OMG OMG OMG!!! it arrives tomorrow morning, i CANT WAIT!!! :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes:

I will post pictures after i install it...

OMG OMG OMG!!! it arrives tomorrow morning, i CANT WAIT!!! :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes:

I will post pictures after i install it...

I hope you got a urethane kit... Otherwise, have fun with the nightmares of Fiberglass kits.

ya man, fiberglass will and is gonna suck. im already dreading wut ill have to go through cuz no company makes the kit i want in nething but fiberglass. im trying to hold back from buying it as long as i can, because one company said to me that they might make the kit i want out of poly-urethane...

Dont get me started on fiberglass!!!

OMG OMG OMG you sound like a 16 year old cheerleader girl!! :lol:...but atleast you're excited i suppose lol

It is in fiberglass, i cant help it, all the bodykit for 03 - 05 sunfire's are made in fiberglass, and the bomex kit is the ONLY bodykit that looks good on a sunfire, the Razzi kit and Blitz kit looks ghey...

Im sure you were excited when you got your kit, and your close about 16, i just turned 17 like last week thursday...:grinyes:

They actually do have a version of the bomex kit in urathane. Also to add....I was more pissed off when I got my kit then excited.

Im sure you were excited when you got your kit, and your close about 16, i just turned 17 like last week thursday...:grinyes:
:eek7: Huh? I don't have a bodykit and I turn 20 in 3 days. lol


Post #2,000 btw :)

wow post number 2000...what a post whore...lol

anyway this thread was created so people can up their post counts! SWEET

pfft...2,000 nothing...

oh wait, i've been on here look 3 years next month.

They actually do have a version of the bomex kit in urathane. Also to add....I was more pissed off when I got my kit then excited.

Why were you pissed? Did it crack when you got it or something?

Im gonna install my bodykit today...

Oh and i have a question, the Bomex bodykit doesnt have clips that the original bumpers and side skirts has, i can only screw the Bomex bodykit on but there are places where the clips are needed, and i was thinking about using glue to glue the bomex bodykit onto the body of my car, will that work? Cuz i took out the orginal side skirts and was like, hmm, theres no place on the bomex kit to use these clips... I havent taken off the rear or the front bumpers so i dont know if there are clips on them... if not then i can just screw them on right?

Take the stock hardware off your stock bumper setup and stick it on the new kit then mount it up like stock bumper components.

I was pissed because it was fiberglass and it just sucks to put on and to deal with over all. Now matter how much a kit says it is like OE fitment it never is so that means there is always work to be done on it and that never ends well. Fiberglass is just the worst substance on earth.

Fiberglass is just the worst substance on earth.

Going to have to disagree with you there.

http://photos-185.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v63/39/3/510523270/n510523270_37185_3936.jpg

You can make pretty things with it.. seee... ^^^:icon16:

I hope you got a urethane kit... Otherwise, have fun with the nightmares of Fiberglass kits.

FPR works well too :)

OKAY GUYS!!!

I stayed home ALL DAY today and i worked on my car, heres the result...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/FlexHehe/BomexFront.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/FlexHehe/BomexFront2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/FlexHehe/BomexFront3.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/FlexHehe/BomexFront4.jpg

Tell me what you think!!!

I did it ALL BY MYSELF btw guys, and im only 16 and i dont know shit... i just recieved the kit yesterday so yeah, i didnt even look online on how to install it...

Oh yeah, i didnt do the rear bumper yet, thats for tomorrow...took me from 9am this morning till 6pm, i just took a shower, omg im so tired...

nice, but are you going to leave it white?or get the whole car redone blue..? Also where can you get cheap body kits, I want one for my z24

Yay cool, you got it on.....now take the damn thing off. Nothing I hate worse then someone that rolls around with an unpainted kit. Then when you finally do go into get paint the guy is going to want to bitch slap you for all the road crap he is going to have to clean up durring prep. I know I would. :lol:

True true......Anyone knwo where the cheapest body kits would be for a 97 z24?

i was just about to say that i hope u got it painted before putting it on....but unfortunately its too late. i agree with j on this one, nothing worse than a unpainted/unfinished body kit. even if you are going to get the whole thing painted, the paint shop would have to take the whole kit off anyways, so it looks like u just created a hassle either for yourself, or the person that will be painting the car. congrats. looks good though.

