Hi,

I'm thinking about getting an le bodykit fitted to my coop soon, i was just wondering what sort of price i should anticipate if i take it into a bodyshop to get fitted, i will be buying the kit prepainted from autods, it will need the rear valance colour coding and the skirts and front lips fitting?

Any hep would be appreciated from those that have had it done before

cheers


tom

I'd drop Joe at FCSS a pm on this. He does it frequently for these kits.

Are you happy with yours? I saw an inky plus up at joes and couldnt help but think how much better it looked and finished the lines off so i may take the plunge or at least get the sideskirts

Well, I think the LE kit looks great on the inky, though it shows best (IMO) on the steely's. I'd get the skirts and the front lips done. Looks ace. Let's chat at Cosford on Sunday

I will drop him a pm mate as we've discussed it before when i was up at his workshop, what is the general price for this though as joe's is some trek from mine

Tom, I don't know mate You can fit the lips and skirts with the right glue, a couple of screws and a little help from your friends yourself though.

I'm sure there is a document on this forum somewhere detailing how to fit them? Have you done a search?

You'd be better of doing this yourself if you don't need to use the car for a weekend - buy some tiger seal from the internet. I had to have mine re-fitted because the fitting place put the minimum sealant on for me. There should also be a fitting instruction sheet from Auto DS somewhere on this forum and possibly on their web site. I bought skirts from a plus and the lips from DS and haven't looked back.

Skirts are very easy to fit.

Am doing Lips at weekend, so will tell you any tips.

I bought mine colour coded from autods and they were a very good match.

Here are my tips:

1. You will need 1 tube of Tigerseal for the Skirts.
2. Clean car and clay to remove debris from area where glue will bond skirt to car's sills.
3. Test fit to make sure you get a good fit
4. Jack car on axle stands allround
5. Test fit skirts
6. (With skirts test fitted)Now use small drill bit to drill through skirt into wheelarch (front and rear)
7. Where you have drilled into skirt, use rust protection
8. Run the Tiger seal along the skirt in the contact areas.
9. Fit to car, use some masking tape to hold them in place.
10. Refit stainless steel self tapping screws on front and rear wheelarches
11. Leave to bond.

It sounds far harder than it actually is, if you take your time and get fit right, I would say it is a 3 hour job.

Side Skirts - http://www.autods.net/skirtsfit.jpg
LE Lips - http://www.autods.net/lelips/

Thanks marius!
With what material is the LE kit made of?
Is it fiberglass?

This is high quality GRP with constructional fabric on the bottom part of lips, and near wheels on the side skirts..

http://www.autods.net/e6.jpg

I can recommend Auto DS

Woah, thanks for all the help and advice, reminds me why this is the best car forum around i'll let you know how i get on and it will be good to see yours patch at the cosford meet so i can make a definite decision

Thanks

Tom