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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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putting on body kit.

do i need anything special to put on a body kit. its just a normal kit.. does it jut bolt right up to stock places? and do the low beam light covers go in as well? no bondo required??? please any help greatly appreciated.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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i dont even know where to begin..um rx7's dont have low beam light cover there called flash to pass(FTP) covers..your body kit will not have the holes for them most people leave them out with a kit anyway and no your kit will not just bolt up you prob need to drill holes in the FG to make it work then use double sided tape on the sides to make it fit snuggly to the fender/quarter panel...that would be the basics then most aftermarket kits fit horrible and it will not look good(rice)... its a lot more complicated than you think...just throw on a front lip(shine,corksport) and lower it then call it a day..our cars do not look good with body kits for the most part. if you want to make it look good than the body shop has to fill in all cracks with putty and prime/paint which will cost twice as much as your kit in the first place..
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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forget the kit

turbo it

or sell me your car haha
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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If thats ur car in the picture then i say dont put a body kit on. I think ur car is beautiful as it is but its ur car so change it how u would like.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokinRx-7
do i need anything special to put on a body kit. its just a normal kit.. does it jut bolt right up to stock places? and do the low beam light covers go in as well? no bondo required??? please any help greatly appreciated.

No body kits fit right on. They need a lot of preping and adjusting before they go on.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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You'll need a body shop or someone experienced with body work.
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