carmate

dfvadr · 20-10-2003, 09:33 PM

dont no if they have moved or not but there place at lansvale is closed down an up for lease

JynX · 20-10-2003, 09:59 PM

Dude...

www.carmate.com.au

FRONT PAGE!

They are in villawood now

sik astina · 21-10-2003, 07:22 PM

about carmate, mate got a kit for his Mx6 and the front bar was a mess. big gaps and didnt line up. fixed with alot of modin tho.

just a word of warning

-Mick

JynX · 21-10-2003, 07:39 PM

yeah i heard a few bad things 2... put me off getting the c-west kit

dfvadr · 21-10-2003, 07:46 PM

hey mick thats what i have herd about a lot off there kits

Dazz · 21-10-2003, 10:33 PM

yeah i had a few probs with them aswell with an alarm i got from them and i bought a rear wing from them and it was cracked so i had to get it fixed

wiredone · 22-10-2003, 10:42 PM

After spending so much time down at the workshop, i can tell you from experience...

As we do bodykits, bodykit repairs and many other things incuding custom fireglass and carbon fibre dashs and wings....

Nearly all the cracked skirts, front bars and wings that have come from carmate you would be amazed... everything has pits, dimples, unclear lines and god forbid you get your kit painted and fitted there they will leave runs everywhere, pop rivet or sikaflex it to the body and hope you dont notice...

i will for the point of the thread explain one of our customers cars from last week:
Car: 94 lancer with carmate wide body guards, bonnet, evo head lights, and evo front bar

The car came in... bodykit was 2 months old. The Front bar had stress fractured right along the top of the bar. the wide body guards, the fact that they didnt even meet or match each other as far as lines, had been sikaflexed onto the side of the body with around 1/2 a tube of sikaflex!!! took about 3 hours to take them all off!
Then came the bonnet, it had warped so far that the you could no longer open it!
On removing the bonnet to repair it we discovered the whole front bar was held on with not 6 not 4 but 2 screws.. youd think itd come off on the freeway...lol and then the fact that the lights did not even suite the line of the car...

i will stop there... but this was all just last week... not a story that has gone around the bloack and back...
I usually dont bag out companies for there products because cheap products are made cheaply... but for the price carmate charges for most stuff it just doesnt pass. Nearly everything they sell is a mould of a mould of a mould of a mould etc.

If you going to make your car look mad with a good bodykit... one piece of advice... you get what you pay for... the guy selling, painting, and fitting the kit doesnt have to drive around in it everyday... the saying "its not my car" may have flowed around their workshop a few too many times...

long msg... but had the strong feelings, had to contribute... just my 2c

NOTE: if you want to buy a bodykit and like carmates kits, by all means go with you own decision, mine was just my opinion... :wink:

Astinadroxycuts · 29-09-2009, 07:02 PM

Yea not the best for kits My friend returned his due to the condition it was installed in

project.r.racing · 29-09-2009, 07:17 PM

wow way to bring up a 6 year old thread. lol

Cosmo Dude · 29-09-2009, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by project.r.racing

wow way to bring up a 6 year old thread. lol

It's not six years old... well not for another three weeks.

-dc- · 29-09-2009, 08:57 PM

geez digging up the past, this thread is ancient!

Astinadroxycuts · 29-09-2009, 10:51 PM

lol i googled carmate n saw this thread

myastina98 · 29-09-2009, 11:10 PM

why u guys always go to carmate if u know its not good how about u try
xracing.com.au its located at smithfield

20-10-2003, 09:33 PM	#1
dfvadr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Queensland Car: ss , sp20 , 94ba Posts: 1,708 View Photos By: dfvadr	carmate dont no if they have moved or not but there place at lansvale is closed down an up for lease __________________ 2001 SP20 Mazda Astina Turbo - t28b/b turbo teflon coated forge pistons 20thou o/size , billet rods , whole motor fully balanced - custom body kit - 18"ame's - custom interior - kenwood head unit , pioneer speakers driven by 800 watt amp , kicker subs driven by 1000 watt amps each sub [135.2db at supernats], two 1th caps 4 tv screens dvd player - xbox - airbag suspension with gas strut towers - custom plates an airbrushing on bonnet

20-10-2003, 09:59 PM	#2
JynX Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,767	Dude... www.carmate.com.au FRONT PAGE! They are in villawood now __________________ JynX 1994 Turbo BA Astina 200whp @ 12psi "If you cant drive fast with 90hp..... 900hp wont help you"

