Tommy

I was wondering if anyone has ever done business with www.mbautosport.com before? They are selling the Feed front bumper for $250 and the 99spec lights for $250 also. Whats the catch? Actually i think i saw that out of state shipping was like $160...whew...thats alot just for shipping. Lemme know what you all think. Thanks

BrianK

well, it does say "Feed style" so I suppose it's just a cheap knock off of the feed bumper.

it sure does look purty tho. That's my favorite aftermarket bumper for sure.

Jetlag

You can't get a real FEED bumper for $250.00.

Tommy

I understand that. It is obviously a replica or just a knockoff. My question is has anyone ever dealt with this online company? Simple question.......deserves a simple answer.

legendrx7

iTrader: (12)

where did you see the combo lights for $250 is my question? Also, both the FEED and the MAZDASPEED GT-C front ends look like they are quality units. And that is a very reasonable price.

later,

rx7speed811

for your information, thats not a feed front bumper.

black99

That is actually a copy of the '99 JDM rx7 front, with a veilside looking lip molded onto it. Very sweet looking bumper but definately not a FEED look-a-like..

DK

iTrader: (5)

Well you did ask "What's the catch?" following your sentence describing the products (which you said was FEED) and pricing ... and someone told you -- that it's not a real. No need to be a jerk about it, you got what you asked for. Another catch -- no returns on anything bodykit related. And where did you see the signal clusters for $250? I can't imagine ...

ejmack1

One of my friends has teh blue celica that is sponsored on the page, another friend has purchased a front end from them, he is willing to do group purchases on them, i have talked to him in the past on it, the front ends seems to be of good quality... if anyone is interested in a group buy let me know.....

wonder1and

I sent these guys an email, asking about fitament problems that i might run into if I bought one of the pieces.... I wonder if they are going to send me the truth of some B.S. I dunno but during the time im pushing pennies I think a front clip for 250 is a pretty good deal. Im trying to make a guess if the piece is Fiber glass or not. Hmm I guess ill wait for their reply and ill stick on here.
Peace Love Wankel
Ryker

hawaii rx-7

if you could get the lights, i'd be interested... the silver fd looks sick! rice or not, that's really nice.

JoeD

the kits look nice, but are very cheap knockoffs. knockoff anything...wether it be rims or kits, is truly

a car as prestigious as an FD deserves a prestigious body kit.

my .02. im sure many will agree.

lenny

i think that it is when you pay $1500 for a piece of fiberglass just because it is made by feed or cwest and imported from japan. If you can get the same piece of fiberglass for $250, then why not?? Is there any difference between the quality of these products? If there is, then i understand, but as far as I know, it is just the brand name that you are paying for.

my opinion is that all fiberglass kits are crap and they will crack and chip anyways. Why doesnt anybody make urethane bumpers??? is it really that difficult??

potatobbq

you definately can NOT get the same piece of fiberglass for $250... the difference in quality of authentic japanese fiberglass kits and the knock off "style" kits are not even comparable. when looking at the pieces unmounted, the differences are not readily apparent but once mounted, you will see all the fitment issues with the knock off kits. the lines where the bumper meets the fender will usually be off, even the entire bumper may end up looking a little crooked, etc. as far as all fiberglass kits being crap, that's not entirely true... of course fiberglass is fiberglass but the authentic kits are not only lighter and stronger but also more flexible so they tend to crack less, but on the other hand, it is still fiberglass so it's not impervious to abuse. anyone who's ever compared knock off kits w/ the real kits will know what i'm talking about... u get what u pay for.

JoeD

whatever you say bro. a knockoff bumper on an FD is no better than knockoff RH C5 rims on a civic, or a N/A BOV on an eclipse.

when you have a car of a certain calibur, you just dont do some things.

would you put Katana Racing wheels on a Ferrari? would you get a carbon fiber look wing on a Lamborghini? or how about putting Tenzo R seats in a Porsche 911 Turbo?

NOTE: i am not in any was comparing an FD to the likes of the cars mentioned above. but it is the same point. you just dont do certain things to certain car.

me and DK along with many others will keep on laughing at the people who say "why pay $XXX for ________ when you can get _______ for $XX??" (right DK??)

my .02

JoeD

ahh..some people will just never understand. you find the majority of these people in the Honda Forums, but sometimes in the RX-7 and Supra forums as well....

