Bad DGM Quality CF Glovebox Piece

[DaViper]

Notice the quality of my DGM CF glovebox interior piece. From the start, the piece doesn't curve anywhere near perfectly to the dash, and requires lots of force to make it cover most of the area it's supposed to cover. The supplied double sided tape is definitely not strong enough to hold the piece, and I had to cover almost the whole back side of this with industrial strength thin double sided tape. Look at the pics to see for yourself the fitment (I had to take it off and refit it 3 times very carefully, and this is definitely the best fit I could get).

1st picture: Shows the fitment against the vent, clearly looks like a stuck on piece that doesn't mold around the vent and hug it tightly.

2nd Picture: Look around the vent and see how the edges appear dremmelled or something, not smooth. Look to the left side of the vent, and you can see several bubbles in the cf that also appear in other places on the piece.

3rd Picture: As I stated above, this piece doesn't even cover the whole area. There is also about a half inch strip at the bottom that I couldn't get a good picture of which is uncovered.

Although I was happy with my other cf interior pieces (shiftplate and armrest cover) I am very disapointed with this piece, and especially the quality of it.

At this point I'd like to say that I wouldn't recommend this glovebox piece to anyone. The fit is pretty bad and the quality of the cf is definitely not what it should be for the price of this piece. DG Motorsports needs to remake their mold for this piece and make it fit properly. It is clear they cut corners on this piece and didn't take the time to make a nice secure, easy, good-looking fit for this piece.

I may take some more pics of this piece later on to show more imperfections. My opinion of DG Motorsports has sunk dramatically since I installed this piece.

-DaViper

 

[ghetto waggon]

hehe

is this our next DGM sponsor?

 

[Mike R]

Send it BACK! They'll refund or get you a better one.

oh, and (lol) at milmoejoe

 

[DG Motorsports]

Da Viper,
Like I said before you bought this part used from another member and it is well over a year old, I cannot exchange this part for you as you had requested in our PM's.... I'm am sorry that you are unhappy with the product but if you had bought directly from us and received a part like that (it would be no questions asked, we would send you a new part if you were unsatisfied)

For the members of this board:
If you receive a part from our company that you are not satisfied with please contact us within 24 hours with the exception of the weekend to let us know.

Once again my apoligies DaViper for your unfortunate purchase from another member of this board.

Amie Robbins

 

[DaViper]

I've talked to a few other people who have this piece, and though the cf quality is better for most people than on mine, nobody's fits well. DG Motorsports should make a whole new mold for the piece;it was badly made from the start. Even if I could trade for a new one Amie it wouldn't fit any better since you're still using the same mold right (I don't remember you ever saying you redesigned the mold for this piece)? If people want a pretty piece of carbon fiber that can be traded back till the cf looks good and have a nice piece to hang on your wall go for this. If you want it for your car, I say go to that new guy that can make anything with cf. He'd make a new mold and make pieces that actually fit.

-DaViper

 

[Natey]

Sounds like you have an issue with whoever sold it to you, unless they mentioned that the glovebox piece doesn't fit and the cf looks like crap.

 

[DaViper]

No, it was like this from the start. I dont really care about the quality as much as the fitment. From what I understand if I bought it straight from DG the fitment would be no better. Look at what Matthew posted the other day when he showed his new DG Motorsports cf interior pictures. He basically said the fitment wasn't great in a nice way (since he can't be completely honest about the really bad fitment since DG Motorsports is his sponsor).

-DaViper

 

[Natey]

...and the seller never mentioned that the glove-box piece doesn't fit?

 

[JOS3]

hmm, i was probably going to get the glovebox cover. i dont know now........arrgghh, i want it so bad though (scratch)

 

[DaViper]

The piece fits on the car.....look at the pics...it's on the car.....the fitment is just as good as the rest of the dgm glovebox pieces out there. The piece came from a bad mold. Look at all the pics you'd like of the dgm interior, the more I find the more I realize it's the mold that's bad. I haven't found one that fits too great.

-DaViper

 

[DaViper]

hmm, i was probably going to get the glovebox cover. i dont know now........arrgghh, i want it so bad though (scratch)

My advice is to ask the new guy that came on the forum that makes cf pieces to make one. A new mold needs to be made for this piece either way. Dont buy one right now unless you want the fitment to be like mine or you want the piece to hang on your wall.

The more I look at dgm cf pictures I continue to see that their molds are the problem. Look at this pic of their cf side radio pieces someone posted. The quality of the cf may be good....but look at the fitment on the right piece at the bottom (yikes! to think someone paid around $50 for that?!?!?!?).

-DaViper

 

[Natey]

Dude, you sound pissed and a little argumentive.

My point is that the seller should have mentioned to you the same things you are mentioning now to us. If it fits like s*** for you, it fit like s*** for him/her.

