I'm looking at buy the cwest n-1 kit for my FD but i've never installed a bodykit and i dont know how hard it is. Is it something i could do myself? Also how are the side skirts held on, I heard that you needed to put holes in your car to hold it on?? One more question, once the kit is on, is it possible to transfer it to another FD without messing up the car or kit when taking it off?thanks

 

Install bodykit is not for first timer. I don't think you should try it yourself. Leave it to the pro. You don't want to screw up an expensive bodykit, do you?

 

a bodykit is not that hard to put on you could do it yourself. the side skirts are usually held on by double sided tape and some screws, if you take the kit off to put on another car the kit will be ok i'm not to sure about the car i never took my kit off but i think the tape might hurt the paint a little

 

streetdreamzny: Would these screws you're talking about have to be drilled through the car or do they bolt up on the underneeth somehow?

I'm guessing the front bumper just hooks up like the stock one? Do you think this could be done myself?
Anyone know how hard it is to put on the cwest rear bumper and how that's held on too? (screws/tape?)
thanks for the help.

 

Depending on the quality of the kit, it could take alot of fitting and modifying to make it fit right. If you don't know body work, I wouldn't try it.

A friend of mine get a body kit form VIS and it took the shop about 8 hours jsut to fit it. And these guys know wut their doing (the same shop that fixed up my 7 after the accident)

 

I only help install one bodykit before and that was for a Civic a long time ago. You use double sided tape and the screws are screwed on at the wheel wall so you don't screw it through the side body of the car where the door is and all, if that is what you were asking.

 

I installed my C-West N1 kit myself. The most difficult part was the rear bumper! It was a pain in the *** to get out all the screws. Most of them are located out of sight and require small hands. I had to feel around for about 2 hrs to get them all. I wouldn't want to do it again. It fit perfect (it is authentic) and looked great. It was just a big PITA to do. However i got it done

Have you bought the kit yet? I am selling mine with the combo lights for $2,000 or best offer. Let me know.

- Danny

 

Danny, what did you use to hold the cwest kit on, double sided tape? As long as i don't have to drill any holes through the car i'm happy. Is this kit able to be removed and then reinstalled on another FD without screwing up the body on the first car it was on?

btw i think i am getting it new for cheap from my buddy but if it doesn't work out ill pm you.

 

hey i have a question too about body kits, i want to get the mazdaspeed Fender Flairs, i was wondering if anyone put these on, if they look good in person, are they hard to put on, and how did u put them on?

 

af908, I also installed my own body kit, it's not that difficult as long as you have the tools that are needed,(an extra hand never hurt anybody either!)

When it comes to the fitting of it, in some cases you will need to drill some holes! I only had to drill holes when it came to the side skirts! Truthfully though, if you are worried about any damage that this will cause to your FD, even without drilling any holes, the bondo-tape will also cause some damage. The damage of course will be much less, but you will notice that you will be having to constantly reapply - add more paste to the maintain the correct fit of the kit onto the body! But, then again that could have just been a problem that occured in my case, you might not have trouble at all!!

Just make sure you have some double sided tape, a good bondo (putty), and obviously a drill and screws just in case! Let me know if you need any more info about tools that you will need!

Don't worry, it's not that hard! But I would definitely have another person there to help out with lining it up correctly, etc. GOOD LUCK though!

 

rx7raca, fender flares are a different story!! If I were you, I would call a local performance or custom shop for that, just look for the most ghetto shop in your area and that would be your best bet! LOL

With flender flares, you will actually have to do some fabrication/ molding. I looked into it also, I can't remember the exact quote for installation but I do remember that it was in the $900 range for front and back! And that was just the installation price!

 

anyone?

 

ok thanx, sorry i didnt see your replay earlier...anyone else have any advice for the fenders

 

what kit did you install that you had to use bondo putty for? Does anyone know if i have to use bondo and drilling holes to put on the cwest kit?


Basically does anyone know what do i have to do to my car in order to put the cwest kit on? In the future i might get another FD so could all this be taken off and then installed again on another car?
thanks for everyones help.

 

For the C-West kit you have to drill your own holes and you use whatever screws you want. The smaller the better though. Don't worry about drilling holes, you can't even see them. I drilled mine on the inner fender lip so you can barely see them. GL!