Yay cool, you got it on.....now take the damn thing off. Nothing I hate worse then someone that rolls around with an unpainted kit. Then when you finally do go into get paint the guy is going to want to bitch slap you for all the road crap he is going to have to clean up durring prep. I know I would. :lol:
Agreed. I'm not even gonna look at the pics until the car's painted.
However! Good job on installing it, ALOT of people can't even do that with help.

congrats on the new body kit, sunfires are defintally not my thing, but to each his own....your doin your thing lefix, props...:thumbsup:

good job! about time. haha. when u going in for paint?

i was just about to say that i hope u got it painted before putting it on....but unfortunately its too late.

Um...it would be stupid to paint it BEFORE test fitting it. If it doesn't fit correctly or needs work to make it fit flush you just wasted your money to have it painted just to have it worked on and painted again. I've got a kit for my Celica, but I'm not getting it painted until it is test fitted first. That was if it needs a little work (which I already know it does), I won't have to pay twice for a paint job :)

i was just about to say that i hope u got it painted before putting it on....but unfortunately its too late. i agree with j on this one, nothing worse than a unpainted/unfinished body kit. even if you are going to get the whole thing painted, the paint shop would have to take the whole kit off anyways, so it looks like u just created a hassle either for yourself, or the person that will be painting the car. congrats. looks good though.

They DONT take the entire bodykit off, what they do is they tape up the car where is not gonna be painted, and spray the parts that arent taped up.

And for those people who dont like unpainted bodykits, im getting it painted within a week or two cuz i have school everyday and i need my car...

A good paint shop will take the kit off to paint it. If the kit shifts or in some kits case it settles into its placement the areas that didnt get paint will be showing and will need touched up or just outright painted again to match up correctly.

And miller...its not too late. You always want to test fit before paint. To tell the truth you actually always need to do a dry fit before you do anything to the kit at all. Some if not most body kits you need to do at least a few things with them such as mounting the old hardware to it or maybe tap/drill a few holes and if you have done this then test fit and it turns out it doesnt work you are going to be SOL on sending it back. So a good dry fit is always best before anything gets played with.

http://www.costlessitems.com/parts/osc/product_info.php?products_id=602 They do look pretty good.

Agreed, but I'm willing to put money on it that he's not just test fitting it and it'll stay on until he paints it.

Agreed, but I'm willing to put money on it that he's not just test fitting it and it'll stay on until he paints it.


So what if he does, customizing a car is a slow step by step process for a lot of people (someone has to know what I'm saying is true). I had a kit put on my 94 cavy when I had her, and it's a good thing I never got it painted, that thing was a wreck-magnet from day one. I lost the front bumper within 6 months, never to be replaced. Sadly I was forced to sell her minus a front bumper and the rear bumper severely cracked from when a girl ran into the back of me sitting at a stop light. Don't bust his balls for putting it on unpainted, it's his daily driver and sometimes it's hard to get everthing done all at once.

Personally, from past experience, if and when i do anything to my 'lude, I'll save up enough to have the kit bought and installed and painted all at the same time.

So what if he does, customizing a car is a slow step by step process for a lot of people (someone has to know what I'm saying is true). I had a kit put on my 94 cavy when I had her, and it's a good thing I never got it painted, that thing was a wreck-magnet from day one. I lost the front bumper within 6 months, never to be replaced. Sadly I was forced to sell her minus a front bumper and the rear bumper severely cracked from when a girl ran into the back of me sitting at a stop light. Don't bust his balls for putting it on unpainted, it's his daily driver and sometimes it's hard to get everthing done all at once.

Personally, from past experience, if and when i do anything to my 'lude, I'll save up enough to have the kit bought and installed and painted all at the same time.

:screwy:

So you guys think i should of got it painted before install it? well, there is such thing called "you might drop it" during the installation or "you might hit it against something", the bodykit is really big and is very immobile, its very hard to take it 10 miles to the shop, painted, then bring it back 10 miles without scratching it, theres gonna be some scratch no matter how careful you are, and when that happens, it wont look as good as if you get it painted after installation...the shop paint between the cracks and all so i dont see why you guys who never had a bodykit are even trying to say something if you dont know crap, im not saying all of you, just some of you... not metioning any names here...

