fitting vt body kit - Saxperience

saxocam · 21st July 2007, 21:25

i have only just come onto the scene and want to fit a vt body kit to my desire. I've looked at the guides, but it doesnt seem as easy as i thought...Whats the chances of messing it up?

Yates · 21st July 2007, 21:27

i think wilsy done it and wasnt happy, im unsure how hard it is, see how much a body shop would do it, i doubt it would be that expensive, if you havent done anythin like this before could be a pain

saxocam · 21st July 2007, 21:35

yer thats what im thinking, but the rear end of my desire looks too high in the air...don't know about the hassle though

goat_janine · 21st July 2007, 21:36

Get a bodyshop to fit it. The rear arches have to be cut as they petrude below the vt arch.

headcharge911 · 21st July 2007, 22:42

i got a bodyshop to fit mine. Aint cheap but better than messing the car up.

Pictures of mine - http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/207196.htm

Crunkers · 21st July 2007, 23:50

Gotta agree with the lads, if you don't know how to do it seek the help off people that do. Body shops will amke the car look mint!

Cheers

willsy · 22nd July 2007, 00:02

How far away is Bracknell from Nuneaton? Ill do it for you for half the price of whatever your local bodyshop will do it

Its a piece of cake really (Have a look through my previous made threads and see the guide that i made for it)

It all depends on which method you want to use to fit it:

1) Do you want to do it 100% by the book and drill holes in your panels etc for the clips to go into, this is good and the correct way but it isnt always the best

2) Do you want to use existing holes combines with a bit of tigerseal or silkaflex to hold it to the car? Although this may seem a quicker and less 'right' option its so much better than standard fitting due to the fact that the panels will never come off and clips wont break etc.

Only trouble with option 2 is that theres no easy option to removing items of the kit again, you have to carefully peel it off.

Gimme a PM with exactly what you're thinking of doing and ill do my best to help you further

John · 22nd July 2007, 00:08

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Originally Posted by willsy

How far away is Bracknell from Nuneaton? Ill do it for you for half the price of whatever your local bodyshop will do it

Its a piece of cake really (Have a look through my previous made threads and see the guide that i made for it)

It all depends on which method you want to use to fit it:

1) Do you want to do it 100% by the book and drill holes in your panels etc for the clips to go into, this is good and the correct way but it isnt always the best

2) Do you want to use existing holes combines with a bit of tigerseal or silkaflex to hold it to the car? Although this may seem a quicker and less 'right' option its so much better than standard fitting due to the fact that the panels will never come off and clips wont break etc.

Only trouble with option 2 is that theres no easy option to removing items of the kit again, you have to carefully peel it off.

Gimme a PM with exactly what you're thinking of doing and ill do my best to help you further

exactly as he said i used both drilled holes and tigerseal and have just removed the kit the other day all the clips popped out easy but the tigerseal took me ages with a heat gun to get it off.

Barry123 · 22nd July 2007, 00:18

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Originally Posted by John

but the tigerseal took me ages with a heat gun to get it off.

should've used Cellulose thinners man... eats tigerseal for teatime

saxocam · 22nd July 2007, 09:33

roughly how much will a bodyshop charge?

djjayblue · 22nd July 2007, 09:41

where is the best place to buy the VT kit

Mark51^p · 22nd July 2007, 09:46

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Originally Posted by djjayblue

where is the best place to buy the VT kit

scrap yard or ebay

headcharge911 · 22nd July 2007, 10:39

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Originally Posted by Mark51

scrap yard or ebay

Or sometimes off here.

scrawf05 · 22nd July 2007, 14:43

Hey! i've got a 1.1 an wantin to put a vt kit on it. i've been quoted £800 for the bodyshop to find the kit, fit it an spray it? is that a decent price or not? let me no cheers!

John · 22nd July 2007, 14:48

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Originally Posted by scrawf05

Hey! i've got a 1.1 an wantin to put a vt kit on it. i've been quoted £800 for the bodyshop to find the kit, fit it an spray it? is that a decent price or not? let me no cheers!

Lol u could buy a vtr for £800 mate take the kit off it fit it to yours and sell the part or just buy a vt kit

willsy · 22nd July 2007, 18:31

Your best bet is to take your time and look through ebay, scrappys and on the for sale section here and gather parts of the VT kit that are already in your cars colour (if its a fairly common colour this will be easy!)

Then a bodyshop shouldnt really charge alot to fit it, probably about £100-£150 max

Seriously though its really not difficult to do, get a mate to give you a hand and give it a go

saxocam · 23rd July 2007, 14:10

thanks guys-big help

and123rew · 23rd July 2007, 14:14

yeh m8 as willsy said it is a piece of cake i fitted my own vt kit on my old 1.1 and it was easy just take your time and its no problem what so ever. good luck

saxocam · 23rd July 2007, 21:51

thanks guys, ill let you know how it comes along

Jackm · 6th August 2007, 12:11

Hiya sorry 2 bring this up again, but im fitting my kit soon and just wanted to kno... do any f the bits need 2 be cut, iv got a 1.1 forte??

thaks