Honest Opinions On Bodykit

1. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

   #1 18th March 2007, 22:05

   Got myself a VTS on an 03 plate.
   
   I already have a Demon rear bumper and Viking front bumper (bought from stxstyling.co.uk about 2 years ago). Thats all i have so far!
   
   Looking at getting some Warrior wide skirts and Warrior wide front and rear arches now ('bout £120 for the front arches, £120 for the rears, and £120 for the skirts) from STX Styling also.
   
   Already have a Dimma spoiler fitted as i bought it fitted to the car. Looks very nice IMO!
   
   Any opinions?
   
   Would it suit a set of Elite Blades in a 16" lowered 40mm all round?
   
   Cheers guys and girls!
2. ChrisJ Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 Widnes United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3517 Saxo furio

   #2 18th March 2007, 22:06

   Honestly...... bodykits are shite, except the full Dimma one.
   
   Pictures of the bodykit and wheels would help too.
3. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #3 18th March 2007, 22:06

   pics of the car
4. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

   #4 18th March 2007, 22:14

   I am at work at the moment, will take photos as soon as i can as the digicam is in the process of being replaced due to my mate deciding to try and take some photos of some fit girls down southend the other night and dropping it out of the window.....pillock!
   
   Camera --> Fit women --> Open window --> Not a good idea!
   
   IMO opinion the Dimma front bumper doesnt look as nice as the Viking front i have!
5. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

   #5 18th March 2007, 22:15

   Would be best if you could show us pics mate really.
   
   I like "some" kits, need to be subtle though.
6. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

   #6 18th March 2007, 22:20

   i'll get em up asap! hopefully the weekend as my mate is giving me cash straight up for breaking my camera!
7. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

   #7 18th March 2007, 22:20

   If i can remember how to get them up, think i need to be a Premium before i can, not been a member long!
8. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

   #8 18th March 2007, 22:21

   Use something like www.photobucket.com to host them, then just copy the
   URL link. Tis dead easy mate.
   
   Oh and just use a camera phone for the pics!!
9. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #9 18th March 2007, 22:21

   Cliche kit looks good doesnt it?
10. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

    #10 18th March 2007, 22:25

    i see a bodykit and straight away i think - CHAV!! dunno why, i just do!
11. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #11 18th March 2007, 22:25

    Yeah VTS. Not too sure on the Cliche kit.
    
    Rushy_23, will get the pics of the front and rear bumper done tomorro morning, got an N80 so hopefully the quality is gonna be good enough @ 3m pixels! Wont have the car til saturday but i can PM the link to the site i found the arches and skirts on
12. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #12 18th March 2007, 22:25

    CHAV = Council House and Violence.
    
    I'm far from that!
13. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #13 18th March 2007, 22:26

    well thats what it is abbreviated for apparently, dont take my word for it! No offence to those it may insult, just something i read somewhere!
14. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #14 18th March 2007, 22:27

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by S34MER i see a bodykit and straight away i think - CHAV!! dunno why, i just do!

    i think loser
    
    id save your money and spend it on making it go faster or something else then your car
15. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #15 18th March 2007, 22:29

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by S34MER i see a bodykit and straight away i think - CHAV!! dunno why, i just do!

    bit harsh im not a chav (but thats what all chavs say i guess)
16. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #16 18th March 2007, 22:29

    The VTS does look nice as standard, just needs a bit of sexing up!
    
    Im going down the "smart, yet slightly non-subtle road, not the "over the top" boy racer cock extension cr*p!
    
    Am looking at doing the engine, but dont know what to replace to gain power and speed. Cams, viper induction, superchip??
17. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #17 18th March 2007, 22:31

    I wouldnt want to do the engine myself, barely got the courage to polish the rocker cover up myself!
18. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #18 18th March 2007, 22:32

    But with engine modding id be declaring it on insurance also as i cant afford for it to go wrong and be without a car for work
19. Adum Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Southend, Essex Posts: 2568 Honda S2000

    #19 18th March 2007, 22:32

    I know the viking bumper, its jus the same as demon except for the fogs are positioned slightly different if im correct??
    
    I like some kits, subtle like rushy said, but they can look really out of place if not matched well with others mods and colours.
20. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #20 18th March 2007, 22:32

    well superchips are crap so dont go near them
    
    pay someone to so the work or buy a haynes manual and learn
    
    its only nuts and bolts
21. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #21 18th March 2007, 22:32

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by themarkyg But with engine modding id be declaring it on insurance also as i cant afford for it to go wrong and be without a car for work

    you not declaring the body mods then
22. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #22 18th March 2007, 22:33

    nooooooo dont go near bodykits well except for dimma
23. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #23 18th March 2007, 22:36

    AJ_VTS your correct, the outer lamps on the bumper are positioned slightly higher than the inner ones. The only difference between the Viking and Demon bumpers!
24. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #24 18th March 2007, 22:36

    yeaht he body mods will be declared. as and when they get done. same for engine mods.
25. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #25 18th March 2007, 22:38

    Only problem i have with the demon rear bumper is that it doesnt quite sit snugly onto the car. needs slight mods to make it sit properly as when it curls round toward the arches (both o/s and n/s) you can see stress marks forming on the bumper! and the threaded sleeves to bolt to sit slightly away from the body holes
26. MTR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 South-West Posts: 894 Mark II VTR [Gold]

    #26 19th March 2007, 02:25

    Personally i wouldn't. But hey, it's what YOU like not others.
27. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

    #27 19th March 2007, 09:18

    who gives a dick what other people think about body kits being wank etc etc... If you like the body kit then do it and enjoy it.
28. djrem Saxperience Addict Joined: Feb 2007 Ramsden Bellhouse (Billericay) Posts: 12826 Various.