 

[DG Motorsports]

Just so everyone is clear on one thing the arrangment I have with Matthew is to benifit the forum members. We all know how picky he is, I have arranged to send him parts on the basis that he installs the parts and let's me know if he had trouble with the installation and also what we can do to change the part if there are problems with it... It is not to give him product to say how great it is, it's mearly for customers benifit.... If there are problem (as pickey as he is, he will let us know).......

One more thing: DaViper I can see that you are unhappy with your part and I have seen the pictures and I have also conducted a test fit on our protege and that is the way it fits around the vent if anyone would like I will post pictures of the part installed on our car. Also please remember sometimes you may get a bad fit due to the fact of a bad install. Because these pieces bond using a double sided tape sometimes if your not carefull the part may look alittle off...

 

[DaViper]

Fine Natey, I honestly dont care about what the seller told me or not, I wouldn;t have gotten a better fitting piece from dgm directly anyways it looks like. I might have sent it back three or so times till I had gotten a perfect carbon fiber piece with no bubbles, but even that wouldn't have fit right......

 

[DaViper]

Well my name is also Matthew and I happen to own one of your CF glovebox pieces and the fitment is very poor. You should make a new mold for the cf glovebox piece, that's what you can do to benefit us all and new buyers and make a good product.

-DaViper

 

[vmoose22]

wow, it sounds like a lot of DGM parts have really bad fitment issues....

 

[Jtr87]

wow, it sounds like a lot of DGM parts have really bad fitment issues....

Yea actaully this isn't the first time I've heard about their molds being bad and causing poor fitment. I was planning on getting the whole dash kit until I saw some pictures posted in a few different threads like this one. Who is the new guy that makes cf pieces? I'd surely consider paying a little more for his pieces provided they have been rated to fit better than the DGM ones. I definetily see viper's point that it even if you send the pieces back, they will be made from the same mold each time and the fitment will ultimatly be the same no matter what the quality comes out to be.

JTR

 

[Natey]

Yeah, that truley sucks.
DaViper, I didn't mean to piss you off worse than you already were, I was just saying that the seller could've mentioned that the piece doesn't fit right, then you could have made an educated decision as to whether you wanted to buy it or not based on his advice & pics.
Peace.

 

[DaViper]

Yeah, that truley sucks.
DaViper, I didn't mean to piss you off worse than you already were, I was just saying that the seller could've mentioned that the piece doesn't fit right, then you could have made an educated decision as to whether you wanted to buy it or not based on his advice & pics.
Peace.

No problem Natey I'm not mad at you, I just have lost my respect for DGM. After many complaints and a thread like this I'd expect something like "We're working on a new mold" or something like that. Instead, Amie just relies on Matthew's (the other Matthew) uses of DGM products instead of the majority of people with their products.

I'll be moving on to the new guy, and I encourage others to support him so we all have nicely fitting parts and some new parts in the future.

-DaViper

 

[Matthew]

Viper, this thread is a bit silly.

1) im not sponsored by DGM just to get free parts...i test the fitament and tell amie what issues i have, like she said. the only issues i have had is that i tried to adhere my parts without using some solvent to remove all the damn armor all i had on and the 3m tape wouldnt stick...i realize my mistake now...my parts fit well, and the only quality issue was my fault. when trying to force my glovebox piece to stick (didnt know the armorall was causing it not to stick), i was forcing it as hard as i could and it caused the piece to expand (of course, since pushing it will make it flatten) and i chipped i piece of the upper left corner. again this was my fault because i was being stupid.
2) i would tell you if the fitament was not perfect. actually i would tell amie first instead of bashing her in public like i did when i was immature and irresponsible quite some time ago. that is the wrong way to do business and i learned my lesson after my wife read the thread and even criticized me.
3) you bought this piece from another forum member...he should have told you about the piece and you should have contacted him about the piece...s*** happens and bad parts are made. everyone can understand that, and understand the serious frustration of waiting for a part only to find out it doesnt fit, trust me, ive been there. BUT that is the risk you take when you buy a part from someone that isnt the vendor, you lose your warranty and return rights. just like i bought a used alpine deck off ebay, so i have no warranty if something was to go wrong...thats the price i pay for going the cheaper route, and im taking a risk just like you were.
4) had you bought this, amie would return it in a heartbeat for you and get you a new piece. i have none of the issues you have with your piece. my mistake was in not removing the armor all stuff prior to trying to install.
5) as for the example of the side strips, IIRC ahmad was still working on his setup and didnt have them attached all the way at that point. furthermore, it was the VERY first set. on top of that, when i did a raffle for the DGM pieces, i test fitted those and the eyelids first before i started the raffle and they fit perfect.
6) please do not accuse me of not being honest. that is my biggest pet peeve on this board, and in my whole life. i will tell you if i have problems with these pieces, but first i will tell amie so she can correct it.
7) she relies on me because i have most of her products and i can tell people what fits. also ive had several pieces of the same thing and i can tell a fluke or a problem with a mold, where you have just one piece to go from.
8) how are you going to jump on this "new guy" who is SO new you dont even know his name, and have never personally seen any of his products?