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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 03:51 AM
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Default So i got my Noblesse kit

and its practically impossible to install. nothing fits right, mad mods needed, brackets need to be moved. air ride doesnt help, 18s dont help, sonar projectors dont help. i gave up for the night.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 03:52 AM
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u need to remove some stuff like the bump garuds move some tabs around

it is meant for the first gen bB, so it will be difficult but soo worth it

oh and i hate you, i want that kit, but am flat broke
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:02 AM
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this should help you out alot! peace

http://www.onetongarage.com/noblesse/
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:06 AM
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ya i have my guards removed n such, but my fender mounts rub my tires aired out etc etc. i need some professional help, im pretty good, but this is like frankenstein....ive done everything im supposed to but it doesnt fit n its weird n my tires rub, im just at a loss
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:11 AM
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that site did answer a few questions, but im wondering what other headaches im gonna have to suffer for this kit...by the way, my car with absoultely no kit looks like a lifted astro van with the air all the way up, ill get pics
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:11 AM
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sigh...i'll take it off your hands..make it fit and then show you how to do it when you buy a new one :-)
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:13 AM
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mmmmmmm, im good, ill tape it on if i have to
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:19 AM
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I hate FABS (freaking aftermarket BS) more often than not. The T-rex billet grille kits I installed today were poor...tho i managed to make them work and they look good after 4 hours of modifying and messing with them. Many body kits are pure junk. The biggest problem is that you cant tell how bad they are until they are in your possession. Meaning that you spent $100 or more just to look at the places junk and then you spend another $100 + any restocking fee to return said junk....or you make do and find a way to make it work. I wish you luck with the kit you got. from the pics posted above it looks like there are quite a few issues to deal with:/ I have an F1 type lip kit ordered I will post how it is when I get it.....<----shudders with the fear of what I will see when I open the boxes. Lucky I am a very accomplished body and custom man....so I can often remake junk so it looks like something when I am done. I am also lucky that this stuff is for my own ride so it is my time only that it costs me. The billet install I did today would have cost a customer something rediculous like $200...alot of cash for something that should take about 1 hour...if the parts fit correctly.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:21 AM
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well this kit is supposed ot be hand crafted superior grade body kits, not typical fabulous junk i was rockin. theres a way, i just cant do crap in the dark n i have some questions i dont know how to answer. and i cant even go out for advice cuz my car is far from stock. wish me luck. either ill kill myself or my car is gonna be tight. well see
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:40 AM
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Yeah My junk is supercallafragilisticexpialldociuos:0 Hang in there from what I saw in those pics I think a good end resultt is possible it will just take some doing.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 06:08 AM
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god i hope so.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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"sciontuner"..Where did you get your kit from?
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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i got it from van at onetongarage.com....took almost 2 months to get here, but its beautiful....i just dont know if i trust anyone else enough to take it to a shop *where theyll probly mess it up* or attempt the whole deal on my own.
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 04:55 AM
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Sciontuner, is it fiberglass or polyurethane? Fiberglass is easier to work with, I'm not sure about polyurethane. Maybe post up some pics of your problems, and we might be able to help you here.
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 05:34 AM
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ya i def will, my rents are in australia for vacation and jacked my camera my baby! sooo ya scion party at my house? and we can collectively put my kit on while intoxicated?
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 06:29 AM
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just sell it to me....
problem solved....lol
Old Feb 2, 2007 | 03:43 AM
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Got my kit on and painted with some simple mods. All that's left is the fogs, so I'll have to move the washer reso.
Old Feb 2, 2007 | 03:48 AM
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i like it, but would like a better res pic

so i take it, you figured out what was holding you back?
Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:08 AM
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Dude, your box has a face now...
Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:40 AM
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legit or replica????
please i must know....!!

looks sik either way!!!



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