:screwy:

:bricks1:
all i'm saying is, it's his car, if he wants to drive it around unpainted and get road crud all over it, then let it be his decision:2cents:

So you guys think i should of got it painted before install it? well, there is such thing called "you might drop it" during the installation or "you might hit it against something", the bodykit is really big and is very immobile, its very hard to take it 10 miles to the shop, painted, then bring it back 10 miles without scratching it, theres gonna be some scratch no matter how careful you are, and when that happens, it wont look as good as if you get it painted after installation...the shop paint between the cracks and all so i dont see why you guys who never had a bodykit are even trying to say something if you dont know crap, im not saying all of you, just some of you... not metioning any names here...

Im out of that not having a kit and dealing with all the ins and outs thing. :lol:

And to break things down on the simple side. Im gonna go through the tride and true body kit steps...

1: Dry fit. Dont modify, mount or even mess with the kit parts. Take off the stock bumpers and slide the new bumpers into the holes to make sure everything lines up. If it all lines up and looks good see step 2 if not send that sucker back so you can replace or deal with the problem.

2: Install fit. Do your mods such as swapping out stock mounting hardware to the new kit. Slap it in and make sure it all matches up install wise. Sometimes just because it fit in the dry fit doesnt mean it will be totally good on the install fit. Sometimes hardware wont mesh up just right or things will get hung up in the mix and you might have to do some tweaking. Once everything is cool after the install fit see step 3 or keep retooling and tinkering till it all works sweet.

3: For those like cody and can do it, leave the kit on and dont do any heavy driving till paint stage or put her in storage till then. For those that cant and the car is a daily driver take the kit off put the stock components back on and put the kit up in a safe place till paint. Even though as cody stated earlier fiberglass can be made into pretty pretty things it sure as hell cant take a rock being tossed off of a truck tire doing 65. The more you drive it the more dings scratches and cracks you will end up with end that will just drive the cost of repair prep and paint up more then you may have estimated in the begining. A good paint shop can hook you up with enough of the fun various coatings and mixes on the needed agents to stand up to some abuse.

4: YAY!!! Time for paint. Ah, the day has come for paint. For the select few take that sucker outta lock down and drive her on down and get that sucker sprayed. For the majority, either take the body kit into the shop for paint or re-do step #2. Get the stock stuff back off the car...new stuff goes back on and then take her into get sprayed. Like I said before, a good shop will take the kit off the car and spray it so they know their work is 100%. The best thing to do though is to just take in the kit components to get painted so your not without a car for a few days. A good paint job is not a 6 hour gig.

All the above is pretty much basic stuff. Im not saying you cant drive the car with the kit on it unpainted. I am saying that to me it looks like crap and Im trying to help save you money in the long run. I will say one thing though that I did fail to mention earlier. It is good to drive around with it unpaint for a few days to some of your most frequented spots you drive just to make sure you are not going to mess the kit up in the long run as well as learning how to drive your car all over again. 90% of the body kits out there will lower your car if you like it or not. So drive ways, curbs and parking lots that you could swing a left into straight on one day you now have to be carefull of. Remember wide sweeps and angles are your best friend. :lol:

Well this is the most I generally try not to type so I really hope this is explination enough....if not Im sure someone got it and can clarify. :thumbsup:

So what if he does, customizing a car is a slow step by step process for a lot of people (someone has to know what I'm saying is true). I had a kit put on my 94 cavy when I had her, and it's a good thing I never got it painted, that thing was a wreck-magnet from day one. I lost the front bumper within 6 months, never to be replaced. Sadly I was forced to sell her minus a front bumper and the rear bumper severely cracked from when a girl ran into the back of me sitting at a stop light. Don't bust his balls for putting it on unpainted, it's his daily driver and sometimes it's hard to get everthing done all at once.

