swedge
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well im gonna be getting a body kit for my car in abut 4 weeks and was wondering how hard it will be to fit.
im only gonna have about £200 to spend and i can get either a combat kit or a Jap kit from ebay for around that price, the reason im asking is because im trying to save a bit of cash by fitting it myself.
i think i will be able to fit it myself and ill probably get someone else to paint it so i dont fuck it up, i cant realy fuck it up by trying to fit it myself can i?
i had a look at the turorials page but couldnt find any on fitting body kits, any chance someone could do one for me or just give me some pointers.,
cheers
P.S sorry if its in wrong forum
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hoady
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buy one that has been fitted and removed becaue then you know it will fit
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BarnshaW
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i wouldnt really skint and save on it mate. get it done properly and professionally or it will look crap on the car
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csweatherston
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front and rear bumpers are usually a direct replacement for the original.
skirts, a bit of tigerseal and some self tappers
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swedge
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i will need to cut the arches wont i?
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csweatherston
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depends what kit you get.
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swedge
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this 1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORSA-B-JAP-STYLE-BODY-KIT-UK-MADE_W0QQitemZ200149840542QQihZ010QQcategoryZ72207QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
or this 1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/corsa-b-3dr-combat-kit_W0QQitemZ190150643682QQihZ009QQcategoryZ72207QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
ive been told not to get them but i like em
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Andyrs1800
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Find a hard wall/door/rock etc and smack your head into it, This should stop you thinking about sticking a cr@ppy bodykit on your car, The money can be better spent, trust me,
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Ben G
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oh dear.. another chav in the making
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swedge
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im getting a new set of alloys for it which i have the money for, i can afford lowering springs already just waiting on new alloys.
so the next step is a kit for it and i like these 2 and i dont wanna spend like £600-£1000 for a realy nice kit, im happy with either of those 2
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swedge
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i aint a chav
im only asking for help, not anyones oppinion
[Edited on 09-09-2007 by swedge]
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Ben G
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you must be a chav if you want to go pikey style on a body kit..
do you really want your car looking like a shed and ending up on barry boys?
if you're going to stick a chav kit on your car, at least do it properly
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swedge
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ffs all im asking for is some help on the fitting of it not what you think of it, if i asked what you thought i wouldve made the post "what do you think"
[Edited on 09-09-2007 by swedge]
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Ben G
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i'm helping you by saying it a shitty kit to fit though? it's cheap for a reason.
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Haimsey
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Leave the lad to do what he wants. You will only get muppet in here doing a speech about all CS corsas looking the same 
Sorry, i cant help since i dont know anything about fitting bodykits.
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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swedge
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ure not saying its a shitty kit to fit your saying its a chavvy kit, sayings it s a chavvy kit has absolutely nothing to do with the fitting of the kit its to do with the style of it.
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swedge
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quote: Originally posted by Haimsey
Leave the lad to do what he wants. You will only get muppet in here doing a speech about all CS corsas looking the same 
Sorry, i cant help since i dont know anything about fitting bodykits.
thank you for saying that and not flaming me
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BarnshaW
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
i'm helping you by saying it a shitty kit to fit though? it's cheap for a reason.
each to their own. if everyone was the same then it would be pretty boring eh?
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Ben G
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ok fit it. should be easy to fit but not look right and have to be cut down etc as it's not genuine.
rather you than me
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swedge
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well the only thing i can think of that will need cut will me my arches, am i correct?
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by Haimsey
Leave the lad to do what he wants. You will only get muppet in here doing a speech about all CS corsas looking the same 
well its true, people should be able to do what they want not conform like 1970's russia to the steinmetz irmy only cars. is ian stalin?
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Haimsey
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quote: Originally posted by muppetsport
quote: Originally posted by Haimsey
Leave the lad to do what he wants. You will only get muppet in here doing a speech about all CS corsas looking the same 
well its true, people should be able to do what they want not conform like 1970's russia to the steinmetz irmy only cars. is ian stalin?
Fair comment.
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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Andyrs1800
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Just dont bother, if ya really really really need to stick a kit on just stick a gsi one on, cant go wrong then, and please dont say every1 has a gsi kit, if ur doin things to be diff from every1 else then u are most deffo gonna fail big time, tried and tested is the way forward, if every1 does it then it must be good, just sit it on some nice wheels and lower it, you will have nice tidy car that will sell easy when your insurance goes down enough so ya can buy a 1.6 scooby and some sti badges
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swedge
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tbh im not fussed if im the same as everyone else, there aint seen a combat kit or jap kit where i line anyway even when i drive out of town im not fussed if other people have the same kit.
the gsi kit looks to plain for me
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1 SCR
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mate, honestly you'll regret spending the money on a kit in the future. Save the money you would spend on chavving up your motor and buy somethin decent and fast, like a 106 gti or something. Ive been there and spent about 7-10k on my corsa and now i look back and think ''what a f*cking waste of money''. Could of had a deposit down on an astra VXR with that cash.
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