erebuni or imitation? Options

[aznpnoy12]

so its like this. i went looking for shops that can get me the erebuni 404 kit for my 94 celica. one shop quoted me $600 for an authentic erebuni kit, and another shop quoted me $450 for an imitation kit. what do u guys think? should i go ahead and get the $600 or the $450?

[kuya1284]

QUOTE (5sfeTurbo @ Jul 7, 2003 - 8:40 PM)

Either way you go man, Erebuni and VIS incorporate fiberglass in their kits, thats a no no. We have all seen those busted hond civics with half panited kits that dont seem to fit to well or are cracked or chipped that is true fiberglass at its's best.  Veilside however mostly uses polyurathane and the beautiful thing about their kits is that they bend with the car at higher speed or turns in addition the reason they are more expensive is beacuase the are designed to move air to the brakes and overall aerodynamics from studies under wind tunnel testing.

The difference between Veilside kits as opposed to Erebuni, VIS and other companies who make knockoffs are that Veilside kits are made of fiberglass and carbon fiber, NOT polyurethane. YES, they also incorporate fiberglass in their kits, which is NOT a no no.

Fitment will always be a SMALL issue with knockoffs, but that shouldn't hinder anyone from buying a knockoff. Why? Because if you spend $2000 to $3000 on an authentic kit and get into an accident, would you be willing to dish out the money to buy a replacement? Or would you rather spend less money on a knockoff. I know I would prefer the latter.

Since Veilside uses HIGH GRADE fiberglass and carbon fiber with their kits, I don't see how it's possible for their body kits to "flex". The kits are more expensive because they are AUTHENTIC, their own design, and higher quality.

Move air to brakes? If the knockoffs were replicated off the original DESIGN, wouldn't you say that the knockoffs would also provide this same capability? This aerodynamics of the kits isn't just limited to the original.

VIS and Erebuni's quality are practically the same. They both use 3 to 4 layers of fiberglass in their designs.

I'd recommend getting knockoffs because they're not that expensive to purchase and not that expensive to replace. In addition, any shop that knows what they're doing won't have problems installing these kits.

-Ray

This post has been edited by kuya1284: Jul 8, 2003 - 1:55 AM