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07-20-2014, 11:32 AM | #1 |
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My Rear Diffuser Project
Hey guys. I wanted to share my latest project. I've been wanting to make a diffuser for my car for a while now, and finally got around to doing it.
A couple pics of my initial cardboard mockup: SolidWorks model: I had a local fab shop cut/bend the sheet metal. Here they are assembled. Notice that you can barely see the rivets. They are proper solid rivets with a counter-sunk head, not pop rivets. Installed pics - I'll get some better ones soon. My co-worker has the other diffuser installed on his FR-S. I'm sure he'll post some pictures as well. Last edited by ineedboost; 07-20-2014 at 12:05 PM. |
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I like it better than all other custom diffusers! well done!
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07-20-2014, 12:21 PM | #4 |
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Yeah, I like it. Not nearly as funky and off-putting as the other custom ones.
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This looks oddly familiar..... Oh Wait, I know! Its a direct ripoff of @Wonderbar V2 rear diffuser.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58825 Wonderbar's Version 2 diffuser. Didn't you post this like a couple weeks ago advertising the 2nd one you made for sale, only to have it deleted because you are not a vendor? |
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This coupled with the fact that this same thread was up literally around a month ago trying to sell the 2nd one he made because he got a deal on two. Looks like he was successful in selling the second one. I've got no problem people borrowing idea's, but trying to profit off other peoples designs while trying to pass it off as your own is shady. Shady enough for his original post to be deleted. Last edited by Malt; 07-20-2014 at 01:19 PM. |
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07-20-2014, 02:03 PM | #9 |
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Wow. Totally spot on knock off.
Good job!
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C'mon dude. I don't mind people copying, but when someone is trying to claim they did anything resembling the work to design it, it's kinda jacked up. I've had people copy mine and credit the design to me, I haven't been mad. But to claim it as your own? That's retarded. Looks like I'll be looking into a lawyer this week.
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It's not custom. It's a stolen design.
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Cool copy bro.
Loving my original Driveway Labs stuff. Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk
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Yerp, direct rip off.
I have the type 1, one day I'll probably make my own diffuser but you know what? It won't be a copy of the driveway labs. If you want his diffuser buy his, if you want your own build it but don't take business away from the innovator. |
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