Amuse front lip VS. IDi (Amuse style) lip
Spammer
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 4,398
Likes: 1
From: Partwhoresville
Originally posted by OneQuickS2K
What's the difference? Price? Quality? Material? Is IDi lip made in Japan?
Also, HOW CAN YOU TELL between the two?
What's the difference? Price? Quality? Material? Is IDi lip made in Japan?
Also, HOW CAN YOU TELL between the two?
The difference is subtle. You have to ask Mingster himself on that one!
Former Moderator
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 13,831
Likes: 2
From: Paradise Valley, AZ miss NYC
bshigeta - why don't you give your honest opinion? The only difference is the Amuse badge. Let's face it body parts have been copied for years, if it's that big a deal then why does every manufacturer do it?
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 10,134
Likes: 0
From: Baltimore
Originally posted by bshigeta
one is a rip off, a plagiarized copy, devaluing the style or an idea that was once as unique as the concept of the very car itself, an insult to the designer who carved it, and to all those who own authentic amuse, why don't you fund the people who really advance the development of the s2000 instead of those who steal and claim to have made a better imitation, how you can have a better imitation beats me, if anyone has seen the construction of their exhuasts in person, you know that they are of the highest quality
one is a rip off, a plagiarized copy, devaluing the style or an idea that was once as unique as the concept of the very car itself, an insult to the designer who carved it, and to all those who own authentic amuse, why don't you fund the people who really advance the development of the s2000 instead of those who steal and claim to have made a better imitation, how you can have a better imitation beats me, if anyone has seen the construction of their exhuasts in person, you know that they are of the highest quality
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 11,288
Likes: 0
From: Hopedale, MA
Originally posted by bshigeta
one is a rip off, a plagiarized copy, devaluing the style or an idea that was once as unique as the concept of the very car itself, an insult to the designer who carved it, and to all those who own authentic amuse, why don't you fund the people who really advance the development of the s2000 instead of those who steal and claim to have made a better imitation, how you can have a better imitation beats me, if anyone has seen the construction of their exhuasts in person, you know that they are of the highest quality
one is a rip off, a plagiarized copy, devaluing the style or an idea that was once as unique as the concept of the very car itself, an insult to the designer who carved it, and to all those who own authentic amuse, why don't you fund the people who really advance the development of the s2000 instead of those who steal and claim to have made a better imitation, how you can have a better imitation beats me, if anyone has seen the construction of their exhuasts in person, you know that they are of the highest quality
BTW Thanks Rich!!
JMO
Registered User
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 865
Likes: 0
From: Ex-pat f/Melbourne, Au. Now in
Yeah....get this.
I was recently criticized by TWO prominent members of this board (one of them even has a post in this very thread...you know who you are
!!!) because I put an (in his opinion, supposedly) inferior R1 brand GT wing on my car. Why was I criticized? Most likely vanity. Simply because it was NOT a genuine J's racing or Veilside. Hmmmmm.
Well, I recently found some pics of the Spoon S2000 Endurance Racer posted on this forum, and WHADDYA KNOW..........my wing and the J's wing (could be Amuse as it has their decal on it) on the Spoon car are absolutely identical in every way. I mean, there is not an ounce of difference between the two. They are the same damn wing.
Period.
Except for the fact that the J's/Amuse costs over $500 and my wing only cost me ~$160.
Now tell me.....if the wing is from J's and being that they are a small boutique business in Japan, could it not be beyond J's to actually BUY their wing from the same company (a large one most likely) that also supplies to R1/Hiper and other manufacturers and simply brand the wing? Therefore, there would be no difference between the R1 and J's except that J's slap a 250%+ markup on it because it has their name screen printed on the box?
And Amuse possibly being a larger company...couldn't they obtain the wings at better prices due to economies of scale? I don't understand how one company can retail a wing at $160, and another company retail the same wing at over $500. Sombody over the ocean is getting VERY rich at the expense of our gullability.
That's so pathetic.
I was recently criticized by TWO prominent members of this board (one of them even has a post in this very thread...you know who you are
!!!) because I put an (in his opinion, supposedly) inferior R1 brand GT wing on my car. Why was I criticized? Most likely vanity. Simply because it was NOT a genuine J's racing or Veilside. Hmmmmm.Well, I recently found some pics of the Spoon S2000 Endurance Racer posted on this forum, and WHADDYA KNOW..........my wing and the J's wing (could be Amuse as it has their decal on it) on the Spoon car are absolutely identical in every way. I mean, there is not an ounce of difference between the two. They are the same damn wing.
Period.
Except for the fact that the J's/Amuse costs over $500 and my wing only cost me ~$160.
Now tell me.....if the wing is from J's and being that they are a small boutique business in Japan, could it not be beyond J's to actually BUY their wing from the same company (a large one most likely) that also supplies to R1/Hiper and other manufacturers and simply brand the wing? Therefore, there would be no difference between the R1 and J's except that J's slap a 250%+ markup on it because it has their name screen printed on the box?
And Amuse possibly being a larger company...couldn't they obtain the wings at better prices due to economies of scale? I don't understand how one company can retail a wing at $160, and another company retail the same wing at over $500. Sombody over the ocean is getting VERY rich at the expense of our gullability.
That's so pathetic.
Spammer
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 4,398
Likes: 1
From: Partwhoresville
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sime
[B]Yeah....get this.
I was recently criticized by TWO prominent members of this board (one of them even has a post in this very thread...you know who you are!!!) because I put an (in his opinion, supposedly) inferior R1 brand GT wing on my car. Why was I criticized?
[B]Yeah....get this.
I was recently criticized by TWO prominent members of this board (one of them even has a post in this very thread...you know who you are
!!!) because I put an (in his opinion, supposedly) inferior R1 brand GT wing on my car. Why was I criticized?
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,169
Likes: 0
From: Beautiful Bay Area
Originally posted by bshigeta
one is a rip off, a plagiarized copy, devaluing the style or an idea that was once as unique as the concept of the very car itself, an insult to the designer who carved it, and to all those who own authentic amuse, why don't you fund the people who really advance the development of the s2000 instead of those who steal and claim to have made a better imitation, how you can have a better imitation beats me, if anyone has seen the construction of their exhuasts in person, you know that they are of the highest quality
one is a rip off, a plagiarized copy, devaluing the style or an idea that was once as unique as the concept of the very car itself, an insult to the designer who carved it, and to all those who own authentic amuse, why don't you fund the people who really advance the development of the s2000 instead of those who steal and claim to have made a better imitation, how you can have a better imitation beats me, if anyone has seen the construction of their exhuasts in person, you know that they are of the highest quality
I aint here to post this question to start a flame war on s2ki.com
I'm just simply asking what the differences are 'cuz I've never seen neither in person.
I've seen both in pictures on s2ki.com but they look EXACTLY the same. I'm
asking what the differences are and how can you tell between the two. I'm not
asking for your opinion, but I do appreciate it.
Copied body kits has been around, FYI. Not use IDi, in california, there are LOTS of
companies that copy Mugen kits, C-west kits, Veilside kits,...etc.
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 5,765
Likes: 0
From: Houston
Back on the topic. I've seen the IDi lip in person and it was, IMHO, very poor quality. The person who purchased the lip had to send the first one back because it was defective from the factory (crack from a 'bubble' in the material). I saw the cracked lip before it was replaced, it was very thin and not of good quality. Once the new lip was received and painted it had been cracked after 24 hours of being on the car from being bumped on a curb (driver error). The IDi does not seem to be veru durable at all...I cannot speak of the Amuse.