in the past few months, we've seen a lot of excitement with the production of replica feed type ii r front bumpers. however, i'm curious, how come no one has gone for buying the rest of the kit (the fenders and side skirts with carbon fiber)?

okay, yes, its really expensive but someone out here must've been interested in this kit. are the front feed fenders wider than stock or does it just get rid of the vent for open air? are the cf diffusers on the side skirts functional? it doesn't appear to come with a rear bumper thoe.

the front end looks really mean if you're looking straight at it but from angles on the side and from the rear 3/4s it doesn't look as good. the cf diffusers on the otherwise rather plain looking side skirts really interests me. the other kit in contention for me would be the venerable cwest kit. however, i'm not entirely sold on their side skirts either. the cwest kit seems to have the reputation for being functional which is good and it looks fantabulous as well, possibly more so than the feed kit here. and i've seen many versions of it being combined with mazdaspeed side skirts/fenders which looks nifty too. again, just my opinion here.

here are the pictures i could find of the feed kit. most of them are off of chuck's (rotaryextreme) website. i was wondering if anyone had more pictures so i could get a better look at it? also, what are people's thoughts were on its functionality throughout as a kit? in comparison to the cwest kit? what are people's thoughts? thanks.

 

Heh whats not to like except the $$$$$

 

There are some cheap replicas of the Feed Line. I'm going to go for that in the intrist of money...

 

Bah, no knockoffs. Replica parts are almost always inferior product. I have been in this industry for sometime now and have yet to see but a handful of replicas that equals its model. They all have one or another of fit issues, inferior composition of materials problems, imperfect surface finish, inadequate thickness, extended amount of prep, etc etc. Noones doing this to be a nice guy - if the end product is cheaper, then likely are the design, manufacturing, or materials.

How much is your time and sanity worth?
Why save $300 on bumper when it costs the bodyguy 5 more hours @ 60/hr to fit/finish it. What a deal!

OK im off my rant. Email me for GENUINE parts at the lowest pricing.

 

 

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thanks for the pictures! any more feedback or input on this kit?

 

I've heard that the 99 spec combo lights will fit this bumper. Does anytone have pics of this? I like this kit a lot too, but I'm not too crazy about the feed combo lights.

 

I don't like the kit and I don't like the lights. Thumbs down from me. Looks too much like some sort of space rocket...

 

 

wow, I thought that the 99 don't fit the kit since FEED uses their own lights. I wonder how that guy got his to fit??

 

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the 99 doesn't fit the Feed IIR bumper... also this bumper cost around $2000... there isn't any replica of this bumper because the turning light are made by feed... but if you want a cheaper look alike try the replica Feed II not the Feed IIR.. it cost cheaper.. around 650... the feed II looks almost the same and it use the 99 spec turning lights..

you know what mean...

 

well if you can notice the differences between the two then they pretty much look way different. its like the type 2 on steroids...

a normal man to a man on steroids look different but still same base........know what i mean

 

Acording to one of the rotaryextreme guys, 99specs will fit. There was a thread not long ago where he talked about it. basically, the feed combo lights are attached to a bracket and slipped in through the back. Then you just put that plastic cover over the front. the 99 spec lights slip in through the front normally. Check out a pic of the IIR and compare it to the one TPC posted. You can see that the plastic feed covers fit into that "beveled" area.

 

heres one of the reg type 2.....notice the middle bottom rounds downward like a U and the type 2 r round up like a ^.......(kinda, ya know what i mean)

 

your right