Body Kit Progress - Page 4

paulyb · 02-06-2008, 07:02 PM

definitly should have lowered it before the kit, it just doesnt look right stock hieght with a body kit, but to each is to own.

CBLOHM3400 · 02-06-2008, 07:39 PM

yea michigan roads suck on lowered cars

pimpalero2003 · 02-06-2008, 07:44 PM

all roads suck on lowered kitted cars that y u lear to drive

[ion] C2 · 02-06-2008, 07:49 PM

... yeah.

DOHC_tuner · 02-06-2008, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

I don't see any that cheap... I plan on getting Eibach when I do get springs, don't want too low, I live in Michigan

TRUE..."You should paint your bumper support black." (rowdygls)

AND

Needs a drop with some rims....

But hey your getting there and its starting to look good.

Oh and something completely off subject Im sending a money order to Michigan for a Quad 4 emblem...just like on my sig.

Didnt think it was too serious to start a whole new thread on that

But hey when was the last time YOU modded your Alero?

[ion] C2 · 02-07-2008, 10:46 AM

Looked at it again today.. Paint doesn't match the body color... for some reason it's lighter than the original paint? Shouldn't it be the other way around, if anything, since the car is 8 years old? It was the correct color code. Looks like I'll need to have it hit with another coat and blended with the rest of the car.. damn painter. Maybe he didn't prep it right since it was silver before, maybe that's what's causing it to be lighter.

pimpalero2003 · 02-07-2008, 10:48 AM

give it a bit

[ion] C2 · 02-07-2008, 10:51 AM

maybe it takes time to cure or will look different once waxed lol

pimpalero2003 · 02-07-2008, 10:54 AM

just take a dump on it and rub it in. thats the best way to darken it son.
hahha

rowdygls · 02-07-2008, 11:05 AM

I had the same issue with my car when it was silver. Now granted mine was new glass and was never painted, but I was told it might do this due to a static charge making the particles lay funny (glass being plastic compared to the metal body) All was better when the car was completely repainted though.

YALEROYNOT · 02-07-2008, 11:27 AM

springs

make this guy an offer worth a shot

I got mine for $12 plus shipping and I beat the guy up for the shipping and paid $42 shipped. I still have them in the box I want to put them on next week just depends how the shoulder feels.

Pimp bag your car already and sell this man your springs

SittinOnChrome · 02-07-2008, 12:03 PM

looks good so far, great work on the fitting of the rear looks nice, wont it look lower when you put the side skirts on... I give you props for working on your car in the winter in michigan. Im in ohio I cant even muster up the motivation to vaccum the alero right now..

[ion] C2 · 02-07-2008, 12:17 PM

Yeah the weather is terrible here. It was ice-raining, some small hail, and snowing with heavy winds when I was out there removing and installing the rear bumper. My pants were soaked from the snow/ice on the ground. I get to do the side skirts and the front today after work (5PM on) until it's finished.

People ask why I did it now in the winter weather. Well, I'm going to drive it all year round like this anyway, and I'm very impatient. Lol.

I should take a picture for you lower suspension wanters of the driveway in and out to my school dorm, and the entire road. It's about a 40 degree incline, and the road is FILLED with potholes, tons that are practically unavoidable if you want to stay in your lane the entire time. And here in MI, with 8" of snow and ice every winter, it's not good to be lowered and have your bumpers ripped off.

paulyb · 02-07-2008, 01:01 PM

dude yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its the bomb diggity

[ion] C2 · 02-07-2008, 01:04 PM

Yes, because I definitely don't know how to drive. How many people need to tell this to me?

I will take pictures just for you, or invite you to come up here and take the left turn across the 4 lane road safely into oncoming traffic as you hit it at an angle, being sure not to clip the person sitting right at the end of the driveway waiting to turn, you professional driver, you.

Of course I avoid potholes, however once you see pictures of this road it's either "drive over a pothole" or "drive into the side of the car next to you." Take your pick.

I know how to effing drive. But I'm intelligent enough to know that my car being 2-3" lower will increase the probability that my kit will be damaged greatly. Ignorant...

shiny alero · 02-07-2008, 01:08 PM

^^ i understand i hit a pothole last summer, i coudlnt avoid it....the best thing is, its fiberglass, no matter how bad u F it up you can rebuild it. mine is stock hight too. but alot of people on here thjink its lowerd becuase how it looks in some pics. trust me...dont lower it for atleast 6 months so your used to it.