Body kit progress, 04 Ralliart
Jun 12, 2006, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Lunchbocks
oh and by the way, the car will be for sale upon completion of the kit. i'll decide on an asking price later, i'm gonna be asking slightly above book price most likely because of the several grand in body work but it'll still be cheaper than an evo 
Jun 12, 2006, 12:12 PM
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off topic....isn't accolade just a distributor, and they just sell these body kits that they source from some company in Asia? Not positive about that, but I think that is the case.
on topic....not a big fan of body kits, especially after all the fitment nightmares I have heard from soooo many people (not just on Lancers either). This kit does nothing for me....post pics later to show the finished product, I am curious to see how it turns out.
on topic....not a big fan of body kits, especially after all the fitment nightmares I have heard from soooo many people (not just on Lancers either). This kit does nothing for me....post pics later to show the finished product, I am curious to see how it turns out.
Jun 13, 2006, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by reTro
Why all the work if you are selling it? AND, why are you selling it?
all in all, i'm selling the lancer to go get a sports/performance vehicle to start workin on because i dont like being without something quick, thats really about it.
Jun 13, 2006, 06:05 PM
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how long it takes to get your kit doesn't mean jack if the quality is **** poor. I've read many complaints bout the quality of Accolades kits on these forums, but I haven't read much about RRM's other than yours. The only thing I hear about RRM's is that most guys don't like the look.
Jun 13, 2006, 06:16 PM
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um yeah i didnt really intend on this being an accolade vs rrm arguement sooo how bout maybe we end it now
i've never purchased anything from rrm so i cant really sway either way with them.
now obviously i have dealt with accolade and i can say with 100% honesty that i would never do business with them again, nor recommend them to anyone nor their product in general.
looking past the 5 month shipping, past the lack of email response, their shipping process is obviously mediocre because my parts sustained damage, particularly the front bumper which required at least half a dozen areas to be re-fiberglassed. the prep/primer service for extra cost was a waste, the primer was almost as rough as raw fiberglass and it was so thin that it was gone just by trying to sand it smooth and remove the glue from their shipping stickers. the hood's entire surface had to be recreated because of easily felt waves. the cutout for the hood prop had to be cut ourselves and the front bumper did not have any kind of predrilled holes for mounting and no grilles to speak of were included.
ok, enough of this, all in all the front end of the car looks pretty decent after about 50 hours of prep work
i've never purchased anything from rrm so i cant really sway either way with them.
now obviously i have dealt with accolade and i can say with 100% honesty that i would never do business with them again, nor recommend them to anyone nor their product in general.
looking past the 5 month shipping, past the lack of email response, their shipping process is obviously mediocre because my parts sustained damage, particularly the front bumper which required at least half a dozen areas to be re-fiberglassed. the prep/primer service for extra cost was a waste, the primer was almost as rough as raw fiberglass and it was so thin that it was gone just by trying to sand it smooth and remove the glue from their shipping stickers. the hood's entire surface had to be recreated because of easily felt waves. the cutout for the hood prop had to be cut ourselves and the front bumper did not have any kind of predrilled holes for mounting and no grilles to speak of were included.
ok, enough of this, all in all the front end of the car looks pretty decent after about 50 hours of prep work
Jun 13, 2006, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CF-Ninja
well you really made it look great compaired to a few others i've seen. You do better work than alot of body shops. Keep it up.
theres one thing you can see in the pics on the hood, just a little custom touch but i'm having a hard time getting a picture
Jun 14, 2006, 05:33 PM
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a few more pics in my for sale thread for those who are interested
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=206452
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=206452
Jun 18, 2006, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Eclipse2Lancer
off topic....isn't accolade just a distributor, and they just sell these body kits that they source from some company in Asia? Not positive about that, but I think that is the case.
Jun 19, 2006, 12:15 AM
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I just visited the Accolade site and noticed that they have just updated the products listed they now have the evo 9 and not sure how I missed it last time but a lip kit for the front bar but is vented this looks really cool I like it a lot - I would actually put it on my stock one but I hate the middle piece that seperates the head lights
