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Old 06-08-2012, 12:32 PM   #31 (permalink)
jsatter
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Originally Posted by mcrews View Post
aerohead,
All good points.

I think that the 'oh...it's free, Ill do it myself' arguement is the weakest. There will always be consumers who will buy a kit even if there is a parallel 'free' product.
Your point about the marketing claims is right on....however.....look at all the unicorn poop that has wild claims!
A precut belly pan with all the proper holes and hardware for mounting the thing would definitely be more appealing than doing it yourself. Getting under the car and measuring everything and.getting the materials would be a pain in the butt for Joe Schmo.

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