i know alot of people don't support the conept of kitting a car either at all or before the motor work is done. but in my case i am taking my autobody and paint classes this year and my engine classes next. my questions are:
Does anyone know where to get cheap kits that fit well? i wouls prefer to order all from one place to save on shipping
any one where not to go?
any suggestions with the whole process?
i am looking for complete body kit
carbon fiber hood
z3 fenders
any help would be great thanks

 

Ebay, I say go with a wings west kit its made of uretheyne and fits really well. Most of the other kits around are made of fiberglass and reaquire a lil work to fit well

 

i think there is a place called newlook or something?? they are based in nyc i believe, and usually have crazy sales on ebay. they are a huge dealer and deal directly with wings west so they can get em cheap. find some more people and they might even get you a group buy discount. i would sell my wings west kit cus the side skirts dont seem to fit too well. its like they're too tight or something. i say skrew the body kit and go jdm. woo woo
scott

 

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Here are some tips to help you out.

1. Any eBay kit that is less than $400 is crap. Utterly crap. They wont fit right. They are thin. They are badly made and just not worth the time.

2. Fiberglass is lighter but alot less stronger than Urathane. Fiberglass will crack and break way before Urathane. Fiberglass is fairly cheaper cost wise than Urathane. Preping and painting fiberglass usually is alot easier and the paint likes to stick better becuase Urathane has alot of oils in it and if you dont use a Urathane primer to open the pores in the Urathane the paint will come off within a few months. Fiberglass is easier to work with than Urathane. So if you get a FG kit it is lighter and less stong which makes it easier to work with. Urathane is very stong and it a bitch to work with if you have to adjust it alot.

3. Here are some companies to stay away from online.
i) Erebuni (www.spoilers.com / http://www.erebunicorp.com) Their kits are ****. They come often broken or cracked. They dont offer insurance on their packages. They package the kits poorly. There are alot of flaws and fitment issues with their kits.

ii) Assylums.com: They have alot of kits on there. But they are all cheap copies of real kits. They are all make with **** molds that were rushed and the work on them are garbage. The company has been known to take money and never ship out kits and also have been known to send out over stocked kits instead of the correct kits and then tell the purchaser that there was nothing that they can do.

iii) eBay Bodykits: Most of these are made in China or HK (not that there is anythign wrong with those countries). This means that they are allmost all fakes and cheap ones at that. It is like buying a Rolex from Wings West and comparing it with a Rotex from eBay. If you know what I mean. The pics they show in the auctions are never for the exact kit but they are stolen from the original kit makers site and used in the auctions showing as if the kit is the same quality which they are not at all.

Overall it is all up to you what you should do. You will not get a good kit for cheap anywhere. You can get the fake kits on eBay for like $300, but there was a guy on here like 3 weeks ago whos brother got one and it looked like absolute **** and took them forever to install and it still looked like ****. Buy from a repuatable dealer who knows what they have to offer and that all the stuff they get is authentic.

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i am looking at buying everything from tsp racing has anyone heard of them ?