Carmate?

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Mon May 31, 2010 1:32 am

Im on the carmate site at the moment and I interested in the JT Style Front Bar but just wondering, does anyone know if this will fit my car???? Its a 94 GPX

Also, has anyone bought off them online before? Just looking to see if they are as good as they suggest

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Mon May 31, 2010 1:53 am

ive bought sideskirts and a spoiler from carmate which both fit fine... a front bar is harder to make perfect however

as for customer service they are horrible, if your bumper does not fit and u want to return it they hit you with a 15% re-stocking fee

from memory though i remember another forum member inquiring about that front bar and carmate told them they dont stock them or dont make them anymore

dont quote me on this though

hugekim · Post by **hugekim** » Mon May 31, 2010 2:54 am

I think most fibreglass bars from carmate are always going to be at least a little bit off unless you get really lucky they will never be a perfect fit. But if you find a decent panel beater I'm pretty sure with a bit of work he could make it fit and look decent. If I were you I'd probably just try look for a second hand factory bar as they are always going to be perfect fit (there will be no gaps between your bonnet and bar) and they are much stronger. But if I remember correctly Sophia you're in QLD right? If you definitely want an aftermarket style bar you should probably try "DMD The Image" instead, a lot of people on the forums say the quality is much better then carmate (I think their website is pretty bad though lol)

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon May 31, 2010 6:28 am

I had sideskirts off them and an awesome panel beater.. He couldn't make them fit...

And didn't want to put his name to them.... Luckily I got them thru UAS, who got them off Carmate.. So got full refund when the panel shop spoke to em...

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Mon May 31, 2010 9:59 am

I was looking on DMD last night and I agree, their website is pointless

If I can find a TS factory bar on here I would much rather buy it

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 31, 2010 10:02 am

Yeah sophia go through either dstocks or dmd DONT BUY FROM CARMATE

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Mon May 31, 2010 11:28 am

Will do, thanks for the advice guys

will be needing a lot more help over the next couple of weeks

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:29 am

Lol, rebeccas veilside front, that she thought i stole off her haha was from carmate, it took the panel beater like 4 hours to get it on straight and look decent and its only 80% i reckon.

Kustom · Post by **Kustom** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:29 am

Don't buy front bars from carmate soph.

but ... bonnets, you can get away with though

Post by **vipfto** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:32 pm

DMD FTW

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:34 pm

Does anyone have pics of the front bars and styles DMD has or can do?

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:35 pm

Sophia wrote:Does anyone have pics of the front bars and styles DMD has or can do?

http://www.dmdtheimage.com/

-Nighthawk- · Post by **-Nighthawk-** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:53 pm

How are sideskirts from CarMate? Noticed DMD doesn't really have any

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:55 pm

Search ...

They don't fit .. I found out first hand ... There are a few posts about it .. But long story short, the only way to make them fit was going to be chop them up, put on the car and re-join ...

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:24 am

How much $ do you have to spend on bodyparts sophia?

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:54 am

enough but not crazy lots, but I want it too look good so Im just trying to source it out, whys that?

Kustom · Post by **Kustom** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:04 pm

Sophia wrote:enough but not crazy lots, but I want it too look good so Im just trying to source it out, whys that?

Because after you finish your car, your doing mine, right?

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:23 pm

Sophia wrote:enough but not crazy lots, but I want it too look good so Im just trying to source it out, whys that?

Would be good to know the exact amount as the panel beaters will be asking at least $200 to fix the damage on the panel work at the back, realigning the taillights and boot. each bumper from carmate will be at least $500 each then another $250 to $300 for prepping, painting and fitting each bumper. so in total that works out to be approximately $1800.

Its probably best to just keep your front bar and get it repaired + sprayed at a later date and just get the rear end fixed + plus you wont be without a car for long.

Alone for the back i would say including the price of the rear bumper it would be around $1000.

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:39 pm

nooo silly, your must of mis heard me, after I do my FTO, Im buying a 4WD

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:42 pm

Is it really going to cost that much to fix the rear

woah

I want a new front, would it be cheaper to get the middle cut out or get a whole new bar?

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