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jv121

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Whats up everyone, I have a 2001 LS coupe. I bought it bone stock with 89x miles. I have minor plans for now but down the road I will be going FI. I miss my built Speed3. Def a change, but for now business was more important to start than having an expensive sports car.

Now for the cute part :) After 2 months I have a few things done..

Spoon rep lip
AEM short ram
Yonaka Catback
TB Performance Traction bar
TB Performance Trunk cage
ASR Rear sway + subframe
Blox endlinks
Skunk2 Pro-S II coilovers
sprayed the meshies black, they were pretty beat when I got them.
 
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jv121

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Put some new rubber on the stockies for now. General Gmax. Couldnt find any reviews really so I figured I'd guinea pig it.
 


jv121

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Just an FYI to anyone, especially in SoCal, The Underground Society, , sells counterfeit braces at his shop among other things as "real" name brand parts. I'm now out $400 and don't want that to happen to anyone else.. ASR has confirmed it's a counterfeit brace, and his installation also caused a stripped sub frame on my car, which is EXTREMELY hard, and expensive to fix. Headed to the dealership now to get a quote, since my car is now unsafe to drive. Now for the pictures..

As your can see upon jacking up the car, the bolts aren't even tight.. Subframe was so stripped the bolts were just pushed in and didn't require tools to remove..


Bushings on the REAL ASR sway is deteriorating


As you can see all the threads have been pulled out of the subframe.


Stripped grade 8 bolt.



The owner said he'd refund me on the brace and ASR said they'd refund me on the Sway. Which they already did, As I asked him about my endlinks i bought 2 MONTHS AGO he informed me "they'll be here when they be here." He also stated he would not be refunding me for the fake brace and it was my problem, along with not refunding me for the shotty install..
 


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klutchDb7

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There's a subframe for sale in my area if you want me to grab it for you, probably cheaper than oem replacement
 

jv121

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I have to get the subframe fixed before I can even think about putting a new one on. Thanks for the proposition though! Soon as this shit is fixed, back to modding!
 

Peruviann

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jv121 said:
Just an FYI to anyone, especially in SoCal, The Underground Society, , sells counterfeit braces at his shop among other things as "real" name brand parts. I'm now out $400 and don't want that to happen to anyone else.. ASR has confirmed it's a counterfeit brace, and his installation also caused a stripped sub frame on my car, which is EXTREMELY hard, and expensive to fix. Headed to the dealership now to get a quote, since my car is now unsafe to drive. Now for the pictures..

As your can see upon jacking up the car, the bolts aren't even tight.. Subframe was so stripped the bolts were just pushed in and didn't require tools to remove..


Bushings on the REAL ASR sway is deteriorating


As you can see all the threads have been pulled out of the subframe.


Stripped grade 8 bolt.



The owner said he'd refund me on the brace and ASR said they'd refund me on the Sway. Which they already did, As I asked him about my endlinks i bought 2 MONTHS AGO he informed me "they'll be here when they be here." He also stated he would not be refunding me for the fake brace and it was my problem, along with not refunding me for the shotty install..
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damn that really sucks. i usually buy my parts from honda-tech marketplace. only trust a few shops Raceline in Temple City and JPR Motorsports. Most shops in IE are really shady.

hope you get everything fixed. GL
 

jv121

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Thanks for the advice man. I appreciate it! I usually buy my stuff on Club I but yea..
 

Peruviann

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jv121 said:
Thanks for the advice man. I appreciate it! I usually buy my stuff on Club I but yea..
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no problem. did you get everything fixed and taken care of ? i might start hitting up the junkyards in ontario if you wanna tag along. i need new interior parts along with some other parts
 
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