Post by: The Pen is mightier on June 19, 2004, 09:53:00 PM
Post by: HSDEMONZ on June 19, 2004, 09:58:00 PM
Alot to consider. What are the roads like you are on usually? alot of bumps and inclines etc?
Reason I ask.. is that alot of the time.. any kit you add.. will liley reduce your clearnace.. and you might add to that by further lowering the car yourself. Now.. imagine going up some curbs/driveways with a kit and a lowered car.
That would be my only concern. If road conditions are generall good for you.. and you got the money handy.. go for it. Enjoy your ride..
Post by: jesterrace777 on June 20, 2004, 09:45:00 AM
Post by: The Pen is mightier on June 21, 2004, 03:04:00 PM
Post by: l2andom on June 21, 2004, 07:07:00 PM
oh.. if u just do exterior mods.. do what i said ^^ there.. keep it clean
Post by: Rylinkus on June 23, 2004, 07:24:00 PM
Post by: Rylinkus on June 23, 2004, 07:25:00 PM
Post by: l2andom on June 24, 2004, 09:55:00 AM
| QUOTE (Rylinkus @ Jun 23 2004, 09:24 PM) |
| And please paint it to match your car....... |
hahah YEA! ive seen too many cars bi/tri colored
Post by: mike96sc2 on June 24, 2004, 01:50:00 PM
Here's my reasons.
Ricer Mentality - Even if you do it because you think it looks good, other people will look at you and label you ricer.
Expensive - It's almost $2k in the end to have it fabricated to fit your car, plus painting it (a must). Don't cheap out if you spend the money, there's too many body kits on the road that half fit and weren't done right that look hideous.
Constant Reinvestment - Like many people here said, a curb check once, some roadkill, a speed-bump. All of these can easily cause about $500 in damage minimum with a body kit. (New front end, repainted, etc.)
Attention Getter - Neons, Vinyls, Body Kits, they all draw attention to you and your car. You will be followed everywhere by the police. I'm followed home nightly taking the same route night after night by the cops. Also at every stoplight some doofus is going to try to race you, or rev their engine. It gets annoying.
Also a Maxima body kit sounds like ass for the record.
My advice is the same as others, really think it though and if you do it then do it cleanly and do it right the first time. Also forget performance if you're going to kit your car. Adding a few hundred pounds of fiberglass isn't going to make it faster.
Post by: Rylinkus on June 24, 2004, 08:31:00 PM
The other Probe that comes to mind is the veilside Probe. It's engine mods are minimal, but it is simply one of the best looking cars I've ever seen. Simply gorgeous and I'd be proud as hell to drive it every day regardless of speed. And I'd never consider myself a ricer and wouldn't care if others did.
But that IS something others may think. And you should be aware of that. And as Mike said, a kit is not simply buying a kit. Very often they need serious work to fit without gaps all over the body and painting is a must or it WILL look like shit. So keep that in mind. And they are fragile, and sit low and break easy. A bud hit a raccoon in his kitted 240SX. It's broke ALOT of shit. He's great with fiberglass and bondo and is fixing it up for repainting, but it could have meant a new front bumper cover and a side skirt. And that's definately something to consider.
Everyone has a different opinion on what's important on a car and what's not. I may not do the same things as my friends but as long as they love cars and are doing everything as well as they can it's great to see. My money for body work on my Probe went into buying my Sprint. I love it and would rather have 2 beat up looking cars (One an absolute rarity) the one good looking one. Others would totally disagree. It's not my place, or anyone else's, to tell you what to do. Just realize the money it's gonna take to do it up right.
BTW: Maximas are among the nicest looking 4 door cars on the market. (It's nice that there's a few) And there are some very impressive kits that make them look even better. Classy and not ricey.
Post by: jesterrace777 on June 26, 2004, 11:35:00 PM
Post by: V8rx7 on June 27, 2004, 01:08:00 AM
1.when purchasing a kit make sure it isn't to "loud" looking......that kills the look of a car
2. when installing it make sure everything is flush with the car......
3. paint it before you drive it around.....you will look really gay for driving a unfinshed project around....
4. if your rear valince has dual exhaust ports make sure you get dual exhaust.
around here you wouldn't get in, but would reather be rejected......for the money your going to spend on the kit honeslty i would put that into your engine...
Post by: moistness on June 28, 2004, 01:33:00 AM
| QUOTE (jesterrace777 @ Jun 27 2004, 09:35 AM) |
| Oh yeah, forgot one other thing. Someone above mentioned you become a bigger target for cops, there is another angle to consider here. You also become more of a target for theft/vandalism. I don't know if you have a nice stereo or anything like that in your car but putting a body kit on your car can almost be like painting a big target on it. I have known several people who have had their cars broken into/vandalized and they all had body kits/spoilers, ect. This is one of the reasons why I haven't done any modifications to my RX-7. I have a nice soundsystem in there but I don't want to advertise to everyone going down the street that I have a car that stands out. I even had the guys down at the local stereo shop build my soundsystem so it doesn't even look like I have one. Anyways, just something else to consider. |
Always makes me laugh when i see kids driving around with "kenwood" or "alpine" etc. on their windows in huge lettering! Might as well say "please steal me, you can buy enough smack for a week with the stuff thats in here" !!
Post by: V8rx7 on June 28, 2004, 03:55:00 PM
if you want some more...you can go to www.streetrays.com (register and ask someone abou it my name on the other boards is 350rx7), www.cardomain.com, www.texasracingscene.com, www.torquecentral.com......and if you want more just ask......................
Post by: mike96sc2 on June 29, 2004, 09:24:00 AM
Post by: jesterrace777 on July 01, 2004, 02:49:00 PM
Post by: gen2_rx7 on July 08, 2004, 07:03:00 PM
Post by: jesterrace777 on July 08, 2004, 10:59:00 PM
| QUOTE (gen2_rx7 @ Jul 9 2004, 04:03 AM) |
| The thought of putting anything chev in my mazda would kill me |
It is kinda sacreligeous considering who owns Mazda. :laugh:
Post by: Rylinkus on July 09, 2004, 10:50:00 AM
Post by: jesterrace777 on July 09, 2004, 05:45:00 PM
Post by: Perplexer on July 10, 2004, 05:00:00 AM
| QUOTE (jesterrace777 @ Jul 9 2004, 09:45 PM) |
| I was referring to the rivalry between Ford and Chevy. |
No rivalry between Ford and Chevy. There's only rivalry between Ford and Chevy owners.
I don't belong in this thread
I don't care for body kits (not that I'd put one on my 94 GMC Jimmy
) but I *am* swapping my engine out for a Corvette 350 somewhere down the road...
Post by: Psilocybe on July 10, 2004, 01:15:00 PM
i really dispise neons and sure there are tons of other options than the 2 i just mentioned, but i know that around here you can get those 2 fairly cheap and there aren't millions of people driving them like there are neons, plus you'll be in a safer car.