anyone buy a bodykit from raceonusa??
anyone buy a bodykit from raceonusa??
i was looking at their site and they have a good selection of body kits. i need a new front bumper so i figure i might as well look into body kits. anyone know how well their kits fit?
Re: anyone buy a bodykit from raceonusa?? (br2819)
I did.I'm actually putting it on now so it’s not completely installed.I knew that they wouldn't be perfect since it's cheap but there were a few things that are just inexcusable.
Before I bought it I talked to them to see when they might be able to ship it out. I never could get a real answer from them. The best thing I got was “Your credit card will be charged when it ships”. I saw them selling kits on Ebay so I got one from there, as it is much cheaper.
I can’t remember all the exact dates off the top of my head but I have it all in email. First they said I had to pay an extra $30 to ship it to a residential address however, their Ebay auction specifically said that I could ship it to a business or residential address for the same price.They emailed me back saying sorry about that (Could be a common mistake so no hard feelings) then asked me for my information. I sent it to them and waited for a couple weeks. I finally emailed them to see what’s up. They said they were waiting on the information. I got a little upset and sent it to them along with the old email. I feel they could have did a little more to get the information even if the original email was lost somehow. You know, being proactive and folowing through. I did buy it off Ebay and they could have contacted me from there.
They then said that they don’t have any at the moment. I originally ordered the Hippo Sleek. They said they have the INGZ one ready to go if I wanted that. So I took that one. I actually preferred that one to the Hippo anyways but they didn’t have it on Ebay at that time. I finally got the kit about 2 weeks later.
I put on the front and sides so far. I got the INGZ kit for a 97. I also had the real INGZ front bumper when I was in Japan so I know how it is supposed to fit. I’ve done a lot of Fiberglass work in the past so I know how to use it. I’m no pro by any means but I can make what I want. I just don’t have the patience for it so I don’t really do it unless I need to.
There are a lot of little nicks and dings all over it and there is a nice chunk missing on the rear bumper. Just about every corner needs some fiberglass on it and sanding it down or just sanding it smoother.
My front bumper fit OK. I had to lean on the sides and screw it into the fender so it would line up. When I say lean I mean actually putting my body weight and then some as it was a little wider then it should have been.I had to cut off about 2 inches or fiberglass that goes behind the signal lights. I don’t know why they put that there. It covers the hole for the bulb to go in. If you leave it then it is impossible to get the bulb in.There is also a 1 mm line that must be sanded down.Here is a picture of just the front on.Notice by the wheel well the sanded area. It isn’t perfectly smooth. It looks like they molded the end pieces separately and then added it on later. Then tried to sand it smooth but it is a half-assed job. It isn’t all the way down and in some places it looks like the used a hand grinder to cut it down. Some fiberglass definitely needs to fill it in to smooth it out.
It took me about 4 hours but I also had to cut my bumper support among other things. I would say if everything was done to the car it should have taken about 30 minutes – 1½ hours just to get it on. It still needs some fine-tuning too. It also looks like the front points up a little.
I just put the sides on last night.The driver side was a very bad fit. It doesn’t fit exactly how it should and is approx ½” short. The end corner pieces cracked, as I had to really push and pull the end pieces out to get it on. I ended up trimming about 1/8” at each corner and was able to get it to fit but it’s snug as hell and is slightly off. You really can’t tell though. I almost said screw it and was about to cut it in half to extend it. The passenger side went on pretty good. It was snug and I did very little trimming to the same spots. It also cracked in the corners like the other side did. Each side took me about 30 - 40 minutes to get on. That includes taking the OEM ones off.
I may be putting the rear on tonight. Hopefully it fits right but I doubt it.
After everything is on it’s going to take about 4-6 hours to touch it up and be ready to get primered. Maybe more.
If you put it on yourself and can work with fiberglass to fix the imperfections then it isn’t that bad. If you pay a shop to do it I would expect it to cost anywhere from $250 - $1000 to get them to fit. It all depends on the shop.Also it’s fiberglass. It will crack easily so it may not fit your needs. For me if my bumper is going to crack it doesn’t matter what it’s made out of because my whole front would probably be gone.
Would I buy from them again? Probably, depending if I don’t mind spending 10 – 15 hours to get it on and fixed.
I think that if they spend a few more hours making it fit properly and removing all the little problems that they kits would be nice. Not as good as the real stuff but just nice.
