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Old 03-05-06, 10:28 AM
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Default Body Kit before rims?

Haven't seen anyone do this yet, do you think I will have any problems or should I wait until I get the rims to put the kit on.
Old 03-05-06, 10:33 AM
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I've seent it done before. It just doesn't look right to me. I've always done wheels before a body kit.
Old 03-05-06, 10:35 AM
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Many have done it, but I would say wheels and suspension 1st. Then a kit.
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yea thats what I was thinking, i just have it sitting in storage tho, I got it from Rick's GS
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hey i actually did the kit before the wheels. i had the suspension already done tho. i didnt drive it but i got some pics from the shop with the stock wheels and tein flex with edfc with the kit. ill post them so you can see.,
also check out lettuce's car he has a rmm kit with stock wheels. ill post what it looked like when i first got it out of the body shop with stock tires and rims..
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here it is with stock 17s





here it is with out kit and tein coils with 17's

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It doesnt look bad, i think ill probably go ahead with it
Old 03-05-06, 12:14 PM
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Kinda depends on the kit you planning to get. Also, if you have the 17" wheels, it won't look as bad than if you have the 16" wheels on.
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i did that on my sc430. let's just say it SPED up my wheel purchase by months
Old 03-05-06, 12:21 PM
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I was thinking No...... but since i seen the pictures thats look Not to bad



couldnt hurt to get that out of the way ....
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I think that when it comes to modding, baby steps to your goal is always good.
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Originally Posted by FunGuy
I think that when it comes to modding, baby steps to your goal is always good.
Yep, it's amazing how quickly something comes together when you consistently get one thing done at a time.
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Originally Posted by YoungP08
yea thats what I was thinking, i just have it sitting in storage tho, I got it from Rick's GS
Cool you bought Ricky's kit....I bought his car.
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hehe.. hey that reminds me joe. i would get a JP wing for the car . i would also consider that grill. a guy on here (lexus kid) just put a jp grill on his cinnabr gs and it looks great. just an idea tho..

ps. you should post some pics on here on what the car looks like!
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Originally Posted by 00lexondub
hehe.. hey that reminds me joe. i would get a JP wing for the car . i would also consider that grill. a guy on here (lexus kid) just put a jp grill on his cinnabr gs and it looks great. just an idea tho..

ps. you should post some pics on here on what the car looks like!
I'll take some more pics as soon as I get more stuff done, which should be soon. Just finishing up some audio stuff then I should be working on the exterior.


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