Experience with this bodykit Options

[whatthe]

Anyone heard of this bodykit manufacture before?
http://www.aerokits.net/cart/index.php?mai...roducts_id=5175

If so how it fitment of their products in general, or even better fitment of this front bumper?
Any feedback would be great.

[SwissFerdi]

Looks good, but I don't think replicas can really be trusted with fitment...you'll probably have a lot of issues to work out.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Sep 2, 2009 - 11:15 PM

[whatthe]

Thats what im trying to work out. Some replicas have good to perfect moulds of the real deal. And then you get the ones that have lots of fitment issues.

[yagamius]

looks exactly the same as the C-One front bumper.

I always said the replicas need some work on it to make it fit perfectly, some need more job than another but at the end you'll do fitments job. so why not go into and tell us your story with this.

[whatthe]

Yes you are correct and i know, its a replica c-one bumper. "so why not go into and tell us your story with this. " What exactly do you mean?

[95CelicaST]

I think he means why don't you buy it, and let us know how it goes.

[yagamius]

yes, you can go and try with that one, and tell us your experience making it fit or go for C-One front bumper, either will need work on both to fit.

considering the price I'm thinking going for one of those, but the Duraflex part of the C-5 bumper rings more the bell to me,

[razor7]

yes, you can go and try with that one, and tell us your experience making it fit or go for C-One front bumper, either will need work on both to fit.

considering the price I'm thinking going for one of those, but the Duraflex part of the C-5 bumper rings more the bell to me,

I would definitely try it and see, even if it looks like a pain to get to fit properly, I'm sure you could resell it on here to someone who would want to take on a challenge. I've always loved the C-One front ends, so I'm really curious to see how this guy fits (especially with the stock USDM hood)

-TC

[bseaman_5]

I'm not gunna say don't do it, but I'll tell ya after buying the combat front I have just realised how much of a chore it is to work on these things. So you may be paying less up front but more than likely the fitment is going to be poor and you'll spend more getting body work done, or lots of headaches doing it yourself. BUT its your decision on if you wanna try it and hope to get somehow a steal of a deal and a great fitment but I wouldn't have youre hopes too high..

[crwarrior]

sup guys...i JUST installed that replica C one front bumper and mine came out pretty good!
not going to lie....it was the biggest pain in the ass....alot of modding...had to mod the crash bar in order to fit also...u can take crash bar off to make it easier but that is somthing i wouldnt recomend to be honest....took me and a friend about 6 hours to make it fit...and this was the result...and just so u know..it wont come out PERFECTLY...but we made it fit as perfectly as it couldlet me know what u guys think

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/h...spaul/002-4.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/h...spaul/001-5.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/h...spaul/002-5.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/h...spaul/004-5.jpg

[whatthe]

Wow the fitment around the rings of the headlights look pretty bad man.

[crwarrior]

yeah well its a replica so yeah...up to you to do it or not man...i like the bumper alot im just looking for new turn signals and a way to fill in the gap inbetween the bumper and lights so it can seem like a better fitment...

[razor7]

a way to fill in the gap inbetween the bumper and lights so it can seem like a better fitment...

Bondo.

-TC

[crwarrior]

bondo ... dont really know what that is lol but im guessing its to BOND 2 things together? im just taking a wild shot here

[whatthe]

Could you also go into a bit of detail in modding the crash bar?

[razor7]

bondo ... dont really know what that is lol but im guessing its to BOND 2 things together? im just taking a wild shot here

Bondo is a compound that you can spread and when it hardens it acts like a putty. After it's dried, you can sand it, shape it, do whatever you want with it. When you see cars with molded kits on (where it all looks seamless) they do that with bondo. Sometimes if you have a dent, rather then pull it out some places will bondo the top and paint it.

Essentially you can use the bondo to make "extensions" for the headlight area/where it meets the hood. It will take some time, and you'll have to repaint the whole thing (bondo is gray, and easily distinguishable), but the end result should come out cleaner than it currently is.

-TC

[crwarrior]

well i took out the crash bar and i cut off the long pieces that were in the way then i stuck it back onto the car to test fit it and then i trimed a little bit of the inside of the bumper to make it fit good and yeah....i guess it depends on how ur bumper is made ...u have to moddify ur crash bar according to how YOUR bumper fits the car