raceonusa

Hmmmmm...


Toyota copy


Original Segway

You should write a letter to Toyota while you're at it.

PureDrifter

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bad example, you guys use the ORIGINAL pieces to make a mold and consequentially your "reproductions" or "xxx-style" body parts.

Toyota, in your example, created something that looks vaguely similar, works a decent bit differently (you don't actually NEED that handhold, it operates on the amount you lean, think skateboard) and is a completely separate, individual product and design.

Toyota created a new product in the personal mobility field.
You create clones of products that were designed by OTHER COMPANIES and sell them for your profit.

if at least the designs you sold were discontinued by the original manufacturers you'd have a purpose other than to purely try to cash in on the original manufacturer's success.

if Insurance or Junction Produce sold kits at prices close to yours, you wouldnt survive, because for a similar price people will ALWAYS want the original. don't forget that if the ORIGINAL companies weren't viewed as being exclusive RACEONUSA and its industry competitors would have NO BUSINESS

Now i sincerely hope that ClubLexus and/or Internet Brands doesn't remove this post because it goes against the grain of one of the sponsors...CL has never failed me in the past and i hope they never do.

PureDrifter

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i THOUGHT these images looked familiar...
copying these companies kits is one thing but STEALING the PICTURES off their websites as well?

REALLY? i mean come on, if you wanna copy a reputable maker of parts at least build a car or get pictures of a customer car

for reference, here is a picture of the Insurance Catalog...


here is that main image blown up a bit....


changes pointed out:


and here are the the changes you made (in addition to the background)
-The Insurance sticker at the top of the windshield
-The Insurance decal on the license plate
-ALL the Insurance copyright/website info
-Reversed the whole image horizontally

more Giveaways:
-same color paint
-same EXACT wheels/fitment
-the kicker, the SAME (reversed) reflections as the ORIGINAL picture from Insurance.

http://www.insurance-group.net/catalog/index.html

python

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thats fugly....puke

raceonusa

Hmm, I guess this isn't a clone either?
"Toyota Mega Cruiser"


"Hummer H1"


Original like Volk?
"Arthur Exchange logo - VOLK/Rays"


"Armani Exchange logo - Original"






If you want to buy the original Insurance kit or Junction Produce kit with paint and installation and pay more than the price of the going price of a UCF20, be my guest.

By the way, I'm still waiting for replies of owners that actually bought the original Insurance kit for the zenki UCF20... We just started offering this kit this year. In the past decade that this original kit has been on sale, there's been there's zero / a handful of people that might have considered buying this kit, and no one we can think of that actually bought the original (besides me), in the whole US. So far I'm their best customer for this car. The funny thing is, between the two of us, I'm the only one that actually bought original Insurance parts.

GRAND_LS 4

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At this point, I think both parties have expressed their point of view, and this thread is 3.5 years old to begin with.