Splitter or no splitter?

[Dave..]

Right, some of you may know that I bought my car crash damaged, and have been having it repaired for the past month. Basicly the guys asked me to come over tomorrow morning, to see what i want doing with the body.

It's got a k-tec body kit on, and i have a parental figure on my back saying get rid of the front splitter because of the ground clearance. Only thing about taking the front splitter off, is that it would look incomplete, and would need the other valances coming off, but to do that, i need to buy a new exhaust. This is going to cost more than i have budgeted for, and i can't really afford it.

So the question is, do i just leave the body kit on, and get bumpers resprayed as they are, or do i take off the front splitter to help with ground clearance and leave it looking unfinished?

 

[182joe]

personally i would try and flog the lot and put it back to standard.

failing that, leave it as it is, the front looks prob the best part of the body kit

 

[Chrisjk]

I would say leave it on for now, doesn't look to bad, and then when you can afford to remove the whole kit get a carbon front spoiler.

 

[Dave..]

yeah, wouldnt really be able to sell the parts if i were to take them off, cus they arent in the best condition after the last t**t crashed it. I will hopefully take it back to stock one day, just when i can afford it

 

[rsclio182]

leave it for now, see how u go with it

 

[Jon.L]

poo

 

[osbid172]

Stick with it for now
Keep the kit complete, I'm not a fan but looks OK
its only the back I like the least.

 

[Soulless]

take the kit off tbh.

 

[Fletcher]

That looks awful, i'd take it off asap

 

[Greeny.]

Get it off!

 

[myleS16]

I would be embarrased (sp) to drive round with that kit on, but thats just my opinion, Why throw good money after bad getting the bumpers resprayed when you want to return it to stock?.
Smoke around in it as is for the time being until you can find some stock inferno bumpers to replace them with.

 

[Bluebeard]

You will face a MASSIVE bodyshop bill if you try and return it to standard...

I bet the kit has been bonded on and you will not get it off without lots of cutting/grinding and a lot of filler work...

 

[Beef-Mc]

I would be embarrased (sp) to drive round with that kit on, but thats just my opinion, Why throw good money after bad getting the bumpers resprayed when you want to return it to stock?.
Smoke around in it as is for the time being until you can find some stock inferno bumpers to replace them with.

+1

 

[Fagan]

tell the parental figure to pay for the new exhaust if you say you'll take it all off.

 

[TimR26]

It looks lowered so i'd just put standard springs back on to sort the ground clearance.

 

[timmmah]

I think the body kit looks ok, doesn't look too ott.

 

[B5 BDJ]

id return it to standard. my opinion

 

[sh33n]

Not a fan, but if you take just the front splitter off it's gonna look a shed load worse, either take it all off or leave it as is.

 

[Marky_]

Get some stickers made up saying something like; "Yes my car does looks silly".

I'd try to take the splitter off if it were mine. It'd look fine from directly infront then.

 

[Dcds4]

two tone, sweeeeet

 

[Addz]

i'd leave it, never really been a fan of kitted 182's but think yours suits it because of the wheels/exhaust ect...

i like it

 

[Dave..]

two tone, sweeeeet

hey? Glasses needed?


right, just been up, splitters staying on, due to the cost of removing the whole lot

got new brake discs on it, drive shafts sorted, and the air intake is being relocated... god knows what possesed the last guy to have a V6 IK with the intake pipe running down the back of the radiator, waiting to suck up any shallow puddles on the road.

I appreciate that the body kit is different to most peoples tastes on here, but it really doesnt look that bad in the metal/fibreglass. It'll do until i can afford to have it the way i want it, get a nice carbon splitter on the front and some recaros.

anyone taking serious offence to the kit though is quite welcome to donate money to my cause

 

[Stuart182]

two tone, sweeeeet

hey? Glasses needed?

LOL

anyone taking serious offence to the kit though is quite welcome to donate money to my cause

do you have paypal??

 

[theduck]

Quite like it, wouldnt have oen myself, but yeah, not bad for a kitted 182. def keep the front splitter, would look wrong without. Oh and who cares about ground clearence? just avoid speed bumps

 

[leeds_182]

Take the body kit off and burn it at the stake.

 

[Dave..]

haha, dont have paypal, but cheques can be made payable to D Brownsey :rasp:

Ground clearance wouldnt be a problem if my lane didnt have a speed bump to get over :dapprove:

and leeds 182... did you not read the thread?

 

[Floodie]

how old are you chap? if you like it then great... I bet in 10 years you'll look back and joke about "that clio" you once had... funny how things change, i remember a nova SR i once had with big irmscher kit / thing on it. Saw pics of it recently and jesus, what was i thinking!.... but at the time i absolutely loved it.

 

[leeds_182]

haha, dont have paypal, but cheques can be made payable to D Brownsey :rasp:

Ground clearance wouldnt be a problem if my lane didnt have a speed bump to get over :dapprove:

and leeds 182... did you not read the thread?

No.

 

[Dave..]

how old are you chap? if you like it then great... I bet in 10 years you'll look back and joke about "that clio" you once had... funny how things change, i remember a nova SR i once had with big irmscher kit / thing on it. Saw pics of it recently and jesus, what was i thinking!.... but at the time i absolutely loved it.

haha yeah i know what you're saying, i am only 19 at the moment, and hate being associated with boy racers. So really, as i grow older id like to save up to get it taken back to stock, body kits never been my thing really.

Tasteful mods is where i want to head, so 182 anthracite alloys, carbon splitter, recaros, no body kit, plain ss exhaust, job done

 

[kie1an]

i dont think it looks too bad

 

[Chili Red]

Tasteful mods is where i want to head, so 182 anthracite alloys, carbon splitter, recaros, no body kit, plain ss exhaust, job done

Sounds good to me! Guess you'll just have to live with that kit for now, I don't know what possessed anyone to do that to it :S

I've seen far worse but it doesn't look good.

 

[Christopher]

not a fan, but you've got the right idea!

 

[Stuart182]

haha, dont have paypal, but cheques can be made payable to D Brownsey :rasp:

Will bear that in mind.

I dont actually think the front looks too bad, but i wouldnt of paid to have it done nor would i have it done to my jamjar.

 

[tedgeuk]

not a fan of the kit but leave it on till you can afford, we know you want change it back so we wont judge

 

[Jamesl172]

i quite like the front and skirts - not a fan of the rear bumper but hey, up to you mate

 

[Tim(e)]

Oh God.....remove all that fibreglass crap and put it back to standard.....that looks like a chaved up 1200......horrible......and whats with the ronseal wood stain paint?

 

[Dave..]

Oh God.....remove all that fibreglass crap and put it back to standard.....that looks like a chaved up 1200......horrible......and whats with the ronseal wood stain paint?

....again, read the thread