This is the email I just received from Dan dated May 21st, 2009:
Rudy ,
As I told you on Tuesday I would drive to factory and have skirts tested by them to answer all your questions.
This response from factory for all your questions. I just received this today and even though you & others continue to slam me I'll do what I can to answer. I will not be able to do more than the factory will regarding any issues. You new this from the start!


-----Original Message
Sent: Thu, 21 May 2009 9:30 am
Subject: Message from the Manufacture


To Whom It May Concern: Rudy Compact receive his complete order from me Dan Root and made his observations that I immediately said I would take up with Factory Manufacture ! I did this on 5/18/09 and 5/19/09.

This is their own observations and evaluations of the skirts .



There were a handful of issues that were brought to our attention once the side skirts were delivered to Dan Root. I will cover each issue independently:
1)The Mounting Tabs on the Front of the Side Skirt:
It was never the intention of the manufacturer to make the mounting tabs on the front portion of the side skirt. There are a couple of reasons for this. A) There is no way to properly make this ledge out of fiberglass. B) It is impossible for us to make this ledge from the structure of our mold. The only way for us to make this ledge is for it to be a separate piece that is attached on to the existing side skirt. This option is being explored with our manufacture over seas. There was concern that without this ledge that the mounting of our side skirt would become an issue. This is a FALSE assumption. The Director of Product Development with Extreme Dimensions, and myself have installed these side skirts onto a Crossfire without an issue of there being a ledge or not. Furthermore, the fitment of the side skirt after we installed it was WITHIN a 1/8”. We are more than confident that with the installation done by a professional installer that the part would fit perfectly to the vehicle.&nb sp; There was also concern about screwing the side skirt onto the vehicle. When we tested the side skirt, we found more than enough factory location screws that could be utilized in the mounting of our side skirt. For extra strength, it is recommended that double-stick tape be applied to desired locations.
2)The Shape of the Side Skirt:
The shape of the side skirt was then brought to our attention. It seems as though our side skirts have ‘flattened out=E 2 in the shipping process. This is a very simple issue to correct. By simply letting the side skirt sit in natural sunlight for 15-20 minutes we were able to bend the side skirt without any stress to the product to allow for a simple installation. If natural sunlight is not good enough in the consumers’ area, then a simple heat gun would be more than sufficient. Again, after this simple solution we were able to get the fitment of the side skirt within a 1/8”.
3)Painting of the Side Skirt:
There was concern about because of the current shape of the side skirt that if it were to be painted that the paint would be stressed when the skirt was installed to the car. As discussed, the shape of the side skirt is easily corrected with some applied heat. Once heated, and installed to the vehicle, the side skirt will form to the car. When the side skirt has cooled it can be removed and will hold its shape. Thus, when the side skirt is painted20there will be little to no stress on the paint.

With all of this said, Extreme Dimensions has evaluated all the issues that were brought to th eir attention and see no problem with the condition of the side skirt. Please take special=2 0note: It is ALWAYS recommended from us that our customers take their parts to a professional for proper installation. All of the issues brought to our attention could have been easily taken care of on the body shop level. Additional trimming may be required to the product for perfect fitment. A professional could ensure that this was done correctly without any damage to the product.


Extreme Dimensions, Inc.
(714) 278-8000

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www.extremedimensions.com
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This is very disturbing in the fact that according to the email Dan sent me, the front mounting tabs were never even going to be part of the design. Without it, how did anyone even think to attach these to the car without some other means which would make them not a direct replacement. What was this group buy for? A DIRECT REPLACEMENT! NeedsWings Upper intake plenums are a direct replacement. You don't see people having to drill holes into your supercharger or use special brackets to install them. I don't see how they were able to make the back tabs and not the front. They made all the reliefs everywhere else in the sideskirt. To me this sounds like an excuse after the fact.

I'm personally done beating this dead horse. Dan will not change his course and is still adamant that these are perfectly acceptable issues. We will work to find a solution to fix these so that they are right even if it means we have to mount every single one on my car.

On a side note, I'd like to ask people to refrain from making derogatory comments toward or about BrianBrave. I am not defending him nor do I know his involvement with Dan but I do know that blind accusations do nothing but cause harm and the last thing I want to see is people who are truly only trying to help get drug down in the undertow.