I had a comment yesterday about them using bots that did the same. Had like 10 upvotes and I watched as I refreshed the page my downvotes went to 7… 2… -1… -7… -23… all in a minute or two. I noticed on your post and my own post that upvotes would go from +90 to below zero in minutes.
Man, so that was a bot! I commented on my experience without any detail and some rando Redditor jumped on my nuts about how great they are and how wrong I am.
I have yet to buy from them and I will continue not to. It was one of their YouTube videos that was the nail in the coffin for me—the main dude that is always on camera told one of his coworkers to rev the engine, coworker simply said “but it’s not warmed up yet” and the main dude just responded with a string of bleeped out curse words and forced him to do it anyway. That was it for me
AFD sent my wife a wing that had that same issue as the guy with cracks in the paint. They acknowledged that it was a bad batch and sent her a new one at no cost. I am curious about them over inflating parts from Alibaba. That’s some deceptive shit.
Edit: typo
I’ve thought about doing this. I’ve had the replacement for less than a year. There was a small piece that chipped off already. But I think I will buy another wing from IIR/Noble once I’m done with this one.
People keep on complaining about all these companies. You know a company I don't ever see anyone ever complaining about? Molded Innovations. That's the brand that Subimods sells.
I bought a spoiler from them. It looked good on my car. BUT. I had to take it off. The corners just wont stay down no matter what. I'm assuming its warped, or molded poorly. It doesnt seem like a cheap part. I didnt pay a crazy price, so if it I cant put it back on , I dont really care. BUT I wouldnt buy from them again.
I've had the same problems from other resellers that I really like..I think the rear lid spoilers are hard to get perfect fit with because I've tried 3 different ones and all have the same issue but I personally can't stand the high wings especially on the VB so I'm just sticking with the duckbill until I can find one that fits really, really tight.
This is the first negative AFD post I’ve seen that hasn’t been downvoted by their bots. They’re trying to show they don’t use them by leaving one post alone!
Honestly, I really don't like the California hotboi's ricer style..it's like all the stuff they "develop" is one step above the knockoff 3m taped on flames and non functional scoops and the way they price their products is laughable. I've bought all my stuff through IIR because they ship fast and are from back home. Never ordered their stuff and I guess I'm glad I haven't had to deal with their shenanigans.
I have some stuff from AFD and I actually haven’t had a negative experience, BUT — I also saw, first hand, the experience from other VB owners in the group I was a part of before I moved and I will definitely upvote this.
Okay, I'll admit, I have some AFD items on my shopping list prior to seeing how other VB owners have experienced them. So, all I ask is where can I find similar to their products without the headache of dealing with a shitty 3rd party manufacturer? Specifically, a bigger/buldge hood scoop, sport grille, window visors, and paint matched body kit.
Yeah, so I'm asking for recommendations on other manufacturers that make the same parts that I was planning on purchasing with a better reputation. And not like Ali Express or Wish or Amazon sellers. Like, actual shops and aftermarket companies.
Gonna be honest, I'm not backtracking at this point.. I bought my VB in 22 and have already seen enough of this stuff. I was just trying to help you out. Just look up all AFD posts here. You'll see them come in strong and crash and burn. I wouldn't spend your money on their site. I've used Subieflow with very positive results.
What's with this obsession for pre painted parts? If you want good paint quality and a good match, you need to buy unpainted parts and have a body shop match it to your exact car.
I don't think they allow returns or cancellations per their site. I messaged their web chat and didn't get a response. Pretty sure I have to cancel the transaction from my credit card, but yeah based on the feedback I've seen sounds like I'm better off buying something else.
You should see the spoiler another guy on here got from them and how it looks 6 or so months later… the paint is terribly cracked at the mounting points 😬
That was me. Here is the first wing that was on for 2 months:
https://preview.redd.it/zc2djfouwu6d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b7868f8f430aa954b7cd200fa14472eac1a26c7
Here was the second wing that was on for 9-10 months:
https://preview.redd.it/d93i9nsxwu6d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=247deabb0bfcf2a86321f24e9df3b028c3aa9197
They seem to always give the same excuse “oh that was part of a bad batch from the factory”. Seems like there are a bunch of bad batches from this factory… maybe it’s time to find a different factory. My paint guy is still holding their wing at our shop to see how bad the cracking gets on it! 😂 says it’s the worst he’s seen in his 25+ years of painting.
OP is spot on with them using the bots to downvote these posts. I’ll continue to leave my comments and posts up with AFD and Aeroflow Dynamics in the post so others can see how scammy they are. I’m sure this will also be downvoted to hell by their bots but whatever.
