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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:53 am
by excon
Danteneon wrote:excon wrote:Danteneon wrote:Nothing like that, but most folks opinion (here anyway) will lean towards not liking the bodykit idea. More folks lean towards the "function over form" way of doing things. A bodykit is a visual mod that does nothing for the car performance-wise. Not to say the Mopar side skirts and lipkit aren't only visual (because they are) but with the Chrysler parts you get a much better fit and finish without making your car scream "Hey, look at me!"
Just my take on it.
Not necessarily...
Just like you said, the bumpers are made of fiberglass. On some cars (definately not first generation neons) the bumpers are made of aluminum or metal and fiberglass is much lighter, but much more brittle if you hit something (or are hit). As for fitment, yes, you'll probably have issues installing it because an aftermarket company mass produces bumpers for many makes. I've seen a body kit on ebay for a neon, and the next day saw the same thing on a focus!
Another reason people get body kits is for aerodynamics, but I doubt that any of the companies that make these kits have ever put it on a neon and put it in a wind tunnel to see if it produces less drag and/or downforce at speed...
stick with your stock neon body... you'll be happy you did...
I'm confused by that part. Are you referring to the reinforcement, or the bumper? And what was the "Not necessarily..." in reference to?
The bumper covers (the part you can see) is plastic...1st or 2nd gen. The bumper reinforcement is metal...1st or 2nd gen. The bodykits don't replace the reenforcement, but simply mount either over your factory bumper, or attach to the factory locations in place of your bumper. Some kits do require you to remove your reinforcement to mount them...don't buy those! That would constitute an insurance non-payment if it were seen after an accident.
yeah i meant bumper covers. (the part you can see) the bumper enforcement is behind the bumper cover and i think you could call it your crash bar? oh well, and yes, the bumper covers on neons are plastic FOR SURE. so i'm not sure what would weigh less if you got a fiberglass bumper cover soley for racing...
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:40 am
by DoubtedNeon
The guys on here are right tho, ill vouch for saying that the kit does ALOT the change the look of the car, its the subtle things that do go a long way
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:02 am
by Danteneon
The factory bumper cover doesn't weigh very much at all. The fiberglass covers weigh more than the factory part does.
If you spend more for the higher end kits, they are made like the factory parts out of plastic and not only weigh less than fiberglass but take impact much better as well.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:25 am
by Sykora
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:41 am
by cbjones26
the ones at racerwheel are made out of fiberglass ! i emailed them bc i was looking at a kit they have aswell an lil sparkplug said it woulndt be a good idea to buy it if its fiberglass!!
dear chris, thank you for e-mailing us. the bodykit you are interested in is made out of pfrp fiberglass with intererior layer of fiberglass injected with a material called honey comb to make the bodykit a more durable fiberglass kit. thank you again for e-mailing us.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:06 pm
by Sykora
oooh wow thanks for letting me know.
I hate how they don't give you a description at all on those sites!
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:25 pm
by cbjones26
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:50 pm
by Sykora
yeah same here
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:09 pm
by Sykora
sidepipe87 wrote:www.moparsupercenter.com Get yourself a mopar lip kit. front rear, and sides, then get them painted electric blue... will be less than $700 and won't look like rice
how much did it cost you to get yours painted?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:15 pm
by DoubtedNeon
if u diy alot less...cost of paint and everything was around 150 for all my parts, a shop will do it for prolly double...im not really sure at all
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:29 am
by sidepipe87
Mine cost nothing to paint. I bought a Bright Silver kit, then bought a Bright Silver Neon!
however, I can't see it costing that much to paint. It would be less than a body kit anyway. All I did was paint the indentation in the back of mine matte black with a can of DupliColor and it came out awesome!
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:36 pm
by Sykora
what about this? doesn't someone on here currently have this kit?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:30 pm
by Paralyzer
i would say my kit but you can't get it anymore. Sorry. I perrsonally like the SI lip conversion. But haven't seen it on an 03+ car. But it does give me an idea how to implement it and get it looking good.
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:50 pm
by sidepipe87
Yep, I Think that's the kit or at least front bumper that KrackStar has on his cinnamon colored show neon
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:55 pm
by Sykora
sidepipe87 wrote:Yep, I Think that's the kit or at least front bumper that KrackStar has on his cinnamon colored show neon
sweeeet! I might get the mopar soon and eventually get this when I have enough money to paint it and all.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:33 pm
by Graphite SRT
Mopar lip kit FTW
Body kits to me really don't look good because i have yet to see one that flows with the lines of the car. They are usually way over done and just stick out way too much. Maybe its just me i don't know
But no matter what you decide on as long as its painted before you put it on it should look good.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:44 pm
by Sykora
Graphite SRT wrote:Mopar lip kit FTW
Body kits to me really don't look good because i have yet to see one that flows with the lines of the car. They are usually way over done and just stick out way too much. Maybe its just me i don't know
But no matter what you decide on as long as its painted before you put it on it should look good.
paint it before you put it on? why before?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:14 pm
by sidepipe87
yes definitely get it painted before... it's just the right way of going about doing it. And if you've never painted before, just take it to a reputable body shop to paint it. The lip kit shouldn't cost that much to paint, but that is depending on how expensive Electric Blue paint is as well.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:28 pm
by Sykora
ahh i see. yeah I've painted motorcycles before, but those are much smaller pieces before. and plastic sucks to paint.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:19 pm
by Neon4Life
just saying my input that bodykits arent bad they just give u a better outlook of the car and appearance.
my evo kit wasnt that hard to get on and i molded the fedners too and its all intack and in perfect lining.
but lip kit isnt that bad.
p.s just giving my input of working with a bodykit.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:58 pm
by Sykora
fresh04neon wrote:just saying my input that bodykits arent bad they just give u a better outlook of the car and appearance.
my evo kit wasnt that hard to get on and i molded the fedners too and its all intack and in perfect lining.
but lip kit isnt that bad.
p.s just giving my input of working with a bodykit.
hey nice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:50 pm
by theTeejmiester
holy hell thats a huge wing
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:39 am
by LilSparkPlug
That makes the SRT spoiler look minute as all hell!
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:43 am
by sidepipe87
That is a huge wing, also that molded kit will surely crack in due time. Just pray you don't hit anything.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:38 am
by Neon4Life
trust me theres like 3 layers of bondo on there.and yeah i know its a huge wing.i bought it from ebay off of this guy for $25 he didnt know what he was selling.
then when i picked it up i realized it was a jsp type wing which can cost up too $300.
surely did make it stand out more with it on there.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:50 pm
by speedballer4life
I Have en 03' SXT thats the Atlantic Blue Pearl. I was thinking of getting a mopar kit for it and leaving it black. Has anyone seen a neon similiar to this? Or any color 2gn with black mopar lip?
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:23 pm
by sidepipe87
Yep, just look around. Several people on here have mismatched lip kits. Try the search function. I think there is an Atlantic Blue with either a silver or black kit. Nitehawk has a black car with a silver kit. If I were you I'd just color match it because it looks pretty stupid usually.
Here's an OB with a black lip kit:
viewtopic.php?t=29595&highlight=atlantic+blue+lip+kit
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:51 pm
by sidepipe87
also search for krc21. I believe he has an Atlantic Blue with Black lip kit
viewtopic.php?t=35298&highlight=
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:54 pm
by UNDERGROUND6T9
Get a polyurethane kit
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:22 pm
by 2gNeon4life
Does anyone know where i can get a r/t 2000+ body kit with the front lip?