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Old 05-15-06, 01:50 PM
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One smart FD, RE kitted. In the UK

At the weekend I went to a local jap meet www.japtuner.co.uk , was some nice cars there and this FD. For other photos of the meet http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...013th/?start=0











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The front is just ugly. Looks too much like an 80's porche. Everything else is alright.
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The rear tyres were only 225's. Another bad point.
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I believe that is a bad representation of that kit. This is a much better one, it looked alot better in person:
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the infamous porsche FD
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I think it looks pretty cool.
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Originally Posted by purerx7
I believe that is a bad representation of that kit. This is a much better one, it looked alot better in person:
Ug. Why would you want the front of an RX-7 to look like the front of an '80s Porsche 911?
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I like it.
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wasnt the rear of the kit different than the first car?
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That front end is hurting.
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Originally Posted by Barban
wasnt the rear of the kit different than the first car?
Yep.
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Im gonna call this one a fake re kit.

There is no way thats the re porsche kit. Poor fitment and the fact that the headlights arent part of the fenders but rather part of the bumper and hood.

Look at it on this picutre


Notice the hood line inside the headlight on the fender.

I believe this is why the kit looks poorly in the first picture
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Perhaps this is a better picture of what i am talking about.

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seems both authenthic re kits the headlights come in carbon fiber? I didnt know that....
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I think the round lights look kinda goofy and very outdated compared to the rest of the FD's style and body lines.
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The last pic of the white FD with the RE kit reminds me of a VW bug front end. I'm just not very big on replicating the front end of another car whether it's a Porsche or a Bug and putting it on another. Just IMO.
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Look at the lines at the bottom of the bumper, I to think it is a fake (replica).
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