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hotbox05
11-25-2004, 08:55 AM
Make kits in fiberglass? why wouldnt they make em out of eurothane or polyeurothane? much more durable and wont break? whats up with that? better fit and finish too. hmm?

JdMBboFSD
11-25-2004, 02:42 PM
cost more i guess ........

its_ikon
11-25-2004, 03:05 PM
people dont want to pay more for it

Max2k
11-25-2004, 04:54 PM
If I was going to buy a kit I'd make sure it was ABS or Urethane or Polyurethane like the stock lip kit.

T_Dot
11-25-2004, 05:07 PM
Make kits in fiberglass? why wouldnt they make em out of eurothane or polyeurothane? much more durable and wont break? whats up with that? better fit and finish too. hmm?


anything breaks, it all depends on your driving.

anything can be made with a poor fit even non fiberglass kits.

as for the finish, its all in the prep work.

BoomBox757
11-25-2004, 07:18 PM
and if its a poor fit the eurothane or polyeurothane is hard to make fit

chillenn310
11-25-2004, 08:43 PM
cost is way too much to do polyurethane or FRP..

hotbox05
11-26-2004, 03:34 AM
hmmm. i know that old urethan kits for my buddies civic was sooo cheap . only 199 for a full front bumper replacement. hmm.

BoomBox757
11-26-2004, 03:47 AM
but thats a civic, the probably sold 1000s of that kit

hotbox05
11-26-2004, 06:04 AM
and soon they will sell 1000's of xb kits hopefully. urethane is so much more durable

BoomBox757
11-26-2004, 02:32 PM
I think part of the problem is they arn't on the used car market yet, if you think about it, rarely does a 17 year old kid get a new car and get a bodykit, but I know tons of people that have hondas 89-01 between the age 16-19 that have kits. I don't know anyone that has a new car with a kit.

Kaeon
11-26-2004, 04:30 PM
I think part of the problem is they arn't on the used car market yet, if you think about it, rarely does a 17 year old kid get a new car and get a bodykit, but I know tons of people that have hondas 89-01 between the age 16-19 that have kits. I don't know anyone that has a new car with a kit.


Unless they are really rich! lol But yeh thinking about it I havent seen a new car with a kit either maybe once or twice...

hotbox05
11-26-2004, 07:38 PM
i'll buy one once i get my fantastic plastic payed off(credit cards)

BoomBox757
11-26-2004, 08:05 PM
i'm saving for one now, trying to get that fab kit :D

flat__tires
11-26-2004, 11:28 PM
why not just go "one-off"? and ooh... make it outta carbon fiber??

its_ikon
11-27-2004, 12:34 AM
why not just go "one-off"? and ooh... make it outta carbon fiber??

the mold for a one off piece will be about 2000, plus making the kit.

the scion market has a lot out there, but it is not selling like people thought it would. people want everything so cheap, but cheap is not always good.

BoomBox757
11-27-2004, 02:29 AM
I think its more like the products arn't preforming as well as they should.(ex. the bitz supercharger <30hp gain)and alot of people don't like what is out. how many body kits have been made for the xB just for usdm, there are no more than 5(trf,genie,areo,evo5,and some ebay kit) I can think of and most I don't like, and 4 of the 5 are just lips

BoomBox757
11-27-2004, 02:33 AM
ohh and another thing that I noticed,, none of the big name kit companies,

hotbox05
11-27-2004, 11:10 AM
I think its more like the products arn't preforming as well as they should.(ex. the bitz supercharger <30hp gain)and alot of people don't like what is out. how many body kits have been made for the xB just for usdm, there are no more than 5(trf,genie,areo,evo5,and some ebay kit) I can think of and most I don't like, and 4 of the 5 are just lipsthere are alot more than that. soo soo many more than that idont remember all the names but there are soo friggin many(like 15 or more. maybe like 25-30).You are right about the lip kit thing tho. if you take yer car to new york and pay 3000 erebuni will custom make a kit for you and then sell it for cheap. oh but you gotta let em have yer car for 3 months

BoomBox757
11-27-2004, 03:01 PM
I think its more like the products arn't preforming as well as they should.(ex. the bitz supercharger <30hp gain)and alot of people don't like what is out. how many body kits have been made for the xB just for usdm, there are no more than 5(trf,genie,areo,evo5,and some ebay kit) I can think of and most I don't like, and 4 of the 5 are just lipsthere are alot more than that. soo soo many more than that idont remember all the names but there are soo friggin many(like 15 or more. maybe like 25-30).You are right about the lip kit thing tho. if you take yer car to new york and pay 3000 erebuni will custom make a kit for you and then sell it for cheap. oh but you gotta let em have yer car for 3 months

are you sure, cause all the ones I see that arn't listed above, are either JDM or remakes of JDM. I could understand if there were maybe 15 out just for the USDM and i didn't know about 10, but 25-30 is pushing it

hotbox05
11-28-2004, 01:32 AM
the 2nd gen jdm fits the usdm for the most part. theres like 6 different lip kits on ebay .

BoomBox757
11-28-2004, 03:29 AM
the 2nd gen jdm fits the usdm for the most part. theres like 6 different lip kits on ebay .

ohh yea I know I was saying that there hasn't been any made JUST for usdm, so the 2nd jen bB dont count

autobotxxtonyxx
12-02-2004, 06:45 AM
People who drive Scions are older people who arent really into the whole body kit thing.. and right now there are only a few people who have kits. I must say at all the shows i've been to and Sam theres about 4 scions with kits.. thats not much. Now tell me this... could you drive this car everyday? Especially that low? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/autobotxxtonyxx/DSC01411.jpg well this is my Daily Driver and its a PAIN IN THE A$$$

hotbox05
12-02-2004, 08:34 AM
i've driven lower so yeah. i could and hell yes i WOULD!!!!! lol. take it easy. and hey man i wouldnt say MOSTLY old people drive em.. car looks awesome tho. keep up the good looks lol. what kit is that? looks familiar but can't put my finger on it

BoomBox757
12-02-2004, 04:06 PM
wow whos car is that?

hotbox05
12-02-2004, 11:25 PM
well this is my Daily Driver and its a PAIN IN THE A$$$
there ya go