Non genuine body panels - how good?

**Calaber** · 03-02-2009, 12:52 PM

Looking at Holparts site today, I noticed that they advertise genuine and non-genuine body panels and bumper facias.

How good is the non-genuine stuff and where does it originate? I suspect some factory in South East Asia or China. Has anybody bought this stuff and is it good quality or crap? How does it compare to the real thing?

**Friction** · 03-02-2009, 01:32 PM

Can we have a link to the site so we can check it out?

**greenfoam** · 03-02-2009, 01:34 PM

Those panels are made from lighter softer steel. So they dent easy, that's a bad thing. Lighter that's a good thing. So it depends on what you want to do with them

**s1knt** · 03-02-2009, 01:45 PM

what green foam said, i bought a non genuine tail gate for the vs and it dented extremely easy and was very flimsy.

**DANNY8** · 03-02-2009, 04:31 PM

I got a few mates that are panel beaters....and they said with the non-genuine fenders they gotta make all the mounting holes bigger to allow for adjustment.

**Zuicider** · 03-02-2009, 04:34 PM

yer i have a non genuine panel on the front of my vn doesnt line up and is just crap, its coming off when i get my next smashed car

**VL Berlina 5speed** · 03-02-2009, 05:54 PM

non genuine stuff is not the best,

holes dont line up
some brackets etc are wrong/missing
flimsy
sharp edges....be really careful of them, ive sliced my hands many times on edges
not correct shape, ie guard around indercators

but with a bit of tampering and patience you can make a non genuine guard/panel fit perfect

its just alot of mucking around and heaps easyer/quicker to use a genuine part

most non OEM parts are from asia

**andyman** · 03-02-2009, 06:56 PM

i guess this is why my spray painted recommended i bolt up my new fluted guards and line them up before its painted

**Calaber** · 03-02-2009, 07:32 PM

If you look at the Holparts website, you'll see that the price difference between genuine and crap isn't all that much. I'll bet if you purchased the cheap stuff, you'd soon wish you'd spent the extra for the real thing.

**adamc11** · 04-02-2009, 02:06 AM

I wouldn't be purchasing any aftermarket panels mate, they look sh1t, stick with genuine.

**jas98** · 04-02-2009, 02:11 AM

yeh aftermarket panals are crap. stick with genuine, unless genuine are like 200 bucks dearer:P

**hakhawk** · 04-02-2009, 06:44 AM

plastics i find seem to be pretty good usually, but steel panels are crap as everyone above has said.

**Full Spectrum** · 05-02-2009, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by Calaber

Looking at Holparts site today, I noticed that they advertise genuine and non-genuine body panels and bumper facias.

How good is the non-genuine stuff and where does it originate? I suspect some factory in South East Asia or China. Has anybody bought this stuff and is it good quality or crap? How does it compare to the real thing?

My panel beater warned me to not get anything none gen.. His reason was he believed they didn't match up good enough. He said if your lucky they will but more then likely they wont.
I bought some aftermarket mirrors and they shit me to death, They look good work but they virbreate like a bitch when driving.

**andyman** · 07-02-2009, 04:33 PM

chucked my non gen. panels on today to see if they needed adjustement before i got them painted,

this is how it went on basically by itself, not real pushing or shoving into shape

**clubsport_replica** · 07-02-2009, 04:43 PM

if thats not bolted on then that would be a good fit when finished, just really need to try and get the gaps right when tightening it all up

**andyman** · 07-02-2009, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by vh_sle_81

if thats not bolted on then that would be a good fit when finished, just really need to try and get the gaps right when tightening it all up

thats bolted on, but basically how it sat when i bolted it

**VL Berlina 5speed** · 07-02-2009, 05:37 PM

also depends on the brand
some companys can make good replica guards and some other asian companys struggle to even get the shape

**andyman** · 07-02-2009, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by VL Berlina 5speed

also depends on the brand
some companys can make good replica guards and some other asian companys struggle to even get the shape

these are made in thailand

**Calaber** · 07-02-2009, 07:30 PM

Well, I have to say that they look damn good. Panel margins are even, no ripples or damage and I assume they fitted straight on pretty easily.

Andyman, perhaps you were just lucky, but they seem ok.

Are the vent inserts copies too, or the real thing?

**andyman** · 07-02-2009, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Calaber

Well, I have to say that they look damn good. Panel margins are even, no ripples or damage and I assume they fitted straight on pretty easily.

Andyman, perhaps you were just lucky, but they seem ok.

Are the vent inserts copies too, or the real thing?

vents are genuine

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