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Old 06-04-06, 09:45 PM
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Hello,

I just wanted to share some pics since I have been working on my car but I have a problem with the rear of the wald kit. It is not cool because it is curved or something and is not straight in the lower back as you can see from the pictures...


https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/sh...ry.php?cat=504


I could not upload them here cause I dont know how to resize them, sorry.

Please let me know what you think I can do about my rear kit. I hate paying so much for something and then it turns out messed up. The body shop said it was the way the kit was made and I can see that it is curved for sure down there. Any others faced this?

Thanks, Mike
Old 06-04-06, 09:53 PM
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Looks pretty good...and I saw the pic where you said it curved a bit, doesn't look too bad...but yeah, if it were my car it'd irk me too! Anyhow, you're car is coming along quite nicely
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I would contact the store that I bought the Wald Kit from, and work something out with them. Your car looks nice!!
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yeah, it's frp, it might flex a little but shouldn't be that bad. that looks kinda like manufacturer defect to me? i don't think baking can deform it so bad. if it's urethene then i can understand
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Originally Posted by KevsSC
I would contact the store that I bought the Wald Kit from, and work something out with them. Your car looks nice!!

Thanks guys, I will contact the place I bought it from and see what they say about it. I am sad that nobody noticed this defect until the kit was painted and installed.
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Originally Posted by sc430mike
Thanks guys, I will contact the place I bought it from and see what they say about it. I am sad that nobody noticed this defect until the kit was painted and installed.
indeed i am surprised that the shop didn't notice it first. when i got my kits the first thing they did was to test fit and make sure everything is good before going into paint
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Henry is right, always test fit prior to painting. Car is looking good.
A last option would be to adhere a rigid brace behind the piece to straighten it out.
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