is shine the same place as raceonusa.com? their buildings look the same and they're in the same city.

 

the fitment was okay, there problem areas were both the corners (where the corner lights are). mine did not have enough material there and had to be built out.

like almost every kit, you can't just paint it. it will require body work to smooth it out so the paint comes out smooth.

 

yea i wanted to kill myself no need for anyone else to kill me!! as for the kit i have heard nothing but great things about Shine and i have the Autobahn front on my 8 and love the way it looks.

 

yes i think shine and raceonusa are neighbors. my kit actually arrived in a raceonusa box because shine ran out of boxes

 

is raceonusa legit? i might get a bumper off them the next time im in socal.

 

Thanks for good pieces of advice . really I appreciate them!!

yeah I'll def. keep those in mind.. so that I won't disappoint too much when

the kit is off ...

so... scsi.. how did you work it out? do all the body work again and put them on?

 

Yepper

 

means you got genuine kits too haha

wow... great!!

 

When I freaking ruin my MS front end, This is the kit I will be getting.

Love the looks on this kit...Very Subtle

 

you shouldnt even need to tell the shop its a replica or not, tell em you want it to fit good and look nice and theyll do what they have to do

 

anyone. some say its good some say that they were shipped the wrong parts does anyone have experience with them?

 

I just recieved my bumper from shine... Its getting installed this weekend or early next week... Bumper arived in great condition... Ill post pics of the process if you want to see.

 

I have the front bumper on this kit as well.. it does need reinforcement and some bodywork, but if you take it to a good shop, the fitment is actually pretty good.. it is not as strong as an authentic one, but hey, it only costs 500 bucks... also, since the kit is so cheap, do not skimp on the paint and install.. make sure you have good references so that the paint process they use is solid...

 

Please let me know and post some pictures!!

Thank you!

 

Shop called and said the test fit went well. He took some pics like an idiot i forgot to leave him my camera so he used his camera phone... So pics wont be ideal but ill try and put them up later.

He is gonna paint it and do the final install later this week. So ill make sure i leave him my camera.

 

pics from the test fit looked good... Im excited!!!! His phone wont email pictures though so i cant post them but its going in for the final install on Thursday so ill make sure he takes pics of the whole process.

 

Lets see some pics!

 

i see haha

congrat. for good news on your body kit!

I hope you really like it!! haha

I just ordered from shine.

i cant wait...

 

Post more pics... i like this kit among others... price is not bad either.

 

500 bucks for the front bumper alone? yikes! how much is the real deal? I really like this kit, i actually like the front more than the MS (which is the all time classic for the 8) not really feeling the rear.

Im thinking about the front bumper, but not really interested for 500 + shipping to me In Canada.

 

Real deal is somewhere around 850-860 for the front at mazdaparts.

 

mine was 650 shipped. Thats not bad for the quality of the kit.... Ya i know its a replica but its a very good replica. Many people on this forum have this bumper and they are pleased with their result and their cars look fantastic. But if you have the extra 300 to 400 to blow you may as well get the authentic as im sure the quality is even better.

I agree with you I like this bumper more then the MS as well... The MS was my first love, but this kit grew on me over time... Mostly because EVERYONE has a MS kit lol.

 

haha, that's why i got the authentic front of this long ago. after these replicas, it has become probably the 3rd or 4th most common fronts out there for our car.

 

its pretty sad...

 

its ok ngo we all know you are OG ftw