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Old 04-12-2010, 11:37 AM
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I got this kit off a kid locally for cheap so i decided to mount them and see how they looked. After putting them on i am undecided if i like the front, and if i should just take em back off or take the whole kit off.
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The rear piece and side pieces look fine, but i dunno about the front. Opinions?

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Agreed it looks horrible and not just the front. The back might look alittle better with the right tips but I don't really care for it
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Thats what i thought too. After i painted them and mounted em they weren't looking like i thought they would..likely removing it, if not the rest of the kit..Was only $100 so no big loss really.
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Yea, looks bad... If you want to change it up some, just put a CME valence, or the like on it. I've just never been a fan of ground effects at all.

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Looks like the kit was just designed quickly for market without much thought. Doesn't really seem to flow that well with the body lines or mount very cleanly.
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Agreed, it looks bad
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Just got done taking it off, much better look. Likely gonna go kitless besides the hood and spoiler, think it'll look much cleaner.

So should i leave the skirts/back or just remove altogether? Only asking cause i have the 3-piece spoiler and I'm not removing it since i dont want to have to fill the holes.
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Sorry man thats a big no no ! Much cleaner look without it.
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the front is bad but the rear may look good if blended to the bumper but thats a lot of added work..6LE CME or Dual Exit ftw
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Since i had the day off i had the chance to remove them, and my next step will be to clean the area up where the skirts were, since the brackets were rusted and ill need to clean off the rust stains (anyone have a suggestion for how?).
Anyways, here are some after pics:


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mm im not a fan,,, but if you had a splitter under it,, would it help it any??? kinda suck to spend $300 on one if it still looks like crap tho. But one thing that will make the front look better is lowering it,,, cars with body kits not lowered always look out of place.
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Much better man! BTW what brand are those headlights? Projectors?? Im looking into getting sum and want plenty of options! Thx!
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Million times better! Looks like a good car now. Will just soap, water, and alittle elbow grease not take the stains off?

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Originally Posted by cfallsguy
Since i had the day off i had the chance to remove them, and my next step will be to clean the area up where the skirts were, since the brackets were rusted and ill need to clean off the rust stains (anyone have a suggestion for how?).
Anyways, here are some after pics:

Looks Good

If you want a dual valence or cme, I think 6LE is still selling them
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Looks alot better W/O the kit!!!
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I got it! Leave the rockers and get the 6LE CME/Dual valance and the 6LE 'DH' front...all the cool kids are doing it...
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Originally Posted by Z06vsZ28
Much better man! BTW what brand are those headlights? Projectors?? Im looking into getting sum and want plenty of options! Thx!
They're the sonars, got em off ebay. Fitment is alright, has a gap between the front bumper and headlights but other then that no issues.


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Million times better! Looks like a good car now. Will just soap, water, and alittle elbow grease not take the stains off?

Chris
I'm hoping just putting some effort into them will get the rust stains off, have to try it sometime this week when its not raining.


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I got it! Leave the rockers and get the 6LE CME/Dual valance and the 6LE 'DH' front...all the cool kids are doing it...

Took the skirts off and the brackets were rotted so bad i dunno how they were still hanging on, but I'm going to leave it kitless.

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mm im not a fan,,, but if you had a splitter under it,, would it help it any??? kinda suck to spend $300 on one if it still looks like crap tho. But one thing that will make the front look better is lowering it,,, cars with body kits not lowered always look out of place.
I would lower it but i already scrape everywhere with the roads as is, and lowering would be a pain to daily drive, especially with all of the Ohio potholes and construction zones.

Thanks for the compliments as well.
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Sry to change the topic.. Yea heard sum reviews on the Sonars.. im lookin into getting the R8 styled ones, Black, Dual Halo Projectors.. but no1 on here knows of any on a car, fitment, quality, any of that??? So idk?
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Originally Posted by Z06vsZ28
Sry to change the topic.. Yea heard sum reviews on the Sonars.. im lookin into getting the R8 styled ones, Black, Dual Halo Projectors.. but no1 on here knows of any on a car, fitment, quality, any of that??? So idk?
IMO, the R8 style lights are being overplayed and i see them on a lot of cars with aftermarket headlights around here. Could also do the whistler mod as well.


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