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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 12:29 PM
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What do you guys think about this kit?



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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 12:32 PM
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I bet her boyfriend has a mullet.

I don't like it.
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 12:39 PM
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nor do I. That kit was made in 1988. We have better kits now.
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 12:39 PM
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Definitley a byproduct of the 80's.
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 01:08 PM
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That wing is nice as hell though (not the convertible one). You might as well get a testarossa kit..
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 02:11 PM
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I hate it. You can tell right away it was made in the 80's, it really dates the car.
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 04:29 PM
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i'll have to disagree. personally i like it. yes there are better looking kits, but you'll have to mortgage the house to buy them. that kit could be updated. cut out the slats in the front maybe add some grill insert material, put a carbon fiber splitter under the nose piece.

i heard they don't make the back anymore.

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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 05:28 PM
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The kit isn't too bad. The wheels and the '80's haired lady really do make the car look '80's though.
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 07:19 PM
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I think it's alright- not too wild. The wheels REALLY ruin the looks of the car though.

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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 07:42 PM
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Re: kit

Originally posted by mazda7
i'll have to disagree. personally i like it. yes there are better looking kits, but you'll have to mortgage the house to buy them. that kit could be updated. cut out the slats in the front maybe add some grill insert material, put a carbon fiber splitter under the nose piece.

i heard they don't make the back anymore.

I have that front BUMPER because its the only one i found that has an extended lip to draw more air into my future FMIC!..

http://photos.onebigvillage.com/pubimage.asp?id_=12797

Is this what you are talking about?..i bought this from TIMS friend and its off their RX7 RACE CAR...Probably better fit than the CRAPPY EREBUNI ONCE!..EREBUNI DONT FIT RIGHT AND ITS A BITCH TO INSTAL!..ATLEAST MINE HUGS THE BUMPER SKIN!..
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 07:44 PM
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ohhh and yellow will be painted black!..
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 07:47 PM
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I like it as it fits the flow of the basic lines of the car. If it doesn't look like it could have been stock, it looks like an add on.

Wheels, absolutly need updated to current trends. Also, send the girl to Nordstroms for an updated body kit (clothes and hair) and definitly wouldn't mind taking home to meet mom. :-)

My opinion, the add on look makes the car look like a bastard child.

My opinion, so take it as you will. :-)
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Old Aug 23, 2001 | 08:36 PM
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Yea, their warehouse caught fire a while ago, and the mold to make the kit was ruined. I think the only peice you can still get is the front....dunno, maybe the side skirts too....but deffinately not the rear!
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Old Aug 24, 2001 | 10:10 AM
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Ha ha, it's easy to see that none of you have actually seen this on an FC, in real life and not in photos. Best looking kit I've ever seen for the FC -- the pictures from Kaminari make the kit look like crap. Pictures never do cars justice...
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Old Aug 24, 2001 | 10:28 AM
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Rx7style: I have seen the kit on your car and it looks good, I think IMO the kit looks better on a darker colour car.
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Old Aug 24, 2001 | 10:42 AM
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RX7Style: lets see some pics of your car
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Old Aug 24, 2001 | 10:59 AM
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Yes, the pictures on the website don't do anything for the kit at all, I never even considered it. When I saw rx7style's car in person, it's one of the nicest fc's I've ever seen with that kit and spoiler! Way better than the Kombat kit available for the FC.
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