saxo bodykit

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 surrey Posts: 397 saxo vtr mk1 mitsi evo 4 project
    #1
    has any one had any experience with this bodykit



    want to know how well they fit or is there a better one on the market.
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2011 liverpool Posts: 338 citreon saxo vtr, ford fiesta zetec s
    #2
    99% of fibreglass bodykits don't fit very well and need quite abit of modification to fit well
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 98 Black Saxo VTS mkII
    #3
    Looks like a decent looking body kit unlike some of the corny ones i've seen. Just don't go too over the top. :-(
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 surrey Posts: 397 saxo vtr mk1 mitsi evo 4 project
    #4
    i was thinking the same, i love dimma kits but just cant justify the price
  5. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 surrey Posts: 397 saxo vtr mk1 mitsi evo 4 project
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bainesy2011 View Post
    99% of fibreglass bodykits don't fit very well and need quite abit of modification to fit well
    thats not much of a problem as have a bodyshop to hand that a mate owns
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 649
    #6
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...&postcount=395

    Ask saxowebby as I think it's the same with some smoothing here and there
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2011 liverpool Posts: 338 citreon saxo vtr, ford fiesta zetec s
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Brendan View Post
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...&postcount=395

    Ask saxowebby as I think it's the same with some smoothing here and there
    yes it is the same kit
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 surrey Posts: 397 saxo vtr mk1 mitsi evo 4 project
    #8
    looks mint when fitted
  9. Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Bridgwater, Somerset Posts: 1092 2001 Saxo 1.1
    #9
    Not to difficult to fit, but getting it flush is hard. Was your mate screwing and bonding it on? Nice kit tho mate
  10. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #10
    won't sit flush and will crack progressively. Avoid, especially when it says "affordable body kits" on the lower right corner. Go have a look on http://www.barryboys.co.uk to see how it gets.
  11. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 surrey Posts: 397 saxo vtr mk1 mitsi evo 4 project
    #11
    i didnt want it to over the top just wide arches and a bonnet and spoiler but wont look right so need a subtle kit that keeps saxos lines
  12. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #12
    Then you'll realize you "need" (for lack of a better word) some spacers because the wheels don't fill the arches. equals bye bye to your handling (including the increased drag from that mong front)and 3 point turns. The kit will crack, the paint will flake around the cracks, it will move with every bump with increasing gaps. The resale value will drop as it will scream chav boyracer

    You've been told but go ahead if your mind is set.
  13. Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Rutland Posts: 487 Saxo desire 1.1 2002, no mods.
    #13
    isnt that the titan kit? well all i can say is the only time i have ever seen a fashion bodykit last, is on show cars that aren't peoples dailys, otherwise i think you'd just be constantly respraying it and filling it. of course, if you reckon you can do it, do it, its your car bud

    EDIT: Dimma kits always look alright, and they seam more praised than these ones.... do some research, fnd a decent manufacturer, spend the money and do it right and youll be in for a winner
  14. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 98 Black Saxo VTS mkII
    #14
    If you just want to widen the arches can't you just buy arches instead of fitting a kit that (as someone has already said) will ruin the resale value of the car?

    Maybe just doing the odd few bits will make it more aesthetically pleasing
  15. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 surrey Posts: 397 saxo vtr mk1 mitsi evo 4 project
    #15
    that was my thought in the first place but havent seen any arches that fit standard skirts or bodylines. i was thinking about doing one off arches in steel but not sure.
  16. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.
    #16
    Wings west = the best imo
  17. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 surrey Posts: 397 saxo vtr mk1 mitsi evo 4 project
    #17
    it would be a bit hard to get a kit from them for a mk1 saxo when they dont list one.
  18. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6353
    #18
    i used tiger seal and tbh wasnt that hard to fit, its getting it to look right thats the problem.
  19. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Twycross Zoo Posts: 244 Citroen Saxo - 1.4 Topaz
    #19
    just dont get a bodykit, slam your sax, looks as good, and not as chavvy (y)
  20. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Stone Cross Posts: 184
    #20
    is there anything you can do to a flat arch body that gives it wider arches but not as much as buying a vt kit ?
  21. L-plater Joined: Nov 2011 Dorset Posts: 67 Saxo VTR & Suzuki Swift Sport
    #21
    Thats definatly a question for a bodyshop, naturally anythings possible if you've got the money but i completely understand that you'd rather get a generic kit instead of the dimma for cost reasons & wide arches instead of the kit.

    Have you ever thought of taking the wing off and taking that to a bodyshop then getting a fibreglass replica made with the widened flare incorporated into the design?

    Get it sprayed and laqured to match the cars colour?
    (A job for you to keep costs down)

    Just a thought.