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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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Smile Need advise on Mugen bodykit

I have been researching this forum for RL bodykit and have decided to go with Mugen. It seem most of you all who have done it recommends King Motorsports. Has anyone tried Mugen kits from Visionary? They come prepainted and it is made from urethane vs King's PPE. What is your opinions for the material differences?

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http://www.visionaryracing.com/store...&productId=151
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 01:13 PM
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Do not send any money to Rip-You-Off-Sam. A member here sent him $1600 for an exhaust and never saw the exhaust or his money. He used to be a member here under username Touge. He has committed the worst cardinal sin a businessman can and should be boycotted indefinitely as a result.

That is my advice to you and how I advise you.
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
Do not send any money to Rip-You-Off-Sam. A member here sent him $1600 for an exhaust and never saw the exhaust or his money. He used to be a member here under username Touge. He has committed the worst cardinal sin a businessman can and should be boycotted indefinitely as a result.

That is my advice to you and how I advise you.
Wow! Thanks for the alert. I tried to find out their physical location thru their website and it is non existent. Tried local listing searches and found out their business address (from godaddy.com whois lookup) operated under different names from mycashgift2u to collarme.com

Ok need to save up or search craigslist patiently for parts out.

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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 02:15 PM
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Yowzers. Oh well the truth is the truth.

Originally Posted by oo7spy
Do not send any money to Rip-You-Off-Sam. A member here sent him $1600 for an exhaust and never saw the exhaust or his money. He used to be a member here under username Touge. He has committed the worst cardinal sin a businessman can and should be boycotted indefinitely as a result.

That is my advice to you and how I advise you.
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by i12cutoo
Wow! Thanks for the alert. I tried to find out their physical location thru their website and it is non existent. Tried local listing searches and found out their business address (from godaddy.com whois lookup) operated under different names from mycashgift2u to collarme.com

Ok need to save up or search craigslist patiently for parts out.

There's no way you're going to find a Mugel RL kit on Craigslist.
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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For completeness of the thread, here is the scoop. It appears it happened to eyi who used to be MugenRL.

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-rl-2005-2012-76/please-help-lost-%241600-trying-buy-exhaust-777451/
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 07:59 PM
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I would like to note that the OP of that thread was Mugen RL, and eyi used to be MugenRL IIRC.

Mugen RL is banned.
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
eyi used to be MugenRL IIRC.
Da Fuq?
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 10:25 PM
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Damn I was really interested in this!

http://www.visionaryracing.com/store...&productId=156

Thanks for the heads up, anyone know where I can get this setup / would it be worth it?
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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If I understand correctly, that is simply the 2007 Acura TL-S AEM intake with a "custom" connector (bracket). You can get a similar piece of hardware at Home Depot. The MYs of the Type-S include more than 2007, but I don't remember the range off hand.

Worth is purely subjective. No one has proven the gains of the AEM CAI alone, but two people have proven 12-14 whp gains when it is combined with the 5Zigen exhaust. Bob is one of those people. In reality though, my guess is that 10 of those ponies came from the exhaust alone, so no; it's not worth $300.
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
If I understand correctly, that is simply the 2007 Acura TL-S AEM intake with a "custom" connector (bracket). You can get a similar piece of hardware at Home Depot. The MYs of the Type-S include more than 2007, but I don't remember the range off hand.

Worth is purely subjective. No one has proven the gains of the AEM CAI alone, but two people have proven 12-14 whp gains when it is combined with the 5Zigen exhaust. Bob is one of those people. In reality though, my guess is that 10 of those ponies came from the exhaust alone, so no; it's not worth $300.
Hmm interesting, whats the APEXI thing? Thats what looked really interesting/important lol.
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BDoggPrelude
There's no way you're going to find a Mugel RL kit on Craigslist.
Hmmm... Is Mugen kit a direct bolt on replacement for the original bumper? If it is, there will be a slim chance of it's availability if an owner decided to part out for better $$$. If not, you are definitely absolutely right.... My hope are dash
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt W
Hmm interesting, whats the APEXI thing? Thats what looked really interesting/important lol.
IIUC, it is a grounding kit and helps with engine noise in the electrical systems.

Originally Posted by Touge
Installed the Apexi super grounding/voltage kit, the logo lights up red. Updated the intake pic -


https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...30#post7499930
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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Look at the amuse kit as well
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DiabloSVRacer
Look at the amuse kit as well
Did some research in this forum, some members "complaint" the amuse kit is too low and get scraped where ever you go. He even have a picture to illustrate every time he get in and out his driveway. I don't like the inconvenience of driving a Lamborghini or Ferrari!
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by i12cutoo
Hmmm... Is Mugen kit a direct bolt on replacement for the original bumper?...
No. It is a bolt-on kit like the OEM A-Spec lip kit. Regardless, you're not going to just find one on Craigslist. There are probably only a handful of them in the entire US.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by BDoggPrelude
No. It is a bolt-on kit like the OEM A-Spec lip kit. Regardless, you're not going to just find one on Craigslist. There are probably only a handful of them in the entire US.
So sad . The closest I ever got is that rear spoiler!
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv...050113798.html
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by i12cutoo
So sad . The closest I ever got is that rear spoiler!
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv...050113798.html
Lol. What a rip-off. You can buy that spoiler brand new for like $80 more.

http://www.kingmotorsports.com/e-DM_...=241&SecID=773

"Was $1200". Rofl. What a joke.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 07:37 AM
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 11:58 AM
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(It's somewhere in the new testament. I'll look for it later.)
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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thanks to Raymond. I got his cracked Amuse Lip when his lease was up, it is low even without the car being dropped, but def worth it.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 01:44 PM
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We need more pics Fredren. lol
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