wow , from a shakey start the thread has taken quite a turn, i myself sit on the fence, when decideing the look i want for the car i go through many stages of what i like, the price, the reputation of the company and the quality and fitment, after also of debating with myself i chose the Shine Replica Amuse kit, everyone you spoke to about Shine said there kits were amazing and great fitment so i spent my hard earned cash on it and when it arrived i was overjoyed and after seeing it fitted i was well chuffed, the painter had to do no modifying to get it to fit and he was very impressed with the finish as it gave hime very little prep work
personally i would never buy a replica kit from a small ebay type company without first being able to test fit, but thats just me
when it comes to the smaller purchases like engine covers ect i would be more than willing to take the gamble as the cash loss isnt as bad if the product is poor
i also only ever buy proper CD's and DVD's as im into the quality of the sound and picture, the missus on occasion gets a copy from her mum and OMG i usually switch it off after the first few minutes as i cant stand the shoddyness of it
im all up for traders supplying replicas if they can do a good job of it because at the end of the day we all cant afford to buy the genuine article even if we would love to.
the modifyed car scene would be totally different if cheaper options wernt available.
at the end of the day the world survives because the rich are rich and the poor are poor
Paul