Akrym style diffuser for cheap?

MrGatsby · 10-08-2018, 12:21 PM

Hello all,

Came across this diffuser online recently. Looks like a replica of the Akrym style at a fantastic price. Does anyone have experience with these replica diffusers?

Bargain or a bad idea?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/E92-...45423c00vZX40k

Thanks!

dozaiya · 10-08-2018, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MrGatsby

Hello all,

Came across this diffuser online recently. Looks like a replica of the Akrym style at a fantastic price. Does anyone have experience with these replica diffusers?

Bargain or a bad idea?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/E92-...45423c00vZX40k

Thanks!

pics look like varis and vorsteiner gtsv

Aries326 · 10-10-2018, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MrGatsby

Hello all,

Came across this diffuser online recently. Looks like a replica of the Akrym style at a fantastic price. Does anyone have experience with these replica diffusers?

Bargain or a bad idea?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/E92-...45423c00vZX40k

Thanks!

Holy shit, that's cheap! There's a website ********.com where I thought the parts were cheaper but this is killer! I read somewhere that ******** just buys the stuff from abroad and then resells the perfect pieces. But at this price, who cares if there's some distortion in the weave? You won't be able to see it if it's going under your car.

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1193333

MrGatsby · 10-10-2018, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Aries326

Holy shit, that's cheap! There's a website ********.com where I thought the parts were cheaper but this is killer! I read somewhere that ******** just buys the stuff from abroad and then resells the perfect pieces. But at this price, who cares if there's some distortion in the weave? You won't be able to see it if it's going under your car.

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1193333

Yes! Hit the jackpot with this one. Found some other fantastic parts on the site as well. Real CF mirror caps for... $54! carbon fiber spoiler for $80, GTS style lip for $250. Placed an order for a bunch of items, should be arriving in a few weeks. Will post pics once parts arrive.

If they are terrible quality, not too much of a loss. If they are great, a big win! risk vs reward is low.

Aries326 · 10-10-2018, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrGatsby

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aries326

Holy shit, that's cheap! There's a website ********.com where I thought the parts were cheaper but this is killer! I read somewhere that ******** just buys the stuff from abroad and then resells the perfect pieces. But at this price, who cares if there's some distortion in the weave? You won't be able to see it if it's going under your car.

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1193333

Yes! Hit the jackpot with this one. Found some other fantastic parts on the site as well. Real CF mirror caps for... $54! carbon fiber spoiler for $80, GTS style lip for $250. Placed an order for a bunch of items, should be arriving in a few weeks. Will post pics once parts arrive.

If they are terrible quality, not too much of a loss. If they are great, a big win! risk vs reward is low.

Nice!!! I'd like to hear a review from you. I just bought the CF mirror covers from **********s along with a bunch of other stuff.. The rest of the stuff like front lips, diffuser, etc. I've held off on buying.

jaimerod · 12-21-2018, 06:37 PM

How was the fitment?

cvstar9M3 · 12-21-2018, 06:58 PM

Following for the report back...

Kross · 12-26-2018, 03:43 PM

Subbed for the follow-up...

cvstar9M3 · 04-18-2019, 02:45 PM

Anyone ended up getting these?

lenrok · 04-22-2019, 06:57 PM

Is there an E90 version of this?

Rochen_00 · 05-05-2019, 11:30 AM

Hi, I recently bought this diffuser and the truth that fits quite well. Maybe not perfect, but at that price...

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/W9ci0DT

You can see pics on my instagram, I can not upload photos from my phone, sorry.

Insta: m_rochen

cae93 · 05-07-2019, 03:01 PM

I bought one of these chinese carbon import rear diffusers a few weeks back (through amazon), finish looked pretty good, but the fitment was a complete non starter. If you were just going to get the one that covers the pipe center section you might get away with it, but the extensions to the side were way off.

You get what you pay for sometimes, thank you Amazon returns.

Went to the middle ground instead and spent twice as much on one from RW that looks much better, but not actually put it on yet so no final verdict.

Still half the price of the top end ones.

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cae93 Second Lieutenant 257 Rep 244 Posts Drives: 2013 E93 M3 Join Date: May 2018 Location: Morgan Hill, CA iTrader: (0)	I bought one of these chinese carbon import rear diffusers a few weeks back (through amazon), finish looked pretty good, but the fitment was a complete non starter. If you were just going to get the one that covers the pipe center section you might get away with it, but the extensions to the side were way off. You get what you pay for sometimes, thank you Amazon returns. Went to the middle ground instead and spent twice as much on one from RW that looks much better, but not actually put it on yet so no final verdict. Still half the price of the top end ones.
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