Most people use shops as most people don’t have the space, tools or experience.
PurpleK00lA1d
I can pull motors and transmissions and rebuild them and all that.
But body work? Suddenly I’ve regressed to a caveman. I leave that shit to the pros. Like direct panel/bumper swaps that fit OEM quality? Sure I can do that. But anything that requires adjustments or any fab work, fuck that, I’m out.
impasse_reached
OP I’m curious if your impression of the “JDM Scene” is informed entirely based on FnF movies?
We’re just regular car owners like any other make and origin. We don’t install wide body kits like the one in your pic at home. You can tell a home job a mile away cos the panels won’t line up or the face of it will be wavy etc because fibreglass body kits are a pain in the ass to get straight, especially if the kit you buy is the 1000’th one out of the mould or a copy of a copy etc.
But if it’s a drift pig, yeah bung it on with a few zip ties and fang it. She’ll be right.
Jdms_Mvp
4 pc kit in a good brand on a non-crashed car, it’s easy. widebody work and stuff that doesn’t fit out of the box is a lot more headache than i want to do
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Most people use shops as most people don’t have the space, tools or experience.
I can pull motors and transmissions and rebuild them and all that.
But body work? Suddenly I’ve regressed to a caveman. I leave that shit to the pros. Like direct panel/bumper swaps that fit OEM quality? Sure I can do that. But anything that requires adjustments or any fab work, fuck that, I’m out.
OP I’m curious if your impression of the “JDM Scene” is informed entirely based on FnF movies?
We’re just regular car owners like any other make and origin. We don’t install wide body kits like the one in your pic at home. You can tell a home job a mile away cos the panels won’t line up or the face of it will be wavy etc because fibreglass body kits are a pain in the ass to get straight, especially if the kit you buy is the 1000’th one out of the mould or a copy of a copy etc.
But if it’s a drift pig, yeah bung it on with a few zip ties and fang it. She’ll be right.
4 pc kit in a good brand on a non-crashed car, it’s easy. widebody work and stuff that doesn’t fit out of the box is a lot more headache than i want to do