Body Kit Installation?

[zwickyj]

Im going to be putting the kit on my self and have a few questions. One, Since I have an rs model how do I mount the skirts? Two, Does the kit get painted before it goes on the car or after?

 

[DSMcamaro]

What body kit is it? Do you plan on molding the side skirts? Usually you do a dry fit and get the kit fitted before you paint it.

 

[alex]

Yeah, you also have to drill and align the holes. I found out with the cheaper body kits that they dont line up quite exactly and you kinda need to work and adjust with them a little bit. If you take your time and drills the holes right, the body kit should look good.

 

[sk8shorty01]

i say mold the side skirts, its very little work compared to a lot of customizing and it just makes the car look so much more clean... to many body lines with the side skirts having them too... definately mold it in, and paint it when its already installed (that way you dont scratch it trying to put it on)

 

[cannodal19]

Honostly, if this is your first time working with bondo, and stuff like that, get a friend that knows what he's doing, other wise you could #### this up, and end up getting laughed at for all your hard work.. do it right the first time... but good luck

 

[sk8shorty01]

Use SMC panel adhesive underneath the side skirts to hold them in place, along with rivets or screws. Then just use duraglass or featherfill to cover the screw/rivet holes and to finish the molding at the top of the skirts. It would be best to paint on the car already in my opinion because you can scratch them up, or do other damage, just paint the entire car, its not that mch more expensive and it would make the car much more appealing. Also, try spraying the car down with 2K urethane primer before doing your final sanding. This stuff is made to spray on and run, so put it on thick. It is so easy to sand and will get rid of almost any imperfections. This is expensive stuff, roughly 120$ a gallon, but it saves you so much time because there is no heavy sanding needed, just a skim over and you are done. Hope you figure it all out

 

[Kevin Klapwijk]

Once you mold those in, you won't be able to take them off without tearing through the paint so make sure this really is a kit you've really had time to think over and had time to compare to all the other styles available on the market. Don't just pick the first kit you see and like!

Because you have a non-turbo, it would be safe to mold also the front kit because you won't be removing it to install your FMIC later anyways.

Before you install the kit or even paint it, do a trial-fit. Take out your bumpers and all the other pieces that will be replaced and see if the kit (unpainted) looks like a good fit. If the kit needs cutting, make sure you always undercut and not overcut. Good luck!

 

[zwickyj]

Anyone have any pictures of there mounting of the side skirts (rivits, what ever used to attach them)?

 

[sk8shorty01]

i have some pics of my sideskirts molded in on cardomain.com... im not at home so cant get a pic off the computer sorry about that... my name on there is sk8shorty32952 if you want to check them out and see what you think about how the molding in looks... i have pictures of doing the fiberglass work as well on there on one of the last pages... check it out and get an idea of what YOU want to do, because after all YOU are the one driving it so who cares what others think keep up the work on the car, after all you gotta spend the extra money on something