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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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Anyone have pics of the widebody installed on a super white? I searched around but I found the same advertisement pics. Any pics of the kit installed would be great!
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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there was a dealership car in missouri that had it in white but i can't find any of the pics. it was on ebay about 3 months ago
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2576700

there is pics of it installed. I just got stationed in Leesville, LA there any good places that do good body work in your area or around here that you know of?
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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That the car you're thinking of Ben?
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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yep thats the one
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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am i the only one but does it look a lil weird.. especially the bak
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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The back looks bad, but that can be fixed...That white one looks nothing like the duraflex advertisement though...EEK!
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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hideous beyond all stretch of the word (worst than even most other widebodies I have seen) IMO is a better word than weird. But that is just my opinion. If you like it, rock it.
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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its nice but not a fan of it.. i like some of the other wide body kits out there
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That specific car had some problems. Wheels too small, cracked fiberglass, and some OEM pieces missing (most noticable were the black plastic things in front of the mirrors...most likely from the lambos and not the kit).
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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i think it really depends



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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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That looks better, but I don't know if I like the biomechanical stuff in the paint job.
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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That rear is just too nasty. Doesnt flow at all.
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I just hate widebody kits (and most body kits in general). IMO takes all hopes of clean out of the car and gives it that generic rice car look. Not to mention they never look right in a few years. Just gives the car that "I glued and bolted a bunch of extra body parts on my car" look But, like I said, that is just my feel on them. Some love them and that is cool too.
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That one looks good...I just dont know if I could ever swap from my simple sexy lip kit to that widebody kit. I just dont know.

I dont think I could ever do it.
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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is that the same kit? it looks a lot better.. i guess the kit is fine if done right like wheels, grills, paint, exhaust and such
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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That white one looks absolutely horrible. I cant describe how bad I think it looks.
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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yea its a same kit. difference is the red one is completely molded. and a good paint job.
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IIRC when they were trying to sell that white tC, they wanted something like $30,000+. Silly dealership.
Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by nebster
yea its a same kit. difference is the red one is completely molded. and a good paint job.
I think for that kit to work it needs to be molded and have a dark color. There's just way too much body for it to be white.



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