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"Official" Wald body kit at the Tokyo Auto Salon

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Old 01-19-09 | 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by SeOuLiS250
i wonder if I can use that CF spoiler on IS
does anybody know how much that spoiler is??
i already got a price... you know im the 2IS CF King.... too bad i wont get it because i refuse to pay $1300 for a CF Spoiler....
Old 01-19-09 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Robs IS250
i already got a price... you know im the 2IS CF King.... too bad i wont get it because i refuse to pay $1300 for a CF Spoiler....
That's pretty hefty for just a spoiler. You an get an entire carbon fiber trunk for that much....
Old 01-19-09 | 09:43 AM
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imagine that... my hood & trunk was way less then what that Wald spoiler cost!

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Old 01-19-09 | 10:10 AM
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carbon fiber is like a big dong...good to have, but you wouldn't whip it out every chance you get. the kit is ok, but ruined by the bare carbon fiber look...I don't like it
Old 01-19-09 | 11:51 AM
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But quality is a big key here. Wald fitment is x100 > Seibon sorry to say.
Old 01-19-09 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Robs IS250
i already got a price... you know im the 2IS CF King.... too bad i wont get it because i refuse to pay $1300 for a CF Spoiler....
1300 for that CF trunk??? I think I'd pass it..lol
I guess I'll be stuck with regular Wald Spoiler then.
thanks anyways~!
Old 01-19-09 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by flipside909
But quality is a big key here. Wald fitment is x100 > Seibon sorry to say.
How are the ventross CF parts compared to both wald and seibon quality wise? I imagine it would be in the middle in terms of quality
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Vorsteiner uses high grade materials. Seibon is on the opposite end of the scale. Very poor fitment and inconsistent material quality.
Old 01-19-09 | 04:24 PM
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Thanks Flip
Old 01-19-09 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Vorsteiner uses high grade materials. Seibon is on the opposite end of the scale. Very poor fitment and inconsistent material quality.
This is consistent across Seibon's product line. A good friend ordered a full carbon kit for his FD3 drift car and ended up sending it all back. Nothing fit right, gaps were huge and could not be adjusted to look decent even on a race car. He said this was true for almost everything Seibon his shop ordered, and they warned customers about this before they would order anything.

I'm sure it's possible to get something from Seibon that does fit first time, but the odds of it looking the way you'd like are pretty tiny if you're even a little bit picky. If you have it "fixed" to look good, you'll spend more than the difference between Seibon and the better quality stuff that fits right the first time.
Old 01-19-09 | 05:15 PM
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When i get an is-f, this kit will be sitting in the garage waiting for it (minus the trunk spoiler)
Old 01-21-09 | 10:01 PM
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Slightly over done, but it still looks good. I love the front bumper
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I want the wing!
Old 02-04-09 | 05:56 PM
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from what i understand the IS and IS-F trunk is identical. i think WALD just has to get it right on the price.

here's some extra pics from the TAS show







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