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Old 01-12-16, 06:15 PM
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Default L-tuned body kit? ID help

Hey everyone,

I've got a lead on a full Ltuned body kit and even floor mats. How would I be able to check them and make sure they're authentic?

















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you can tell by the bumper. I believe the authentic L tuned bumper is poly urethane and is relatively heavy compared to a fiberglass counterpart made by AIT. The front bumper also sits out a little further to cover the crash bar since USDM cars have a larger crash bar than the JDM counterpart.


In short,

L tuned = USDM = poly urethane (AIT made a clone that doesn't have the fog light mounting holes)

Carson Tuned= replicated the L tuned kit.


The TRD Altezza Neo V1 bumper is identical just that it is shorter because of a different crash bar on the front. = This was later cloned and called the "Techno R" body kit.


http://my.is/forums/f90/comprehensiv...thread-413406/


There's also an Altezza Neo V2 bumper, that's more aggressive but it was never cloned.


I may be wrong in some of this but this is all the information that I pieced together.

By the way, I think that kit has been sold.

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Originally Posted by NoMoreVTEC
you can tell by the bumper. I believe the authentic L tuned bumper is poly urethane and is relatively heavy compared to a fiberglass counterpart made by AIT. The front bumper also sits out a little further to cover the crash bar since USDM cars have a larger crash bar than the JDM counterpart.


In short,

L tuned = USDM = poly urethane (AIT made a clone that doesn't have the fog light mounting holes)

Carson Tuned= replicated the L tuned kit.


The TRD Altezza Neo V1 bumper is identical just that it is shorter because of a different crash bar on the front. = This was later cloned and called the "Techno R" body kit.


http://my.is/forums/f90/comprehensiv...thread-413406/


There's also an Altezza Neo V2 bumper, that's more aggressive but it was never cloned.


I may be wrong in some of this but this is all the information that I pieced together.

By the way, I think that kit has been sold.
Cool, thanks for the info.

It's has been sold, I'm actually picking it up this weekend.
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Good luck man! That's a heck of a find especially if it's authentic. Hopefully you get it!

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did you get that kit?
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