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Old Dec 7, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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Default 17" rims, lowered, body kit.. which goes first?

is there some kind of order which should be installed/added first?..
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 02:22 AM
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If you're going to do a body kit I would say do it last so you know which kind will fit w/o having too many ground clearance problems.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 06:38 AM
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Lower it first, then the rims, and get the kit last.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 09:33 AM
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Lowering always comes first. If you planning on putting a fiberglass kit hope you enjoy buying a new one every year.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 9600baud
Lowering always comes first. If you planning on putting a fiberglass kit hope you enjoy buying a new one every year.

every year?!?!.. haha.. anyways, I wasn't planning on CF.. cuz I still want my silverly look for exterior
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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I've got a nice Wings West polyurethane kit on my car (been almost a year since installed from the previous owner) and it still looks new. Fiberglass isn't worth it unless you're building for show and aren't driving it, but even then, you could probably afford better. A polyurethane kit is going to cost a lot more though, sometimes about twice as much as fiberglass. And unless you want everyone to point and laugh at you, you're going to have to have it painted, too. Have someone that know's what they're doing install it. It'll add up.

Fiberglass isn't carbon fiber.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by anonchild
every year?!?!.. haha.. anyways, I wasn't planning on CF.. cuz I still want my silverly look for exterior
Yea because if you sneeze at fiberglass it cracks. Its crap. CF (carbon fiber) is not Fiberglass as someone pointed out. You need to get your materials right. CF is not great for body kits either and costs a sh*tload of money. Polyurethane (Urethane for short) is what you looking for. It'll be hard to find tho.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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what is the stock one?..


Originally Posted by Flatland2D
I've got a nice Wings West polyurethane kit on my car (been almost a year since installed from the previous owner) and it still looks new. Fiberglass isn't worth it unless you're building for show and aren't driving it, but even then, you could probably afford better. A polyurethane kit is going to cost a lot more though, sometimes about twice as much as fiberglass. And unless you want everyone to point and laugh at you, you're going to have to have it painted, too. Have someone that know's what they're doing install it. It'll add up.

Fiberglass isn't carbon fiber.
not show much for show.. but driving..
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by anonchild
not show much for show.. but driving..
Huh?

Most aftermkarket body kits are not made as well as stock components, which are meant to last. Just compare a one year old car (stock) to a one year old body kit and you'll see the point I was making.
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 06:14 AM
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Ya I would do the drop first. After that you'll know more about what's what.
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