What's a good website for good lookin' cheap-ish body kits? Are there bad quality ones, or maybe off-brand ones i need to look out for? What about material? Would a carbon fiber one be better than a fiberglass one?

 

i've never seen a "good lookin'" body kit. get a lip kit

 

Aerotrends has some pretty quality stuff (for fiberglass anyway). If you plan on dropping the money you'd spend for a carbon fiber kit, you might as well go with polyurethane.

Fiberglass
-cheap
-breaks easily
-usually doesn't fit right

Carbon fiber
-expensive
-breaks fairly easily
-I doubt it'll fit right without extensive modification

Polyurethane
-expensive
-borderline indestructible (think how hard it is to actually damage your stock bumpers. That's exactly what a poly kit would be like)
-perfect fitment

 

Say no to bodykits!

 

friends don't let friends buy body kits

 

I'm with shatowncivic and trustdestruction on this one. Out of all the body kitted civics I have seen (a lot), I have only seen like two that I actually like, a few that I am neutral to, and the majority just look gratuitous and/or ricer. But its all a matter of opinion, just stay away from ones with ridiculous scoops and flares please. Rims + Lip > body kit, IMO. I have a friend who has a CF body kit, and CF is nice and all but is prone to cracking and fading (especially in areas with pronounced summers and winters like the NE), if you want to get one I'd advise polyurethane

 

So why steer away from them? Are they just a douchey thing to do?
And what are lips?

 

I do like backyard special bumpers like this:


And a Lip is an alternative to a body kit, like this:

 

im agreeing with pretty much every one to steer clear from body kits... they look like crap. get a nice lip.

 

i agree ej6, that bumper looks awesome