Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Has anyone here had work done recently by either Fibrevision or Cowleys in Cannington? Would like to know wot their fibreglass n paintwork is like for bodykits - how well they get it to fit, good/crap fibreglass work, matching paintwork to factory...

Ive read a no. of old posts on both places, Cowleys has had a no of positive comments, Fibrevisions had both plus n minus comments but these posts were old tho, ppl in the workshops have moved round since, well i kno one of the guys from Fibrevision has moved on anyway so i would like to know wot their recent/current jobs have been like. If u got pics of their work, post away.

Cheers all.

Edited by G_Force
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/202790-fibrevision-and-cowleys-repairs/
Share on other sites

i got sideskrits and pods fitted and painted by fibrevision about 6 months ago now and they seemed to have done a good job of it as the paint matches well and blends in with the rest of the car and the kit hasn't lifted or anything like that either and they were the most reasonably priced as well.

Also had the bumper and couple of things resprayed by them a few months after that and they said they would take 3 weeks but ended up taking 6-7 weeks and did a good job with the paint but didn't trim the bumper around the fmic neatly after i told them to and paid them to and just could have done a better job with the fitting side of things so wasn't overly happy with what they did.

Just dropped of a gtr wing to cowley smash yesterday to get painted and Brett was by far the nicest person and also very reasonably priced so will see how that turns out but from reading peoples experiences don't think there will be any problems and just speaking to him leaves you very confident with their operation.

fibrevision seems busy... doing showcars!!

seen a few nice rides his done, like the red 180sx = ferrari lookalike

he seems to take his time, hence why i didnt get him to do mine...

Yea seen the Ferrari 180 round, dont particularly like it but its different. I was also told of skirts done by Fibrevision falling off coz they weren't glued on properly, dont kno if it was just a one off or...

hmmm i wreckon fibre vision charges an arm and a leg...but i guess they do good work my mate used to work as the spray painter there....cowley's do exceptional job...e.g on [Michael]'s nismo front bar he told me it was fully smashed.....then he showed me the finished result and it was awesome :rolleyes: got his gtr wing painted nicely colour matched etc etc so cowly's ftw ;)

Cheeres

Chi

hmmm i wreckon fibre vision charges an arm and a leg...but i guess they do good work my mate used to work as the spray painter there....cowley's do exceptional job...e.g on [Michael]'s nismo front bar he told me it was fully smashed.....then he showed me the finished result and it was awesome :P got his gtr wing painted nicely colour matched etc etc so cowly's ftw :(

Cheeres

Chi

Well both places have given me very similar quotes. Brett n Dave from Cowleys seem very friendly & helpfull and were willing to work round me so i can have the car for the weekends and drop it back to them during the week for work as both places said it'll take 1-2 weeks. So leaning towards Cowley's atm.

  • 3 years later...

Anyone had any more recent experience at cowley smash? Just wana make sure no change of ownership or anything that could result in maybe lesser quality. cheers

Hi Julz,

With Cowley smash, the only experience I had was seeing my friend's boot resprayed in pearl white last year. I can say they did a good job. The only thing was they didn't connect the third brake light in the car properly from the spoiler brake light.

WIth Fibre Vision, I just painted and fitted my new side skirts with them last month. I can also say they did a good job. They also know alot about aftermarket car body parts as well.

Also, I just want to throw in another name as an option for you. When I got rear-ended by L-plater while doing a U-turn in 2008, I went to this place call Uneeda smash repair in Welshpool. My car is a V35 coupe and they didn't know anything about my car. Still, they did a great job. I went through with my insurance, so the end result was perfect.

At the end of the day, I think they will do their best. Call them up and see who can convinces you the most and which place is more convenient for you. Call them up regularly during the repair process and keep yourself up-to-date with the progress. Good luck again.

Edited by VNS 24
  • 8 months later...

Every workshop/garage/panel beaters are going to have bad stories with them. You should really triple check the work before paying and driving off, important thing is dont rush them and ask them to fix any issues you find

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • @Haggerty this is your red flag. In MAP based ECU's the Manifold pressure X RPM calculation is how the engine knows it is actually...running/going through ANY load. You are confusing the term 'base map' with your base VE/Fuel table. When most people say 'base map' they mean the stock entire tune shipped with the ECU, hopefully aimed at a specific car/setup to use as a base for beginning to tune your specific car. Haltech has a lot of documentation (or at least they used to, I expect it to be better now). Read it voraciously.
    • I saw you mention this earlier and it raised a red flag, but I couldn't believe it was real. Yes, the vacuum signal should vary. It is the one and only load signal from the engine to the ECU, and it MUST vary. It is either not connected or is badly f**ked up in some way.
    • @Haggerty you still haven't answered my question.  Many things you are saying do not make sense for someone who can tune, yet I would not expect someone who cannot tune to be playing with the things in the ECU that you are.  This process would be a lot quicker to figure out if we can remove user error from the equation. 
    • If as it's stalling, the fuel pressure rises, it's saying there's less vacuum in the intake manifold. This is pretty typical of an engine that is slowing down.   While typically is agree it sounds fuel related, it really sounds fuel/air mixture related. Since the whole system has been refurbished, including injectors, pump, etc, it's likely we've altered how well the system is delivering fuel. If someone before you has messed with the IACV because it needed fiddling with as the fuel system was dieing out, we need to readjust it back. Getting things back to factory spec everywhere, is what's going to help the entire system. So if it idles at 400rpm with no IACV, that needs raising. Getting factory air flow back to normal will help us get everything back in spec, and likely help chase down any other issues. Back on IACV, if the base idle (no IACV plugged in) is too far out, it's a lot harder for the ECU to control idle. The IACV duty cycle causes non linear variations in reality. When I've tuned the idle valves in the past, you need to keep it in a relatively narrow window on aftermarket ecus to stop them doing wild dances. It also means if your base idle is too low, the valve needs to open too much, and then the smallest % change ends up being a huge variation.
    • I guess one thing that might be wrong is the manifold pressure.  It is a constant -5.9 and never moves even under 100% throttle and load.  I would expect it to atleast go to 0 correct?  It's doing this with the OEM MAP as well as the ECU vacuum sensor. When trying to tune the base map under load the crosshairs only climb vertically with RPM, but always in the -5.9 column.
×
×
  • Create New...