Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 03:49 pm, by: Nickel Quimada(Pinoy)
Origin Australia have recently set up shop in South Australia.Had a good look at there site and found they offer a stylish bodykit for the jzz30. I rang them today and was quoted $1095 for the complete 3 piece kit + postage. The price I believe is very good considering i was assured the kit is GENUINE. Anyways these are an alternative to the common Vertex kit.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 03:52 pm, by: Vinh Bui(Hyudsjk)
lol don't be fooled by their use of the term "genuine". When they say genuine, they mean genuine 'Origin'. It doesn't mean they use high quality materials, hence their prices.
I can guarantee you that these kits are not a perfect fit because I have a set on my car. You'll have some issues getting them to fit properly, but once you do they do look absolutely awesome
I've said this before on the forum, that once I did get the kit to fit perfectly, stress fractures appeared within a few months. I'm now getting it strengthened and flowcoated to give it a much more 'genuine' finish. If you just buy it and spray it, the finish will be very crap like all the other replica kits out there. i.e. you will see the ugly waviness from an angle. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, just go and and have a look at someone's car with an aftermarket kit and you'll know straight away.
If I had the choice to go down the same path again, I'd definitely opt for an original bodykit - likely a Wald kit or something 100% made from high quality materials.
If you're prepared to go through a bit of work to get these kits to fit, and I can't guarantee you that they will as it is up to how good your fitter is, then go for it. Heck, my kit is still on the car but only because I just love the look of this kit.
Too bad no one out there does these kits from better quality materials.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 04:06 pm, by: Nickel Quimada(Pinoy)
lol he did use the term 'Genuine' alot. Wasn't really going to purchase one but thought id let SC know they are available. Was more interested on these puppies
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 07:20 am, by: Brett Moloney(Lxsv8)
Vinh, just saw my bodykit (origin) at the panel beaters last night and aside from a few pinholes they said the quality was exceptional. It had just been primed.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 08:38 am, by: Vinh Bui(Hyudsjk)
There must be something wrong with MY kit then!
On that note, when the kit arrived the lower lip of the front bar had snapped. When I called them up to ask them to reimburse me to fix it, as I was not willing to wait another few months for another set of kits to arrive, they said "Yep we'll pay you whatever your panel beater charges to repair it and we'll claim that amount from the insurance provided by the couriers."
Load of crap. Never received that reimbursement.
I also spoke to another SC member who had major problems getting his front bar to fit. Apparently his headlights and high beams weren't aligning properly, etc.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 10:39 pm, by: Jason Francis(Jas)
Hey guys After seeing this kit I was blown away, it looks bloody great however after reading what you have posted i am a little sketchy.If you don'tmind me asking how much did all the fiddling around and fitment end up costing you?
Friday, September 21, 2007 - 05:12 am, by: Dave Billings(Waveman1717)
Yes, you have to be careful of the materials the kits are composed of. I had to learn the hard way buying crap off the internet without investigating first. Just make sure that you see the code "FGP" on your kit. It means "fiberglass re-inforced plastic" the closest thing to factory as you can get. I had a mud clump off a rig I was following on the interstate hit my first front bar and it nearly cracked in half and broke off!! You get what you pay for!!