Auto Couture kit finish
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Auto Couture kit finish
I picked up my AC kit today and took it to the body shop... This is the first AC kit I've dealt with on any car and didn't get to test fit the pieces for fitment, but I have to say I wasn't really that impressed with the finish. The finish on the side skirts were good, and the rear bumper is ok-ish, but but there are definitely noticeable waves in parts of the front bumper so it will take a good amount of prep work. Some parts of the black gel coat on the edges of the front bumper look like they'd been sanded down a bit, etc. The shop was telling me the quality was not on par w/ Vertex kits that they've installed. Not trying to stir things up or anything, but out of curiousity, I'm wondering if I just got a bad piece or what. I guess I was expecting more from a pretty highly regarded tuner like AC.
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For you guys that got your AC kits a couple group buys ago, what it pretty much same? Or i wonder if AC's QC has just been declining overall.
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I ill definitely posts pics when it's done. Looks like my ridiculously wide set of Work VS-XX gold are gonna be able to fit too afer all. I just need to get the black parts to do a two-tone interior and an exhaust and call it a day, hehe.
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wow. This is not the news you want to hear when you been rubbing your pennies together for about 2 years for a kit. Thanks for the heads up. Let us know about the fitment when its done please..
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Your finish on the kit is blk from the factoru right? That color makes it super easy to spot all the imperfections. When I had the ac kit from the factory in white, you can barely notice anything at all. I've had more than 1 SC kit. (4) but they all had to be shaved down in certain areas.
Keep in mind, not everyones car is perfect unless its accident free. So they give you a little play in case you're driving a POS car. That way once installed its perfect as can be. Its not much work to get it fitted. The extra work let's you have a perfect installation.
Knock offs are a diff story.
Keep in mind, not everyones car is perfect unless its accident free. So they give you a little play in case you're driving a POS car. That way once installed its perfect as can be. Its not much work to get it fitted. The extra work let's you have a perfect installation.
Knock offs are a diff story.
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Your finish on the kit is blk from the factoru right? That color makes it super easy to spot all the imperfections. When I had the ac kit from the factory in white, you can barely notice anything at all. I've had more than 1 SC kit. (4) but they all had to be shaved down in certain areas.
Keep in mind, not everyones car is perfect unless its accident free. So they give you a little play in case you're driving a POS car. That way once installed its perfect as can be. Its not much work to get it fitted. The extra work let's you have a perfect installation.
Knock offs are a diff story.
Keep in mind, not everyones car is perfect unless its accident free. So they give you a little play in case you're driving a POS car. That way once installed its perfect as can be. Its not much work to get it fitted. The extra work let's you have a perfect installation.
Knock offs are a diff story.
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If the final product looks anywhere near as good as your car, I'll be very very happy, haha. I guess I was just a little concerned because I've looked at quite a few authentic/knockoff unpainted kits and the finish on the AC kit was definitely not as good as quite a few of the other authentic kits I'd seen.
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