Replica bodykits poll and discussion

[eTiMaGo]

OK, been doing a lot of research about replica bodykits available here.

To put it in simple terms, there are the cheaper, lower grade kits and the more expensive, higher grade kits.
The fit and finish of high-grade kits is as close to perfect as can be expected (the shop which does them also does the OEM lips and skirts for Toyota dealerships)
For medium-grade kits, it is more than likely that some trimming will be required on all pieces in order to fit seamlessly. Also, the actual shape of the pieces may not be exactly the same as the original ones.
There's also low-grade kits, they're not that much cheaper, but I doubt you'd want the headache of trying to get those to fit!

What I would like to know is, if you are interested in buying a bodykit from over here, which is most important to you? Price or quality?

These are ESTIMATED selling prices for selected full body kits (front bumper, rear RS bumper + lip, side skirts and spoiler:

C-ONE Original price (for reference): US$2000+ unpainted and not including the RS rear bumper (required for the rear bumper lip). This pricing is as per Bulletproof's website and can probably be discounted.
C-ONE High grade replica: US$1000-1200 (unpainted).
C-ONE Medium grade replica: US$650-700 (unpainted).

Ings+1 Original price in FRP (for reference): $1700+ (not including a spoiler). Pricing as per Bulletproof's website
Ings+1 High grade replica: US$900-1100 (unpainted) including C-ONE style spoiler
Ings+1 Medium grade replica: US$500-600 (unpainted) NOT including any spoiler

Burnout KD-VII kits are also available, but only from the high-grade shop, at a total price of around $1500 unpainted.
Vitz RS front and rear bumpers also available, at around $180 EACH, though I'm not 100% sure if that includes the front/rear fog lights too.

All the above kits can also be supplied in individual pieces (if you ony want side skirts, or front bumper, etc), but if you add up the individual prices it will be more expensive than the complete set.

If we get enough orders of a certain grade, we can probably get even better pricing.

If requested, painting can also be done here. Paint matching can be achieved, for paint codes that are not available here, we will need you to send us the tow hook cover (that little round plug on your front bumper) so that the shop can use that as a paint sample. We can get either near-perfect paint by Dupont 2K, it should cost roughly $500 for the full kit, or lower-grade paint for half the price. Of course, I still personally recommend you to get the unpainted kit and get it painted locally to ensure perfect paint match, and reduce chances of paint damage while in transit.

As for shipping, we are still working that out, let me know also if you prefer slower, cheaper shipping (Around $300, almost a month in transit), or faster shipping ($500+, around 2 weeks)

Lastly, an important disclaimer, if you install these bodykits, you will need to remove the rear bumper brace, and quite likely the front one too, for some kits. I can maybe get the smaller OEM front brace from Toyota here, if you want, but it won't be cheap.

So, please, let's hear your thoughts! :smile:

[Sway84]

personally i would try to refrain from having to do any extra work ontop of buying a full kit. Get the original and show that bad boy out... i love the C-One Front bumper, ive wanted to get this for sooo long, the thing is i also LOVE the rear bumper too so that means i need the spoiler and the side skirts to complete the set.... money always is the issue for dollar savers, and thats usually what it comes down to. everyone has their own opinion on saving their dollar, i would just prefer to get the higher quality things if its the body.

[Nutzoids]

I believe in "Go before Show"

The only body kit I like for the car is the RS rear bumper! I just wish it had a Center Exhaust Cut Out!

Most likely I will never buy a body kit for this car… As a USDM I would need a Front and Rear Rebar… and I don’t want that EXTRA Weight…

:evil:

[ChinoCharles]

I voted cheap. Whether you pay more for the high quality kit or less for a low quality one, a knockoff is a knockoff, and a body kit is still a body kit. The chances of you smacking it on something one day and cracking a piece are good, so why spend a ton of money on something you may have to replace one day? Thats my logic. $500-600 for the INGS+1 kit? Are you f'n kidding me? :bow:

[tk-421]

I voted cheap as well. The points that Chino makes are pretty solid. Also, when you factor in shipping, the prices just go through the roof.
Here are some links to the kits themselves in case someone needs 'em:

C-ONE:
http://www.c-one.co.jp/C-ONEPARTS/vitz-rs_91.html

Ings+1:
http://www.ings-net.com/english/products/n-spec/vits/index.html

Burnout KD-VIII:
http://www.burnout-web.com/SHOP/40120/48592/list.html

[Sway84]

where can u get the ings medium replica?

