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Old Feb 20, 2002
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ATTN: people with body kits, post reviews please

A lot of people have body kits or fronts but there is only 1 review on a kit (an octane) in the reviews section. Can you write reviews on your kit? Maybe some topics could be: Increase in handling and better drifting (thats the whole point of a kit anyway), Looks, Installation difficulty, maybe durability, etc.... The Reviews are one of the best things on this site, just sux they don't get used more often. Thanks
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<< Increase in handling and better drifting (thats the whole point of a kit anyway) >>



HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Please tell me you don't really believe this!

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Your not going 200mph.
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yeah, ok, and an exhaust takes a second off your e.t.
dude, in our world, a bodykit does nothing for performance, it'll probably decrease performance if any.(weight, air turbulence, etc).
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not everyone is a retarded street racer.
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body kit doesn't help with anything...it just make people look at yourcar....i got Octane (850$) on my sedan...the front is not as low as i thought...i like the back havn't install the side yet..forgot to give them my wheellock

it'sa fiber glass kit....i already scratch the bottom front ....it'll break in 1 or 2 years...i'll b getting new kit by then niway....that's bout it what else do u want to know?
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It depends on what you want. I can give you a review on the Wings West kit, Tsunami front bumper and the OEM. I have owned all 3.
The most important thing to me is how the kit fits. I thought the wings west fit ok but I didnt like the way it looked on the car. The
Tsunami I had fit alright except around the headlights and the fender wheel. The OEM fits perfect because its made by the factory.
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yeah, those kinda reponses are cool. they will help people who are looking for a kit make a good decesion. thanx
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ive got a xenon full kit on a coupe , i like it a lot dude it was 850 shipped and i put it on and painted it but it would prolly cost u 400
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hey james can you put a link to a pic of your car with the body kit on it. i want an xenon too and i talked to a guy in orlando and he said he'd sell it to me for 780. after tax.
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Anyone have the Kaminari kit? I think it looks sweet......
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<< body kit doesn't help with anything...it just make people look at yourcar....i got Octane (850$) on my sedan...the front is not as low as i thought...i like the back havn't install the side yet..forgot to give them my wheellock

it'sa fiber glass kit....i already scratch the bottom front ....it'll break in 1 or 2 years...i'll b getting new kit by then niway....that's bout it what else do u want to know?
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$850 for a kit youre gonna replace in 1-2 years with another kit thats a lot of money to waste on something you dont really want
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nah man..i didn't mean that....what i meant is that i already prepared to get a new kit when my kit breaks......i really like the octane.......plus..i needed to get some typa kit to keep up with the people in my club that's all
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Actually, it may not be that false that a body kit doesn't help performance. The new Civic Hybrid has a smooth plastic underbody that reduces aerodynamic drag. If a body kit is low enough up front and the car is lowered, then you block the air from getting under your car and you decrease drag. If the Civic Hybrid's plastic underbody is directly transferable to our Civic's then I'll get it. Assuming that it doesn't cost too much. It'll lessen road noise and lessen aerodynamic drag.
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