Alpine

who cares, this thread came up a couple times already

if you don't think authentic bodykits are worth the price, then just buy the copied kits....

BlackR1

Knock offs are a but I can understand why some people would opt for a knock off... i'm actually considering it.... some j-spec aero parts are just ridiculously difficult to get a hold of in the US and are VERY overpriced (ie: FEED) and I wouldn't mind getting a fabricated FEED front end as long as the build quality and fitment is up to par. I've seen brand new FEED hoods on Yahoo Japan for sale for less than 50% of the cost than if you were to buy it in the US.

Some knockoffs look like crap, and others are actually really good. If the mold is made from the actual kit (as opposed to a copy of a copy) there will be no differences visually... the only difference will be determined in the quality of the fiberglass.

ViS = crap
abm = never seen it....dont have an opinion on it yet.

I know some people who can make molds and can work with polyurethane and carbon fiber....anyone down for a group buy to have a set of FEED carbon fiber front ends made? I don't know about you, but I'll take a carbon fiber exact replica front end over an authentic FEED fiberglass one...

JoeD

guys...you see Civics with knockoff body kits and knockoff parts! do you wanna put yourself down to their level??

Jason

iTrader: (5)

A bumper for $250 would have me worried about quality. The turn lamps are around $350 depending on where you get them.
I might get one of those bumpers to check the quality.

Jason
www.rx7store.net

bajaman

Hell, for $250 I might buy one just to check it out, that is chump change.......if nothing else it would look sort of kick *** mounted up on the garage wall......

Here in my little town there is a guy that makes fiberglass pieces for 'Vettes.....and this guys is damned good! Has a very good client base, and the deal is, everything he makes is taken from a mold made off the real parts. They are indistinguisable from a factory part, to the average Joe.

Hell, he made a friend of mine a swimming pool slide that costs $750 anywhere for less than half that.

The point is, a good 'glass guy can fab anything and make it look good. Now that being said, I am not a real fan of fiberglass, knock off or name brand.

As for the whole "pay thru the nose for the notoriety....well that sort of reminds me of the dudes that will pay $15,000 for a Rolex......I mean, what are you saying except for, to take a line from 'Gone in Sixty Seconds, "There are too many self indulgent weiners with too much bloody money!"

I bought a Tag-Heuer Kirium Chronometer knock off the last time I was in NYC for $110. This is a $2000 watch if it is a genuine Tag.
My watch has a Swiss movement and looks and feels like the real thing. You know what though? I tell people UP FRONT that it is a knock off......just the way I am.

Flybye

THIS is the 99spec Feed Bumper....

bajaman

.....do you get the new style signal lights?

JoeD

ahh...here goes the whole expensive whatch discussion. you know, out of all the people i have met, only me, my dad, and one of cousins know what it feels like to have a real Rollie on your wrist. i have a fake one that i got just for shitz and giggles, and its the "real" fake kind...not battery powered, but kinetic, like real Rollies. the difference between that and a real Rolex Timepice is night and day.

with a real Rolex, you get this feeling that i just cant explain. with a fake one, its just....ohh look at me, im a poseur, i try to be cool, i try to look rich, and im wearing a fake rolex!

to me, the same feeling applies with everything that there is a knockoff and a real version of.

BTW, you like TAG Heuers?? they are ****. same **** internals as a $5 watch. for real timepieces, look at Rolex, Longenes, Cartier, OMEGA, and Timex.

some people just dont understand. those people are the ones reading this right now and thinking that i am retarded. JRK, where are you??

cash money

whoa 110 for a knock off?

i'm somewhere in the middle on this, if i had the money i would buy an authentic Body Kit, but JoeD, you are kinda goin way overboard on this, you are like, "hondas have knock-off, and hondas suck, so a knockoff is the worst thing ever made" i body kit isn't a priority for my but if i did get a body kit anytime soon, i would get a knock off, and i wouldn't tell people it was authentic, it would tell them its a knockoff, but if i wanted the mazdaspeed 15th aniv replica kit and a cwest bumper it would still cost me over 2000 grand FOR A KNOCK OFF, man, that's crazy, but i think their is some nice replica's of that stuff, but the stuff i would be ashamed of putting on my car is those $300 body kits on ebay... when it comes to that, i totally agree with JoeD..

but it is totally true, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, and i would know what to expect if i got a knock, and thats why my car probably won't have a body kit anytime soon...