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stillen body kit

Old May 18, 2005 | 11:36 PM
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stillen body kit

did anyone use the hardware that came with the body kit.....i thought about using black pop rivets instead......was wondering if the hardware they sent works well or not..
Old May 20, 2005 | 08:53 AM
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It's fine, don't worry. It's not enough though. I had to fabricate some brackets for the rear as it wanted to sag given the distance from the tag bolts to the fender well. I crawled underneath the car and bent a peice of sheet metal in each corner of the rear of the car, attaching it to the bottom of the kit and to the bottom of the bumper of my car. Hasn't moved since. There also seems to always be an issue with the doors scraping the side skirts. Anyone figure out how to resolve this issue?
Old May 20, 2005 | 09:18 AM
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I had no problems installing my used one. With screws and 3m tape...that's all u should need.
Old May 20, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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use good 3M tape (there are different levels of 3m tape...not the stuff from WalMart) and aluminum or stainless rivets in the fender well. I also used stainless screws above the exhaust, behind the tag and behind the fog lights in the corners because you are going into plastic and the rivet will pull through the plastic back. I have never had a problem with the good 3m tape coming off if you clean the kit and body well with wax and grease remover.

Throw the stuff that came with the kit away though. Their tape is junk and will not hold so it will come loose and sag like Chris was talking about.
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