Personally, from past experience, if and when i do anything to my 'lude, I'll save up enough to have the kit bought and installed and painted all at the same time.


i dont think anyones telling him hes wrong for doin what hes doing, but people are giving advise to what they have encountered when they did the same job. if he wants 2 leave it on and put scratches and bumps in it, or get into an accident and have 2 replace the front of the body kit vs removing the stock bumper, let him. if you wanna do it right, you probably shouldnt drive it anywhere...put it in the back seat, and take it 2 a shop when you have the time...:2cents:

So what if he does, customizing a car is a slow step by step process for a lot of people.
Because most bodykits come with a gelcoat (if they don't, they're probly junk) which can get ruined and makes the painting process longer because the unpainted kit will get ruined and have pebbles stuck in it. And why the hell would you wanna drive around in a multicolored car? It looks cheap and ricer-ish.

OKAY, for those of you that dont like unpainted bodykits, heres the update:

I just parked my car in my body shop and they are gonna do some bodywork and match the paint and is gonna paint it tonight, its gonna dry overnight, and then tomorrow, they gonna wax and polish it so it will SHINE!!!

Cant wait, i can pick it up tomorrow evening!!! :)

Good!

And why the hell would you wanna drive around in a multicolored car? It looks cheap and ricer-ish.

Tell that to the about 500 different people in my town. It seems to be a hot trend now for some reason.:screwy:

Lol, its like that in my town too, but anyways, i just got it painted and got my car back today, and i havent been able to take some pictures of it, but i definitely will tomorrow after school... then i will keep you guys updated!

arnt u supposed to wait some time before waxing a newly painted car? wont you strip away the clear coat? :screwy:

Well, your right and they didnt wax or polish it, all they did was paint it and let it dry, im still in school right now and i will take pictures soon...

wheres the pics at?

sorry guys... no picture for now cuz i just crashed my car... a dumbass turbo bug ran thru a stop sign and into my driver side, i was lucky that i didnt die...

My door was smash like shit, my bomex side skirt are messed up and cracked, and my front left tire/wheel is bent like crazy... i bet my drive shaft and my axles are bent too...

But there is a good thing from this, the insurance of the bug's owner will pay for EVERYTHING and they gonna estimate the cost of damage... And i recommanded them to let my bodyshop do all the work, remember the guy that did my exhaust and the same guy that paint my bodykit?
They are estimating it to cost about $8000 and my bodyshop guy saids its gonna cost him about $4000-$5000, so now i have $3000-$4000 of pure EXTRA money that i can do watever i want with, so now im gonna get some brand new 18's and tires, a nice spoiler and a pair of lambo door hinges for the $4000 that im going to get and then i might get myself a turbo kit and other stuff too... it all depends on how much the estimate is, but the more the better...

Aint that about a bitch. Well from the sounds of things it will all work out in your favor so thats cool.

Yeah, i just hope that the lady will estimate more... but we'll see tomorrow, she's gonna go check out my car tomorrow... I hope its gonna be little more than what its gonna cost so i can get some rims from it...

I had a kit put on my 94 cavy when I had her.. that thing was a wreck-magnet from day one.

:swear:
Another one bites the dust...Can't say that I'm suprised, but it is a DAM shame. At least hopefully you'll get something out of it. Good luck with that. Keep us posted.

ain't that a bitch...

lets see some pictures anyways. did the bodykit get painted or not? hopefuly the damage isnt too bad, but when i got into a fender bender, they estimated about 2k for mine and it was about a $800 repair, so hopefuly they overestimate urs like they did mine.

Lol... thats too funny actually. Maybe i do enjoy not driving my car. Its all safe at home in the garage under her covers. :)

that sux dude. at least u get some money outta it plus pay for all the damage. take pics of the wrecked car if u can.

Yeah, im gonna go to my bodyshop guy to take some pictures cuz thats where its gonna be towed to, they suppose to tow my car to them today but they didnt, so lets hope they tow it there by tomorrow, and then i can go take some pictures before he start to fix it... My driver side door is smashed, the side skirts are off and cracked, and my front left wheel is bent inside, the paint job was pretty good, but i will try take some pictures of the wreck... i'll keep ya'll updated...

how about those glow gauges? lol are they still working properly? :clap:

Yup, they work perfectly fine!