Thanks for mentioning us. We also offer you the option of pre-painting them.

it takes a little longer but they can just be installed.

The side skirts all come from the same factory if they are PP (like ours) and it can vary batch to batch. our latest batch has had no complaints (as you can hear from our customer above).

 

I would recommend going with OEM if at all possible.

I purchased my first set of aftermarket from Umnitza and they were 1/2" too short. Umnitza was terrible to deal with and would not exchange them. They even knew they had problems and continued to sell them anyway.

I purchased my second set of aftermarket from Trinity. One side was damaged upon receiving. Trinity promptly replaced the damaged one. Trinity's sideskirts are about 1/4" too short.

Tired of messing with it. Will eventually repair with body filler and repaint to get them to fit correctly.

 

The side skirts are the same regardless of who you order them from. Some batches the mold shrinks a fraction bit more than others. But in general the fit and pretty good and if you match it up evenly front and back it should be nearly perfect. Factory body panels (on many local cars that we do) often have the same or similar gaps and just because they are factory, no one seems to complain.

Also, without knowing the exact details of your complaint on why we didn't exchange them, we don't exchange anything that is already installed on the car. That's a fact that is the same regardless of the vendor you choose. And if a side is damaged in shipping we would replace it as well assuming you purchased insurance.

 

I got mine pre-painted from Umnitza and I'm totally satisfied with the fit and paint job.

 

With respect to body panels, the moral of this thread is:

OEM > aftermarket.

always.