Replica Carbon Fiber Diffusers

Atlantis M3tallic · 10-14-2016, 11:25 PM

Has anyone bought the Carbon Fiber diffusers that are on eBay / Amazon?

If so, was the quality and fitment good?

lsturbointeg · 10-15-2016, 04:06 PM

which one's...sides...rear? and which style specifically

Atlantis M3tallic · 10-15-2016, 04:26 PM

The rear diffusers

thebmwjunkiee · 10-15-2016, 05:20 PM

eBay can be very hit or miss, but Im sure some members will chime in with ones that worked for them (and hopefully some that didn't so you can avoid). I have dealt with the website RW Carbon before, and from what I understand they sell similar replicas to the ebay ones, but they quality check them and stock them / are located in the US so it seems to be a bit safer. I ordered CF mirrors from them and had no major issues. Much of the CF on ebay I have found to be very inferior in quality as opposed to some bmw CF I have purchased (trunk spoiler), it was night and day

DigitalNav · 10-16-2016, 06:53 PM

All my CF parts are reps from eBay minus the side mirrors... Why pay 3-4x cost for real CF part when its going to get scratched and messed up anyways.

Seen so many people with authentic Vorsteiner CF front lips that are all busted... mine only cost $150 vs something 3-4x more. If mine breaks, its so cheap I can go get another one.

Sylverlee · 10-16-2016, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalNav

All my CF parts are reps from eBay minus the side mirrors... Why pay 3-4x cost for real CF part when its going to get scratched and messed up anyways.

Seen so many people with authentic Vorsteiner CF front lips that are all busted... mine only cost $150 vs something 3-4x more. If mine breaks, its so cheap I can go get another one.

Which eBay seller did you use for the front lip? It's hard to figure out which one has a decent fit.

Atlantis M3tallic · 10-16-2016, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalNav

All my CF parts are reps from eBay minus the side mirrors... Why pay 3-4x cost for real CF part when its going to get scratched and messed up anyways.

Seen so many people with authentic Vorsteiner CF front lips that are all busted... mine only cost $150 vs something 3-4x more. If mine breaks, its so cheap I can go get another one.

Have you bought a rear diffuser from eBay?

If so, who was the seller and how was the fitment?

Here are the ones I'm looking at but haven't pull the trigger due to no fitment feedback.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Fiber...RXe31v&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Fiber...RWgk36&vxp=mtr

TTG · 10-16-2016, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalNav

All my CF parts are reps from eBay minus the side mirrors... Why pay 3-4x cost for real CF part when its going to get scratched and messed up anyways.

Seen so many people with authentic Vorsteiner CF front lips that are all busted... mine only cost $150 vs something 3-4x more. If mine breaks, its so cheap I can go get another one.

Please let us know which seller. I am also interested.

lsturbointeg · 10-16-2016, 08:19 PM

here's mine...the rear diffuser is the DTM style from CNAutofans. as you can see fitment wasn't too bad...it was a PITA to install as you can see from my thread here: http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1197278

DigitalNav · 10-17-2016, 01:23 PM

I got mine from ikon motorsport on ebay. been hit or miss for some people but good for me.

PJinCA · 10-17-2016, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalNav

All my CF parts are reps from eBay minus the side mirrors... Why pay 3-4x cost for real CF part when its going to get scratched and messed up anyways.

Seen so many people with authentic Vorsteiner CF front lips that are all busted... mine only cost $150 vs something 3-4x more. If mine breaks, its so cheap I can go get another one.

I completely agree for the front lip, it will get damaged and should be treated as a disposable part. the rear diffuser is much harder to damage. still, I would have gone with a replica one of it weren't for 2 things: 1 I got an amazing deal from vorsteiner for my rear on a left over part. 2 it was replaced as part of the rear end accident. no way I would pay retail for that. and definitely not the front lip which will have maybe a 2 year lifespan

lsturbointeg · 10-17-2016, 07:23 PM

it's all relative to income. can i afford paying full price for an authentic 3d spoiler or Vorsteiner? yes! will i? hell no! lol! i pick and choose when to pay up for expensive $hit

TTG · 10-18-2016, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalNav

I got mine from ikon motorsport on ebay. been hit or miss for some people but good for me.

Thank You. I have had a previous positive experience with them as well.

Did all the screws line up fine with your front lip?

PJinCA · 10-21-2016, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

it's all relative to income. can i afford paying full price for an authentic 3d spoiler or Vorsteiner? yes! will i? hell no! lol! i pick and choose when to pay up for expensive $hit

I completely agree bro

Stück · 10-21-2016, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalNav

All my CF parts are reps from eBay minus the side mirrors... Why pay 3-4x cost for real CF part when its going to get scratched and messed up anyways.

Seen so many people with authentic Vorsteiner CF front lips that are all busted... mine only cost $150 vs something 3-4x more. If mine breaks, its so cheap I can go get another one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sylverlee

Which eBay seller did you use for the front lip? It's hard to figure out which one has a decent fit.

I bought both different carbon fiber Vorsteiner rep front lips off eBay. There are/were a bunch of sellers, but they all sell the same 2 different copies. There are also plastic copies available but I did not mess with those.

Both of the eBay rep carbon fiber Vorsteiner lips fit terrible, and they were $350-450ea. A $150 price reflects the plastic lip.

The genuine Vorsteiner lip fits flawlessly, and it is about $1300. Mine should be here Monday....

SLVSRFR · 10-22-2016, 04:38 PM

No matter how much money I have, I will never pay $1000+ on a front lip. I can think of many other things that would be better to spend that much money on. A perfect fitting lip will still look tacky when it has a bunch of scrapes on it. You can get a carbon fiber lip off eBay and get it close to 100% fitment, you need to be handy with tools. A bit of cutting and shaving and you'll save over $1000 and no feeling of remorse when you eventually scrape the thing.

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lsturbointeg Lieutenant General 9156 Rep 14,522 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Jet Black Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Asian lost in OH iTrader: (0)	it's all relative to income. can i afford paying full price for an authentic 3d spoiler or Vorsteiner? yes! will i? hell no! lol! i pick and choose when to pay up for expensive $hit __________________ ~F90Conversion~21"3Piece Forged AvantGardeWheels~KWV1Coilovers~CQUENCE slotted/drilled rotors~GoodridgeStainlesslines~MeisterschaftQuadEx haust~Akrapovic 4"tips~VRSF DP~VRSF CP~TurboSmart BOV~K&N filter~CarbonFiberExteriorComponents~GladenAlphaCo mponents~MatchUp7BMW~Punch P300-12T~ Follow me on Instagram: lsturbointeg
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SLVSRFR Captain 245 Rep 785 Posts Drives: BMW 550i Join Date: May 2015 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	No matter how much money I have, I will never pay $1000+ on a front lip. I can think of many other things that would be better to spend that much money on. A perfect fitting lip will still look tacky when it has a bunch of scrapes on it. You can get a carbon fiber lip off eBay and get it close to 100% fitment, you need to be handy with tools. A bit of cutting and shaving and you'll save over $1000 and no feeling of remorse when you eventually scrape the thing.
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