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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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Exclamation Does any one know how to make the filiment of a body kit better?

ok so ive been working on installing my burnout kit from shine and the fillement is ok but it needs some help, i herd that if you use a heat gun and heat up the pieces you and mold them a little bit, well i tried it and it didnt really work, so i was wondering if anyone had some tips. ill post pics soon to sow you guys whats going on.

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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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What's wrong w/the fitment? I have only the fenders from the kit and everythings almost perfect. In the picture above everything seems to be good?
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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im gonna up load pics in a sec bu arent you useing the 99 front bumper? cause when my burnout bumper and fenders meet my bumper sticks out... ull see
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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any one? im sure that there is some who owns a body shop that surfs these threads...
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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Take it to a professional bodyshop. They are professionals for a reason.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 12:15 AM
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professionals charge a professional price trust me i would if i had $4,000 laying around.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 02:53 AM
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i had no problem with my burnout kit. everything lined up perfectly. have you tried lining up and bolting the fender to bumper first before bolting down the one behind the wheels?
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 06:19 AM
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professionals charge a professional price trust me i would if i had $4,000 laying around.

im not even going to bother touching this one.......
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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Professionals also do professional work. A knockoff kit and a home install isn't going to achieve the same results.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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A heat gun isn't going to work on Fiberglass parts.

A lot of body kits need futzing with... you're going to have to loosen everything and push and prod and retighten, and then perhaps do a bit of sanding and filling until it looks better. Are you using all of the factory brackets and mounting hardware? As I remember, there's a bolt that holds that outer wing of the bumper in... I know because my body shop left it off when I had my car painted (factory nose) so iot would pop out once in a while... and then I'd pop it back in until I finally replaced the bracket/bolt that holds it in.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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Have you tried contacting Ken for any fitment advice? I'm sure he could atleast provide you with some helpful tips.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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was your car in an accident in the past?
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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thanx for all the tips guys and trust me i would like to take it to a pro but im also an diy kind of a guy.

no my car has never been in a accident

yes i had the bolts that hold the sides of the bumper to the fender on, ill try to push and prod things into place and widen the holles alittle bit.

actualy ken has already contacted me and has been very helpfull and gave me some good tips also, he gives some great customer service!

ill post an update soon one i get everything together.

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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 10:24 AM
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actualy ken has already contacted me and has been very helpfull and gave me some good tips also, he gives some great customer service!
Ken is definitely an awesome guy. Always willing to help and a good sense of humor too.
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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well i got it fitted pretty well, i made some of the holes larger and just pushed and proded and got it to fit, ill post pics soon, now to start on the rear bumper
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 04:46 AM
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ok so i just finished the rear bumper, started around 12am and finished around 1:30am got a chance to take a few pics before my battery died, so ill take some better ones later today, when its light out.





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