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The Korean Five Axis IS-F lookalike kit...

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Old 04-21-08, 03:08 PM
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wow that looks pretty damn good
Old 04-21-08, 03:13 PM
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damn that looks pretty sick.i heard the tuner scene was building up in korea but i didnt see anything when i was seoul in 06. maybe i was just in the wrong places?? im interested in how this will develop.
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wow, i actually like it
Old 04-21-08, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ba-b4
I think that looks nicer than the real IS-F Wish I could get those lights that go into the bumper reflectors.
I agree, I like it more than the IS-F.

Can't wait to see a member with that kit
Old 04-21-08, 08:24 PM
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Agreed, that kit looks nice!
Old 04-21-08, 08:43 PM
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I hope they do oversea business... haha I am in Macao... where no one could order it I guess... unless they can read Korean... haha
Old 04-21-08, 08:50 PM
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wow..looks sexy!!
damn now I wish I was in Korea..lol..I wonder how much they will charge
to ship these kits over to US..maybe I'll have one of my friends to
buy them and send it to me..
Old 04-21-08, 09:07 PM
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Looks good, great find!
Old 04-21-08, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ba-b4
I think that looks nicer than the real IS-F Wish I could get those lights that go into the bumper reflectors.
i agree, i dont like the bulge in the front of the IS-F, the shaped of it looks off, so id def looks better than an is-f front

Originally Posted by nabbun
ummm excuse me but that's exactly what the IS-F's quad pipes are too. 4 muffler tips that are part of your bumper. the IS-F's aren't even connected to the exhaust system.?
are we sure about this? i read that the production IS-F exhaust are in fact connected to the muffler. either way i dont care cause alot of the styling parts on modern cars these day are purely cosmetic, just look at the M3

Originally Posted by nabbun
Everything in korea has very competitive pricing unless you're buying a new car.

I've never heard of them or seen any of their work or know anything about the tuner scene in korea besides the fact we only have one car that's sporty enough to tune. and that would be the Hyundai Tiburon.
Build quality is on the rise, the latest Korean car offerings are pretty sweet, cheap and not of crap quality of yesteryears. But then again since the tuning products are still in their infancy then maybe not in this case. well wait and see

all in all this seems pretty promising. fingers crossed
Old 04-21-08, 09:29 PM
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why would you wanna be a is-f wannabe.. i dont even think its that nice
Old 04-21-08, 09:38 PM
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i dont think it looks anything like the is-f... and it still looks reaaaaal good! id get it if i could....
Old 04-21-08, 09:41 PM
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i wannabe a 5-axis wannabe

and since that kit is not in production we can just BE
Old 04-21-08, 11:14 PM
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Looks like a Transformer,...Bluestreak?
Old 04-22-08, 02:33 AM
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The only reason why I'm questioning the quality is because you get the body kit, lighting, installation(labor), paint, carbon fiber hood all for $3,500? how much are they making on that? There aren't too many people in Korea driving an ISx50 that's gonna spend extra to hook it up. Import tax is crazy out there. A IS250 is gonna cost them double. $30k here, $60k there. so only a few people would end up being a spoiled tuner kid with the parents rich enough to buy them this car. so I think the market's really small. unless their plan was to ship'em out from the beginning . . .

To get an idea of what their car market's like. We buy the Hyundai Azera well equipped for $30 grand. they pay $34-$35 grand.

We buy an Audi A8 for for $80 grand. they pay almost $160 grand.

Leasing doesn't exist in Korea either.

The reason for the retarded market pricing of their own cars is because hyundai has like 90% market share. Not too much competition with the import tax that the government set up to protect their economy. just like cell phones. there are like 2 companies that provide service. KTF and the other one I forgot. no competition so they don't offer cell phone deals (new cell fones go for $700-$1000+ with a contract. w/o a contract it's the same price) you don't get nights and weekends free. you don't get free texting, you don't get family plans with unlimited calling between your paid for lines. you share 300 minutes or w/e plan you choose to get. my g/f gets so pissed off when i tell her how much i pay for new phones here and the pricing on hyundai's over here compared to there.

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Old 04-22-08, 05:33 AM
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wow, that loooks pretty sick-willie-dog to me!!!!


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