Nightmare Body Kit Install

[Fury]

Ok, here's the deal. I have a 1991 accord EX and i'm getting a Versus Motorsports body kit installed. Roughly how much should this cost, how long should it take, and what should I expect? Right now I have spent about $600 on the kit, $1200 on the install (fit, paint and install) and it looks like HELL. you can see brackets sticking out on the front bumper, sides, and part of the rear bumper is sticking into the wheel well. I took this to a professional body shop in michigan. They have now had my car in total for over 10 days (i had to bring my car back 3 times already cuz the rear started coming off, my brand new projectors were cracked, rear inner fenders weren't re-attached, side skirts were banging against the frame). So my question is, how much have you people paid to get a decent job done?

[Ilikebigbutts]

this is why you buy quality shit and not have idiots install it for you.

or

dont do body kits

ILBB

[pretty_ricky302]

thats why u keep the body oem, better off buying some jdm fogs nice azz lip, jdm headlights carbon fiber hood and u straight

[maroonaccord2.2]

$1800 for a body kit, paint, and install... .. It couldn't look that good. My brother's C-West kit was about $1300, and it's super nice. Just the front air dam was about $500. Oh, and it sounds like the shop you are dealing with is only used to dealing with OE equipt, and they suck anyhow.

[Fury]

I've had a few conversations with some people here and it seems like the VM kits fit really well without a whole lot of modifications. I agree that you get what you pay for, and more expensive kits are usually better, but I'd rather keep my car stock than put a C-West kit on, I absolutely do not like the look of that kit. So for the people who have put kits on, how much do you pay? The comments about keeping my car OEM or not putting a kit on isn't exactly going to help me out at this point, so don't bother.

[JDMCB705]

the people that installed ur kit are idiots....first of all... u can just have someone paint it, and you can install it yourself... its very simple, 2nd mayb u got a replica kit? becuz replicas tend to not fit very well. i wouldnt do a bodykit, OEM w/lip is the way to go

[NAiL05]

It probably didnt have the drilled holes for the stuff so they had to make some themselves. But brackets? Thats some half ass shit. Id take it back and make them fix it or get you another one. And yea not all the people in the world know how to install a kit you should do some research before getting someone to do it for you.

[PRIMOCB7]

Ok, here's the deal. I have a 1991 accord EX and i'm getting a Versus Motorsports body kit installed. Roughly how much should this cost, how long should it take, and what should I expect? Right now I have spent about $600 on the kit, $1200 on the install (fit, paint and install) and it looks like HELL. you can see brackets sticking out on the front bumper, sides, and part of the rear bumper is sticking into the wheel well. I took this to a professional body shop in michigan. They have now had my car in total for over 10 days (i had to bring my car back 3 times already cuz the rear started coming off, my brand new projectors were cracked, rear inner fenders weren't re-attached, side skirts were banging against the frame). So my question is, how much have you people paid to get a decent job done?

sounds like you need to find another body shop. as professional a body shop can be, not all can install aftermarket body kits, especially those that are made of fiberglass. its always good to ask for pics of "custom" work the body shop has done. you paid around the average price for the install but obviously didn't get your $$$ worth.

['93accordse]

wow, i installed an ebay kit the other day on a 93 and it wasnt too bad, besides having to drill my own holes and cutting a little. geez, i guess your shop sucks?

[keegur]

i dint pay anyone i did it by myself i just read a lot of forums and books and just experimented i bought a cheap body kit off of ebay for 50 bucks and had to modify the rear bumper just bareley because it was sticking out too farso i had to cut it and re firberglass it

[erok515]

oem jdm cant go wrong!

['93accordse]

oem jdm cant go wrong!

awesome post, in a bodykit thread. way to add towards your 30 posts