[eTiMaGo]

moi, soon :wink:

[Adriaan]

i little of topic but can you also get the stock bumper? the color does matter it can always be repainted. IS there any in the scrap yard yet over there? or are you willing to part with your stock bumper eTiMaGo? thanks.

[eTiMaGo]

hmmm I'm sure it would be possible to get it off Toyota themselves, but at what price?

I'll try to ask around, see if I can find some people who have changed theirs, and get their old ones...

Although, I have my old rear bumper just sitting there doing nothing, and I will get myself one of these replica ones, so my front will be available, but they're red, though...

[redyaris]

OK, been doing a lot of research about replica bodykits available here.

To put it in simple terms, there are the cheaper, lower grade kits and the more expensive, higher grade kits.
The fit and finish of high-grade kits is as close to perfect as can be expected (the shop which does them also does the OEM lips and skirts for Toyota dealerships)
For medium-grade kits, it is more than likely that some trimming will be required on all pieces in order to fit seamlessly. Also, the actual shape of the pieces may not be exactly the same as the original ones.
There's also low-grade kits, they're not that much cheaper, but I doubt you'd want the headache of trying to get those to fit!

What I would like to know is, if you are interested in buying a bodykit from over here, which is most important to you? Price or quality?

These are ESTIMATED selling prices for selected full body kits (front bumper, rear RS bumper + lip, side skirts and spoiler:

C-ONE Original price (for reference): US$2000+ unpainted and not including the RS rear bumper (required for the rear bumper lip). This pricing is as per Bulletproof's website and can probably be discounted.
C-ONE High grade replica: US$1000-1200 (unpainted).
C-ONE Medium grade replica: US$650-700 (unpainted).

Ings+1 Original price in FRP (for reference): $1700+ (not including a spoiler). Pricing as per Bulletproof's website
Ings+1 High grade replica: US$900-1100 (unpainted) including C-ONE style spoiler
Ings+1 Medium grade replica: US$500-600 (unpainted) NOT including any spoiler

Burnout KD-VII kits are also available, but only from the high-grade shop, at a total price of around $1500 unpainted.
Vitz RS front and rear bumpers also available, at around $180 EACH, though I'm not 100% sure if that includes the front/rear fog lights too.

All the above kits can also be supplied in individual pieces (if you ony want side skirts, or front bumper, etc), but if you add up the individual prices it will be more expensive than the complete set.

If we get enough orders of a certain grade, we can probably get even better pricing.

If requested, painting can also be done here. Paint matching can be achieved, for paint codes that are not available here, we will need you to send us the tow hook cover (that little round plug on your front bumper) so that the shop can use that as a paint sample. We can get either near-perfect paint by Dupont 2K, it should cost roughly $500 for the full kit, or lower-grade paint for half the price. Of course, I still personally recommend you to get the unpainted kit and get it painted locally to ensure perfect paint match, and reduce chances of paint damage while in transit.

As for shipping, we are still working that out, let me know also if you prefer slower, cheaper shipping (Around $300, almost a month in transit), or faster shipping ($500+, around 2 weeks)

Lastly, an important disclaimer, if you install these bodykits, you will need to remove the rear bumper brace, and quite likely the front one too, for some kits. I can maybe get the smaller OEM front brace from Toyota here, if you want, but it won't be cheap.

So, please, let's hear your thoughts! :smile:

Damn thats some expense! All for something that does nothing...but im liking YOUR prices Etimago.

[eTiMaGo]

Damn thats some expense! All for something that does nothing...but im liking YOUR prices Etimago.

Chrome bits and pieces don't do much either, it's all about style, standing out from the crowd :wink:

[ASHRAF]

I'm now thinking about replacing the car

but if I'm not ganna, I'll sure order a replica c-one body kit of a good quality

can you include pics of the kits installed please

cYa

[eTiMaGo]

I'm now thinking about replacing the car

but if I'm not ganna, I'll sure order a replica c-one body kit of a good quality

can you include pics of the kits installed please

cYa

I'll see what I can find... I'll be getting a front bumper myself, though I'm not sure which one yet :wink:

[eTiMaGo]

Is this replica Vitz RS bumpers or OEM ? How much total for RS front and rear bumpers, JDM front rebar, and rear fog lenses ?

If it's replica, is it polyurethane ?

