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norsamerican · 02-17-2013, 11:01 PM

i purchased a hood and front lip back in the day from seibon 2004. never was a fan of the parts after that had gap issues on the hood and the lip was seemingly warped and had to be force held while putting it on. Seems like seibon just contracts some crummy fiberglass shop in china to make the parts, no quality control or oversight occurs.

only a few companies these days honor the customer over their pocketbooks, yet is such a simple thing to do

FT-86 SpeedFactory · 02-17-2013, 11:45 PM

Here we go guys. As a vendor here, and as car enthusiasts we take care of our customers.

We swapped Jason the SN spoiler we had ordered for our car. And placed his originally ordered SN spoiler on the car here at the shop. While fitment was not 100% it was pretty good.

We're going to rock it, some 3M tape, pressure and ready to roll. At the end of the day, everyone is happy. That's what we do.

Yes this is lame old Iowa.

Fnbeast86 · 02-18-2013, 12:18 AM

Why don't I open my own carbon fiber business I'd be rich because customers should always come first only way you will grow! Look at all the money Seibon is losing cuz of there stubbornness fuckface assholes

Lonewolf · 02-22-2013, 10:28 PM

Less money on show parts...more money on go parts....F Seibon

DNAPoPo · 03-01-2013, 12:51 PM

I really like some of the Seibon pieces, but this thread does make me a little weary

Anybody have pics of the TB-Style pieces, I have scoured google images with no luck.

kanundrum · 03-01-2013, 12:57 PM

I got a bunch coming in I will post up fitment next week

kanundrum · 03-01-2013, 02:13 PM

chadstyle · 03-02-2013, 03:53 PM

Here is a Seibon hood on the BRZ...I zoomed in and took a screen shot so you can see the line over the headlight. It doesn't match up at all. The front of the hood where it meets the bumper also sits too low.

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kanundrum · 03-04-2013, 09:48 PM

0 Fitment Issues what so ever. How ever the screws that come with it are super weird, they are not quite a 15 or a 14 but in the middle and doesnt fit the other metric standard either.

Note it also took about 6 tries to position it absolutely perfect and I couldn't be happier with the results. If your having issues I would suggest aligning it again maybe ?

The rest of the parts will need a body shop to install.

OrbitalEllipses · 03-05-2013, 12:55 AM

@kanundrum mind taking pics of the panel gap between hood and fender on each side? Close ups of the corners at the lights would be appreciated too.

kanundrum · 03-05-2013, 12:58 AM

Yeap. Will have some daytime pics tom

polancd · 03-05-2013, 04:45 AM

I am another person who has had issues with seibon products. I bought a OEM style hood for my Evo in 2005. The first thing i noticed was the really cheap vent insert. No biggie I just painted it black. When i installed it, I could'nt get it to fit with out one side being out of whack. I thought i was doing something wrong, so I took it to a buddy who works in a body shop for him to try to line it up. He got it as straight as he could but it still was not to my liking. After some time (under a year) the clear started to chip and the carbon started to change colors. Mostly near the turbo. I had to get the whole hood recleared. I dont know if their quality standards have changed but I am not willing to find out.

kanundrum · 03-05-2013, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

@kanundrum mind taking pics of the panel gap between hood and fender on each side? Close ups of the corners at the lights would be appreciated too.

kanundrum · 03-05-2013, 03:17 PM

@FT-86 SpeedFactory I was wondering about the vents and rain.

The Alternator is right there at the opening. So I am wondering what effect water will have on it?

