What is todays Trend, To fiberglass or not to fiberglass Options

[Lil-Joe101]

I've been reading alot in magazines lately and noticing on the streets that fewer and fewer peole are rocking body kits and going more for the stock look or lip. Just wanted to know what has sparked this movement and why the dislike of body kits?

Im interested in hearing everyone's thoughts and opinions.

This post has been edited by Lil-Joe101: Sep 10, 2011 - 6:02 AM

[cheela]

f&f came out what, 8? 10?? years ago? it was huge then because import car modding was on the rise. it slowly died because idiots put on frickin' high ass wings/aluminum spoilers, unpainted bodykits, had a front bodykit and didn't have the rest, had a horrendeous bodykit, or blah blah i can go on and on. people started backing away from bodykits and looked for cleaner lines (oem kits, oem lip, nice clean drop with wheels, etc). I was never into bodykits so i wouldn't be able to tell you guys why it really died. it's just how i feel died after talking to folks and just seeing it out on the streets. i usually roll my eyes at people with bodykits/unpainted bodykits because i never got the idea of putting one on. and dont forget those stock cars driving around with a huge ass 5" muffler outlet no wonder people hate us.

^ this.

too many people who cheap out and just slap a "mold of a mold of a mold of a mold" kit on their car and then don't know how to do anything else and drive around like they're from F&F. It's like if you slap one on, people associate you with those kinds of people. I still think kits can be done right but alot of them are very overdramatic and kills the body/lines of cars. Factory styling was researched, marketed, and made for their specific cars. Lines, shape, form, look and all that had thought and research put into it and also they are made of much better/stronger material. I dropped my TOM's lip and slammed it into walls moving it around and never cracked. Wouldn't be too confident doing that with cheap ebay kits. I like the non-flashy looks of OEM/JDM/EDM styling. thats just my opinion though.