Body Kit Time?

[Frostbite545]

Dent know if this is in the right place, sorry if it isn't. I really want to put the Kato body kit on my car, the one from AAS.

Problem: Im 17 and i have a limited budget. :Noooo:

Will becoming a VIP member give me a reasonable enough discount to make it worth it? Any money i can save is good. Also, i wonder if you guys think that kit would look good in the electric blue my car already has?

personally i love the kato kit, i think its the nicest kit for our car so id say get it, and whats the vip discount thing ur talkin about?

[Naich]

The discount is 20% off the andy's kit. Earlier this year, I did the math, and the kit came out to about $550 after the discount. I'm not sure if the price has gone up or not since then.

Aleromod.com VIP members get a discount of 20% from Andy's.... you can become an Aleromod.com VIP for $20. That gets you 2 decals, and access to extra forums and a photo gallery.

[SikMindz]

Originally posted by Frostbite545@Oct 25 2005, 02:25 PM
Dent know if this is in the right place, sorry if it isn't. I really want to put the Kato body kit on my car, the one from AAS.

Problem: Im 17 and i have a limited budget. :Noooo:

Will becoming a VIP member give me a reasonable enough discount to make it worth it? Any money i can save is good. Also, i wonder if you guys think that kit would look good in the electric blue my car already has?

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Make some cuts in your other social expenditures and it should be easy to get what you want. I was 18 when I paid for my kit that after paint cost me > $2K. It's all a matter of how much you want it...

[johny_boy32]

remember this though, the kits still has to be fitted, installed, then taken off and painted, then re-installed. That costs money too. I cut a LOT of things in my life in order to get the kit, more than most people know, and I couldnt be happier with my decision. There isnt anyone within 300 miles or so(that i know of) with a kitted alero. You gotta do what you gotta do though.

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by johny_boy32@Oct 25 2005, 11:00 AM
remember this though, the kits still has to be fitted, installed, then taken off and painted, then re-installed. That costs money too. I cut a LOT of things in my life in order to get the kit, more than most people know, and I couldnt be happier with my decision. There isnt anyone within 300 miles or so(that i know of) with a kitted alero. You gotta do what you gotta do though.

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if you have any mechanical or body knowledge, all the steps above can be done yourself, except for painting (unless you know how to do that to)

[FantomForceCustoms02]

Yea after everything was all said and done I payed about 4 grand for mine. But then again I got it molded, shaved, and painted. But you're still looking at 1500 - 2000 for body kit and paint. Unless you want to be really cool and drive around with a primer gray kit.

[johny_boy32]

Originally posted by FantomForceCustoms02@Oct 25 2005, 06:32 PM
Yea after everything was all said and done I payed about 4 grand for mine. But then again I got it molded, shaved, and painted. But you're still looking at 1500 - 2000 for body kit and paint. Unless you want to be really cool and drive around with a primer gray kit.

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but you dont want to do that so get it painted or leave it off the car.

[Frostbite545]

Yeah i am cutting back on a lot of stuff already, like the Xbox 360 I'm gonna postpone for a while. I also am trying to get some connections together with people in my school. One kid i know is real good friends with people in a body shop... maybe it will work out soon. I may end up buying a CAI first as a present to hold me off for a while. :P

[Redog]

I agree, get the VIP membership, save up for the kit, and the bodywork.

You'll be looking at about $1500 for Paint and install and of course the kit itself.

I say, and I know it's going to kill you, save up that much first, print out a pic of the kit, and go around to a few bodyshops and get an idea of the price to install

[Frostbite545]

I have about $1700 or so saved up, and the only thing holding me back from saving a ton of money is the car insurance itself...$250 a month

I am wondering though, should I have the paint color matched, then have the kit sprayed to match the car? I think the paint may be different due to fading over time. On the other hand, i could save more and go for the whole car paint job... but i think thats too expensive.

im goin to school for autobody and i know personally that when u get a panel/ bumper or anythin painted its the shops responsibility to match the panels even if fading is a factor, they have tints and stuff for that. so just go to a decent shop

[Frostbite545]

Ah, I see. Thanks for all the help with that, guys. Glad to hear everything from people who know what they're talking about. Now its time to get started. I will definitely post pics if it gets done anytime soon.