Gotta quick question for ya..., dealin with my body kit Options

[CelicaBuddy]

Alright

I know I aleady posted about my kit, and how the back bumper doesnt it and crap like that... Everything is being taken care of as far as ideas go for the customization of the back bumper... We got that covered... and the project should be starting soon to... But we need to know something first...

The problem is... We have no clue how this kit is gona be mounted on the car... I have an Erebuni 404 Kit... Its thin material, with no bolt paterns, so I dont think there's anyway to bolt this puppy onto my car... This kit has to be molded/calked on doesn't it?

All we need to know is how to get this kit mounted on the car, and what is needed to make that possible.... Then we can get started on getting it on my car...

Help me please!

Thanks,
Sabrina


[PS] If it helps... I can post up some pics of the kit...

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

I dont have a kit mounted, but I do know for a fact that any good bodyshop will use a double-sided adhesive type material and/or a thin line of body adhesive glue to mount a lip like that.

My advice- Take it to a bodyshop and since they are the pros, they will know how to deal with it.

[CelicaBuddy]

Hmm... So thats basically molding it to the side aint it?

I've suggested doin a body shop, but my there's no need for it... My dad has had many years of experience doing stuff like this... He did the entire body on my sister's civic, including paint, he's made custom hoods for his chevelle, he fixed up an old beat up convertible chevelle and made it look like brand new all on his own, he's fixing up a harley davidson right now... it use to look like sh@t but now it looks brand new, and he's done so much exterior molding... I think my dad can handle it just fine Plus its cheaper too... And he said if we're taken it to a shop, its coming outa my pocket... Ahh! LOL I cant afford that cuz I only make 7.50 an our! LOL

The only thing he's not sure of is how to get the kit on.. And the only way it seems like to get on is basically glueing the kit on... Im callin the company tomorow to see whats up on getting the thing on too...

Keep the suggestions flyin people! Pleeeeeeze!

[madmods]

Sabrina, you have not made a payment on your car in two months so I am going to have to reposses it

But, Use a combo of professional heavy duty emble/molding tape and long based rivets.

[Rjb23]

Don't use double sided tape, it doesn't matter what kind you get after awhile it will start to come loose.

A good body shop will use some sort of adhesive to put it on your car. My sides and rear were put on with epoxy, and screwed on till the epoxy set, then the screws removed and the holes where the screws were filled in. The front he used some sort of calk kind of glue that is easy to remove since I will actually be removing the front.

[celicaGT96]

Im getting my car painted, with body kit and all. My dads the one doing all the work. he owns his own body shop, and I go over there all the time to see him work and he bolted and riveted the whole kit. mines had no pre drilled holes either, but he mostly stuck it down with lots of rivets. You really dont want to use any sort of tape or glue cuz it wont be nearly as sturdy as with bolts or rivets Hope this is some help....