jamesw
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Is it true the whole kit including rear quatres are fibreglass?? 
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Filby1
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Not sure mate but at £1200 or more for the lot its a dam nice kit but ur gona need 18"+wheels to fill it at another £900-£1500
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jamesw
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i know the prices been speaking to the guy just i expected the rear quatres to be weld in job not just bodge on, was the main reason i wanted it really :/
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Filby1
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its ment to be a light weight rally kit, i think hench the bond on easyer to replace fiberglass
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willay
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jamesw your car is mad anyway!
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jamesw
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 cheers, one skirt is starting to crack though guys mainly due to running koni's virtually on bump stops for god knows how long, got some fk konigsports and waiting on some smaller helper springs from bat. What i was going to do was get front and rear arches as i thought the rear was weld in so no more chance of cracking
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hitman2k
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get some air suspesntion m8  but dont change car love it! one ov my favs 
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Filby1
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Got any pics of Jamesw car?
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jamesw
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Will post some later, stuck on my phone at the mo, want to stick with coilovers with new engine going in heading more for performance now, want to keep front bumper tho looks the nuts with intercooler in
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Filby1
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Is it the green car? light on bottom with darker green bonnet?
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesw
Is it true the whole kit including rear quatres are fibreglass??
Yes, all £1500 worth of it. It's also not the best fitting kit either and takes a lot of work to fit!
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Davido
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
quote:
Originally posted by jamesw
Is it true the whole kit including rear quatres are fibreglass??
Yes, all £1500 worth of it. It's also not the best fitting kit either and takes a lot of work to fit!
what are you lot on about the kit cost £800 so where this 1k plus come from??
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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When you consider you get front and rear bumpers, two entire front wings, rear arch sections, side skirts and a rear spoiler, and a Combat kit used to sell for not much less, its actually very cheap.
I know Dave was wanting to put the price up due to the sheer time and labour that goes in to making one, so if he's quoted you £800, buy it straight away.
You can order it in kevlar if you don't fancy fiberglass but if you need to ask the price before you give him the card details, its probably not the kit for you. 
When you consider that on cars which have had it properly fitted, there's a roll cage welded in and the entire rear section skin is cut away and the rear arch refabricated for rear coilovers and loads of suspension travel, a bit of filler around your light cluster isn't the end of the world.
[Edited on 13-09-2005 by Ian]
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Matt H
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Im considering this kit, but its a lot of work 
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Matt H
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Ian what happened to yours?
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Mattb
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i had the bat kit... should have fitted it tho
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Matt H
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Who bought it Matt?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Mine is sold now to a guy who is actually going to build a car instead of looking at it. I wasn't really going anywhere with it. Still got some bits to throw on the GSi when I get a minute though.
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Matt H
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How much did you sell it for? Just out of interest? U2U me the answer to that if you dont wanna answer it in here.
Shame you sold it It was a real cock magnet to wasn't it? 
*cockrel
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jamesw
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
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prolly 800 +vat as all the prices ive had are +vat. Im guessing must be pretty thick fibreglass
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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You mean for strength? Its no thicker on the wings than on the bumpers, there's no protection against impact in the rally car, but then there's no one sitting in the back.
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loo_goblin
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haha, most modern lorrys r only fibreglass cabs now adays, everything is fibreglass
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jamesw
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from experience bonding f/glass to steel + bodyflex etc = cracking over time
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ed
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If done properly it shouldn't crack.
Also, there is no way this kit retails at £800 I was quoted £200 an arch a while back  But considering that the moulds would have been pretty expensive to make and they are in a bit of a niche market I can understand...
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Davido
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Registered: 18th Aug 03
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last week when i phoned for cash he said i could have it for £800.
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