Ebay Bodykit? Too cheap?

[Suntzu]

Have a look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-05-TSX-Full-Body-Lip-Kit-M-Style-Front-Rear-Side_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ36475QQihZ016QQite mZ260212297453QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Looks similar to this one under discussion at the other forum, not sure if its the same but the pics are identical.

http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38362&page=1&pp=25

Looks ok. Price is very cheap. i emailed about shipping.

Any comments or knowledge to share?

cheers

[FAT VTI]

be careful about a few things-
1.quality of product and materials,
2.the cost of shipping
3.the cost of painting

I have heard some very bad things about bodykits off ebay, euro may be diff.

som1 with more knowledge might help you, but i reckon u can find 1 pretty cheap through a seller overseas or here, ask around b4 u go to ebay.

[tony1234]

be careful about a few things-
1.quality of product and materials,
2.the cost of shipping
3.the cost of painting

I have heard some very bad things about bodykits off ebay, euro may be diff.

som1 with more knowledge might help you, but i reckon u can find 1 pretty cheap through a seller overseas or here, ask around b4 u go to ebay.
Yeah,as above.I've heard of this guy on the Acurazine site.He makes bodykits for other cars as well.I think he's a friend of one of the members there or something.

[Suntzu]

Yep, jus saw his threads onthat forum as per my link he has two group buys of this on acurazine.

He emailed me and said he will ship to me using my fedex account which should be ok.

Not sure how to fit and get it painted though. looks ok on a few of the cars at acurazine.

[dc2dc2dc2]

in the end
you get what u pay for
if its too good to be true
99% of the time
it usually is too good to be true.

[aaronng]

1) It's not painted. So be prepared to fork out close to 1000 for paint, probably more.
2) Shipping cost to Australia from the US for bodykits will double the ebay price. That is if they charge you the actual shipping cost. Most of them add a "handling" fee which is basically more profit margin for them, maybe adding 1.5 to 2x the cost of shipping to get it here.
3) Once all that is done, you have potential quality issues, especially if it is a replica.

[Lukey]

The Ebay link says its a replica.

[FAT VTI]

ill sum up what the other 5 ppl said.

dont buy it off ebay unless your willing to take a big risk and probably pay more for a replica, which may or may not fit perfectly.

Do the safe bet and buy off a vendor here or overseas, at least then u got a bit of security.
Contact some people who have bodykits on euros, and ask where they got theres from, best way to do it.

[tony1234]

Yeah,biggest problem with buying bulky items such as bodykits overseas is the freight,the prices are a joke.:eek: