The Poll is Specifically intended for those who have done the conversion.

So what did you use to do your conversion???

 

i havent done it but i will whenever this war is over. i will be using USED oem jdm parts. anyone who buys that new is getting robbed.

 

Go used, you have to paint it anyway, and the minor dings it MAY come with can easily be removed. There is no sense in paying an extra 2gs for a brand new one. My guess is that everyone else will agree with me on this.

 

you'd think so.. but some idiots try to justify the fact that they bought it new. i paid "9000" for a jdm front end conversion "DONE RIGHT!". "DO it RIGHT or dont do it AT ALL!"

 

i don't have one on my car... but i put one on my roomates car so i think i have a right to respond...

I definitely don't think its worth it to get a new kit, because you have to repaint everything anyway.. cuz original body panels from honda don't come painted. So why waste your money??? Most of the damage found on used conv kits can easily be fixed by ur body shop when they paint the damn thing and sometimes aren't that big of a deal to make a difference when gettin charged by the body shop either.

If you are serious about buying.. then give IC Roger an IM here or email him at roger@suvclass.com thats where my roomate got his kit.

 

I have the JDM conversion on my car right now... it's used... I wouldn't ever purchase the new ones...

 

what are these usually going for???

 

depends if you want teh HID"s or not and if you want the lip or not as well i think... but ranges from 16/1700 to about 2600 i think... the cheapest probably being with teh chrome sirg headlights and no lip

 

The only part of the kit that i'd buy brand new is the head lights. I don't want some scratched up headlights. When everything is all said and done, about how much money is the whole conversion?

 

just get it used. u save money and as long as its in good condition.. its all good.

 

get a used kit from jdmspecperf.com for around 1700...not bad..with hid i think its around 2300..

 

used parts own!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Damn. Sounds good. I just need that stupid tax return!

Well said. Used it is for me. No doubt.

 

used kit

 

white i dont have one yet, id definetly get the used kit....with the cost of the kit and typical repairs it would cost less than buyin a new one

 

well i think it comes out to around 5gs if yo have all the work done by a shop. I mean its 300 per panel for paint generally speaking then you have installation..the radiator support has to be welded in etc..it can get pretty pricy.

 

is that for the installation of the front end and to paint the whole car ? if you are just have the front end installed and match paiting it should cost around 2gs .

 

new..




[Modified by the big ragu, 5:26 PM 3/4/2003]

 

Well a new kit costs around 200 grand right? and the install and welding is gonne abe around a grand. then its about 300 per panel for paint. Im sure it would total around 6 grand maybe?

 

new kit is not TWO HUNDRED grand! and install and paint by a good shop can be had for 1300 total...its a complete job.

 

I got mine, partially used, Hood, fenders, and MAYBE the bumper(mugen replica) are used, but the rest (rad support/rebar etc) are new. there was quite a few dents and waves with the used parts but if you have a good bodyshop, they can take care of it pretty easily. I got mine done for 2500 CDN. (- some work etc, I got it down to 1750 CDN including painting/installation of my sideskirts).

 

that is nice could have had the same result w/ a used front end and brand new headlights , all of the parts can be repaired to new condition if they were damaged . im picky too but not that picky

 

id get it in full Carbon Fiber (hood+fenders) and paint over everthing..with OEM bumber and lip....

 

damn that is clean!!!

 

If you were to paint just the kit, would the coloration be off from the rest of the body?