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So I’ve done some searching and all I find is second and third hand accounts about their fitment and quality. Is there anyone here that’s recently owned one of their front mount kits that can share info? My biggest complaint from the description is that the fog lights have to go but some first hand fitment and quality info would be awesome.

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On 3/5/2019 at 6:35 PM, Abomb said:

So I’ve done some searching and all I find is second and third hand accounts about their fitment and quality. Is there anyone here that’s recently owned one of their front mount kits that can share info? My biggest complaint from the description is that the fog lights have to go but some first hand fitment and quality info would be awesome.

 

It really depends on the car, but regardless, Subaru's are simply crap for fitting a front mount in, period. There is nearly ALWAYS some cutting that has to happen somewhere, and it's soul crushing. 

 

However, onto topic about redline is you really get what you pay for. Their Cores and piping kits are the same generic cookie cutter crap you get from china, but sold here in NZ. 

They're also cheap.

It's not to say the cooler won't do it's job, it's just not that great. 

 

I had to cut and bead my intercooler piping to make it fit in the engine bay and also had to cut the bumper 'beam' (more like a piece of tin that does nothing if I'm honest) to make the bends fit around to the core. Thats un-doable though as you can just go buy a new bumper beam. 

 

My honest opinion though, after getting the kit, is to just buy something that is probably on the expensive side, but you know is quality made.

 

Or Take it somewhere and have it done. 

Otherwise you're guaranteed to have to mess around and you will need to cut something somewhere and some point. No matter what.

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Redline core can be average, piping is piping. Expect to modify what ever piping kit you get, as mentioned.

 

TL Intercooler cores seem to be good and well rated by all, I'd be looking for or making a piping kit and getting an ITL core.

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If the design isn’t unique or the name isn’t etched into it then chances are it’s generic chinese stuff. The writing won’t change with face lift or updates either so it may or may not work depending on the current stock design. China can also substitute parts to meet orders. 

So even if you got two it could be a different result between them. 

Heaps of Chinese stuff is built for one brand and if it fails quality control it gets sold as another that doesn’t mind a few blemishes and another that is ok with lower and lower quality until they are used for scrap.

 

cores are a complexity and material thing so comes down to time which is cost the cheaper they are the worse they are. 

 

The weight is a reasonable give away of quality 

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