keeping stock rear bumper with body kit? Options

[xnightsmokex]

I have a 94 celica gt hatchback. I was recently in an accident and i messed up the hood and bumper. I'm buying a carbon fiber hood and im going to get a c-5 front bumper and vader side skirts. But im trying to figure out if i can leave the rear bumper on the car because its in great condition. I was just concerned about the front and sides of the car looking lower than the back and making the car look awkward. I'm gonna put some eibach sportline springs that will lower it 1.5" and i dont want the front bumper to hit some speed bumps either. Maybe someone has a body kit with just the front bumper and side skirts and a stock rear bumper that could let me know how it looks or a picture of it, or maybe how much lower a vader rear bumper is than the stock one?

[mneal2_92788]

personally, thats the way i would go. i like the stock back, maybe get some splitters or a lip on the back. i dotn like the rear bumper. g/l

[Celicam8]

if you can afford it buy a zapt... those bumpers are nice but rare and expensive, but as long as yours is nice get extensisons and leave it

lower + kit = loooow... you will hit speedbumps... you might need a bigger tire and a bigger rim... 17"

This post has been edited by Celicam8: Dec 16, 2007 - 8:32 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

I have a 94 celica gt hatchback. I was recently in an accident and i messed up the hood and bumper. I'm buying a carbon fiber hood and im going to get a c-5 front bumper and vader side skirts. But im trying to figure out if i can leave the rear bumper on the car because its in great condition. I was just concerned about the front and sides of the car looking lower than the back and making the car look awkward. I'm gonna put some eibach sportline springs that will lower it 1.5" and i dont want the front bumper to hit some speed bumps either. Maybe someone has a body kit with just the front bumper and side skirts and a stock rear bumper that could let me know how it looks or a picture of it, or maybe how much lower a vader rear bumper is than the stock one?

lol been looking at wickedbodies?The c-5 is for GT-4s,the C-ONE is for normal celis. ,there is a 404 rear lip,oem splitters,trd rear splitter..a lot of possibilities

[punkuup5150]

im going with a c-one front oem sides and hiro curren extentions on the back peopel think im nuts but i think it will be the cleanest look at least in my opinion

[frosty]

Eh, I have just the vader front (no sides) and a cf hood. You can look at my profile for some pics. Even with the 17"s and the coilovers keeping the car high, I still scrape the front sometimes.

Honestly, even though you may not like this, I would drive around with the kit on before paint just so you can see where you might scrape and where the best places are to drive. This way you stand less of a chance to damage any paint, (even though it's on the bottom)

(I do wish I had some rear splitters though)

This post has been edited by frosty: Dec 17, 2007 - 4:31 PM

[punkuup5150]

talk to chrisc hes custom makign my rear splitters after xmas for 190 for both the trd ones might be a little more expensive since they r a little bigger then the hiro extentions

[xnightsmokex]

Eh, I have just the vader front (no sides) and a cf hood. You can look at my profile for some pics. Even with the 17"s and the coilovers keeping the car high, I still scrape the front sometimes.

Honestly, even though you may not like this, I would drive around with the kit on before paint just so you can see where you might scrape and where the best places are to drive. This way you stand less of a chance to damage any paint, (even though it's on the bottom)

(I do wish I had some rear splitters though)

yeah if the car is too low im not gonna put the springs on, i had ordered them right before i wrecked my car and i wasn't going to mess with a body kit, but after i wrecked it, i was like if im going to do it this would be the time, so ima put the kit on first and then see if i can get by with the springs on. If not, i just wont put them on, ill sell them on ebay or something.

[xnightsmokex]

if you can afford it buy a zapt... those bumpers are nice but rare and expensive, but as long as yours is nice get extensisons and leave it

lower + kit = loooow... you will hit speedbumps... you might need a bigger tire and a bigger rim... 17"

Yeah i got bigger rims, i got 17" rims on it, but i think its still the same size because the tire is just smaller, i got fusion zri 225/40/17 tires, so it wouldnt matter unless i got the bigger tires like you said. I'll probably get a lip or something for the back like you said