Body Kit Install Complete!! Pg 8 for photos! New shoes!!
09-01-2006, 10:56 AM
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whoa??? mine is just getting a kit put on lol, that other guy just posted pics of his car paint in progress as a comparison lol... And when i said complete that was just joking about the pics on the top of page four lol... new pics should be today. The body shop promised me lol
09-01-2006, 10:59 AM
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hey guys anything that can be placed on the cars bumpers to protect them from scratches????....ive heard of a 3m wrap.....wat is dat wat does it protect and where do i buy it.....ohh and how do i install it???
09-01-2006, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by eLpReSiDeNtE
hey guys anything that can be placed on the cars bumpers to protect them from scratches????....ive heard of a 3m wrap.....wat is dat wat does it protect and where do i buy it.....ohh and how do i install it???
09-01-2006, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Skate4Shortys86
Yep, the guys on Scion Life thats us. Lol That body kit is siiiiiick! Where did you get it and what kind is it. I'm lovin it!!!
Looking good sooo far!
09-01-2006, 04:57 PM
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However there are problems with the sideskirts, which has now become my winter project 
I guess I'm going to mold them in because this will do for now, but definitely not going to cut it for next spring...
I guess I'm going to mold them in because this will do for now, but definitely not going to cut it for next spring...
09-01-2006, 05:00 PM
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This is whats going on with the front and rear bumper. The front bumper has grilles for the foglight area and top grille which was supposed to fit the OEM grille but I guess someone screwed their mold along the process The rear has been painted and needs wet sanded and buffed, and then I get my car back just in time for the rain 
Not sure what I'm going to do for the lower grille, I was hoping to fit a sheet of plastic honeycomb material like factory but i can't seem to find it anywhere. Not even sure what its called but if anyone has any ideas I'm open to suggestions. For now it's going to have the black stainless stell honey comb mesh, but everything behind it has been sprayed black so it won't be too bad. I was also thinking about getting another lower OEM grill and cutting it to fit INSIDE the bumper and put a thin strip of robber around it and screwing it in some how. The OEM lower grille is long enough but its not quite tall enough leaving me a 1/8" gap that I'd need to seal and I think the rupper strip could make up for that. We'll have to see, so if anyone has the OEM lower grille I'll take it off your hands haha... I also have projector fog lights that I'll be putting in when i get the car back from the shop.
The rear has been painted and needs wet sanded and buffed, and then I get my car back just in time for the rain Not sure what I'm going to do for the lower grille, I was hoping to fit a sheet of plastic honeycomb material like factory but i can't seem to find it anywhere. Not even sure what its called but if anyone has any ideas I'm open to suggestions. For now it's going to have the black stainless stell honey comb mesh, but everything behind it has been sprayed black so it won't be too bad. I was also thinking about getting another lower OEM grill and cutting it to fit INSIDE the bumper and put a thin strip of robber around it and screwing it in some how. The OEM lower grille is long enough but its not quite tall enough leaving me a 1/8" gap that I'd need to seal and I think the rupper strip could make up for that. We'll have to see, so if anyone has the OEM lower grille I'll take it off your hands haha... I also have projector fog lights that I'll be putting in when i get the car back from the shop.
09-01-2006, 05:15 PM
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yeah, they said they can, by molding or adding and removing fiberglass like with the rear bumper but this paint work already ran me about $500 over my original invoice, so I'll add some more money to the piggy bank and fix it with my December commission check. I had to pull money from my turbo fund to finish this part of the project 
09-01-2006, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tc2nut4
However there are problems with the sideskirts, which has now become my winter project I guess I'm going to mold them in because this will do for now, but definitely not going to cut it for next spring...
I guess I'm going to mold them in because this will do for now, but definitely not going to cut it for next spring...My cars been back in the shop for 2 weeks now and i'm picking up my car today. So those skirts better be fixed properly along with the rear and front bumper.