock.and a r1 lip but you know.. hate fiber glass sht... if it was urethane then it would be cool..
01-08-06, 06:18 PM
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bajaman, don't be fooled by cheap prices. If you don't mind the front bumper looking like total crap, then that's not a bad move. But you wouldn't BELIEVE how off these bumpers can be. A friend of mine spend SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS on the install of a front bumper, and it's STILL not perfect. And no he didn't get ripped off; you can't imagine how off the bumper was, how much work it took to get fitment to be even semi decent. That money didn't include the cost of the bumper itself. So he woulda been wayyy better off just paying more up front for the original or a high quality replica (so no ebay crap, no importfan crap, etc)
Jack, I've sold and consequently shipped a ton of bumpers and fenders. And I think the most expensive one I've EVER shipped cost me $62, and that was clear cross country (from DC to Washington state). Usually they run in the $35 - $45 range. This is via Greyhound.
To give you a slight idea of just how many bumpers and fenders I'm talking about, see the pic below of what I had in ONE month
~Ramy
PS: And of course, every single buyer was on the West coast lol. Go figure
Jack, I've sold and consequently shipped a ton of bumpers and fenders. And I think the most expensive one I've EVER shipped cost me $62, and that was clear cross country (from DC to Washington state). Usually they run in the $35 - $45 range. This is via Greyhound.
To give you a slight idea of just how many bumpers and fenders I'm talking about, see the pic below of what I had in ONE month
~Ramy
PS: And of course, every single buyer was on the West coast lol. Go figure
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01-08-06, 08:21 PM
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Not just on the FD, but in general bodykits off Ebay are HORRID in quality. A buddy of mine runs an import shop in town, and everyone that's come in who got an Ebay kit was sorely disappointed. It's that cheap for a reason, and yes, there are some things worth paying proper money for.
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01-08-06, 09:05 PM
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If you don't mind some glass work....
...those kits can be made to fit quite well.
Below is my e-bay front kit. The initial fit was pretty bad, 0.5 inch gaps everywhere. Some of the corners were rounded off. I did two fiberglassing sessions to cut the mounting flanges to make the gaps close up and build new flanges, as well as to fill the corners that they rounded. Got a bit lazy near the end and left a very slight gap near the passenger side headlight. Hardly noticable.
The paint material cost me just about as much as the kit.
BTW - the headlights and directional lights are all from e-bay.
Below is my e-bay front kit. The initial fit was pretty bad, 0.5 inch gaps everywhere. Some of the corners were rounded off. I did two fiberglassing sessions to cut the mounting flanges to make the gaps close up and build new flanges, as well as to fill the corners that they rounded. Got a bit lazy near the end and left a very slight gap near the passenger side headlight. Hardly noticable.
The paint material cost me just about as much as the kit.
BTW - the headlights and directional lights are all from e-bay.