    #28 19th March 2007, 09:27

    as been said before.
    
    there are too many sheeps on this site.
    
    Be the shepard my friend and lead the others else where!
    
    Get the kit. Be an individual
29. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #29 19th March 2007, 16:41

    i intend to rem, just wanted to see what others thought, be a while before i get it done tho as i cant seem to find a decent bodyshop around maldon! and cant be without the car for too long!
    
    im off wednesday so the pics o fthe bumpers etc will be up then!
30. argylefan1985 Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 North Devon Posts: 2095 Saxo VTR mk1

    #30 19th March 2007, 16:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by themarkyg CHAV = Council House and Violence. I'm far from that!

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by themarkyg well thats what it is abbreviated for apparently, dont take my word for it! No offence to those it may insult, just something i read somewhere!

    Incorecto my good man.
    
    Chav came from the terminolgy Chelsea average
31. blacksax1 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 oxfordshire Posts: 812 top of the range scort lol. yeah right

    #31 19th March 2007, 16:47

    i have got front and rear bumpers on my sax and i aint no chav or loser. i like the way they look. when i see saxo's with a big exhaust and a set of shit wheels on i think, oh what a loser cant afford anything better. now i am sure no body on here is like that but dont tarnish everyone with the same brush
32. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #32 19th March 2007, 16:49

    thanks blacksax1!
    
    and sorry for the misinformation argyle, only what i read, im not that bothered if someone calls me a chav anyway, i know im not and thats all that counts!
33. Bondie Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Bristol Posts: 3200 Slammed Corsa SXI

    #33 19th March 2007, 17:07

    Go for it mate i got a pair of sideskirts i may sale their D&M Devlopment ones rrp £150 can have them cheap.
    
    Bondie
34. milesg Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Northampton Posts: 587

    #34 19th March 2007, 17:10

    i quite like bodykits m8, BUT and its a big but, alot of ppl go around with crap wheels and the bodykit hanging off with huge exhausts and drive like absolute tw*ts and they have made ppl think that if you have a bodykit you are an idiot driver and a prat instead of an enthusiast wanting to stick out from the crowd, as long as you have a nice set of wheels and the bodykit is put on properly and it looks gud and tasteful and as long as you like it, GO FOR IT!
35. blacksax1 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 oxfordshire Posts: 812 top of the range scort lol. yeah right

    #35 19th March 2007, 17:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by themarkyg thanks blacksax1! and sorry for the misinformation argyle, only what i read, im not that bothered if someone calls me a chav anyway, i know im not and thats all that counts!

    thats right mate dont listen to them. body kits will come back round in time mate. look at fashion. i think the 60's are on there way back. same as bodykits, everything is one big cycle. that is if gordon bloody brown doesnt tax us all of the road before it has a chance
36. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #36 19th March 2007, 17:17

    true, government are always shitting on us!
    
    alloys im after can be found on elites website. Elite Blade, going for a 16" on 195/40 tyres. should look nice with a wide set of arches and skirts with the bumpers i currently have!
37. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #37 19th March 2007, 17:19

    i intend on having it blended in, so there is no re-occurance of what happened when i got my VTr 2 years ago, drove down the a12 toward colchester and the bloody drivers side front arch came flying off! no side repeater or anything! didnt have a chance to stop and run back and grab it, dont play in the road anymore! hehe
38. blacksax1 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 oxfordshire Posts: 812 top of the range scort lol. yeah right

    #38 19th March 2007, 17:26

    blended looks good mate but becareful. i had mine blendid the first time and then caught it just a tiny little bit and that was it. the whole bloody lot was cracked. just had to pay again and have them sanded and resprayed and this time left them normal.
39. MarkyG Established Member Joined: Jan 2005 Maldon, Essex Posts: 2470 '03 Posi Blue VTS (R.I.P) 11 Plate Peugeot 'thing'

    #39 19th March 2007, 17:31

    You got me thinking now, only way i would knock mine is driving up my track to my house! see i live about 1/4 mile from a main road, absolute heaven being that far away! problem is the track is full of pot holes and will cost a fortune to tarmac!
    
    just have to drive down it at 5mph instead of 20mph
40. blacksax1 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 oxfordshire Posts: 812 top of the range scort lol. yeah right

    #40 19th March 2007, 17:37

    lol. i went out last night to pizza hut with four people in the car and to get to our pizza hut you have to go over these funny bump things. if they were blendid they would have been cracked again but cus they werent, nothing not even a scratch. RESULT
41. TitanSaxo L-plater Joined: Feb 2007 Barnsley Posts: 49 Citroen Saxo Furio 1.4

    #41 19th March 2007, 17:48

    ive got my saxo kitted up, a bit ott for most people but i like it how it is
    
    if you want to kit up your car then go for it, its your car and its your money
    
    
    
    
    
    although i have cracked my arch twice where its blended to to the rear bumper