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Hey guys, i'm getting more interested in a body kit. well, first lets say i just started to make a little money w/ my job and decided to do what i always wanted to do. make a show car...little by little. =T....by no means do i want to mess w/ my engine..except for maybe some dressup....otherwise...everyone gotta look nice on the outside/inside. anway...to keep it short...i want to get a body kit. esp sinc ei just got rear ended and have a dent in my rear bumper. ANYWAY...i was wondering what kits you guys have and how you like them. I see some cheap ones on ebay that i wouldn't mind getting..but they are fiberglass and not poly(YOUR-A-THANE). now whats the big difference? i know fiberglass would brake if you hit like a big stone in road or something...and then poly would sagg in the heat???? so i've heard...anyway, i live in texas and shizzzz...it gets hott as anything here...so you think i should go w/ fiber? i'm lost my friends and am looking for help. thanks a lot!!!! and yes, its a kinda noob question so i flame myself now... me ~~~>> yeah....me again ~~~~>>

thanks peoples!

 
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I personally woulndn't go with FiberGlass for the Front bumper, but I think Sides and Rear should be ok. But since you have to get the rear bumper, how about WW kit? I think they look nice except the front. I like the Tsunami front better
gOoD lUck fIndIn' a nIcE sEt of a BodY kiT

 
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I have the R34 or octane kit(same kit). its all fiberglass the front scraps a little on some driveways leading into parking lots. It's never a perfect fit with a body kit unless it's shaved.

 
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hmm...i like the oem front...only because i want to get some fog lights later.....word...what you guys think? would the oem front look good w/ some parted sides and rear?

 
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if u want fog lights get the Buddy Club 2 front. It looks nice!!!!!!!!

 
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well, i have an 03 ex 2dr...red =) m/t but i doubt that matters in this case. anyway..yeah...i've been looking at the buddy club kits and the r33-r34 kits. what you guys think? and also, about the sag issue....any info on that stuff?

yeah..that buddy club 2 front is CLEAN i like it a lot

 
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well if u still want fog lights dont get the r-34 and the pic says it all. and about the sagging issue i was just reading about that in the other forums and i guess on guy cleared it up saying that it only happens at high temperatures and it rarely happens. i'll try and find the link that i saw it on.

 
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thanks man...and yeahhhhh i wouldn't want my fogs to look like that...heh. .... damn....i want so mcuh and have soo little.

 
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http://7thgencivic.com/forums/showth...ighlight=bomex

read # 5 and #6 or the whole thing, the thread is short anyway

 
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hey, thanks for the info!!!!

man...so i guess fiber isn't all that bad...there are not a lot of rocks on the roads...since i drive on the highway everyday....then again...there are a lot of dead animals. haha....and i'm not dropping the car to the ground. anything else folks!? KEEP THE INFORMATION COMMING!

 
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go with the r34 kit! i really like the bomex kit too. I had a fiberglass front end, until i demolished it thanks to a huge dip in the road. now i have a urethane r34 front end and it sags like a biatch. but imo id go with the poly front end for a daily driver.

 
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go with urethane bro, my bomex fiberglass front was repair twice, pain in the a$$ 300 each time, also fiberglass can even crack after driving extremely fast over time

 
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dagggggg even from just drving fast???? thats MESSED up. hmm....i guess at the least a urethane front huh? you had problems w/ the rear/sides while they were fiber glass??

 
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Get a wings west g5 like the rest of us.
Urethane. Lots are being sold on the forums already painted and super cheap.

 
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you think thats the best one out??? there is one for sale right now..but its fiberglass. i think its 300 shipped...not bad at all...but..still...fiberglass....=P

 
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Where's the link? Fiberglass wings west? UNHEARD OF!

Get it... I got mine at $375 used, shipped, and painted my color and I already thought that was a steal!

 
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Go with the urethane. Definately. I live in Houston Tx too. I have had my Tsunami Front Bumper (urethane) for almost two years now and i live in an apartment and work at a place with no covered parking. That means i am always exposed to direct sunlight and heat for almost all of the day. However my bumber is no where near being messed up. Urethane (definately).

 
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why get a ww g5 kit? specially if everyone has it.. same with the r33-34 kit.

 
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Coz people who have it are part of the cool club.

 
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I have the first OEM 7th gen kit.
I like that it is Urethane.
Don't get fiberglass!

I really dig the sides on the 2 nd OEM kit though.

 
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hmm..i'll have to do a little more research on the oem kits. so i guess urethane isn't that bad huh...if somone here in texas has had no problems with it..and man...it get hott in thie mug....hmm....i still like the buddyclub2 front the best soo far....any idea how much that kit goes for? i e-mailed the website..but still nothing in my inbox. =T

 
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or mix and match?
check out my sig for some bodykit ideas.

 
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I'm getting a full Kaminari for mine. Hopefully with the whole front facia as well.

 
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hmm....still curious as what to do...just got my vdk in...vertical door kit....i'll try to DIY on tuesday afternoon...i hope its SICK!!! haha...body kit is next...that or some B&G s3's....werd.

 
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Hey, post pics of your front bumpers peoples...wanna see what looks TIIIIGHT. also...what sides dont' match well with what front/rears????? i hate it when it doesn't line up right...i think that my friends is "rice". no offense to anyway intended

 
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I've got the octane r-34. I personally like that and the buddy club 2 more than the r-33. Getting it painted soon hopefully but having some money problems.

Here are some pics:

Front Bumper:




Rear Bumper:

 
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I have the Xenon kit. Fitment was perfect, not mods needed anywhere. The kit is urethane and it really really bends. I scrape constantly and the side skirts and the bumper just flex under pressure and bounce back into shape. Here is a pic

 
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I had the r34 fiberglass front kit, and it scraped with out my car being lowered. Then i hit a curb, the rest is history..... So i got the urathane front now and it sags when it gets hot. Catch 22. . . .

 
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Funny how plans change...


I got a G5 in time for a show in Toronto a week after I got it

 
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wrong. my body kit fit on there perfect..... the front bumper went on exactly like stock bumper, side skirts were the perfect lenth and fit perfectly and same with the rear lip. perfect fit all the way around.

anyway, go with urethane because its safer. my car is really low and i scrape everyday and my bumper and sideskirts just flex and go back to being normal....... urethane is almost like rubber.

fiberglass doesnt flex under a lot of pressure.... it cracks.

mine is xenon