Conclusion Wide Body Kit

[geli]

Has anyone every installed or purchased one of these? I'm looking to turn my n/a supra into a "show car" and was looking at pictures and want a wide body kit and this one looks sick but is unsure if they made the pictures look better then they actually are.

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by geli

Has anyone every installed or purchased one of these? I'm looking to turn my n/a supra into a "show car" and was looking at pictures and want a wide body kit and this one looks sick but is unsure if they made the pictures look better then they actually are.

I've helped to install several widebody kits (mostly TRD and TRD-knockoff), and I agree the Conclusion is one of the best. However, with any (and I mean literally any - even genuine TRD) body kit, at least 50% of the quality comes from the workmanship (and not the body kit itself). A great shop can make even a crappy kit look great (but of course the cost in additional labor would have probably paid to get a good kit to start with). However, a shop that's only okay can (and probably will) screw up even the best body kit. Again, I've been involved in several Supra widebody kit installs - some of them all-metal (i.e. no fiberglass)! Please do not take this information lightly.

[geli]

thanks for the information and i figured that most comes from the workmanship i was just curious of how hard it is to install one? I want to do the install myself with a few buddys, but do not want to do the install if the chance of messing it up is high.

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by geli

thanks for the information and i figured that most comes from the workmanship i was just curious of how hard it is to install one? I want to do the install myself with a few buddys, but do not want to do the install if the chance of messing it up is high.

The chance of messing it up is high...really high. Unless you're VERY, VERY experienced in autobody work, and you're fully equipped with the right tools, adhesives, putties, metal-shaping tools, sanding machines, and a humiditity controlled, dust-free workshop, I'd recommend you send it to a pro (and not just any pro - one that has installed rare high-end kits like the Conclusion before...preferrably on an MKIV Supra), with great references and workmanship you can inspect yourself.