question for those that bought and installed those ebay front mount intercoolers:
03-19-2008, 07:47 PM
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You can run the bumper support, just cut it to where it fits, this mod involves lots of trimming
i took the support that holds that front fan on the ac. cut the ac mounts off and drilled two mounting points and welded two 10mm nuts in the bar and made two L shaped brackets which attached to the intercooler. The hardest part is making sure the hoses dont blow off at wot. i bought ss tbolt clamps and all upgraded hoses. I have yet to see any proof showing ERs are better then a fmic. My whole kit cost me about 400 after everything.
03-19-2008, 09:14 PM
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i'm tackling this feat tomorrow as long as all goes well. car is on jackstands
bumperless in the garages as we speak. oem rs4 bumper ready to go on once fmic is squared away. i'll try to keep you updated and take some pics as i go.
03-20-2008, 12:22 AM
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Lumping different brands, manufacture into 1 category is just stupid.
I see it all the time on this forum and some good products get lumped in with bad products and the perception is that they are all the same.
You cam't possibly rate a product by the place you happen to buy it. Need to rate the product on the product itself, not its distribution channel.
You cam't possibly rate a product by the place you happen to buy it. Need to rate the product on the product itself, not its distribution channel.
03-20-2008, 05:00 AM
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omgz itS MakES It So0O0o FaZt! lol
lol, I got it off of ebay. It was orginally 550? but I called them and complained and said the quality wasnt as good as they said it was and that it didnt look like my friends VIS hood...
all of these statments were false, I just didnt like the fact that I felt as if it wasnt real VIS, Which it turns out... it is. Buddy of mine bought one directly from them and its identical.. But they took $250 off and refunded it back : )
lol I would go dropping tons of benjamins* on it though. No real diffrence other then looks, and you have to either spend hours adjusting these things (because of the weight diffrence, they generally dont sit down all of the way) or put in hood pins. Im doing alot of custom engine bay bling so I opted for the hood pins.
all of these statments were false, I just didnt like the fact that I felt as if it wasnt real VIS, Which it turns out... it is. Buddy of mine bought one directly from them and its identical.. But they took $250 off and refunded it back : )
lol I would go dropping tons of benjamins* on it though. No real diffrence other then looks, and you have to either spend hours adjusting these things (because of the weight diffrence, they generally dont sit down all of the way) or put in hood pins. Im doing alot of custom engine bay bling so I opted for the hood pins.
03-20-2008, 05:00 AM
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lol chill out. ebay fmic is what its called... big deal. its just a name
a rose by any other name smells just as sweet 
there is no confusion over what is being referred to when people say ebay FMIC. even though there are obviously many different types of FMICs being sold on ebay, we all know which FMIC is being discussed.
there is no confusion over what is being referred to when people say ebay FMIC. even though there are obviously many different types of FMICs being sold on ebay, we all know which FMIC is being discussed.