Wondering about fitment/quality of certain body kit
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Wondering if anyone has some experience with this specific kit. I understand this is not the real kit. I am also aware there may be fitment issues. The car is my daily and I am not going to spend 5k on a kit that will shatter when I eventually bottom out. I guess I am just curious about this specific one from this manufacturer, and how the process has gone for anyone who has installed this onto their vehicle. If anyone has suggestions for this kit from other manufacturers, I am curious about those as well.
The kit in question: https://www.drivenbystyle.com/2003-2...ece-43567.html
PS: I know a lot of you are against the RB kit or complain that it is "overdone". Please keep your comments to yourself
The kit in question: https://www.drivenbystyle.com/2003-2...ece-43567.html
PS: I know a lot of you are against the RB kit or complain that it is "overdone". Please keep your comments to yourself
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its duraflex and fits like hell, very difficult to fix thru body work, and unless you are capable of that work yourself and have a ton of time to spare full of glass dust, it is a pointless kit.
Also, all of the hardware pockets are a mess, which is very difficult body work to perform. its quite tedious and requires a dremel tool for each one.
You are not the first person to want a cheap widebody, by any stretch of the imagination.
The prevailing wisdom is still 100% valid and true:
if you want cheap, then do not put a widebody kit on your car, EVER. There is absolutely no shortcut to the process with any sort of good result.
In the end you will do what you want of course, but what I am saying is still backed by wild amounts of experience.. carried out over decades of dealing w this hobby.
Also, all of the hardware pockets are a mess, which is very difficult body work to perform. its quite tedious and requires a dremel tool for each one.
You are not the first person to want a cheap widebody, by any stretch of the imagination.
The prevailing wisdom is still 100% valid and true:
if you want cheap, then do not put a widebody kit on your car, EVER. There is absolutely no shortcut to the process with any sort of good result.
In the end you will do what you want of course, but what I am saying is still backed by wild amounts of experience.. carried out over decades of dealing w this hobby.
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ive messed with duraflex parts for S chasis in the past and its just not worth the money even if its cheap. Its just not gonna fit right. As mentioned above its A LOT of tedious work to get low quality parts to fit. At the end youre going to end up spending much more money. Better off purchasing genuine kits from a legit manufacture.
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