Why:Well i have looked at both Osir and Seibon carbon products from the start of me owning the mk V GTI, and even though i like the look of carbon, i'm not interested in carbon looking vinyl or parts that are only covered in carbon as a finish.
When i recently had another car in my left wing due to an illigal lane change made by him, i could (i keep telling myself) justify buying these wings for the 10mm wider arch for some extra cleareance as i have bought a set of 8,5"x19" ET48 which i plan on running 235/35-19" tires on.
So a phonecall to my carpartspusher
and a couple of weeks later i looked at these in their garage:
They looked amazing, until i looked at the backside, they are like the Osir parts glassfiber covered with one layer of carbon
My initial goal was the 10mm wider arch so i decided to use them anyway.
So of with the old wings, not that easy to remove, lots of foam is used to make chambers in the wing, i assume for the reduction of roadnoise. and fitting the new ones so it could get to the paintshop.
After the paintshop was done with it:
Conclusion:
The 10mm wider arch is worth it IMO,
the fitting is a pain in the a**,
finish if you want to keep the in the raw is 85% because of the difficulty in fitting and the finish on the edge going along the hood of the car.
It's not 100% carbon
All in all i will give a rating of 6 out of 10, mainly because they sell it as carbon and it's not.
(thx to RR for his excellent examples for reviews
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