Cheers

That's for the FRP replicas, the originals are about three times the price :biggrin:

I will confirm the lenses and fog lights and so on tomorrow. Bedtime here now :smile:

[ASHRAF]

The RS bumpers sounds great for me, if the foglights are there

I may be selling the car so I want it dressed up, but not too expensively

cYa

[OxyG3nE]

i want the c-one body kit anytime if you can get it replica .. i order right now :P

[Fred2006]

I voted cheap. Whether you pay more for the high quality kit or less for a low quality one, a knockoff is a knockoff, and a body kit is still a body kit. The chances of you smacking it on something one day and cracking a piece are good, so why spend a ton of money on something you may have to replace one day? Thats my logic. $500-600 for the INGS+1 kit? Are you f'n kidding me? :bow:


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[cali yaris]

I just want to know what kit(s) will fit my US car. and, if "modifications" are needed, what are they? I like the AeroOver kit the best, but I've heard it won't easily fit my car. I would love to see a definitive list with what spec the kits fit.

[eTiMaGo]

to put it simply, on your stock front and rear bumpers, no overseas lip kits will fit. You'd need a plastics/fiberglass workshop to extend and reshape the sides of the lips as they will not be long enough to reach the wheel wells.

Replacement bumpers will fit, but may require the removal of the metal bumper brace that sits in there.

[cali yaris]

so my only viable alternative (I don't like either scenario you described) is Kaminari? blah.

[eTiMaGo]

so my only viable alternative (I don't like either scenario you described) is Kaminari? blah.

Essentially, yes.. Unless you get the smaller OEM bumpers from another country, if they can fit, then you can use any lip kit you want. I think that is what adriaan is looking to do :wink:

[tk-421]

I just want to know what kit(s) will fit my US car. and, if "modifications" are needed, what are they? I like the AeroOver kit the best, but I've heard it won't easily fit my car. I would love to see a definitive list with what spec the kits fit.

+1

I would really appreciate some help in figuring out if mexi-yarii dimensions are any different from a Vitz. What sort of measurements should I start taking and where? I'm not sure if I can get this kind of info at the dealership, but I'll give them a call tomorrow and check anyways.

BTW, I'm leaning towards the Ings or (even Burnouts)... those things look hot as hell. :evil:

[eTiMaGo]

+1

I would really appreciate some help in figuring out if mexi-yarii dimensions are any different from a Vitz. What sort of measurements should I start taking and where? I'm not sure if I can get this kind of info at the dealership, but I'll give them a call tomorrow and check anyways.

BTW, I'm leaning towards the Ings or (even Burnouts)... those things look hot as hell. :evil:

show us some pictures of your car, the best way to see is to look at the bumper right in front of the headlights, and the "step" on the rear bumper.

[ASHRAF]

Thomas, could u please show some pictures of the bumpers and the kits

Please

[eTiMaGo]

continued here:

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6271

[R0ME0]

Thomas can you get a price on the OEM RS front and rear bumpers? Also will need the jdm front re-bar. I also need to know whether or not they come with the fog ligths already and if we can use our stock OEM front fogs for the RS bumper? Let me know mang! Me wants more goodies! http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif

[R0ME0]

Thomas?

[mikeukrainetz]

Just to chime in again I think I may be the only person who's shipped a kit from Thailand (correct me if Im wrong).
I purchased the kit on the premise of re-selling more but it all fell through, but thats a another story.
There are other "cheaper" alternatives to those mentioned above.
The shipping is a killer, half the total cost is shipping if its by air and per kit.
Like its been mentioned the only piece which will require no mods are the side skirts. The front requires very little, its tight but works. The rear is a whole different animal, the shape is totally different. Personally I wouldnt bother with rear lips, spend the dough youll undoubtedly spend getting the rear to fit and buy a whole new JDM bumper.

The prices are insane for this stuff, youll spend about 1/3 the total price of the car buying/shipping/fitting and painting this stuff....

Im another for 'cheap'

[tk-421]

show us some pictures of your car, the best way to see is to look at the bumper right in front of the headlights, and the "step" on the rear bumper.

Thomas, please take a look at my garage. I took some quick snaps of the front and rear bumpers and reduced them a bit. Let me know if you need any other pictures. Thx bro!

[OxyG3nE]

i want the front bumper and side skirt of the c-one high grade .. i would like the rear bumper but i dont want to remove the reenforcement..

[Black Yaris]

I vote for anything that is polyeurathane... none of this fiberglass crap