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Are you Authentic - OEM - Fake?

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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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Default Are you Authentic - OEM - Fake?

With the recent wave of body kit interest (it seems) I think it's time for a poll to see some statistics...

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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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i'll have to say oem

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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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I'm a fan of knock off. I will take my time to fit the kit to save some cash. My version select kit looks good on my 240sx.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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OEM and authentic for aftermarket Could explain why my car's still stock
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Lexus did it in 97 as good as it'll be done.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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Authentic...PERIOD!
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ACleanSC4
Authentic...PERIOD!
that's how i rolled back in the day, except i had fake stickers
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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I bought a magnetic oil plug from ebay because I warped my original...
guess I'm not 100% authentic.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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classic....lol
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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I make it a point to get fake things only. Authentic is for losers... sorry to break the news.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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I have an authentic kit...but Im not gonna use it...

OEM for me! I wouldnt buy a knock off personally!
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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When it comes to body kits, authentic or knock off. I would have to go knock off. If it fits, it works, it looks good, I don't care.. Authentic is nicer but in all honesty, the outcome is the same when everything is done.
Now with that said, if a knockoff has gaps all over the place and clearly shows it is a knockoff, then I wouldn't like it either.
My kit is a knock off of the vertex, but it looks fine to me. I was tight on cash, found a good deal, and paid less in the end.
My only thing is that I would not buy a knockoff OF a knockoff.
Vertex < Version select < Vis/Vspeed <--Thats how I rate it
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by chanh55
I make it a point to get fake things only. Authentic is for losers... sorry to break the news.
this feels like an argument that girls make to try and prove that a lacoste shirt is better then the one down the street at wal-mart
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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authentic all the way, i can't stand to put anything less than the original on my car.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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If it looks good, is good quality, and makes me happy- ill buy it
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