thinking about a body kit...., dunno tho... should I? Options

[CelicaBuddy]

Hey everybody...

Ive been thikning about this ever since my sister fully tricked out her civic. Should I get a body kit? When I first bought my car, the first thing that came to mind and my friend's minds were: BODY KIT! lol

My mind was set on it for the longest time, until I really started to learn about them. My sistrer's civic, has a body kit... And every now and then, she would have problems with it. And I would always watch my dad fix it back up... He'd always mention that theyre a bitch to keep and handle, because they never fit right, and theyre justa hassel, and blah blah blah

Then, I started to like the stock body I have now.... But in the back of my head, Im hearing BODY KIT! because i still really want one, but I duno.... This is tough! K...

To all those who have a body kit... Can ya tell me if theyve ever gave you problems or whatever... Maybe Im gettin the wrong idea bout them cuz its on a civic... lol!

thanks!

[Coomer]

I was talking to someone last night who hates looking at his front lip because it's so low that it gets tons and tons of rock chips. And my friends in town with kits all have cracks and scrapes in their kits.

And often, when I see a car in person, I think it'd look better with a stock body, because most kits don't fit like OEM. And little imperfections like a poorly-fitting kit can ruin the look of a car.

So I say if you're going to get a kit, do it right and take the time to either install it perfectly yourself or pay a bodyshop to install it perfectly. It'll probably take a lot of time or money, but later on you won't hate your car when you look at it and see that the kit doesn't fit right.

Also, don't forget adhesion promoter when prepping the kit for paint, and lots of flex additive in the paint itself when painting the kit.

Edit: I just looked at your profile and saw that your car doesn't have wheels or anything to lower it yet. I'd suggest lowering it and then getting your 16" rims(though you may want to consider 17"...I think it completes the look a bit better), and then see what you think.

Also, where in Washington are you from?