Nice Front Bumper from carmate.com

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:51 pm

found this front bumper yesterday, havent seen it before but looks really good

makes it look like an rx-8 actually

http://www.carmate.com/product_details. ... &p_id=7274

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:02 pm

Yeah a guy on here got it custom made from Carmate, and then they started selling it

he might comment soon

Post by **dstocks** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:07 pm

Looks like a veilside derivative

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:32 pm

i dont think it looks like an rx-8...more like a supra IMO...

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:42 pm

yeah it was base of the supra front, then modded it and then made it fit a FTO (i think... this is what i remember)[/url]

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:49 pm

yep, c-west off a supra made to fit the FTO,
the fellas original thread is here -

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... torder=asc

Post by **I8A4RE** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:50 pm

I have heard some shocking things about carmate.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:37 pm

Ohhh ... They have the skirts I want ... Not a bad price ...

http://www.carmate.com/product_details. ... &p_id=7270

Might see if fibre motive have them also ...

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:58 pm

I8A4RE wrote:I have heard some shocking things about carmate.

really, what kind of things?

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:12 pm

Well I've had a first hand experience from them, they're really dodgey and not very helpful at all.

I went to buy a rear bar from them, I purchased it and picked it up, took it to my smash repairer to get it put on. It wouldn't fit and it was far too big and of poor quality. The guy told me he couldn't put it on and I'd have to take it back, he even showed me while I was there and how it wouldn't fit. I took it back the very same day and they wouldn't give me a refund initially saying I already purchased it. After a lot of arguement and speaking to the boss who didn't seem to really give a sh*t, I managed to return and had to pay a 30% restocking fee or sumthing along those lines.

The quality of the bar was very poor and there was no way it was going to fit at all and when I initially called the guy even cut me off after putting me on hold to speak to his boss.

The only thing I'd trust from there is probably the vented bonnets, wouldn't trust the body kits, probably start falling off after a while.

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:36 pm

don't like it...

eThix · Post by **eThix** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:23 pm

mr-charisma wrote:don't like it...

lol you don't like any kits

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:28 pm

^ ^ ^

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:33 pm

eThix wrote:
mr-charisma wrote:don't like it...
lol you don't like any kits

hehe, true

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:09 am

cramate FTO facelift bar fits well...only if my car was straight it would fot better.

elusi0n · Post by **elusi0n** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:15 pm

yeah i heard carmate was dodgey as well but their the only ones that stock different types of bodykit compared to other bodykit places that only stock veilside and DC Lips. well for around my area at least.

If was to get a bodykit from them, ill rather take it somewhere else and fit it cause you'll have to modify the bodykit to make it fit. except for the facelift and pre-facelift front bars and they proberly just got it straight from factory in japan or something, thats why it fits so perferctly

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sat May 10, 2008 9:48 pm

elusi0n wrote:yeah i heard carmate was dodgey as well but their the only ones that stock different types of bodykit compared to other bodykit places that only stock veilside and DC Lips. well for around my area at least.

If was to get a bodykit from them, ill rather take it somewhere else and fit it cause you'll have to modify the bodykit to make it fit. except for the facelift and pre-facelift front bars and they proberly just got it straight from factory in japan or something, thats why it fits so perferctly

normally most F/G bunbers are a bit sh*t...talk to any body kit joint..OEM or origional ones usually are worth the extra if you can find them...

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Sat May 10, 2008 10:02 pm

khunjeng wrote: normally most F/G bunbers are a bit sh*t...talk to any body kit joint..OEM or origional ones usually are worth the extra if you can find them...

+1 - besides I like the stock & facelift bumpers better than most kits out there .. Mitsi got it perfect when they first designed the car.. why mess with it?

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:04 pm

Yea get it fitted elsewhere (if it actually fits).

My guess is they make bars that don't fit then do some dodgey shiet while they put it on, cos my smash repairer said there was no way you could put the rear bar I bought on legit without screwing something up and looking extremely ugly after they squish it onto the car.

Just be weary of Crapmate, reason why they get away with it is cos they're pretty much the only option when it comes to buy aftermarket bits.

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:24 am

sublime19 wrote:Yea get it fitted elsewhere (if it actually fits).

My guess is they make bars that don't fit then do some dodgey shiet while they put it on, cos my smash repairer said there was no way you could put the rear bar I bought on legit without screwing something up and looking extremely ugly after they squish it onto the car.

Just be weary of Crapmate, reason why they get away with it is cos they're pretty much the only option when it comes to buy aftermarket bits.

as the photo indicates and experience shows, if u get a pre or facelift bar carmate ones are fine...my pannel beater even said they seems well ade a thick where they needed to be