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Old 06-13-02, 02:40 AM
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what the difference between V1 and V2 besides one is fiberglass and one is urethane. Do they both look the same because on Auto fashion page the factory picture looks the same on both, but the customer car for V2 looks different. Can someone help me out. thanks
Old 06-13-02, 02:47 AM
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the V2 kit is a FULL replacement bumper kit, not an add-on kit like the V1...IMO, the V2 looks better.

Don't order from Autofashion...order from Steve Ganz...800-90-Toyota. Trust me on this one.
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so what about the picture on the auto fashion website that says customer car, it that how the V2 looks like or is that the V1? because it kinda just looks like an add on lip. to me that kit in the picture doesn't look the same as the one on the black car. can you clarify for me manaray.

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The silver car has the V1 add-on lip....the black car looks more like the V2....rather than looking at the crappy website, go to AutoCouture's real website...there are 3...

www.auto-couture.com
www.evolution.co.jp
www.evolution.co.jp/autocouture

The last two reside on the same server and contain basically the same information but it's not exactly the same...check out both.
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L-sport - I ordered the AutoCouture v2 kit through Steve Ganz several weeks ago. It is suppose to arrive on June 26 and I plan to get it installed very soon afterwards. I plan to post pics and write up on the fit of th kit...as far as I know no other member has the kit so I'm thinking this might be useful for others who might interested in getting it. If you are in SoCal we can even arrange an in person inspection. I only wish that I had a chance to see it in person before ordering...right now I'm crossing my fingers with hopes that it looks as good as it appears in the pics I've seen.

BTW, manaray posted some pics of the kit on a silver GS a while back...do a search under "autocouture".
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cant wait to see it ken. The second you get it. We'll do another starbucks meet.
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Originally posted by enginyr
cant wait to see it ken. The second you get it. We'll do another starbucks meet.
Steve, You bet we will...it makes me feel young and cool hanging out with cool young guys like you and KH Maybe this time I'll be able to get some those DVDs from you
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The "customer" picture on AutoFashion is not his customer. I saw that picture on Japanese mag. He just scanned it off the book.
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Hey im new to CL and have been hearing alot of good things about this Steve Gantz. I was wondering how i can get in contact with him to inquire about some aerodynamics. Can anybody help?
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Originally posted by GSonDUBS
Hey im new to CL and have been hearing alot of good things about this Steve Gantz. I was wondering how i can get in contact with him to inquire about some aerodynamics. Can anybody help?
You can contact Steve at gonzo4u@earthlink.net or 1-800-908-6968. I recommend you email him...he seems to always be swamped with phone call, but ALWAYS answers his emails promptly.
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