Go ahead and price out buying USA made Quik-Latches and you’ll realize what a great deal this is. I was able to snatch mine on a crazy sale and got them for only $180! No brainer! Great customer service, support a small business, and way less hassle than having to make your own brackets and find the right combination of hardware. 10/10 would recommend!
Installed about a week ago. Had to get a solution to my bumper attempting to eject every time I drive. Installation was relatively simple, and so was adjustment for that perfect fit
When I got my 08 speed3, it had bumper bands already "installed." The studs were there, but the bands were actually zipties. I spent $8 on some bumper bands, and thought nothing of it. Until 4-6 short months later when they broke, and this became a recurring cost for me.
I got sick of them, and had to replace them with something of actual value. My brackets were well past broken, and presumably had been for years before I even got my car. Coming across RaiderFab's full kit, it was a no brainer. It became an investment, not just a purchase. And quickly I realized it was an investment I was be beyond satisfied with.
Truthfully, I lost the love for my speed's front end. I started to hate it a long long time ago. And while it was most certainly not a purchase fueled with the intent of making me fall in love with my front end again, it most certainly did. I've started looking at my car again like a little kid seeing a race car. It was as simple as replacing those bands and their mounting fasteners, and I had no clue it would happen.
On top of that, with the bumper bands, going anything over 100 (on a closed course, of course), my entire front end would scrape against the ground because of the down force generated by my front splitter. That, or bottoming out, and I'd have to go fix and realign my bumper which would go over my headlights. These things are rigid, in all of the ways I want them. They don't move a bit, unless I depress the release button.
I cannot be happier with my investment in these latches. I work on my car religiously, so a quick release bumper is almost necessary for me, unless I want to find myself literally climbing in the engine bay (and though it's happened several times before, it's not my preference to do so).
At some point, I got tired of the bands. I hit a breaking point. And conveniently, that breaking point happened about a week before my last pair of bands broke, and the day they did break, my order arrived. These are a no brainer purchase. If you're looking for something to secure your bumper, the RaiderFab kit isn't a purchase, but an investment. I've spent so much more money on so much less for my car, but this was a purchase I'm quite proud of, and have already enthusiastically recommended to friends. Why believe me, though? You can still see the scars of the bumper bands I once had in my fender in the image attached, so see for yourself.
I has it, it is best solution for problem, hurry up and buy.
Great product.
Hi Jordan, we're thrilled to hear you’re happy with the RaiderFab kit! Thanks for your support and for sharing your feedback.
Fitment takes a lot of adjust ment to make it as close to prefect. Instructions are good enough to give you the idea on how to do it . after having the product in hand hard to justify the amount of money it costs
Thank you for the review! Would love too see pics! I do want to address the pricing situation. I do not make a huge profit, but I also will not compromise by using fabrication and materials not from the USA. My own material costs have more than doubled since I began this journey. The Quik Latches are made in the USA, Texas specifically, not like fakes from China. The brackets were designed and fabricated by a small business in New Jersey. I do what I can to absorb the brunt of my own cost increases.
I am just a small 1-man show here, doing what I can to help the communities resolve their bumper fitment issues. I am sorry you did not find as much value in the product, which so many have.