RW Carbon

[SROC3]

Anyone use these guys and have success? They are local and have very good prices and a seemingly good product. Think of their rear diffuser.....

[BMW M4 PWR]

Yes it's just about as good as the M factory one by everyone who's gotten it account. I'm about to order one myself this week*

[e90-4aj]

I have a 1x1 diffuser on order now and once it's done I will post pics. Lots of people have had good experience so I gave it a shot. Price point is great

[Irishsig]

Their M performance replica diffuser looks pretty spot on,
but their RKP diffuser does have some distortion in the weave on the edge of the fins.
I'll be buying the M diffuser with some other goodies from them this week.

[Irishsig]

Just received a bunch of stuff from RW Carbon in the mail today:
3D Design Rep front lip
M performance rep rear diffuser
M performance rep rear spoiler
Gloss black front grills

I gotta say they look pretty good for the price.
1st off the packaging was well thought out. It took me 20 min just to unwrap the pieces, haha.
It seriously felt like Christmas for me.
There are a few imperfections in the weave but once they're on the car I don't think they will be nearly as noticeable.
I tried to capture some of them in the pics but you have to get it at the right angle/light to see them.
I'm pretty critical with all the stuff I buy but considering the disgusting amount of money I saved I def couldn't justify buying the original product.
I guess it's either living with some imperfections or living with the fact I would have spent thousand of dollars buying original stuff, pick your poison.
The only thing that would have been better is if I was able to go by their store in person to pick out and QC my own pieces (my work schedule just doesn't allow for it).
If there is enough interest in this I may end up making my own thread but in the meantime I hope this helps out any potential buyers on the fence one way or another.




Front Lip


Slight marring in the finish. May end up exchanging.


Rear Diffuser



Rear Spoiler

Blemish in weave of spoiler

[SROC3]

Rear diffuser looks great. I'm likely getting one too.

[mikex25]

Their price for the splitter is a big high considering we can get them for around $600

[metrickid]

So to summarize this thread, RW rips of other companies designs but has no knowledge on how to do it so the finish is low... Want some "Rolex" watches and a "Louis Vuitton" bag with those CF parts?

[jcote258]

Originally Posted by Rossifumi

So to summarize this thread, RW rips of other companies designs but has no knowledge on how to do it so the finish is low... Want some "Rolex" watches and a "Louis Vuitton" bag with those CF parts?

From what I understand they don't rip anyone off, I believe they order from an overseas manufacture (Ebay, cnaAutoFans, etc.) and do an in house QC check on the parts before reselling them to make sure fit and finish are acceptable. So you may pay a bit more than on Ebay but you know that when it arrives it will fit like it's supposed to and if for whatever reason it doesn't you have a customer service person to deal with for an easier exchange, I think the little extra is worth it.

[SROC3]

I'll tell you this - I'm the biggest stickler for bad customer service, as well as very clear on what an excellent experience is. I actually had a conversation with mike (one of the owners) and he even invited me down to the shop to see for myself if I liked the build quality before purchasing anything. I'm getting my car on Tuesday and will likely go to his shop on Thursday or Friday. I will report back my findings.

[metrickid]

Originally Posted by jcote258

From what I understand they don't rip anyone off, I believe they order from an overseas manufacture (Ebay, cnaAutoFans, etc.) and do an in house QC check on the parts before reselling them to make sure fit and finish are acceptable. So you may pay a bit more than on Ebay but you know that when it arrives it will fit like it's supposed to and if for whatever reason it doesn't you have a customer service person to deal with for an easier exchange, I think the little extra is worth it.

So if I buy cheap replicas from someone else and sell them that all of a sudden make it better than doing them from scratch?

RW is a shitty company making money of people doing great products. If you want to sponsor that, go ahead. But I wouldn't give a dollar to someone making a living ripping of other designs and "stealing" money from the original manufacturer.

[Irishsig]

Originally Posted by SROC3

Rear diffuser looks great. I'm likely getting one too.

Yeah the rear diffuser was flawless.
I think I may exchange the rear spoiler for another, since there were some weave imperfections and it would stand out more on something like a spoiler.

