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Old Sep 16, 2004
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molded bodykits?

so im finally gonna use the connections i made in the past year....and 1 guy owns a shop....i was thinking of a tail light conversion and molding the rear bumper..... id like to see pix of 7th gens with molded kits...i know iv seen 1 or 2 of them....i know theres a purple/cobalt blue civic with lambo doors and a bc2 front but i dont remember his name some 1 post pix pls
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hard to tell from the pic quaility and the black car, but his car is molded accept for the front bumper


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and i guess this wouldnt help you to much, but this is my boy david, and he has his lip kit molded...
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my kit's molded w/ custom molded fender flares...check my rides page
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so im finally gonna use the connections i made in the past year....and 1 guy owns a shop....i was thinking of a tail light conversion and molding the rear bumper..... id like to see pix of 7th gens with molded kits...i know iv seen 1 or 2 of them....i know theres a purple/cobalt blue civic with lambo doors and a bc2 front but i dont remember his name some 1 post pix pls
here's one that i found......
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if you drive the car daily i WOULDNT DO IT!!!! i have had my paint and rear bumper completly re-done twice by two different body shops and its cracked again on both sides. i have never seen a daily driver w/ a molded bumper not cracked. if you find a better way to do it please tell me how,cause i love the look,but it sucks re-painting my car



AND ITS NOT PURPLE !!!!!! LOL ....I GET THAT ALL THE TIME
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What material is the lip you had molded on? My bodyshop guy won't touch fg, he only molds if i have ABS or (preferably) polyurethane. He uses urethane to mold it on, and unless you slam into a curb you shouldn't be cracking.
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alot of molded kits get stress cracks not really like curb slamming cracks but little fine cracks along the seams
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Molded kits will always crack, its only a matter of time. I hate when people think that they wont, its just something you have to deal with.
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here is another guy.... i thin he has the same exact kit as you also

http://www.7thgencivic.com/memberrid...cat/500/page/1
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i like that look alot... clean show look
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This is molded

ONly the front and back are molded on this one...the sides matter the most to me IMO
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^^^i like the sides molded.....the front n back im not too worried about....
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Yeah, if you daily drive, stress cracks will eventually come.
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Originally Posted by 2k2EXCOUPE
Molded kits will always crack, its only a matter of time. I hate when people think that they wont, its just something you have to deal with.
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damn is that clean
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Originally Posted by blackbullet
Yeah, if you daily drive, stress cracks will eventually come.
Faster then your head will spin
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yea it will crack. But hey thats what it costs to be one of those really nice looking car show quality cars. Thats why ive given up my dream of being in a show and doing well. I just cant compete with cars that are not daily driven like mines.
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yea i dont think im gonna mold my kit...i dont want stress cracks....i cant afford to paint and fix the car every 3 months =-(
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im gonna get my front and back molded as well....the sides are gonna crack.
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Not sure why anyone would have the front bumper molded on. What if you have to take it off for some kind of maintenance? Or changing the headlights and so forth? Mine is gonna look real clean and fit perfect, but it's not going to be molded. The sides and the rear are molded on though. Car should be done this next Tuesday. Going in for clear coat today and gonna sit until Tuesday and get buffed...that is unless the bodyshop guys are screwing me over again.
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i drive my car daily and have my ww g5 sides and rear molded and no stress cracks here. i drive 4+ hrs to car shows like twice a month and no problems with mine. jsut find a good body guy i guess who can mold right.
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Originally Posted by 1siksivik
i drive my car daily and have my ww g5 sides and rear molded and no stress cracks here. i drive 4+ hrs to car shows like twice a month and no problems with mine. jsut find a good body guy i guess who can mold right.
we live in NY, driving here is like off roading lol (exagerating)

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Originally Posted by cdmx
This is molded
it looks chopped to me.

if its real tho, if you look close at the rear bumper, you can already see that its not as clean as it should be. you can see where the seam would be coming from the lights and all that.

i wouldnt mold the bumpers, but the sides...yeah.
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dont mold your kit! .. its not worth the hassle..
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