Warning! "NRG" Mugen-style carbon fiber grill from eBay

[v1c10us]

All items for return must include an invoice by a professional to warrant uninstallable items
thats what it says, so have your mechanic say these parts wont fit.
They wont accept the part though cause you painted the grill black, and they have a disclaimer saying carbon fiber items may have imperfections that require modification to fit.

[ragebomb]

All items for return must include an invoice by a professional to warrant uninstallable items
thats what it says, so have your mechanic say these parts wont fit.
They wont accept the part though cause you painted the grill black, and they have a disclaimer saying carbon fiber items may have imperfections that require modification to fit.

Thanks man. Yeah, I did get a written note from the mechanic saying it didn't fit. But you are right, the painted grill gives the seller an easy out. Ugh. I believe in karma, I believe in karma, I believe in karma.... :)

[tonysi]

Wow! that sucks it don't fit. I was actually thinking about buying that same exact grill...maybe I won't now.Deffinitly let us know what the turn out is.

[v1c10us]

Thanks man. Yeah, I did get a written note from the mechanic saying it didn't fit. But you are right, the painted grill gives the seller an easy out. Ugh. I believe in karma, I believe in karma, I believe in karma.... :)

They might give you a replacement piece if you cover the shipping expenses.
it is possible that it was a bad piece.

Wow! that sucks it don't fit. I was actually thinking about buying that same exact grill...maybe I won't now.Deffinitly let us know what the turn out is.

like i said above, since these items are probably hand laid and dont use vacuum molds, etc, there is a good chance that they just messed that one up and that you could order one and have no problems.

as for the curved emblem mounting location, if you wrapped sandpaper over something hard that wouldnt conform to the shape of the grill you could sand the epoxy flat if the curvature isn't too extreme, or you could use a few layers of double sided adhesive, the foam stuff, sticking them to eachother so it could conform to the curve

[civictype_r04]

That sucks man stay off ebay.

[Strife]

Wow, you got screwed. I used to buy a lot of things off of eBay, but never anything for my car.

[WhiteComet]

yeah this is a textbook example of how ebay parts are just cheap knockoffs that dont fit right

[NyQuil]

Wow, you got screwed. I used to buy a lot of things off of eBay, but never anything for my car.

same here. You could of put that $ towards buying an authentic grill off kings.

[ragebomb]

They might give you a replacement piece if you cover the shipping expenses.
it is possible that it was a bad piece.


like i said above, since these items are probably hand laid and dont use vacuum molds, etc, there is a good chance that they just messed that one up and that you could order one and have no problems.

as for the curved emblem mounting location, if you wrapped sandpaper over something hard that wouldnt conform to the shape of the grill you could sand the epoxy flat if the curvature isn't too extreme, or you could use a few layers of double sided adhesive, the foam stuff, sticking them to eachother so it could conform to the curve

Those are great suggestions, thanks man.

[ragebomb]

Update ... I got a response from the eBay seller. Those guys are doing the right thing. :) He apologized and says he'll look into it. Here's what he wrote:

"First off very sorry for this to happen to you. I will also be taking this up with distributor that provides me these items. May i ask with your opinion what do you think is making the item either misshapen or not fit correctly? Please ship the item back and i will cover the return shipping and provide a full refund once received."

So I'll send this off tomorrow, and hopefully get my money back. I have the strong feeling that when he gets back my grill and compares it to his remaining stock, he'll find that they are all the same shape and problematic.

Thanks again for the advice guys.

I buy and sell a lot of stuff on eBay. Worse experiences are with collectibles, the sellers never pay. But I've bought a couple car parts, and about half the time I've had trouble; the other half of the time they were legit. When I'm in doubt, I contact other buyers who have bought the same thing I'm considering, and they usually have advice. Best place to look for advice of course is ephatch.com!