03-01-2013, 12:51 PM	#103
DNAPoPo GreddyBRZ meets GreddyFRS Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: SSM Limited BRZ Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 375 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 485 Times in 231 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s)	I really like some of the Seibon pieces, but this thread does make me a little weary Anybody have pics of the TB-Style pieces, I have scoured google images with no luck. __________________ CO>CA\|Greddy Intake + EVO 3\|Enkei Raijin\|KW V3\|BeatSonic SoCal 86 OC Club Tuesday Night Irvine DJ Meet Thread Irvine FR-S & BRZ Car Meet(FaceBook)

03-01-2013, 12:57 PM	#104
kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s)	I got a bunch coming in I will post up fitment next week __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

03-01-2013, 02:13 PM	#105
kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s)	__________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

03-02-2013, 03:53 PM	#106
chadstyle Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BR-Z Limited Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 883 Thanks: 407 Thanked 562 Times in 294 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s)	Here is a Seibon hood on the BRZ...I zoomed in and took a screen shot so you can see the line over the headlight. It doesn't match up at all. The front of the hood where it meets the bumper also sits too low. __________________ ChadStyle's Build

03-04-2013, 09:48 PM	#107
kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s)	0 Fitment Issues what so ever. How ever the screws that come with it are super weird, they are not quite a 15 or a 14 but in the middle and doesnt fit the other metric standard either. Note it also took about 6 tries to position it absolutely perfect and I couldn't be happier with the results. If your having issues I would suggest aligning it again maybe ? The rest of the parts will need a body shop to install. __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

02-17-2013, 11:01 PM	#99
norsamerican Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Houston Posts: 539 Thanks: 101 Thanked 233 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	i purchased a hood and front lip back in the day from seibon 2004. never was a fan of the parts after that had gap issues on the hood and the lip was seemingly warped and had to be force held while putting it on. Seems like seibon just contracts some crummy fiberglass shop in china to make the parts, no quality control or oversight occurs. only a few companies these days honor the customer over their pocketbooks, yet is such a simple thing to do

02-17-2013, 11:45 PM	#100
FT-86 SpeedFactory Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 7,694 Thanks: 1,298 Thanked 3,579 Times in 1,253 Posts Mentioned: 341 Post(s)	Here we go guys. As a vendor here, and as car enthusiasts we take care of our customers. We swapped Jason the SN spoiler we had ordered for our car. And placed his originally ordered SN spoiler on the car here at the shop. While fitment was not 100% it was pretty good. We're going to rock it, some 3M tape, pressure and ready to roll. At the end of the day, everyone is happy. That's what we do. Yes this is lame old Iowa.

02-18-2013, 12:18 AM	#101
Fnbeast86 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Firestorm red fr-s Location: Chicago Posts: 162 Thanks: 12 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Why don't I open my own carbon fiber business I'd be rich because customers should always come first only way you will grow! Look at all the money Seibon is losing cuz of there stubbornness fuckface assholes

02-22-2013, 10:28 PM	#102
Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,300 Thanks: 4,905 Thanked 2,132 Times in 1,195 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s)	Less money on show parts...more money on go parts....F Seibon

03-05-2013, 12:55 AM	#108
OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,890 Times in 2,903 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s)	@kanundrum mind taking pics of the panel gap between hood and fender on each side? Close ups of the corners at the lights would be appreciated too.

03-05-2013, 12:58 AM	#109
kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s)	Yeap. Will have some daytime pics tom __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

03-05-2013, 04:45 AM	#110
polancd Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: a few Location: FL Posts: 35 Thanks: 2 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I am another person who has had issues with seibon products. I bought a OEM style hood for my Evo in 2005. The first thing i noticed was the really cheap vent insert. No biggie I just painted it black. When i installed it, I could'nt get it to fit with out one side being out of whack. I thought i was doing something wrong, so I took it to a buddy who works in a body shop for him to try to line it up. He got it as straight as he could but it still was not to my liking. After some time (under a year) the clear started to chip and the carbon started to change colors. Mostly near the turbo. I had to get the whole hood recleared. I dont know if their quality standards have changed but I am not willing to find out.

03-05-2013, 03:17 PM	#112
kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s)	@FT-86 SpeedFactory I was wondering about the vents and rain. The Alternator is right there at the opening. So I am wondering what effect water will have on it? __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

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