21-10-2003, 07:22 PM	#3
sik astina Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Wollongong , N.S.W , Australia Car: Ba 1.8L Turbo astina Posts: 1,739 View Photos By: sik astina	about carmate, mate got a kit for his Mx6 and the front bar was a mess. big gaps and didnt line up. fixed with alot of modin tho. just a word of warning -Mick __________________ [UNL35H] CANDY BA 1.8L Turbo - with the Twotone spread with the loco paint 2sus custom resprays

21-10-2003, 07:39 PM	#4
JynX Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,767	yeah i heard a few bad things 2... put me off getting the c-west kit __________________ JynX 1994 Turbo BA Astina 200whp @ 12psi "If you cant drive fast with 90hp..... 900hp wont help you"

21-10-2003, 07:46 PM	#5
dfvadr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Queensland Car: ss , sp20 , 94ba Posts: 1,708 View Photos By: dfvadr	hey mick thats what i have herd about a lot off there kits __________________ 2001 SP20 Mazda Astina Turbo - t28b/b turbo teflon coated forge pistons 20thou o/size , billet rods , whole motor fully balanced - custom body kit - 18"ame's - custom interior - kenwood head unit , pioneer speakers driven by 800 watt amp , kicker subs driven by 1000 watt amps each sub [135.2db at supernats], two 1th caps 4 tv screens dvd player - xbox - airbag suspension with gas strut towers - custom plates an airbrushing on bonnet

21-10-2003, 10:33 PM	#6
Dazz Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 202	yeah i had a few probs with them aswell with an alarm i got from them and i bought a rear wing from them and it was cracked so i had to get it fixed

22-10-2003, 10:42 PM	#7
wiredone AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Car: Evo 8 Posts: 301	After spending so much time down at the workshop, i can tell you from experience... As we do bodykits, bodykit repairs and many other things incuding custom fireglass and carbon fibre dashs and wings.... Nearly all the cracked skirts, front bars and wings that have come from carmate you would be amazed... everything has pits, dimples, unclear lines and god forbid you get your kit painted and fitted there they will leave runs everywhere, pop rivet or sikaflex it to the body and hope you dont notice... i will for the point of the thread explain one of our customers cars from last week: Car: 94 lancer with carmate wide body guards, bonnet, evo head lights, and evo front bar The car came in... bodykit was 2 months old. The Front bar had stress fractured right along the top of the bar. the wide body guards, the fact that they didnt even meet or match each other as far as lines, had been sikaflexed onto the side of the body with around 1/2 a tube of sikaflex!!! took about 3 hours to take them all off! Then came the bonnet, it had warped so far that the you could no longer open it! On removing the bonnet to repair it we discovered the whole front bar was held on with not 6 not 4 but 2 screws.. youd think itd come off on the freeway...lol and then the fact that the lights did not even suite the line of the car... i will stop there... but this was all just last week... not a story that has gone around the bloack and back... I usually dont bag out companies for there products because cheap products are made cheaply... but for the price carmate charges for most stuff it just doesnt pass. Nearly everything they sell is a mould of a mould of a mould of a mould etc. If you going to make your car look mad with a good bodykit... one piece of advice... you get what you pay for... the guy selling, painting, and fitting the kit doesnt have to drive around in it everyday... the saying "its not my car" may have flowed around their workshop a few too many times... long msg... but had the strong feelings, had to contribute... just my 2c NOTE: if you want to buy a bodykit and like carmates kits, by all means go with you own decision, mine was just my opinion... :wink: __________________ SP2NV 03 Black Sp20 Turbo _____________________________________ To boost or not to boost - http://www.trafficmesh.com

29-09-2009, 07:02 PM	#8
Astinadroxycuts Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Australia Car: 93 323 Astina - Toyota Celica GT4 Posts: 211	Yea not the best for kits My friend returned his due to the condition it was installed in

29-09-2009, 07:17 PM	#9
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	wow way to bring up a 6 year old thread. lol

29-09-2009, 08:57 PM	#11
-dc- Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Car: BA Hatch Posts: 631 View Photos By: -dc-	geez digging up the past, this thread is ancient! __________________ PARTS FOR SALE!!! Have a look!!CLICK HERE! MORE PARTS FOR SALE!!! Have a look!! CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT!!

29-09-2009, 10:51 PM	#12
Astinadroxycuts Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Australia Car: 93 323 Astina - Toyota Celica GT4 Posts: 211	lol i googled carmate n saw this thread

29-09-2009, 11:10 PM	#13
myastina98 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: australia Car: mazda Posts: 71	why u guys always go to carmate if u know its not good how about u try xracing.com.au its located at smithfield

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