[marcus321]

Originally Posted by mikex25

Their price for the splitter is a big high considering we can get them for around $600

I noticed the same thing for the CF m4 spoiler. It was 340$ shipped to my house or I can spend 480$ shipped at getbmwparts and get an OEM spoiler and not a Chinese replica.

[nbennettksu]

Originally Posted by Rossifumi

So if I buy cheap replicas from someone else and sell them that all of a sudden make it better than doing them from scratch?

RW is a shitty company making money of people doing great products. If you want to sponsor that, go ahead. But I wouldn't give a dollar to someone making a living ripping of other designs and "stealing" money from the original manufacturer.

So, by that statement, you also feel that companies like Status Gruppe, VRS, RKP, etc. are shitty companies... You know, since they all make similar to OEM diffusers.

[AM4ZING]

Originally Posted by nbennettksu

So, by that statement, you also feel that companies like Status Gruppe, VRS, RKP, etc. are shitty companies... You know, since they all make similar to OEM diffusers.

Good point... A lot of companies make "replicas" or "similar style" products so if you're going to bash one, you're bashing them all.. No one hates on HRE for making similar style wheels as BBS and no one bashes mode carbon for having a GTS style front spoiler... to each their own. Ppl have the right to spend their hard earned cash on whatever they want...

[metrickid]

Originally Posted by nbennettksu

So, by that statement, you also feel that companies like Status Gruppe, VRS, RKP, etc. are shitty companies... You know, since they all make similar to OEM diffusers.

Originally Posted by AM4ZING

Good point... A lot of companies make "replicas" or "similar style" products so if you're going to bash one, you're bashing them all.. No one hates on HRE for making similar style wheels as BBS and no one bashes mode carbon for having a GTS style front spoiler... to each their own. Ppl have the right to spend their hard earned cash on whatever they want...

Similar is one thing, as they try to be creative. RW do sell products identical (as close as they can) and even call them "Hamann style" to make it even clearer.

I agree that people spend their own money as they wish, all I said was that I think it's poor judgment to support people that lives of ripping of others.

[wigaster]

Not to defend the high prices that some of these companies charge but a lot goes into R&D into developing many of these new products and as a result the prices start getting high. I believe this company (RW) forgoes that R&D and simply creates molds of other products. As a result they can produce a cheaper product. Yes you could argue that this is playing unfairly. I would probably be pissed if they were copying a design that I had put a lot of effort into creating and selling but it is what it is. Most people are going to have a hard time telling theirs from the original product. I considered buying their products for my car but chickened out for the real deal despite mostly positive reviews for their products.

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Anyone have a link?

[mikex25]

It's so hard justifying paying over 1k for a cf front lip when you know it's going to crack. But eye level cf pieces such as spoilers and mirrors I don't think I could ever live with the imperfections.

[CSanto]

Originally Posted by mikex25

It's so hard justifying paying over 1k for a cf front lip when you know it's going to crack. But eye level cf pieces such as spoilers and mirrors I don't think I could ever live with the imperfections.

Agree. I would consider their front lip, but go real deal on the rear of the car.

[Clikx]

Originally Posted by Irishsig

Just received a bunch of stuff from RW Carbon in the mail today:
3D Design Rep front lip
M performance rep rear diffuser
M performance rep rear spoiler
Gloss black front grills

I gotta say they look pretty good for the price.
1st off the packaging was well thought out. It took me 20 min just to unwrap the pieces, haha.
It seriously felt like Christmas for me.
There are a few imperfections in the weave but once they're on the car I don't think they will be nearly as noticeable.
I tried to capture some of them in the pics but you have to get it at the right angle/light to see them.
I'm pretty critical with all the stuff I buy but considering the disgusting amount of money I saved I def couldn't justify buying the original product.
I guess it's either living with some imperfections or living with the fact I would have spent thousand of dollars buying original stuff, pick your poison.
The only thing that would have been better is if I was able to go by their store in person to pick out and QC my own pieces (my work schedule just doesn't allow for it).
If there is enough interest in this I may end up making my own thread but in the meantime I hope this helps out any potential buyers on the fence one way or another.

Front Lip

What about fitment?? Did you try to mount the front lip?

[Irishsig]

Originally Posted by Clikx

What about fitment?? Did you try to mount the front lip?

I will be picking the car up from the dealership in 12 days.