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hey i recently bought some fiberglass octane sides from a member here. i tried to test fit them today and they wont even go on!. the lenght seems fine, its just the ends seem to be pushed in a lil cuasing it not to just slide up into place. it almost seems as if the ends need to be RE-bent outwards a lil to fit.

was anyone elses like this? ive never dealt with a kit before so i dont know what to expect. as far as painting im gonna leave it to a pro. but after trying.. it doesnt look like i have the skills to put it on.

so really i just wanted to know if this was normal.

thankx
mike

 
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fiberglass is always a pain in the a$$ to make it fit perfect they will always need modification to get it to fit. i would take it to a shop and get it to fit and paint it IMO

 
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thats prolie wut i will end up doing.
as my understanding i dont think u can just simply rebend the fiberglass becuase it will just break. so how the heck is the shop gona go about making it fit?

 
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I ordered the octane kit too... only they screwed up an sent me the 4 dr kit... sure the bumpers were supposedly gonna fit ok... but the sides were a foot to long an were WICKED crappy!!!! i'll put a pic of my kit that i had to send back... i waited 9 weeks an they sent the wrong kit, i said forget about it an just give me my money back. The octane kit its really cheep i feel if i flicked it it would crack, i mean i love the style of it its just not mad well [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-nono.gif[/IMG]

P.S. i just remember i deleted the pics... sorry guys

 
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you can bend the side skirts into place just use a heat gun. but when using it keep it moving and take you time bending. if you do it right everything should stay intact.

 
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Please tell me for all the time I've waited, they make a 4-door Urethane Octane kit....been waiting too long for it.

 
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im thinking the body shop is gonna cut the wrong part and put in new fiberglass to fill it and make it fit. u should have gotten urethane!! if that kit cracks ur gonna spend a lot of cash to fix it! urethane all the way !!!!!XENON!!!!!

 
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maybe .. my uncle is doing it for me.. so i dunno. ill ask him about it and stuff . hes a good mechanic but i dont know about aftermarket body work. if he cant do it good he will honestly tell me and i will jus gotoa good body shop around here.. i hear there a quite a few.

*sigh* gotta go save some money and fast!