[MAD_MATT]

Has anyone had any fitting issues/general quality issues with these??

 

[Bandit]

Not sure about anyone else but mine fits like a glove and the quality is very good.

 

[Rjewkes]

I have one of these and had no problems with quality, or fitting.....

Roly

 

[MAD_MATT]

well, mine came from japan few days ago went to fit today it didn't fit right and on closer inspection it was cracked in one place and it also had loads of what look like air bubbles in the resin/laminate this has really ****ed off as i could of bought one of them cheap copies off of ebay but wanted top quality so bought the genuine article and its turned out to be a pile of crap:chairshot .

 

[r33 v-spec]

I was considering this myself, so maybe will think twice now.

Does anybody use the AutoSelect item? Is this like the Garage Defend item?

From what i've seen they do seem to "very" fragile. And do crack around the mounting holes after some time or on removal/installation several times.

 

[DRAGandDRIFT]

I have sent over a few of these for customers, and never had any come back.

Although they are good they are not made with pre-fab carbon, but made wet, same quality as Auto select...and both companies produce a better quality product than Top Secret.

Top Secret had a CF diffuser in the store, which was made from 2 pieces of CF (This is ok but you need to over lap the CF by 2.5cm to get the same bond strength) there was a gap in parts there the CF hardly touched.

If you want top quality CF products you need to go for nismo, so far ahead of the game when it comes to cf parts.

 

[r33 v-spec]

Hehehe!!! Shame they don't do the cooling panel!!! They do nice bonnets though....!!!

 

[DRAGandDRIFT]

Hehehe!!! Shame they don't do the cooling panel!!! They do nice bonnets though....!!!

Indeed they do mate, :squintdan

I am looking into a new vacume pump and oven, might have a go at some CF stuff, I have made a few bits and the different between pre fab and wet lay is amazing.

 

[MAD_MATT]

 

[davew]

where's the garage defend emblem?????? im sure they are pre-fitted at source to the surface??

 

[MAD_MATT]

nope just come lose in the box with the panel

 

[davew]

the weave looks heavy compared to others i have seen, anyone else post up a picture of their defend. Who supplied it, maybe its a cheap copy with a defend badge chucked in to fool you

 

[MAD_MATT]

I will just have to contact the seller as they are one of the reputable seller out there, but i do think that garage defends quality control has seriously let then down on this occasion

 

[r33 v-spec]

Or post a picture up of your emblem...

 

[MAD_MATT]

well considering it cam in a big box with GARAGE DEFEND Gt. Cooling Panel written all over it i think its safe to say its the real deal, but your right from the pics i seen of them b4 it does seem to be a different weave

 

[JBwangan]

I bought a genuine Garage Defend panel for my R34 and was very dissapointed, It came pre cracked for me and also had bubbles. Fitment was also pretty horrible. I tossed it in favor of a ARC aluminum one and am very happy with it.

 

[763paf]

make sure it said garage defend panel and not garage defend style panel..
some people sell it as "style" and get away with it, and its not the real deal..

 

[Stan]

Slightly off thread chaps -- is 'Garage Defend' a trade name then ?
I thought it was a generic name, like 'slam' panel - I didn't understand where it came from, but that's what I thought.
Any enlightenment please ?

 

[r33 v-spec]

Yeh AFAIK "Garage Defend" is a trading name

GT cooling panel is the part name

 

[Bandit]

Mine came in the same sort of box as Matt's and the badge was in the box. No bubbling or cracks on mine, they are quite fragile though.