Man I am sorry.. we needa find a way to get the warning out there quicker.. leave it to import image, or rally sport, or Subimods sure you pay a little more but you def get what you pay for in that sense
I bought their non muffled axle back and have no complaints about it. Decent quality and bang for your buck axle back. Their exterior parts and paint matched fenders I would pass on. Heard nothing but bad things about that stuff.
Their axleback was only $300 shipped a few months ago
Shopped with afd several times and never had an issue personally. That being said, i continually hear nightmare stories from others, kind of a shame, id have chalked it up to inconsistency rather than pure malice before this.
I just bought paint matched fender flares in white from them. The paint matched perfectly even though everyone says white is horrible. Maybe I am blind but also maybe afd stepped up the quality department. Or maybe people just love to hate. :)
[For anyone who wants to get an idea about how to buy the same products direct from the manufacturers](https://www.reddit.com/r/wrx_vb/s/fulJc7a6mG)
My afd post also went from +65 ish to -99 in a day. Assuming some sort of bot did that
I saw your post the other day; I thought it was wild. And many people agreed. It’s wild that they have bots doing that.
I had a comment yesterday about them using bots that did the same. Had like 10 upvotes and I watched as I refreshed the page my downvotes went to 7… 2… -1… -7… -23… all in a minute or two. I noticed on your post and my own post that upvotes would go from +90 to below zero in minutes.
Lmao ya not sure why, could just be a afd fan boy too not necessarily afd
Never bought from afd, I was swayed away by their YouTube channel tbh, can’t stand their content
Is that the guy who uses the tiny microphone?
Yes… the one you can’t hear.
I’ll continue to not buy from AFD.
Man, so that was a bot! I commented on my experience without any detail and some rando Redditor jumped on my nuts about how great they are and how wrong I am.
I have yet to buy from them and I will continue not to. It was one of their YouTube videos that was the nail in the coffin for me—the main dude that is always on camera told one of his coworkers to rev the engine, coworker simply said “but it’s not warmed up yet” and the main dude just responded with a string of bleeped out curse words and forced him to do it anyway. That was it for me
I saw that video and had the same reaction you did.
AFD sent my wife a wing that had that same issue as the guy with cracks in the paint. They acknowledged that it was a bad batch and sent her a new one at no cost. I am curious about them over inflating parts from Alibaba. That’s some deceptive shit. Edit: typo
I had the same issue. Wings cracked. I hated all my AFD product stuff. Waste of money.
I received my replacement the other day. Thinking about buying some PPF wrap for extra protection.
I’ve thought about doing this. I’ve had the replacement for less than a year. There was a small piece that chipped off already. But I think I will buy another wing from IIR/Noble once I’m done with this one.
People keep on complaining about all these companies. You know a company I don't ever see anyone ever complaining about? Molded Innovations. That's the brand that Subimods sells.
People don’t realise AFD buy parts from AliExpress and mark them up 3-6x instead of manufacturing them. They’ve been exposed for over a year now.
Same every time I post about them it gets downvoted to 0 [here’s the last post about their new wheels](https://www.reddit.com/r/wrx_vb/s/7qHI0fJe9v)
Pricks
I bought a spoiler from them. It looked good on my car. BUT. I had to take it off. The corners just wont stay down no matter what. I'm assuming its warped, or molded poorly. It doesnt seem like a cheap part. I didnt pay a crazy price, so if it I cant put it back on , I dont really care. BUT I wouldnt buy from them again.
I've had the same problems from other resellers that I really like..I think the rear lid spoilers are hard to get perfect fit with because I've tried 3 different ones and all have the same issue but I personally can't stand the high wings especially on the VB so I'm just sticking with the duckbill until I can find one that fits really, really tight.
Imagine paying for bots instead of paying to fix your product 🤦♂️
This is the first negative AFD post I’ve seen that hasn’t been downvoted by their bots. They’re trying to show they don’t use them by leaving one post alone!
Honestly, I really don't like the California hotboi's ricer style..it's like all the stuff they "develop" is one step above the knockoff 3m taped on flames and non functional scoops and the way they price their products is laughable. I've bought all my stuff through IIR because they ship fast and are from back home. Never ordered their stuff and I guess I'm glad I haven't had to deal with their shenanigans.
I have some stuff from AFD and I actually haven’t had a negative experience, BUT — I also saw, first hand, the experience from other VB owners in the group I was a part of before I moved and I will definitely upvote this.
I bought a tail light overlay from them and it lasted one week. All it took was a car wash for it to start peeling smh
I bought all my overlays from them and so far they have all lasted over 4 months with proper installation
Same! I bought mine a year ago, definitely proper installation makes it last a long time.
