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David Grab
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 01:07 am, by:  David Grab (Blastedbyasoarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey guys just seeing how much interest there would be for copy auto coture kits? I know there is only one person with a genuine item in Australia and no one sells them locally or sells copies locally so the only option is to get them sent from the US. The probelm in that is freight is a and the kits arent exactly cheap. Anyway if people want to just express their interest in whether they would be interested in acquiring copies ill have a chat too a few places i know make good stuff and see if they are keen to get a genuine item and start making copies.

Seems Auto Coture kits are more popular that Vertex kits in the states and they car nice but come down to personal taste. I like both Vertex and Auto Coture but Vertex is more sporty mixed with class were as the auto coture kit is pure class. Any google it if you dont know what an Auto Coture kit looks like.

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-Dave-
Nathan Machin
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 07:01 am, by:  Nathan Machin (Nthside_soarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Gday David

Would you have a rough idea on how much would it cost all up with shipping??

If they can be made at a good price i would consider it.

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James Johnson
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 09:32 am, by:  James Johnson (Jamesy) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

me too Auto Coture is my fav, defiantly investigate it more!
Andrew Stewart
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 10:21 am, by:  Andrew Stewart (Daboom) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

just had a look at their website, and the bodykit is designed for the Series 2 Soarers. according to the website...

Front bumper spoiler - Factory fog lamps & grille of MY98+ required for -MY97

Side skirts - Factory door moldings of MY98+ required for -MY97

Rear bumper spoiler

i have been looking into these bodykits for ages now and would be so interested, by the looks of things, to get a copy made, would probably not cost that much, for people with pre series 2 kits it would require you to get the series 2 front bumper, fog lights and sideskirts/door mouldings. but so worth it. as seen in pictures below


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I will be watching this thread very closely and would be very interested depending on final price
Daniel Lee
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 10:36 am, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'll be interested in the rear and front bar!

I sent an email to Auto Couture International and asking how much for the rear bumper spoiler:

R/Bumper spoiler ¥75,000.
Andrew Stewart
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 10:39 am, by:  Andrew Stewart (Daboom) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

on the current exchange rate, thats approximately $960. do they define the actual "rear bar" as the rear bumper spoiler, or is the rear bumper spoiler the bootlid spoiler? if its the rear bar, that is a great price
Daniel Lee
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 10:50 am, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They didnt define the rear bumper spoiler, i assumed its the rear bar!
David Grab
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 11:33 am, by:  David Grab (Blastedbyasoarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Copies i can imagine will still be quite pricey just because they need to buy a few genuine items and go from their. Also because there is no established market for them i can see companies been scared that not too many people will pick them up and it wont be must a success as in the US. So i can see companies been very cautious about this and charge more incase they dont sell that well. It will be like anything, start off expensive and gradually decline in price.

Anyway i reckon around $1000-$1200 for a COPY is what it will come to but thats just my own guess.
Matthew Tai
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 05:52 pm, by:  Matthew Tai (Matttai) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hah the thing about being the first company to make copies of the genuine article is some place is just going to buy your copy and make copies of that.

progressively it just ends up being less and less profitable for whoever is higher up the chain (namely the original manufacturer!)

couple with time + effort in sourcing and manufacturing from the genuine article i would be genuinely surprised if this ever gets off the ground unless the initial run is large enough

then again autocouture will soon lose its exclusiveness and just be everywhere like vertex :p
David Grab
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Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 12:33 am, by:  David Grab (Blastedbyasoarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

But its like anything Matt, the first one with the idea/first to makes copies makes the most money at the begining. Then the more companys that follow suit minize the profit for whoevers involved.
Antonio Hunt
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Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 10:40 am, by:  Antonio Hunt (Carajo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Andrew Stewart wrote on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 10:21 am:

for people with pre series 2 kits it would require you to get the series 2 front bumper, fog lights and sideskirts/door mouldings



Andrew the Auto Couture is a complete front bar so you dont need the series 2 front bar for this kit, only the grille and lights

I would be interested as well
Andrew Stewart
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Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 11:19 am, by:  Andrew Stewart (Daboom) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ah, i get u Antonio. just looking at the kit, it is so subtle the differences to the 97+ kit.
Sebastian Grant
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Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 08:35 pm, by:  Sebastian Grant (Saabg) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You will also need the door mouldings. I'm keen pending price.
David Grab
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Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 09:09 pm, by:  David Grab (Blastedbyasoarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well lets start i list then to give me some ammunition when i got have a chat with a few place. Just not that cost maybe around the $800-$1000 price range so if that suits you then express your interest.

Interested persons list:

1.David Grab
Jose-Antonio Castillo
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Monday, June 22, 2009 - 06:25 pm, by:  Jose-Antonio Castillo (Ahh_soarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Depending on fitment I'm interested.

Either way, this kit will end up on my 97.
Ryan Rankovic
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Monday, June 22, 2009 - 08:34 pm, by:  Ryan Rankovic (Ryan1j) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

guys, when it says bumper spoiler, its only the lip on the bar. a genuine auto coture kit is $3000 before any shipping, and its only front lip, rear lip and skirts. thats from auto coture japan.

if you can get a full front bar, rear bar and skirts for $1000 that is better quality than the type of you buy from OzKits, congrats

i would also be buying one!
Masato Hara
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 09:18 am, by:  Masato Hara (Vertex_aus) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

shipping cost...
Approx $1200 by sea way(takes around 6 weeks)
plus quarantine fee and Tax. maybe bit more for bumper type.(not lip kit)

Approx $2000 by Air.
AGAIN, plus quarantine cost and Tax.
Louis Angelopoulos
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 11:29 am, by:  Louis Angelopoulos (Revolution) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Interested depending on price!

1.David Grab
2. Louis Angelopoulos
Jose-Antonio Castillo
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 11:30 am, by:  Jose-Antonio Castillo (Ahh_soarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Auto Couture is a full bumper replacement.
Antonio Hunt
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 12:45 pm, by:  Antonio Hunt (Carajo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ryan Rankovic wrote on Monday, June 22, 2009 - 08:34 pm:

its only the lip on the bar. a genuine auto coture kit is $3000 before any shipping, and its only front lip, rear lip and skirts. thats from auto coture japan



full bumpers



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Antonio Hunt
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 12:49 pm, by:  Antonio Hunt (Carajo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

also you can follow this post
http://www.soarerworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5548
Sebastian Grant
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 01:08 pm, by:  Sebastian Grant (Saabg) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think people are confusing the wald kit with the autocouture. The autocouture must be a full replacement as the front air dam differs to a 97+ kit.

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I am also keen but when will this be going ahead?
Andrew Stewart
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 01:12 pm, by:  Andrew Stewart (Daboom) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

so masato, there are 2 kits, 1 is just a lip kit and the other is a full kit, is that correct? for 1200 i would be happy to get the genuine lip kit, atleast you know it will definately fit
Antonio Hunt
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 01:17 pm, by:  Antonio Hunt (Carajo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Andrew Masato is refering to shipping costs
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 04:21 pm, by:  Sebastian Grant (Saabg) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There is only one kit which is the full front and rear bar replacement. They also make kits for Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Mercedes, Lamborghini etc. so I guess that the fitment would be perfect and warrant the huge costs of the originals.

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