we have installed some seibons at the shop and they took lots and lots of modifying to get them to fit OK...

 

SEIBON makes replicas of most JDM brands.

 

o ok I wasnt sure what was being said lol

 

+1 It took a lot of modifing to get them to fit but my gap is not that bad. I'll post some pics up soon of mine

 

i think they might be made by seibon, but they are knock off fenders of another brand...

 

I think the fenders, doors and trunk from Seibon are just 'replica' of OEM parts. They do make knockoffs for engine hoods. According to Gruppe-S disclaimer, even 'big' companies' body panels are not always flush with the car and might have cosmetic defects from new. Blemishes can also appear later on too. Honestly though unless you get dry carbon, its mostly for show. And I can't think of many dry CF panels for our car other than wings, canards etc. People say you lose like 70lbs for changing all 4 doors to Seibon CF doors, but I'm sure quite a bit of the weight reduction is from keeping inner panels, wires and sound deadening materials off while installing it. For the money, you're better off getting some custom made acrylic windscreen, rear window and side windows. AMS's carbon kevlar roof seems like a good part too, but I'm not sure if the 26lbs stock roof they mention is the steel one from regular evo or the aluminum one from rs/mr.

 

then weld the doors shut, paint a flag on the roof and paint the car orange!!

 

A bit late..... but you should have went with GTP INT. or Import Fans CF body panels. Here is a pic of my old Del Sol, they fit great. GL, thats one helluva gap.

 

yeah if I had to pay for the front end or the fenders I would have went with different stuff, but they were free so I cant complain too much

 

Does GTP INT or Import Fans make CF fenders for the EVO? If so, Id like to see them so I can compare them to the Seibon. If they dont, then they arent really an option for us and your post is pretty pointless, right?

 

I have been doing research on wide body fenders myself, and a couple of people that posted pictures of their SEIBON fenders looked good...

Heres one:



so its possible to get them to look good. Maybe Seibon did some revisions on them?? who knows.

Photo courtesy of superman105. Not my car.

 

How wide are the seibons?

 

they list it as 10mm, but Im not really sure how accurate that is, because isnt 10mm only .43 inches?

 

Yes, it is 10mm.

 

What wheels are you running that require you to get these fenders? I can't see how 10mm would make a huge difference...