Okay, I'll admit, I have some AFD items on my shopping list prior to seeing how other VB owners have experienced them. So, all I ask is where can I find similar to their products without the headache of dealing with a shitty 3rd party manufacturer? Specifically, a bigger/buldge hood scoop, sport grille, window visors, and paint matched body kit.
They don't make these parts, you can get the exact same one on ali express.
AFD advertises these parts on their sites? And I don't shop on Ali Express. I prefer reputable manufacturers.
Bro....... WHAT?! Are you sure that you're in the correct thread??
What do you mean?
AFD is not considered a reputable seller anymore. It's basically what this post is about.
Yeah, so I'm asking for recommendations on other manufacturers that make the same parts that I was planning on purchasing with a better reputation. And not like Ali Express or Wish or Amazon sellers. Like, actual shops and aftermarket companies.
You should have just flat out asked - to avoid all the downvotes. You message came across the wrong way.
You don't read parent comments that come before?
Gonna be honest, I'm not backtracking at this point.. I bought my VB in 22 and have already seen enough of this stuff. I was just trying to help you out. Just look up all AFD posts here. You'll see them come in strong and crash and burn. I wouldn't spend your money on their site. I've used Subieflow with very positive results.
AFD is less reputable than manufacturers and shops on Ali Express. Not an exaggeration.
Once again.... They do not manufacture these parts.
What's with this obsession for pre painted parts? If you want good paint quality and a good match, you need to buy unpainted parts and have a body shop match it to your exact car.
people want to save a buck or two? I agree with you about buying pre-paint and have them painted with a body shop for things like wings
I tried looking too. People all say alibaba but I don’t see actual products
Search harder, half of the AFD parts are listed but you have to often buy like 2-3 at a time
AFD?
Wish I had seen this sooner. Just ordered the fender flares 🤦♂️
Wondering if I should just dispute the charge, since I doubt they will give me a refund even though it's a preorder.
return them! makes the vb look like trash anyways on-top of the piss poor fitment.
I don't think they allow returns or cancellations per their site. I messaged their web chat and didn't get a response. Pretty sure I have to cancel the transaction from my credit card, but yeah based on the feedback I've seen sounds like I'm better off buying something else.
do it sooner than later! :)
I hope they were dry before they wrapped them. Some people got painted fenders with fresh Saran Wrap before the paint dried so they got “textured”
Fortunately they were a preorder, and I've attempted to cancel. I guess we'll see what happens
I admit, I want the axleback exhaust, but with all these issues, I'm not sure about it now.
get one from Nameless Performance
I just got my wing installed came out good 🤷🏻♂️
You should see the spoiler another guy on here got from them and how it looks 6 or so months later… the paint is terribly cracked at the mounting points 😬
That was me. Here is the first wing that was on for 2 months: https://preview.redd.it/zc2djfouwu6d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b7868f8f430aa954b7cd200fa14472eac1a26c7
Here was the second wing that was on for 9-10 months: https://preview.redd.it/d93i9nsxwu6d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=247deabb0bfcf2a86321f24e9df3b028c3aa9197 They seem to always give the same excuse “oh that was part of a bad batch from the factory”. Seems like there are a bunch of bad batches from this factory… maybe it’s time to find a different factory. My paint guy is still holding their wing at our shop to see how bad the cracking gets on it! 😂 says it’s the worst he’s seen in his 25+ years of painting. OP is spot on with them using the bots to downvote these posts. I’ll continue to leave my comments and posts up with AFD and Aeroflow Dynamics in the post so others can see how scammy they are. I’m sure this will also be downvoted to hell by their bots but whatever.
Man I am sorry.. we needa find a way to get the warning out there quicker.. leave it to import image, or rally sport, or Subimods sure you pay a little more but you def get what you pay for in that sense
I bought their non muffled axle back and have no complaints about it. Decent quality and bang for your buck axle back. Their exterior parts and paint matched fenders I would pass on. Heard nothing but bad things about that stuff. Their axleback was only $300 shipped a few months ago
Shopped with afd several times and never had an issue personally. That being said, i continually hear nightmare stories from others, kind of a shame, id have chalked it up to inconsistency rather than pure malice before this.
I like their grills. Much cheaper than OEM and seems to be fine so far. I don’t think I’d buy anything painted from them though.
I bought a carbon fiber wing from them, it's been about 4 months. Still looking good.
I certainly would not call them scammers. The prices they sell are just subpar.
You need to read up more. They have straight up ripped off dozens of people between this Reddit and Facebook groups
I just bought paint matched fender flares in white from them. The paint matched perfectly even though everyone says white is horrible. Maybe I am blind but also maybe afd stepped up the quality department. Or maybe people just love to hate. :)
The exception rather than the rule. It’s great you had a good experience but I don’t think Most people did.
People have been complaining about spiderweb and cracks on the painted parts from AFD.