Ok This is Great news!!! I have had a discussion with the designers and will be meeting with them to have the kit which actually includes the 1) Esprit Front Bumper 2) SideSkirts 3) Louvers (somewhere over rear quarter windows on GT) and 5) Rear Spoiler. Their shop is 15 minutes from my brothers house and since I am in the area once a month I will take my car (can be searched in archives "FIERO UNVAILING" ) to test fit and inspect quality of product! We will take pictures for an over all view with white gel coat and also close ups to show lines and quality. We will also photo shop body kit and paint match it to show a "Finished Product"! I will be also discussing possibilities for a group buy to negotiate pricing and to get things into production. It would be ideal to begin a list of relevant questions to address when I meet with the designers. I will post when possible but am extremely busy and have no other information at this time. The one point I have at this time is that I will negotiate individual prices and package prices with single purchaser and group buys i.e) single bumper vs. group buy of multple bumpers i.e) single package purchase vs. group purchase of multiple packages= (1) Esprit Front Bumper 2) SideSkirts 3) Louvers (somewhere over rear quarter windows on GT) and 5) Rear Spoiler) I will be looking at market prices of similar 4/5 piece kits for the Fiero, MR2, Integra, etc. to gauge price points all suggestions will be helpful Thank you for your interest and patience. Multiple meetings set for week of Oct. 1-4. Thank you for your suggestions!
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Sep 30th, 2008
nightonfire Member
Posts: 1015 From: San Diego, Ca. Registered: Feb 2004
.Ok so I am leaving to meet with the designers of the Lotus KIt. I will ne meeting with them wednesday and through out the following days. As I stated above I would like some imput or relevant questions you feel I should ask. Thanks!
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Oct 1st, 2008
nightonfire Member
Posts: 1015 From: San Diego, Ca. Registered: Feb 2004
Jus to update I will be heading up to the shop to meet whith the designers in an hour or two, so we will see what happens today. I will most likely need someone to host some pics for me! Thanks
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FieroFanatic13 Member
Posts: 3521 From: Big Rapids, MI, USA Registered: Jul 2006
Jus to update I will be heading up to the shop to meet whith the designers in an hour or two, so we will see what happens today. I will most likely need someone to host some pics for me! Thanks
PISA corp locally has these parts for sale too. he was making deals with the fabricator/designer (who is from california) to get these sold solely through him... looks like someone beat him to the punch. Otherwise, I saw the front bumper and side skirts ON a fiero and it looks awesome!!!! the headlights are a little bit of an issue (much like the "long nose" F-355 kits) but otherwise, i loved the side skirts. Never saw the spoiler... Oh, and Pisa wanted a chunk of change for the kit, literally four times the asking price on ebay. this was tempting enough for me to purchase!!!!
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Quickster Member
Posts: 828 From: Bakersfield, California >USA< Registered: Jan 2002
It looks promising, but i hate the scoop openings on the side by the bottom of each side of the bumper. They look a little too ricey for me, i wonder if you could request to get those filled in. Overall, it looks like a decent replacement. I emailed them twice about pictures and both times they responded and said its a complete replacement, but didn't send any pictures lol. If you get any more pictures, i would love to see them.
guys, the side skirts are "sick"!!!! The fiberglass that PisaCorp had was awesome quality, and the detail's of the lotus front bumper are not exactly easy to mimic. I was quite pleased with the quality, fit and finish... I think this is a totally winner!
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nightonfire Member
Posts: 1015 From: San Diego, Ca. Registered: Feb 2004
Ok so I met up and took some pics, toured the facility and It is HUGE! . Due to a family emergency they were not able to produce the other parts yet but will be working on that soi will see about coming back up when they are ready for a test fit. I did get pics of the bumper on my car and the fit is really Great! The quality is Great, it is all hand laid. Ok now i will need some one to host some pictures so we can see what it looks like!
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Monkeyman Member
Posts: 15824 From: N. Wilkesboro, NC, USA Registered: Nov 1999
Oh ya regarding the comment about filling in the vent on the side of the bumper im not sure that would be possible unless we have at least 10 to purchasr a New design. This leads to the Designers telling me they are willing to build anything we want as long as we have a group by of atleast 10. I also saw a Ferrari F430 rrear bumper that he said he would make for the fieros, looked very nice like the one from germany! Ok will have some more pics coming soon!
Ya those are not intentionally "artistic" those were taken with a cel in really blinding light! I am going to get some other pics from the camera, and will work on a photoshop to give full color match and pic of whole car!
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Oct 6th, 2008
Bozzie Member
Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
ALLRIGHTY ! ! ! ! if this looks as good as i see , then i'll definatly take the Lotis front end w/ the F430 rear end, i will not need the side skirts cause i'll mold it onto a Archie widebody kit !!! , Would like to see a pic of the vent for above the wheel?
Can anyone tell me how big are the front wheels/tires on the car showing the bumper? I just need to see how much taller my car is up front than the one showed (19" front wheels). Just to see how much more clearance for the front bumper I have
Thanks, JG
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Posts: 2590 From: Green Isle, MN Registered: Dec 2000