Body kit choices anyone?
Sir Banned-a-lot
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,602
From: Pittsburgh, PA
buddy club has some nice ones, i dont like the ones that make your car 20 foot wide but there are a few nice body kits, just get polyurethane because fiberglass breaks the first time you hit a pot hole or pull up to a curb and tap it.
March 2010 ROTM
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,962
From: Louisville, KY
^Truth. Stock with a lip kit will look much better, but if you do buy a kit, you get what you pay for. Cheap fiberglass kits will break super easy and most likely have small fitment issues. The poly kits hold up better but cost a bit more.
Sir Banned-a-lot
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,602
From: Pittsburgh, PA
body kits are mostly for looks though, its not like your going 200 miles an hour and need to re-direct the air flow to keep you going without resistance, which a lip kit looks nicer than most of the body kits out there. but there is alot of kits out there that i like too, just go with what you like, but keep in mind that lip kits are much cheaper and look alot better in most cases
Super Cereal Admin
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,081
From: Lexington, KY
body kits are mostly for looks though, its not like your going 200 miles an hour and need to re-direct the air flow to keep you going without resistance, which a lip kit looks nicer than most of the body kits out there. but there is alot of kits out there that i like too, just go with what you like, but keep in mind that lip kits are much cheaper and look alot better in most cases
2) ~99% of the body kits on the market are not wind-tunnel tested; actually, I can't think of a single brand that actually wind-tunnel tests their civic kits
3) most body kits are used for the scoops to re-direct airflow for things like cooling ducts or to get more airflow to intercoolers. Well, when they're used for practical applications. Getting one just for looks isn't practical in my book
At any rate, I still say buddy club 2 or a lip kit and call it good. Also, body kits look like a** unless the car is lowered. A lot. And at that ride height with a low body kit, the car will be virtually un-drivable in most people's opinions (not to me. Somehow I seem to have a reputation around here for being obsessed with having impractically low cars. I'm not quite sure how I got that reputation lol)
Sir Banned-a-lot
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,602
From: Pittsburgh, PA
what im saying is that most people say they want a body kit because it looks cool, not to help at all, just for looks. alot of people also say they got their body kits to help with wind resistance as well as spoilers for downforce, unless your really going fast as hell, you dont really need to worry about downforce and body kits for resistance. most bodykits are useless imho. their all for looks.