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POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Thursday, March 23, 2006 1:57 PM
all right guys, heres the thing: i have a 2001 cavvy, (two door) black, and im lookin to put a body kit on this thing. im lookin for somethin that wont kill me to buy, but still has that awesome look, and the quality to go along with it. ive got a few ideas, but ya know, never done the body kit thing before, so i figure ill turn to the more experienced of the members here for help...

this first one is a liiiitttle pricey, but i still like it...
http://www.andysautosport.com/product/detail;jsessionid=16486B8E6D00B0B55AF50CA2CF8CD759?_p=BOME00069305&_v=vmd00062

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96-97-98-99-00-01-02-CAVALIER-BLITZ-FRONT-BODY-KIT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6755QQitemZ4624887083QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96-97-98-99-00-01-02-Chevy-Cavalier-FDR2-Body-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ36475QQitemZ8049876248QQrdZ1

now ive heard some things about buyin body kits from ebay... is there potential issues with that? your help will be aprecciated guys.

Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:05 PM
Try here. If you se sothing you like, drop me a line and I'll get you a good price.Ckick ME





Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:05 PM
I would not advise buying from Aero_Design's. If it is the same company I think it is, they screwed me on my rear bummper. Eventually the issue got taken care of after hours and hours of being on the phone and almost going to court. I RECOMEND YOU STAY AWAY if its the same people which I think it is.



Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:20 PM
Also keep in mind the pics from e-bay are from other manufacturer's websites.
the fdr2- buddy club 2's web site
blitz- VIS website

BTW, I think the BC2 kit looks great. Wish they had them for the 03+ before i had bought my bomex kit.





Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:25 PM
thanks guys i found that first body kit for a hell of a lot less... that makes my day. i dont have money as it is.
http://www.kgsengineering.com/0001-cavalier-boomer-full-body-p-599.html?osCsid=c9a41895b010a39a99aee86f6ebfcf56
ill check out that link too ton-e
Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:54 PM
First thing I think you need to decided on is either a fiberglass kit or urethane kit. Then once you decide that I suggest you visit some more better dealers. Here are some links

http://www.carcustoms.net/
http://www.gravanatuning.com/
http://www.aPlusPerformance.com

My 2 bits,
Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:19 PM
id be very careful of who you buy from. you'll end up with a kit thats paperthin and will break before its out of the box.

id recommend a JBO dealer like jason@aplusperformance, or karo@carcustoms.net, ro jim@gravanatuning

do it right the first time. you'll regret it when you have to buy a whole new kit. you'll end up spending more when you have to rebuy, and THEN decide to buy quality. rule of thumb.....you get what you pay for. you pay cheap, you get even cheaper





Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:21 PM
i think im gonna go with a urethane kit. the way i understand it urethane fits better, is stronger and more reliable right? plus i've never been a big fan of fiberglass neway so yeah. thanks fer the feed back.
Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 4:59 AM
urethane flexes better result less cracking from bottoming out or scraping or anything like that (granted i have seen it happen) urethane is alil more expensive but i personally think its coming down and i would totally recomend it!

hit us up we sell a few urethane kits from great company's like rksport and vis!

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Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 5:38 AM
Brandon Crawford wrote:i think im gonna go with a urethane kit. the way i understand it urethane fits better, is stronger and more reliable right? plus i've never been a big fan of fiberglass neway so yeah. thanks fer the feed back.


well just to let you know since you said you dont wanna kill your pockets, the average price for a urethane kit brand new with shipping is gonna run you like 800 bucks and then you have to get it painted which is probably another 500



Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 6:06 AM
hmmm good point...lol well like i siad i've never done the body kit thing before so i dont really know the market... but if fiberglass is gonna be all i can afford, then so be it. im not goin to save up fer two years (mcdonalds paycheck) for a bodykit, cuz ive got other stuff i need to do as well.

Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 7:07 AM
the money you save off getting a glass kit instead of urethane, you'll make up in trying to modify the glass kit to fit right. get quality parts. its worth it.



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Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 7:07 AM
well keep in mind like eazy said, dont always go for the cheapest. the cheapest will more than likely be poor qaulity. like very thin in spots and not fit. then it would cost you more to get it put on and fitted right then it would if you just spent the money. thats just something to look into.

like eazy said, go through jason, karo, or jim. they all have great stuff (karo has free shipping) and all there kits fit pretty good. the fiberglass kit i got from jim at gravana was 700 bucks after shipping but it fit like a glove



Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 7:57 AM
When I was looking at kits, urethane was the only thing I would look at. I understand the problem with the price but if you can swing it, you'll appreciate the extra cost the first time you scrap or hit the kit into something.

We ran over something going 45mph a while back, best guess I had was that it was some piece of wood. All it did was shift the kit a bit and spiderweb the paint, hate to think of what fiberglass would of done.





Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 12:42 PM
anything but the blitz! LOL sorry i just dont like it and you asked for our opinions











Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 1:34 PM
lol dude its fine, i DID ask for opinions. i think im gonna go with the bomex/bommer kit though.
Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Friday, March 24, 2006 1:44 PM
I have had both fiberglass and urethane kits, I have had issues with both to get them looking right.

It's all about the company making the copy of the original kit(since you are going cheap you will probably be getting a knock off of an original).

I went through Aero_Design for a BMX kit, it took like 3 months to get the kit(they shipped it directly from China), front fit perfect and back didn't fit bad, but the sides were both different lengths(never got them to fit correctly).

Go through one of the companies on the org here, they will be the best for customer service, you are taking a chance going with any other company.
Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:02 AM
i bought a fiberglass kit and everything seemed to lineup in the front end like the bumper, fenders, and hood, but then the sideskirts which i ordered for a 4 door wouldnt fit right and the back bumper lines up ok but i just hate it i need to find one that doesnt have a massive shelf
Re: POTENTIAL BODY KIT!! (opinions appreciated)
Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:05 AM
In my opinion as lnog as you dont order from Andy's Autosport then its ok. I had a customer at a local shop I used to work at, she had wrecked her front 03+ LS Sport bumper and ordered the BOMEX "replica" bumper from Andy's and when it came in, a buddy and I did a test fit and it didnt line up at all. Eventually some young kid came by and bought it from us saying he was doing some "custom" work. But that just my $0.02 obviously its up to you on what you do.



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