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Old 02-23-2010, 10:20 PM
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Does anyone know if the cheap knock-off seat cowls look good and fit tight? I would like to see a pic of the fit. Big price difference between the oem part. Probably worth the extra money for the honda part, but daayumm $100 difference between the two..Please HELP!!
 
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Old 02-23-2010, 10:47 PM
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fit is okay, but don't plan on the color matching. for example:

 

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Old 02-24-2010, 01:14 AM
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yikes, i hope black is better than that. I just bought one on ebay.....
 
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Old 02-24-2010, 09:36 AM
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black for a 954 is damn close
 
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Old 02-26-2010, 12:44 PM
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if the difference is only paint(not fittment) i'm sure u can get it painted for less then $100..
Me personally, i'd just get OEM and be done with it.
 
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Old 02-26-2010, 12:53 PM
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In my opinion, I wouldn't waste my time or money on the knock offs as you can see from the pic above. It was worth every penny I spent on the Honda original COWL part for my CBR. Remember the saying, "You get what you pay for". I learned my lesson a while ago when I bought one of those cheaper knock off rear fender on Ebay and wind up reselling because it looked like CRAP.
 
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You guys should see how it looks now after he sanded it down and repainted it. Here it is:

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Old 03-05-2010, 10:28 PM
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The extra money will buy you a quality part with spot-on finish. You may have to adjust it a little to get the fit perfect but it's quick and simple. Trust me, spend the extra $.
 
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Old 03-07-2010, 06:33 PM
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Well, from experience it IS possible to get a good one. I am 100% satisfied with my product!! And it came with a honda sticker on it, which also looks great. I am so glad i didnt waste anoth $100+ on the seat cowl. Now im sure colors other than black maybe a different story, but the black i got is spot on with fitment better than some oems i've seen. Also got a smoked integrated taillight which blew my mind as well. Fitment was a B+ but slight tweaking and it looks/works awesome.

Took some pics but gotta shrink em..
 
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Could you post a link to the cheap cowls? Thanks JIM
 


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