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BarnDog296
12-02-2005, 12:50 PM
I am having a problem deciding on the body kit I really want...

I need some opinions, I like all of these kits, but i really dont know which one to go with. I am building a show car, so I do want something more extreme than a drift kit. I am not going to go into the reasons why, but basically I like things that are a little flashier...

Here are the ones I am choosing from right now:
This is a Do-Luck kit. I really like the front end of this one, but the side skirts are horrible! They flare out funny.

http://www.do-luck-usa.com/images/gallery/RPS13_01.jpg

Also, I really dont like the just straight put onto the sides bumper pieces, I would rather replace the entire bumper.
http://www.do-luck-usa.com/images/gallery/RPS13_02.jpg

It seems that people have moved away from the extreme styles that there once was. Do people not like the Vader kits anymore? I kinda like them, but I feel like this one is a little too much

http://www.andysautosport.com/images/detailed_product/exterior/body_kits/full_kit/89_93_240sx_vader2front.jpg

I have seen this side skirt done VERY badly, where people dont even merge it into the body... if i merged it into the body, i really do like it.

http://www.andysautosport.com/images/detailed_product/exterior/body_kits/body_kit_component/89_93_240sx_vader2side.jpg

This is another favorite, but its a knock off of the Veilside body (which i really like) but this one would be cheaper to get and it really doesnt matter if its a REAL Veilside does it? It will look the same in the end
The Vader Kit
http://www.andysautosport.com/images/detailed_product/exterior/body_kits/full_kit/89_93_240sx_vaderfront.jpg
The "Real" Veilside kit
http://veilside.com/veilsideusa/aero/nissan/240ciiifront.jpg

Mostly I want to know which kit people like the most. I am really stuck on making up my mind. Also, does anyone know any good bumpers for the S13, I can only seem to find mostly the side bumper pieces... and i cant stand that.
mocha latte cupcake
12-02-2005, 12:52 PM
Go OE 180sx. type x dude. i love those on old school 240... but i would say spend the cash on the good stuff, no vader and it sucks when someone says hey is that veilside and you have to say no...o yeah and if i had my choice go Do luck... but thats just my preference.
BarnDog296
12-02-2005, 01:14 PM
what if i went with the do-luck front end and Vader 2 skirts with the curl in them
obd1kenobi
12-02-2005, 01:35 PM
Do-Luck!!! All the way
TCM
12-02-2005, 01:47 PM
do what you look thinks good, but IMO I wouldnt put a single one of those one my HB.....I agree with NISMO on the OE Type X trim and sides, a hot look or you could pick a cleaner line kit like the GPS kit
http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/imag/Smalle-GP-Sports-S13-front-.jpg
http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/imag/GP-Sports-S13-rear.jpg
ChnkyLao
12-02-2005, 02:03 PM
^^^that body kit definitly
mocha latte cupcake
12-02-2005, 02:29 PM
points for TCM, and yeah B magic did my old kit on my S13 hatch, i loved it very agressive, but do whatever you want. i made the mistake with some of my cars by building what other people liked and it ended up driving me crazy cause remember no matter what if you like it its your money your spending not anyone elses :D
BarnDog296
12-02-2005, 02:29 PM
ok, back to the ones I had said before.

I NEVER said these were the ONLY ones I had seen. I said, they were the ones i was choosing from, I have collected HUNDREDS of pictures of Body Kits and styles. I really dont want a CLEAN style, I want something more extreme to be used for a show car. I really want something that ppl are like "what is that?! its hot!" I dont want something that looks so much like the 240 OE that its the same that everyone has. I want something that stands out. Not like a shopping cart on my hatch for a wing, but NOT a lip... I HATE lips... they are just boring... I actually already have the wing picked out, I am going with the X-style wing.

I do agree, I really think I should go with the Do-Luck kit, but the Veilside has really grown on me i think... but what about a mix and match?

BTW - in case your wondering I have seen EVERY body kit for the 240SX... (unless of course its totally custom - which i wish i could afford)
HiPSI
12-02-2005, 02:32 PM
so basically what you're saying is that you want some hideously ugly fiberglass abortion that doesn't look so much like a 240sx as it does a creature from a planet of retarded giant bugs?
AFSil80
12-02-2005, 10:27 PM
so basically what you're saying is that you want some hideously ugly fiberglass abortion that doesn't look so much like a 240sx as it does a creature from a planet of retarded giant bugs?

Werd.

OE bumper + lip of some sort, call it a day.

Or as mentioned before, go with the Type X pieces. Subtle, but those who know what it is will def. admire it.

It doesn't scream at you like those others.
down_shift
12-02-2005, 11:11 PM
"what is that?! yeah people will say that but they won't be thinkinh its hot!" They'll probably wonder why your going with kits from 5+ years ago.
BarnDog296
12-03-2005, 12:03 AM
sry guys im still into the Do-Luck kit... its still got the sleek lines and the style, i NEVER liked the front of the Vader II its too weird, but i really want something that is different, maybe a C-West Kit...

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/images/cwestrx79.jpg
sebastianHoff
12-03-2005, 04:15 PM
sry guys im still into the Do-Luck kit... its still got the sleek lines and the style, i NEVER liked the front of the Vader II its too weird, but i really want something that is different, maybe a C-West Kit...

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/images/cwestrx79.jpg

you will make Jesus cry if you put that on your car.
HiPSI
12-03-2005, 04:33 PM
you will make Jesus cry if you put that on your car.

and the pope... he will cry too.
CodyW
12-04-2005, 01:07 PM
those all look horrible.
Nopaintsls
12-04-2005, 01:13 PM
do what you look thinks good, but IMO I wouldnt put a single one of those one my HB.....I agree with NISMO on the OE Type X trim and sides, a hot look or you could pick a cleaner line kit like the GPS kit
http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/imag/Smalle-GP-Sports-S13-front-.jpg
http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/imag/GP-Sports-S13-rear.jpg



YES this is hot, Its either that or this.... might be a lil to big... sorry
Jon00
12-04-2005, 02:20 PM
YES this is hot, Its either that or this.... might be a lil to big... sorry

the front bumper is to big but the rest of that car is hot
Nopaintsls
12-04-2005, 08:23 PM
the front bumper is to big but the rest of that car is hot

I was tryin to get the other pick out... its just like that but its got the 91 bumper lights in. Instead of changing over to the 180 square.. when I find it.. I will post it!
BarnDog296
12-05-2005, 09:44 AM
thats a fricking C-West bumper, its like a damn $500 bumper for christ sake! you really dont like it that much??!? you know... i dont want jesus to cry...

I thought this was a good kit...
HiPSI
12-05-2005, 10:04 AM
thats a fricking C-West bumper, its like a damn $500 bumper for christ sake! you really dont like it that much??!? you know... i dont want jesus to cry...

I thought this was a good kit...


price means nothing.... you can put a $700 veilside bumper on there and it's still the butt-ugliest thing around you can waste your cash on.

the general concensus here is that you like ugly body kits, and nothing we say will change your mind so get what YOU want, not what we all say is cool in our minds.
Jon00
12-05-2005, 10:38 AM
why dont u just do a stock s13 sliva front end
Nopaintsls
12-06-2005, 03:08 PM
^^^ yup...
Nopaintsls
12-06-2005, 03:13 PM
ricer!!!!!
EJ25RUN
12-07-2005, 08:50 AM
dude that yellow and blue one suk bad
PSINXS
12-07-2005, 09:32 AM
origin labs or b-magic for me. i like the new origin kit.