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yer depends what ur after ive heard also, but i havtn bought a wide range of products so i cant justify...i bought a stealth wing off them and alot of ppl say their kits dont line up, but mine was fine, also for other things bought that were packaged already seemed ok, for them to fit things i never really chose that as i wasnt sure about their jobs

ben...

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my bro ad nothing but problems with them. he got a full kit for his civic and the only thing that was close to lining up was 1 of the skirts and they didn't want to deal with it when we went back to them so we told them to ******** and you can us your imagination for that one. :P

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i went to get my veilside rear bar from them, i tried fitting it and it didnt even line up properly at the edges. i took it back and hes like "all u need to do is sand them back to fit", i told him to f**k himself and give me my money back.

i went and got it from jetspeed and theirs fit fine.

carmate make their kits strong, but they tend to be a crappy fit. where jetspeed make kits that fit (most of the time) but are a bit stingy in material.

you get what you pay for.

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Thumbs DOWN at this end!....They are useless and are not customer friendly!....I went elsewhere after dealing with them so many times and got half price of someone who gives a damn.....

But jetspeed are twice as worse. Tried to tell me that the cracks which were in it before painting it were from my driving the car into a gutter.

As well as one side skirt had a hole in the end of it, they also told me the reason the kit didnt fit flush is cause i needed sanding back...

Quote from jetspeed "All you need to do is just sand them back to fit."

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But jetspeed are twice as worse. Tried to tell me that the cracks which were in it before painting it were from my driving the car into a gutter.

As well as one side skirt had a hole in the end of it, they also told me the reason the kit didnt fit flush is cause i needed sanding back...

Quote from jetspeed "All you need to do is just sand them back to fit."

I didnt get my kit from Jetspeed.

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My kit is from Jetspeed and i haven't had any problems with it... it fit well and all is good... I have to agree with those that say that CARMATE take no pride in treating customers right... been there, so even if the product was great, their poor service performance is their biggest let down..i'd rather pay someone else a bit more.

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I disagree... Got my front lower lip off carmate; dodgiest deal I've ever done!

The product was good for the price, although there was one or two rather questionable mounting points (nothing an angle grinder didn't remove) though.

Overall my vote is NO to carmate. If you can find the product elsewhere with a little bit more cost, go for it. I personally believe service and customer relations are top priority, Carmate don't value this at all!

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i was after a bonnet and front bar, but they are the only ones i can find who make it, ive tried all over canberra and no luck. ive heard about their customer service ill just have to try my luck i suppose.

cheers all semo

Same here, I've been looking for the right r34 gtr body kit to modify to my own taste's and so far the only shop that has anything even similar to what i want is carmate so i haven't got much choice, If anyone knows a shop around Sydney for r34 kits post a reply or pm me please.

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