Bodykits

3rd March 2007, 19:15

Hello

Just a few questions on body kits:

Do you have a body kit?! I was tempted to get one but have heard they take a lot of looking after.

How often do you wash our body kit?! I have been told that they need washing every 1 or 2 weeks otherwise they go rusty/rotton and start to fall off?!

Is this true?!

Thanks

3rd March 2007, 19:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocky32uk

Hello

Just a few questions on body kits:

Do you have a body kit?! I was tempted to get one but have heard they take a lot of looking after.

How often do you wash our body kit?! I have been told that they need washing every 1 or 2 weeks otherwise they go rusty/rotton and start to fall off?!

Is this true?!

Thanks

Well depends on how often you wash your car. And who ever told you firbeglass and plastic gets rusty and rotten was having a laugh i think mate.

3rd March 2007, 20:14

i have a full body kit on my car and theres nothing wrong with it it's been on a while + i had a full kit on my last car and that was fine just if u lower a car with a kit on it then u have to be curefull as not to hit speadbumps, pot holes, ect... as some kits are low so u cant lower ur car to much + have to work around the kits. e.g. dont get shitty brackets n mountings they dont last long i made my own out of sheet alloy covered in antirust paint so as they dont snap or rust + reanforce the mountain bolts on the bumper i used extra fiberglass to do this...

i have to measure and work out how low i can go with my kit on as im getting a lowering kit soon and dont want to catch my kit!! im looking to go about
2" - 3" from bumper to road so this will defo catch on speadbumps n stuff but i know before hand... so there u go mate hope that helps?....... feel free to rep!!

3rd March 2007, 20:52

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Originally Posted by maccasVTR

i have a full body kit on my car and theres nothing wrong with it it's been on a while + i had a full kit on my last car and that was fine just if u lower a car with a kit on it then u have to be curefull as not to hit speadbumps, pot holes, ect... as some kits are low so u cant lower ur car to much + have to work around the kits. e.g. dont get shitty brackets n mountings they dont last long i made my own out of sheet alloy covered in antirust paint so as they dont snap or rust + reanforce the mountain bolts on the bumper i used extra fiberglass to do this...

i have to measure and work out how low i can go with my kit on as im getting a lowering kit soon and dont want to catch my kit!! im looking to go about
2" - 3" from bumper to road so this will defo catch on speadbumps n stuff but i know before hand... so there u go mate hope that helps?....... feel free to rep!!

And breathe....

3rd March 2007, 20:58

To be honest mate, I dont think kitted saxos look that good! But thats just my opinion!

3rd March 2007, 22:55

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Originally Posted by ChrisJ

And breathe....

lol i did hold my breath for a little bit whilst typing it lol

3rd March 2007, 23:11

i think kits on saxo's look gash tbh mate, keep the standard look imo!

the only problem with kits is that they look shite if your not lowered, but if you lower them too much, you end up scraping the front end on every speed bump your car meets!

no they only take as much maintaining as they rest of your car, you should wash your car once a week anyway!

4th March 2007, 00:11

Any kit will be fine if its looked after properly