It’s definitely one of those things that you get what you paid for. I'll put up pictures when I get the rear on.
Before I bought it I talked to them to see when they might be able to ship it out. I never could get a real answer from them. The best thing I got was “Your credit card will be charged when it ships”. I saw them selling kits on Ebay so I got one from there, as it is much cheaper.
I can’t remember all the exact dates off the top of my head but I have it all in email. First they said I had to pay an extra $30 to ship it to a residential address however, their Ebay auction specifically said that I could ship it to a business or residential address for the same price.They emailed me back saying sorry about that (Could be a common mistake so no hard feelings) then asked me for my information. I sent it to them and waited for a couple weeks. I finally emailed them to see what’s up. They said they were waiting on the information. I got a little upset and sent it to them along with the old email. I feel they could have did a little more to get the information even if the original email was lost somehow. You know, being proactive and folowing through. I did buy it off Ebay and they could have contacted me from there.
They then said that they don’t have any at the moment. I originally ordered the Hippo Sleek. They said they have the INGZ one ready to go if I wanted that. So I took that one. I actually preferred that one to the Hippo anyways but they didn’t have it on Ebay at that time. I finally got the kit about 2 weeks later.
I put on the front and sides so far. I got the INGZ kit for a 97. I also had the real INGZ front bumper when I was in Japan so I know how it is supposed to fit. I’ve done a lot of Fiberglass work in the past so I know how to use it. I’m no pro by any means but I can make what I want. I just don’t have the patience for it so I don’t really do it unless I need to.
There are a lot of little nicks and dings all over it and there is a nice chunk missing on the rear bumper. Just about every corner needs some fiberglass on it and sanding it down or just sanding it smoother.
My front bumper fit OK. I had to lean on the sides and screw it into the fender so it would line up. When I say lean I mean actually putting my body weight and then some as it was a little wider then it should have been.I had to cut off about 2 inches or fiberglass that goes behind the signal lights. I don’t know why they put that there. It covers the hole for the bulb to go in. If you leave it then it is impossible to get the bulb in.There is also a 1 mm line that must be sanded down.Here is a picture of just the front on.Notice by the wheel well the sanded area. It isn’t perfectly smooth. It looks like they molded the end pieces separately and then added it on later. Then tried to sand it smooth but it is a half-assed job. It isn’t all the way down and in some places it looks like the used a hand grinder to cut it down. Some fiberglass definitely needs to fill it in to smooth it out.
It took me about 4 hours but I also had to cut my bumper support among other things. I would say if everything was done to the car it should have taken about 30 minutes – 1½ hours just to get it on. It still needs some fine-tuning too. It also looks like the front points up a little.
I just put the sides on last night.The driver side was a very bad fit. It doesn’t fit exactly how it should and is approx ½” short. The end corner pieces cracked, as I had to really push and pull the end pieces out to get it on. I ended up trimming about 1/8” at each corner and was able to get it to fit but it’s snug as hell and is slightly off. You really can’t tell though. I almost said screw it and was about to cut it in half to extend it. The passenger side went on pretty good. It was snug and I did very little trimming to the same spots. It also cracked in the corners like the other side did. Each side took me about 30 - 40 minutes to get on. That includes taking the OEM ones off.
I may be putting the rear on tonight. Hopefully it fits right but I doubt it.
After everything is on it’s going to take about 4-6 hours to touch it up and be ready to get primered. Maybe more.
If you put it on yourself and can work with fiberglass to fix the imperfections then it isn’t that bad. If you pay a shop to do it I would expect it to cost anywhere from $250 - $1000 to get them to fit. It all depends on the shop.Also it’s fiberglass. It will crack easily so it may not fit your needs. For me if my bumper is going to crack it doesn’t matter what it’s made out of because my whole front would probably be gone.
Would I buy from them again? Probably, depending if I don’t mind spending 10 – 15 hours to get it on and fixed.
I think that if they spend a few more hours making it fit properly and removing all the little problems that they kits would be nice. Not as good as the real stuff but just nice.
It’s definitely one of those things that you get what you paid for. I'll put up pictures when I get the rear on.
I put one of their bumpers on my silvia for the conversion, you can check out the fit on my site, the bumper fit, I'll be it tight, but there is a 1/2 inch gap between my headlights and my bumper, which I like, but people going for the OEM look would not. Check my Cardomain page if you want to see it.
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