Thanks for everyone who is chiming in. I still haven't heard back from the guys. May be next week now since this is a holiday weekend. I'll keep you informed if anything happens.
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Okay.. Looks like all the votes are in that are coming in. This is what I will tell the guys... although I haven't heard back from them yet. Probably because of the holiday weekend.
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FieroFanatic13 Member
Posts: 3521 From: Big Rapids, MI, USA Registered: Jul 2006
ok ok we are all human, so as we all do after looking at vendetta's pics I change my vote It is now a vote for border. esp. if they can make us the rear wing like on the white MR2 that he posted.
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85SEnochie Member
Posts: 2081 From: Tri-cities, WA Registered: Oct 2007
This thread is for an add on kit like you'd buy for any other car, not a complete re-body, so we're out of luck there unless they made just updated fascias...
They called me today and I am taking the car down there on Monday. I gave them the address for the forum and told them about our discussion here and our concerns about making something that looks right for the Fiero instead of something that looks like an MR2 part bolted on a Fiero. I think they are ready to do just that. When I take the car down, I'll take some pictures and have some discussion about possibilities.
As said, I think that if they come up with a kit and actually get some sales out of it that they might produce other styles. Our goal is to have the first one ready to debut at WestFest at the end of June. I'm pretty optimistic about this and will work with them as much as needed to get good styles out.
Thanks again to FieroFanatic13 for getting this rolling. I am just the one who lived close enough to follow up on it.
To Aus: Hey Jim! Good to see you still haunting around here! We need to catch up sometime!
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Qcksilver Member
Posts: 84 From: Magnolia, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2006
I don't really like either of them, I agree with others that they need tweaking. But you want a vote between the two at the beginning of this tread so I will have to go with Tom's. The Border I have to agree is just too ricey. Nice looking but just too ricey.
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Songman Member
Posts: 12496 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Aug 2000
The vote was just for a direction, not really a particular piece. I was trying to figure out which would be more likely to sell... Rice or not rice. I was hoping for not rice and that is the way it went, though not as much of a majority as I figured.
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pacethis Member
Posts: 510 From: Simpsonville, SC USA Registered: Jun 2005
They called me today and I am taking the car down there on Monday. I gave them the address for the forum and told them about our discussion here and our concerns about making something that looks right for the Fiero instead of something that looks like an MR2 part bolted on a Fiero. I think they are ready to do just that. When I take the car down, I'll take some pictures and have some discussion about possibilities.
As said, I think that if they come up with a kit and actually get some sales out of it that they might produce other styles. Our goal is to have the first one ready to debut at WestFest at the end of June. I'm pretty optimistic about this and will work with them as much as needed to get good styles out.
Thanks again to FieroFanatic13 for getting this rolling. I am just the one who lived close enough to follow up on it.
To Aus: Hey Jim! Good to see you still haunting around here! We need to catch up sometime!
Sweet. This may turn out better than I could have imagined. I just wish it were ME who was close enough to be able to deal with them directly!
-Gary
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MetroMatt Member
Posts: 702 From: Washington, D.C., CAR located in Monroe, Michigan Registered: Jan 2005
I think both are kinda ricey, but i, would have to go toward the border with tweaks. Its too, "Ohh you have that front end," other ricer "YEA," ricer 1 "Me too."
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Songman Member
Posts: 12496 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Aug 2000
Nothing yet. They were supposed to e-mail me the address to deliver the car before we took off for Vegas last week. They forgot to send it and I got no answer when I called so we had to go. They did e-mail me the address later but we were already gone. We're home now so will make plans to get the car down there. Not gonna happen in time for WestFest though it appears.
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Alex4mula Member
Posts: 7410 From: Canton, MI US Registered: Dec 1999
Well, I was down visiting the designers for the new body panels today and I have to say that I am very impressed with what they came up with. I told them that a lot of people were concerned about the parts looking like something from an MR2 stuck on a Fiero. I have to say that they took those words to heart and came up with something totally different than either of the two kits we voted on. Something that looks totally Fiero inspired, yet updated. They start disassembling my car in the morning and starting to work on the mock-up.
The design they came up with is still secret for now but I will tell you that it is being designed to work on any Fiero. It will replace pretty much everything from the beltline down. If the actual work comes out anything like the drawings, I think we are all going to be pleased. And of course, if they get good response from the Fiero community they will be interested in doing more styles.
They have a huge warehouse jam packed with parts for many cars. And in addition to fiberglass, they also do carbon fiber as well.
I'm excited!
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