Kit copy and real whats the difference?

[StaticX27]

Originally Posted by Brian

^^^^^
people are baching because...

1. it seems that it is either hit or miss with fitment/quality.
2. it fuckes over the people and companies that originally spent the t ime and money to design them.

I'll have you know it takes a good amount of time and effort to properly create a replica of a product.... Why shouldn't those companies get support too? :P

Also, some replica makers make some pretty good changes to the original design. Take Rotary Extreme for example. They were selling a 99 spec front end, without the license plate holder on the front bumper! It was so much cleaner looking, but it was just a slightly modified replica of an OEM Mazda front bumper on the 99 specs. Or a friend of mine made a copy of the STi GT style wing that was availible in Japan only, except he made it out of carbon fiber and was selling em for around $200 a pop. Or how about random fiberglass hoods shops make in different color weave of carbon fiber.

They're all knock offs. Are they any better or worse than what you're describing?

[Brian]

Originally Posted by StaticX27

I'll have you know it takes a good amount of time and effort to properly create a replica of a product.... Why shouldn't those companies get support too? :P

Also, some replica makers make some pretty good changes to the original design. Take Rotary Extreme for example. They were selling a 99 spec front end, without the license plate holder on the front bumper! It was so much cleaner looking, but it was just a slightly modified replica of an OEM Mazda front bumper on the 99 specs. Or a friend of mine made a copy of the STi GT style wing that was availible in Japan only, except he made it out of carbon fiber and was selling em for around $200 a pop. Or how about random fiberglass hoods shops make in different color weave of carbon fiber.

They're all knock offs. Are they any better or worse than what you're describing?

This is EXACTLY the excuse that the copy companies make... "ohhh we changed it 20%, so it isn't the same"
Come on, get real.


These companies shouldn't get support because they take the original product and COPY it. All of the time and work and money put into creating the original design is stolen. It is quite simple to understand.


Simply removing a license plate holder is a pretty stupid excuse.

[lilredstiffy]

Originally Posted by Brian

This is EXACTLY the excuse that the copy companies make... "ohhh we changed it 20%, so it isn't the same"
Come on, get real.


These companies shouldn't get support because they take the original product and COPY it. All of the time and work and money put into creating the original design is stolen. It is quite simple to understand.


Simply removing a license plate holder is a pretty stupid excuse.

I thought you liked Version Select?

[slideways2004]

Originally Posted by Brian

This is EXACTLY the excuse that the copy companies make... "ohhh we changed it 20%, so it isn't the same"
Come on, get real.


These companies shouldn't get support because they take the original product and COPY it. All of the time and work and money put into creating the original design is stolen. It is quite simple to understand.


Simply removing a license plate holder is a pretty stupid excuse.

preaching 2 different things buddy. you want to support the real/original companies, yet buy version select parts

don't get upset. just go put some more stickers on. lol

[StaticX27]

Originally Posted by Brian

This is EXACTLY the excuse that the copy companies make... "ohhh we changed it 20%, so it isn't the same"
Come on, get real.

These companies shouldn't get support because they take the original product and COPY it. All of the time and work and money put into creating the original design is stolen. It is quite simple to understand.

Simply removing a license plate holder is a pretty stupid excuse.

The first part of my post was sarcastic, I guess you missed that part.

Point being, more of the Rotary Extreme front bumpers were sold over the Mazda 99 specs in the US. Availibility was a bit reason, but primarily its because RE met a demand that the market had. Yes, it's a replica, yes it's stealing someone else's design, but its also meeting a demand in the market.

No one bitched when Micro$oft stole Xerox's idea of a mouse operated user interface, why are people bitching when companies make knock offs, and adjust it to their own needs?