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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 04:34 PM
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I've been shopping around for months and the best price I've come up with is $1,900.00 I want to make sure I'm not missing someplace though. The kit I'm looking to get is Fiberglass with The Headlights, radiator support, Fenders, front bumper, and a Carbon Fiber Hood. Like I said my best price is $1,900.00 shipped and everything. If someone knows of someplace LOCAL that might be able to beat this price let me know about them. Post up a phone # or something. Thanks.

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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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$1900 ... better spent on engine/drivetrain mods
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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my friends has one for sale is all metal is straight from japan it comes with hood,bumper,fenders,and both head lights with hid's let me know the kit is in orlando my cell is 407 314 0796
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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I heard the fiberglass kits are no good... get the JDM OEM..
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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Originally posted by JJFreshyZC
I heard the fiberglass kits are no good... get the JDM OEM..


i dont know about them being absolutely worthless, but i know theyre more trouble than theyre worth.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 07:18 PM
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you get what you pay for.

Get the OEM metal. The fiberglass kits suck.

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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Do I really need to buy the Radiator Support to this kit or no?
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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Originally posted by InTeGrA RaCeR
Do I really need to buy the Radiator Support to this kit or no?
well, let's see... we're moving everything on the front end... id say... YES.
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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yes, radiator support is needed.
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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I would imagine a fiberglass front end would be undesirable, since its nit very strong and the front of your car is exposed to head on hazards like stones bouncing off the highway. I would imagine at 80mph, a stone bouncing could penetrate the fiberglass.

Also, I bet kids in Japan pay to get US style fronts to be different. Personally, I think the US fronts are 10x better than the JDM. JDM is soooo boring, US has th cool headlights.

Its funny, in my Mercedes forums we see that everyone in the US wants clear corners for the euro-effect, but everyone in Germany wants the orange corners for the US-effect. I bet same thing goes w/ the JDM parts, probably the cool kids in Japan all have US fronts.
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