Anyone have this bumper?

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by Kirk

Okay... first Duraflex is still fiberglass, don't be fooled into thinking your car can be indestructible with a Duraflex front bumper. I would not advise fiberglass in the front for fear of cracking/breaking it easily. I think this does depend on the QUALITY though. My 996 has a TechArt fiberglass front that seems quite durable. But then we're talking about a $6,000 bumper. However, I've also seen tons of cheap Japanese crap busted up easily.

Second, the Duraflex bumper on the website given:

http://www.bodykits.net/body-kits/porsche/boxster-986/152034/

and here from the manufacturer:

http://www.extremedimensions.com/11448.html

Is NOT even a Duraflex bumper. How do I know, because that's MY car in those photos (which BTW I had no idea was being used for their photos). The front bumper pictured is actually a Porsche GT3 OEM bumper, which fit perfectly and is a more resilient plastic rather than fiberglass or Duraflex. Get one of these, someone in Atlanta is actually selling one right now here on 986forum:

http://www.986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21854

Kirk

Haha...one of the photos on the link you posted also uses a 6-speedonline boarder (ofishbein's) car to try and sell their cheap bumpers. Wonder if they got permission from him to use his car's photo too. LOL
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/album.php?albumid=400&pictureid=2923

[ekam]

Get this bumper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-KQQKR8ZpI&feature=related

[jhandy]

Kirk,
If I where you, I would send a legal letter to the company head stating that you would like your royality checks send directly to your office. You can inspect the source code for the website and see how long they have been using your picture and then extrapulate a resonable cost to use your photos.

You may never get a dime, but it would be fun to mess with. I get a twisted joy out of stuff like that.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by jhandy

Kirk,
If I where you, I would send a legal letter to the company head stating that you would like your royality checks send directly to your office. You can inspect the source code for the website and see how long they have been using your picture and then extrapulate a resonable cost to use your photos.

You may never get a dime, but it would be fun to mess with. I get a twisted joy out of stuff like that.

They have emails listed on their website for contact. I would tell them you do not appreciate them using photos of your car without your permission.

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by jhandy

Kirk,
If I where you, I would send a legal letter to the company head stating that you would like your royality checks send directly to your office. You can inspect the source code for the website and see how long they have been using your picture and then extrapulate a resonable cost to use your photos.

You may never get a dime, but it would be fun to mess with. I get a twisted joy out of stuff like that.

Not to hijack this thread, but I appreciate the input. Honestly I was pretty pissed yesterday that they did this. I figured out that they stole the photos off my Car Domain web page, doctored them, put their own watermark on them to claim them as theirs, and put them on their web page to sell a product not really pictured on the car. I also found out from some web searches that this is NOT the first time that Extreme Dimensions has done this, and yes I've checked the legal side of it and as I took the pictures myself with my camera of my car and posted them on my website they are my property and Extreme Dimensions does not have a right to use them for their marketing.

I've sent e-mails to the head of marketing and he's promised to take the photos down once I provide originals proving that they are mine (easy enough to do). We'll see how it works out. If they don't take them down, then I will honestly seek legal recourse. I just think it was a completely underhanded thing for them to do, especially when they could have contacted me EASILY through Car Domain.

And thanks Boxtaboy, I sent Ofishbein a PM about this over on 6speed.

We'll see what happens.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by Kirk

Not to hijack this thread, but I appreciate the input. Honestly I was pretty pissed yesterday that they did this. I figured out that they stole the photos off my Car Domain web page, doctored them, put their own watermark on them to claim them as theirs, and put them on their web page to sell a product not really pictured on the car. I also found out from some web searches that this is NOT the first time that Extreme Dimensions has done this, and yes I've checked the legal side of it and as I took the pictures myself with my camera of my car and posted them on my website they are my property and Extreme Dimensions does not have a right to use them for their marketing.

I've sent e-mails to the head of marketing and he's promised to take the photos down once I provide originals proving that they are mine (easy enough to do). We'll see how it works out. If they don't take them down, then I will honestly seek legal recourse. I just think it was a completely underhanded thing for them to do, especially when they could have contacted me EASILY through Car Domain.

And thanks Boxtaboy, I sent Ofishbein a PM about this over on 6speed.

We'll see what happens.

Good luck! I have also seen people do this on fleabay when they took a guy's picture of his 986 S with OEM bodykit, and were trying to sell aftermarket cheap fiberglass side skirts. Losers!

[TimAustinW]

Since you hijacked my thread see if they will compensate you with 2 body kits, one you can sell and one you can give to me

[RandallNeighbour]

I've yet to see any of it yet Tim! And I don't know about the quality from a body shop's perspective either. We'll see.

If I'm not thrilled with the styling, I might just bequeath some of it to you since you're just a stone's throw away in Northwest Houston (ooops, I meant Austin).