Not sure if I posted this here or not.... But it came up in a different thread so I though I'd share...
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PSS... I am so hung over, I think I'm still drunk....
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Okay, as all of you know I got the Mugen sides and rears in today... This is going to be another long post with lots of pics... Bear with me.
The reason I'm doing this is because I could not find a good comparison between a fake Mugen and a real mugen kit online and really wasn't sure if what they were charging was just for the name or if it really stood for quality. Well by the pictures below, I think you'll see it's for quality.
I accept the fact that the kit I'm comparing it to a kit that has a fair share of road rash and ware... But the basic comparison still flies if you can look past the dirt.
Let's start with the rears...
Here is a basic comparison of the two... The Mugen is much cleaner in every aspect. The edges, the holes and the over all finish (which is hard to see in the photos)
Nowthe mounting holes (pre drilled and counter sunk for the provided hardware on the Mugen) Hacked up on the fakes.
Noew the edge finish. The Fakes are uneven as hell. The mugens are clean and have no variation in thickness. This means a ton on a white car as the gaps REALLY show.
This one is a little un fair, but none the less is clear... The drain holes...
There’s more on the rears, but I'm sure this is boring enough...
Now the Sides...
You Can see how wobbly the leading edge of the fakes are compared to the Mugen. I't a knife edge. Not to mention the fact the previous owner had so much trouble with the return that he just cut it off... or maybe it wasn't even there...
Mounting holes for factory points? Mugen yes... fakes no...
This is an important one... Where the lip of the sides wraps the door sill. The previous owner of the fakes had to hack the fake kit down just to get it to fit... Leaving cut marks all the hell over the place... The Mugens are formed to adhere to the curve of the door opening...
That's about it out of the box. I'll post more picks as the get installed.
I really hope this is not coming off the wrong way, I'm not saying that all fakes are crap. I'm merely trying to point out that you get what you pay for with this. I've heard people call it "designer fiberglass" (no names Chris... oops!) or say that it's just a huge mark up on the name. Well this is not Sony mark up... This kit is, so far, worth every penny. On darker cars it does not make too much of a difference, but with the white paint of the prelude these imperfections are not only very noticeable, but they make applying the kit a pain in the a$$.
There currently appears that there is going to be no fitting of this kit at all. They fit perfectly. I have held up the rears, perfect, I have held up the sides, perfect. They come with all the hardware required for mounting (fake kits may too when they are new too, I really don't know)
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