body kit install

[pimpendacavi06]

the site says proffesional istallation required not what would be the difference of me doing it or a body shop besides them being able to combine the bumper and the fender does this just mean its recommended and i can do it or does it mean no matter what i have to get someone to do it
i mean if its a matter of me having to put some holes in order for stuff to fit thats no biggie any help or info would be great

[PsychoJJ]

Its a nice technical way of saying if you dont know what tools are and are too dumb to line up holes or drill them that you need to have a pro put the kit in. Most people see that on a kit and get all kinds of wacked out over the install. So long as you have general knowledge of tools, can think on your feet and have some patience it shouldnt be a problem. Ive done tons of kit installs and I have yet to have such a major snag that I need to get in touch with a pro.

To sum things up...I say go for it.

[pimpendacavi06]

Originally Posted by PsychoJJ

Its a nice technical way of saying if you dont know what tools are and are too dumb to line up holes or drill them that you need to have a pro put the kit in. Most people see that on a kit and get all kinds of wacked out over the install. So long as you have general knowledge of tools, can think on your feet and have some patience it shouldnt be a problem. Ive done tons of kit installs and I have yet to have such a major snag that I need to get in touch with a pro.

To sum things up...I say go for it.

thanks man ive done a lot of housefinishing work and i can work a drill like theres no tomorrow and i have a lot of neighbors who are mechanics and one who is pretty much a pro at car stuff
just a lil extra ? do u think i should get it to fit first then take it off and send it to get painted or do it before ?

[pimpendacavi06]

what kind of tools would i need besides a drill and what sort of materials would i need?

[PsychoJJ]

I know most everyone has there own methods but I always dry fit before any painting is done. First I always do a pre-fit before any fabrication is done to see if any is even needed. No sense in cutting into things and drilling holes if its not needed. If no fabbing is needed then kick ass that is done and things can get painted. If not do all your fabbing then do the dry fitment. Once you get everything 5/5 then you can send out for painting or do it yourself (what ever you are planning).

The reason its always best to do alot of dry fitting is because not only do you not want to mess up the paint work with any kind of drilling or fabrication but if you go out and get it painted first and you have to be a little rough with a skirt or bumper there is a good chance of cracking or scraping the paint.

As for what you need to do the install. Everything is pretty much straight forward. Take stock crap off and use the stock mounting points and hardware to mount the kit. Sometimes things dont seem to hold so you will have to look at the situation clearly and sometimes with some imagination and thinking "outside the box" so to speak.

Take my car and kit for an example. When I got my summit kit the front two posts that are suposed to line up toward the hood that secure the upper part of the bumper used dry-wall-esque screws to hold in the stock bumper. The two posts of the summit kit where a little off and rather then crack the piss out of the bumper I drilled a bigger hole through the posts and the bumper and used smaller nuts and bolts to hold it in.

If you run into a snag or have anything else you can think of post it here or just give me a shout. Ill do what I can.