Mini_Drew
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......is it worth fitting them yourself or should i not be a cheao skate and go to a bodyshop? 
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dannycorsa c
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i was gonna do mine myself but ended up getting the bodshop 2 do it n i now realise id have never got it to fit like they have cos the bumper was all floppy when i got it now its rock solid on my car.so stop being a cheep skate and also it will look miles better
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Mini_Drew
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cheer maey
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Kris TD
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fitted my first one myself, and now im fitting my second one myself. its nowhere enar as hard as people make out
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Kris TD
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even daimo commented on how well my front bumper fits 
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dannycorsa c
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supose its depends on what kit u get and also the experience u have as iv never done owt like that i dont wanna start trying not on my own car maybe a banger tho.that would make good practice
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Kris TD
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i had never done anything like it before either.
first kit was a simple one, this one ive gone full hog and modified it shitloads 
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Mini_Drew
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kris, how do you go about fitting one? how u do it?
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Kris TD
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well it depends on the kit really. for example on my delta front bumper i had to trim it round the headlights and crash bar so i could actually get it on the car, then there was some gaps under the headlights, and round the wings so i filled them in so it fits better, i then removed the plate recess using filler.
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Mini_Drew
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how do ya think a combat kit would be? also what do ya fit it with?
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Kris TD
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well the bumpers mount in the same place as the standard one, 2 screws under the bonnet and 2 under the front arch trims, back is the same, the 3 screwqs along the top and one each side under the plastic archs.
as for the skirts, i assume they stick on the sill
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Mini_Drew
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cheers matey do ya think i'd have much trouble trying to fit a combat kit?
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Kris TD
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probably not, give it a go, if your not happy then let the bodyshop do it, put it this way, the more you do the less it will cost you, if you can get it on the car even if bits need filling u have saved money and u feel better doing it yourself. seems more your own creation if u know what u meen.
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carnoisseurcraig
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
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it totally depends on the quality of the front bumper. Some of these"BACK OF MAX POWER" cowboys produce some shady looking bumpers. What ya save on a bumper u end up paying on bodyshop costs.
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