your out of the thread i thought this thread died like three weeks ago and i had to go back and reread comments which were funny. Why would Driveline take a strong stance against anything that would be stupid on his part. Him stating his OPINION could alienate other customers that would buy other parts from him other then voltex parts. The smart move is to do exactly what he is doing state we sell this and that and could assist you with whatever is in our catalog. As stated before you(Major Company) cant be mad about knock offs of anything chances are likely the customer already chose to buy something else from the beginning so in essence you never gained there business anyways

 

Ya u are exaclty right. Driveline along with every other company will not post their opinion because 90% of people on here would be pissed to see that I was right all along and that might cost them business which it already is since driveline only sells real voltex kits. He also neglected to tell you all I pm'd him for his opinion which he wouldn't give. He basically stated that he does not lose business from this. Voltex is so its not his problem pretty much. But however, they neglected to answer my question on how they would feel if they created a part that outperformed others and someone knocked it off. I doubt they would like that and the tables would be turned and it would affect them and they know it would and then it would be drivelines problem.

Here is the pm from me and from driveline for all to see. I proved my point in full. Distributors of the parts could care less. The actual company does care and loses money.

 

Was this made as some sort of trickery? Where is the point in this?

Hello everyone, someone PM'ed us and there is our reply made public!! It's worded in a similar context to what I broke down publicly before. However this statement is a bit more 'wordy' and delves into the topic on a more 'personal' level, per the request of the OP.

The only thing I find frustrating is I had to come back to this thread under some subliminal need to share another opinion no ones affected by. This isnt politics, these are 'luxury-based' goods for sale at a premium. That premium can be represented by numerous factors, which I'll let you guys be the judge of.

Anyways, I'll sum this up so I can step out... Voltex is an aerodynamic manufacturer of sorts who's made their share of profits in the Evo community, amongst others. Due to the rates they charge overseas, including the rate of distribution (costs of wire transfers, logistics, taxes, duties, and other forms of transport are included within this reference), people have grown weary of the price requested stateside, as if these purchases represent a must in their lives. Thus started a new, and yet old trend of replicas serving a cheaper solution to those who want, but cannot afford the high price of real Voltex products. This trend is both joyfully accepted and viciously frowned upon within all areas of the illustrious car-forum communities. Within these sporadic flaying blurbs of overjudgement, a topic solely relating to that of Voltex was conceived and caused a backlash of comments- inevitably leading to no where. There is no point to be made in all this, as I am only chiming in like this poster requested of me. Hopefully my insight means something, somewhere. I'd like to sit these next few rounds out.

 

it has already been stated if you have a family or other responsiblities sometimes you cant get namebrand everything. i seen cars mixed with authentic voltex parts and some knock off rear flares or sideskirts. sometimes saving money but getting the same look is better then BEING BROKE all the time. im positive members at driveline feel the same. one must take care of his responsiblities first then the left over is playtime. If i have the money for a authentic front bumper and driveline has them in stock im inclined to get one if i just dont have all the funds for it after the important stuff is taken care of and i dont want to continue to save up then knock off exsist its a part of life almost everything has a knock off and im positive people use knock off medicine food products clothes etc. even folks at this authentic companies use a knock off of something sometime. Contray to belief people do enjoy saving money somewhere to beable to get that authentic peace from driveline

 

I will add that posting PMs is pretty bad form.

 

 

i had to come back after seeing that.

awdordie has to be a 16 year old kid.

who seriously takes it as far as sending pm's to all the vendors asking for backup? and then posting their private message

hes probably been trying to contact varis and voltex all week to get them to make an account, post, and back him up

 

they fit like a glove and what i did was glued them and feather the edge to make it look like it was part of the metal and it looks cool

 

I have no clue what he is talking about to be honest LOL

 

what are you talking about its an exact replica minus the lower portion of the lip pop up alittle as you can see in the pics other then that it works as they actually have a Time attack car rocking there parts so i dont see why you think it would not work period

 

The design is a little 'off' from the real-deal.

 

yes the design is off by the lower portion of the lip as i stated earlier. but does not change the fact they do actually test there products in time attack racing etc.

 

LETS GET BACK ON TOPIC.

Version Select
Front bumper is a one piece bumper which they molded off the authentic voltex bumper. It is a little off since the bumper is one piece instead of 4. The authentic voltex has a 2 piece bumper ( removable lip ) and two carbon fiber side plates.
Version Select most likely saved time by molding off the voltex bumper as once piece.
BUT the mold they use seems to have a nasty wave near the intercooler on the lip.
( their canards are also expensive for the quality since in the pictures it seems like there is a visible seam around the edges. (which can be sanded out if it bothers you)
Personally, I would Just go with the voltex dual urathane canards.
Version Select makes rear quarters from what i've seen and their front fenders are a knock off of the voltex Version 2 wide feders with the gap at the door (some cut) and instead of the double vents, It is cut into one large vent. (probable since it was easier to mold and replicate)
The version 2 fenders dont keep the car's body lines as well as the version one's.

VIS
seems to have issues too. I talked to one owner about the kit. It seems to have some gaps near the doors in the fenders. and small issues which come with a replica kit.
VIS parts are supposed to fit well, But with my experience with a VIS trunk, it didnt fit well at all. The VIS voltex kit has the cyber street front lip instead of the street one. Their kit also includes the rear quarter's and front fenders BUT the front fenders are the Version ONE style. (aka Garage HRS or rundunce fenders with the single vent)
A friend of mines from a body shop (who is friends with a VIS worker at the LA factory) told me that VIS has moved their warehouse recently and their molds have been re-made so should be a more perfect fit. ( since a mold gets old over time and begins to make poorly fitting pieces over time) so VIS parts should fit a bit better as of now, if what i heard was true.
VIS only has the voltex kit as a package on their site, for somewhere near $1900 but im sure if you give them a call they can part pieces of the kit.

Kreative Designs
They are known to have the best fitting and most accurate voltex replica kit.
KD makes the pieces and a company called DOMOSPEED does the sales and shipping.
KD kit makes a 4 piece front bumper with a removable lip and 2 carbon side plates.
Their lip is a large piece and has a splitter built into the mold.
They also have version 2 front fenders which do have the 2 piece vents unlike version select.
they also sell skirts and rear quarters based off of the voltex kit and offer all of their pieces in FULL CARBON FIBER.
KD pieces are all made to order and have a lead time of 2 weeks.
They are all fiberglass pieces.
although KD pieces are the only replica pieces closest to the exact voltex, Their pieces are known to have hairline cracks and bad gelcoats. so expect to do a good amount of prep.
They do not make canards yet. ( canards are in the R&D stage).

So once you have decided to either go real or replica, This is just my knowledge of the 3 major companies who make replica voltex pieces. They will never fit and be as good as authentic voltex pieces EVER. But the decision is yours.

I hope this helps answer the Initial question that this thread was intended to answer.
-Ryan

 

was just about to say i like the kd kit with the carbon lip im looking at getting that as a back up front bumper to be honest just a nice peace

 

love the KD front bumper for sure cf yes please