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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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$22,000 FD Kit

Hopefully a company can do a knock off kit for the AFFLUX V kit by FEED $22,000 is alot for a body kit

http://www.fujitaengineeringusa.com/news1.html

http://www.fujitaengineeringusa.com/fdimages/1large.jpg
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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god why would anyone butcher a FD by putting that on it. That thing is ugly. The lights totally kill it. Looks like it wants to be a ferarri.
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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ehh, would rather put in a 20B than that kit, better options for the money. In an improvement over silver, no one would copy that kit - no demand.

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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 06:27 AM
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It looks fine stock. I like the pop up headlights.
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 07:42 AM
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The TVR Sagaris is a beautiful car but it should be left as a TVR and not molded onto an FD.
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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no one will copy the kit because the person doing so would still have to shell out $22k for it, and without actually installing it you wouldnt even know how it fits.

So even though they dont design the kit making the molds and the initial cost of the kit itself would mean a investment of at least $30k, which is beyond what most of the rip off companies would want to lay out, get enough people to pre-pay and then there is a chance but you know how that goes.
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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There is zero chance anyone would ever buy and replicate this kit, even at half the original cost there would still be little if any interest. Also the headlight kit is a significant portion of the cost of the kit (at least 2-3k probably) and that would be hard to replicate in similar quality without going to the original manufacturer, who probably wouldnt sell them to anyone but FEED.
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
no one will copy the kit because the person doing so would still have to shell out $22k for it, and without actually installing it you wouldnt even know how it fits.

So even though they dont design the kit making the molds and the initial cost of the kit itself would mean a investment of at least $30k, which is beyond what most of the rip off companies would want to lay out, get enough people to pre-pay and then there is a chance but you know how that goes.
I can guarantee you the FEED fitment is spot on, as good if not better than OEM. You can see this in their authentic aero that isnt 22k.
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 12:57 AM
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looks like a space ship
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 05:47 AM
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I have looked at one of these cars in person at Fujita Engineering in Osaka, and Bryan is correct in that the fitment is "spot on". I think I understood correctly when the gentlemen I was talking to told me that there were only 13 kits sold in Japan...So, you could only imagine the demand here.
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by purerx7
I can guarantee you the FEED fitment is spot on, as good if not better than OEM. You can see this in their authentic aero that isnt 22k.
would you bankroll copying the kit without absolutely knowing that the pieces you are holding in your hands and copying will fit spot on?
they all seem to have custom paint, I cant see some custom fitting really breaking the bank for them
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by purerx7
I can guarantee you the FEED fitment is spot on, as good if not better than OEM. You can see this in their authentic aero that isnt 22k.
Didn't Shine Auto spend time adjusting the FEED designs so they fit better? I seem to remember Ken explaining some of their adjustments before threads disappeared in his vendor section.
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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You know by looking at the pics I actually thought it was ugly...





But after watching this vid I changed my mind. I'd ******* rock it:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj02E...endscreen&NR=1

The Ferrari tails I'm on the fence about tho...
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
would you bankroll copying the kit without absolutely knowing that the pieces you are holding in your hands and copying will fit spot on?
they all seem to have custom paint, I cant see some custom fitting really breaking the bank for them
Absolutely not, no matter how great the mold is, the copy will never fit as good as the original and as another member pointed out, sourcing the lights would be difficult.

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Didn't Shine Auto spend time adjusting the FEED designs so they fit better? I seem to remember Ken explaining some of their adjustments before threads disappeared in his vendor section.
I have seen authentic FEED front bumpers and the fitment is spot on, considerably better than the FEED front bumper from Shine that is on my FD.
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