mobsta_01 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7660/supra104qf4.jpg Oh, and i agree with Matt K too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darragh Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 some kits are nice but then alot of them are rubbish looking especially veilside they were so 1993 lol im a big fan of stock however i did change to the trd copy rear spoiler and a seibon front spliter (took the active spoiler off for a fmic) but thats as far as the body is going on mine, its down to your own preferences do you ever see a standard supra come up behind you in the rear view mirror? one word EVIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Do-luck kits are pretty functional, especially the bonnet, draws the hot air out Some Do-luck kits end up actually creating hot air though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 My supra came with a bodykit, a blitz one, looked OK, but I replaced it with a Bomex later, wich looked better. The stock look is still best probably, but only if it is with active spoiler and hood scoop...and maybe the toyota sideskirts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraRider Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Homer, did you miss out Tricky Ricky's full JDL kit? thought this kit might also pull it off. It's only a vanity or sheep thing IMO. Some body kits do enhance the look of the car, but cars with randomly slapped on stuff without a thought for the overall look of the car just look naff. Aside from some front bumpers that can aid airflow to an FMIC (Do Luck and Stillen are the only that come to mind), bonnets vents which help with heat loss and in the case of track cars a huge rear spoiler, there isn't going to be a lot of difference from a performance perspective As Jamie says a few cars that have had the overall look of the car taken into consideration do pull it off well... Foodfreaks (Yes, a full Veilside kitted car) Chingy (Full Do luck kit) Javansio (subtle mods) The Skunk2 supra Jamie's old supra (bit ott, but did look good) The Punisher (TRD aerotop) From a practical point of view I can't be dealing with a kitted car anymore, they're just not worth the hassle. All I hear from owners of them is complaints about cracks, scrapes, difficulties going onto driveways, car parks, the list is endless. Maybe I'm just getting old (and sensible) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Homer, did you miss out Tricky Ricky's full JDL kit? thought this kit might also pull it off. No. While I fully appreciate the hard work that Dick put into the project and the excellent quality of the final finish, it's not a bodykit I like. Too much going on and impractical due to the chance of cracking. As said, I'm probably just getting old and sensible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Body kits are just a personal taste thing, i like some dislike others, simple as! The vanity comment is just a wind up, i personally don't care what anybody else thinks, my car is for me and nobody else, i never ask anybodys approval before making changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 me too i personally hate the stock look although not the active front splitter that looks nice. I for one when my car was silver had that the stock look with the wings west front splitter and it looked utter crap The ony cars iv seen pull that front lip are the ones that lowered the cars rightly and in black example javenso, jamie and ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) After deliberating a few times over getting a bodykit (was looking for a very subtle look) i decided that the stock look is so much better (but it’s all personal taste). Perhaps having the front stock rubber lip colour coded and maybe the rear stock arch trim coded too but apart from that i don’t think i would do anything else to the body. It’s just that (again personal opinion) that most kits don't follow the normal lines of the car and it’s that which makes these aftermarket bodykits look fugly. I must admit the ones that do follow the lines of the car look great but its just not for me. Edited June 30, 2009 by ManwithSupra (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Bodykits make up for having a small willy. Apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Bodykits make up for having a small willy. Looks like I'll be needing a bodykit after all then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 This is personal taste. I still reckon most stock supras look boring/dated. Many will disagree. I hated my supra in stock form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 IMHO body kits are a waste of time money and effort. i have put so much into my car to look the part only to see the stock look come back and look much better. i put a full jdl kit on mine, and three times had to re-spray because of tiny little hits and niggles here and there. so fed up now that i may rip the entire kit off, go back to stock, put on a carbon lip and drive knowing my bumpers wont crack over every pebble on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 IMHO body kits are a waste of time money and effort. i have put so much into my car to look the part only to see the stock look come back and look much better. i put a full jdl kit on mine, and three times had to re-spray because of tiny little hits and niggles here and there. so fed up now that i may rip the entire kit off, go back to stock, put on a carbon lip and drive knowing my bumpers wont crack over every pebble on the road. I'd like to see how long you'd last before you get bored of that look. Going from the JDL look and stares every time you drive it to pulling into a petrol station without a 2nd look. I am not convinced mr adnan. Btw fixed the gs300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 body kits are for non london residents! so much money wasted..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Bodykits make up for having a small willy. Apparently. right who owns a trd kit? what other crazy expensive kits are there?! own up lil guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Do you think the whole bodykit vs stock thing is self-regulating? i.e. when people had mainly stock supras (or when TF&TF cameout in the cinemas), maybe people wanted bodykits. When most supras have bodykits (maybe this is true right now), the stock look comes back into fashion. Some people will never be swayed to go from bodykit to stock, and vice versa. As much as I don't like bodykits, it's on my car that I don't like them. It's always nice to see what other people can do to their cars, people who (usually!) have more creative spirit and practical know-how than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I don't think fitting bodykits has anything to do with vanity but more to do with individuality, and not wanting to be the same as everyone else. I am pretty sure that if everyone's supra was standard that at shows, etc the MKIV stand would not get as much attention as it currently does. After all if all 100+ supra's at JAE, when it was a Peterbourough a couple years ago, where all standard once people had looked at a couple they would soon move on. Don't get me wrong badly kitted supra's wind me up, but personally I love to see both standard and probably kitted supra's. After diversity is the spice of life! (Before anyone says anything about mine, I am not a lover of the veilside spoiler either, and as soon as the opportunity arises it is going ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 body kits are for non london residents! so much money wasted..... Just out of interest, how much would a "decent" supra bodykit (subjective definition I know, just a rough order-of-magnitude figure ) cost, including fitting and spraying? I've never looked into it, hence I couldn't even guess a figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Just out of interest, how much would a "decent" supra bodykit (subjective definition I know, just a rough order-of-magnitude figure ) cost, including fitting and spraying? I've never looked into it, hence I couldn't even guess a figure. http://www.suprashop.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 for the same reason that girls wear make up and super bras. To look better than they actually are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 right who owns a trd kit? what other crazy expensive kits are there?! own up lil guys! and i thought you liked my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBEXsupra Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 UK bonnet, OEM skirts + spats with active spoiler. best look there is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike17 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 we put a massive bodykit on ours that was purely to give it a bit of a 'unique' touch and it was the stupidest thing we've ever done to a car! I do like the look of a bodykits but can't imagine that many of them actually do much performance wise. The supra is so quick against most cars that to be honest a bit of fibreglass on normal roads isn't going to make a huge amount of difference so I think body kits are good if you want to make it a bit different. I love the thought that I will never pass another supra with that bodykit and paint colour, but the impracticality of having a large kit is kicking in and I would very happily have the car back to stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I wonder if swapping old plastic lights for new glass ones is classed as modifying or not? I kitted my car because it looks better that way in my opinion. I'm happy and thats all that matters to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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