Body Kit Scam!! READ THIS!!!

I was so excited to get my body kit but when it came i got pissed. This thing looks like a kindergaden class put
together with paper and glue. It is cracked everywhere, wavy, too small, not the right curves, to thin, holes
everywhere... basically useless so now i have to fight to get my money back... SO DONT ORDER ANYTHING FROM
THIS SITE!!! you are warned... i might not even get my money back so that would suck really bad... i just want to
help out fellow tuners so they dont waste their money

THIS IS THE PIECE OF S#$T THAT THEY THINK PASSES FOR A BODY KIT
http://www.gravanatuning.com/applicatio ... o_Body_Kit

pics?

good post! do you have pics of the one they sent you?

i will post pics ASAP

Have you contacted gravana about this yet? It could've just been a bad lot?

I'm also sure gravana just redistributes the kits... Haven't heard of anyone else having a problem with them.

Yea they aren't Gravana's kits, they are made by Versus Motorsports, Gravana just sells them. I sell Versus Kits too... They are very hard to talk to, never answer their phones, and when they have called me I have requested materials and never received them. Wouldn't be surprised if it did turn out to be a crappy product.

Please provide pics of how the kit came to you...

how do i post the pics...i have plenty to show

better business bureau ftw!

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Originally Posted by AveoAmp

how do i post the pics...i have plenty to show

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upload them to photobucket and use the img code

oohh cant wait to see this...

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Originally Posted by mikedudley17

oohh cant wait to see this...

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Oh im with ya mike!! :D

Those "pics" will never get posted, just a guess

gravana tuning are not the people to blame though just for your knowledge.
they order straight from the manufacturer...they never see the product.
Gravana sells plenty of quality products. This vendor might have some issues tho.

pics?!?

its fiberglass bodykit right? most of those dont fit or dont hold their shape well....i hope you didnt expect to just be able to bolt in on and paint because pretty much every fiberglass bodykit needs to have bodywork done to get it to fit

I just ordered some fenders Gravana and the guys I talked to (Chad,) tols me to immediately inspect them when they came in to check for damages and let him know either way-so that they could be replaced ASAP if they needed to.

just some fyi. this post skeered me tho....

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Originally Posted by AVE0SAM

its fiberglass bodykit right? most of those dont fit or dont hold their shape well....i hope you didnt expect to just be able to bolt in on and paint because pretty much every fiberglass bodykit needs to have bodywork done to get it to fit

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Exactly... They all say that they should be installed by a professional, and the novice enthusiast will most likely NOT be able to install them. If it is just a crack it is almost expected during shipment. If it is shattered then you need to contact them or Versus to get a replacement.

When the box came was it from Gravana or Versus? Lets you know who it came through...

Still waiting on those pics though... E-mail them to me (sales@dlspeedonline.com) and I will post them and tell you if it's bad enough to send back...

But you've got to remember that when a body kit is molded it is not fitted to the car and tested it. The original is made off the car, then a mold is made and that mold is used over and over again, eventually a little warpage may occur. A lot of the time you must massage it in places or use some bracketing to get it to fit, but some times (like in my probe or my friend's RX8) you get a perfect fit without any modification.

ok three of them are on my profile for this site...i still cant upload them to this page so you can see some of them there...yes it is fiberglass and it is so thin in some places you can see the sun shine through... basically there are those kinds of chips (that you see on the one pic) everywhere and the cutouts are more straight then round...you get the idea

looking from the pics it doesnt look that bad.... i know you probably planned on just slapping it on but thats why they say have a professional do it because cracks and what not need to be fixed...bodykits suck, lipkits for the win

that is pretty ****ty imo, u pay like 600+$ for these kits and should at least be able to get em free of defects like it was hit with a hammer or sumtin. lil cracks u can get by with cus ur just gonna paint the pieces anyways so that dont matter much but damn, that looked seriously ****ty.

that is NOT that big of a deal in my opinion...if your having a body shop do it they will bondo and sand down what they need too and be able to get it to work.
youll be fine.
i do agree with mike that for the money it should be a little better quality but 600 for a body kit IS pretty cheap.

http://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit1_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit2_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit3_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit4_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit5_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit6_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit7_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit8_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...veo/kit9_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...eo/kit10_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...eo/kit11_m.jpghttp://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...eo/kit12_m.jpg
http://www.dlspeedonline.com/custome...eo/kit13_m.jpg
All in all it really isn't THAT bad... many kits come better than that, but you figure it's not the manufacturer's fault, in a lot of cases it's the shipping company that is responsible for that. That's precisely why I also open the box and inspect my stuff BEFORE the UPS guy leaves...

the front and skirt looks like its a lil bit of a moulding issue (something you should be expecting when buying a kit) just needs to be bodyfilled etc but as for the rear bumber that looks like its from transport, but can still be fixed with body filler

just my opinion tho

the kit may look ok but it wont fit the car...the pieces are too small

did u take it to a body shop and ask them or were u gonna try and install it urself?

didnt white raven have the same problem

if its a fitment issue its not a big deal if your having a body shop install it

i ordered it to my body shop and he said theres no way to put it on the car unless we totally reconstruct it...cut off peices...make new angles...extend the sideskirt...etc etc...take way more labor than needed and so now were haha

Where are you located? That kit wouldn't take much for any experienced fiberglass user to fix...

how does that front bumper match up?? i was looking to get one of there front bumper since i scrunched my bumper lol

i didn't try to put the front on the car since the sides and back didn't fit sry

could you see the undercarriage of the aveo with the back on....i remember whiteravens kit was like that

again the back didn't fit so i can't tell you 100%...but that gap that appears in the picture isn't really there...theres a piece that fills it...if this kit would work then it would look good

Bring it down... I'll hook you up...

if the company doesn't refund me then i will have to do something ha...were u at?

Tulsa, OK... about 500 miles from the closest AveoClub.net Forum member... lol

Ha.. i'm in Carroll County MD.... not toooo far away haha

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Originally Posted by AVE0SAM

could you see the undercarriage of the aveo with the back on....i remember whiteravens kit was like that

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i just wanted to show you why you should never buy this kit... http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...63_12_full.jpg
i mean its pretty much like an upskirt shot of the aveo.

yea the rear is a very bad design...

Oh this kit has a totaly different rear end...it totaly covers way more than that of the pic you have