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?

[ghostdog]

fyi the erebuni kit is a imitation as well. its a replica of either the z-glide type 2 or veilside kit. if the other imitation kit is made by vis racing go for that, or if the shop will guarentee that it will fit relatively well. otherwise I dunno get the erebuni I guess, but that might not fit all that well either. haha, its all luck in a sense when it comes to knock-off kits.

[Pvc99gT]

but dude, isnt the order like this? authentic, erebuni, Vis, ebay? i mean isnt erebuni better quality than Vis? or are they the same? i dont see how Vis could be so much cheaper and still be the same quality. but ive never seen the stuff up close so i dont really know. if anyone knows please tell me. and totally disregard money. if they are equal quality, tell me, if one is better than the other, tell me. and opinions are great, but lets hear some factual things, some real life experiences maybe? alrite, well i always though it was erbuni is better than Vis, but hey if im wrong, im wrong.

[blkGT]

Argue if you'd like but... "you get what you pay for"

Blk(always listen to mama)GT

[5sfeTurbo]

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.

[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

[aznpnoy12]

hey thanx a lot for all the help u guys. i wasnt expecting this much feedback. u guys were a bunch of help.

[ghostdog]

damn kuya, you dropped some serious knowledge on us. I did not know the authentic veilside used fiberglass AND carbon fiber. thnx again for the education.

[kuya1284]

QUOTE (gh0st_d0g @ Jul 8, 2003 - 8:09 AM)

damn kuya, you dropped some serious knowledge on us. I did not know the authentic veilside used fiberglass AND carbon fiber. thnx again for the education.

Just trying to help...

[Pvc99gT]

mmm... ok goin w/ ViS then if its the same quality. silly to pay 100 extra kuya