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What happened to my car? :(

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Old 12-19-15, 08:35 AM
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Sounds like I don't have to tell you what you've already heard. Just FYI, I have always had my shop use some sort of silicone to seal the lip to the vehicle without chance of it falling off, stolen, or seeing gaps like with double stick tape. Good luck and sorry to see you wasted your money.
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Originally Posted by Icy350
^ Im not too sure on this but I believe if you called Sewell and order through phone they offer the full GFX Kit. I remember it being at quite a hefty price though ( 300~400 for the front lip, 200 for rear and 200~300 for sides)


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I actually just remembered something, If youre a DIY kinda guy or maybe you could ask your next shop to use weather strip to fill in any noticeable gaps. I know even for an Authentic Toms rear it comes with a weather strip to fill in all gaps.
I didnt think about sewell lol. For some reason my brain thought they kinda didnt exist anymore since their site went down. Ill look into it though, I will also look into weather strip as well. Thanks Icy350
Old 12-19-15, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Sffd103
Sounds like I don't have to tell you what you've already heard. Just FYI, I have always had my shop use some sort of silicone to seal the lip to the vehicle without chance of it falling off, stolen, or seeing gaps like with double stick tape. Good luck and sorry to see you wasted your money.
Yeah you dont have to tell me anything lol. Do you think you could you elaborate a little more on exactly what you mean by using silicone? Sounds interesting...
Old 12-19-15, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Tro209
Not sure how im supposed to take this comment... are you dissing me saying that my rides ugly or that you just hate GFX kits?
I'm saying that replica kits are not necessarily going to fit well, especially gaudy lip modifications, and combining that with a cheap shop is a surefire way to end up with a crappy fit.
Bring your parts to a quality shop, they'll usually be able to work with crappy parts and make it look good. Crappy shops, like the one you went with, will slap it on haphazardly.

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Old 12-19-15, 05:38 PM
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Contact John at Autosport209 in Stockton they will get it fitted better than that. Some things are just worth paying a little more for bro.
Old 12-19-15, 09:06 PM
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thats really messed up bro, looks like they glued it

Sometimes its better to just pay the extra bucks, and get it done right..
Old 12-19-15, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by NickTee
I'm saying that replica kits are not necessarily going to fit well, especially gaudy lip modifications, and combining that with a cheap shop is a surefire way to end up with a crappy fit.
Bring your parts to a quality shop, they'll usually be able to work with crappy parts and make it look good. Crappy shops, like the one you went with, will slap it on haphazardly.
Ahh I see what you meant now.. True that were cheap and I made the mistake of going through a cheap shop, but I can definitely see you don't like gfx kits seeing as how you call them Gaudy and earlier ugly.
Old 12-20-15, 04:28 PM
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I did this to one of my previous car a few years back, they actually fiber glass the gaps , sanded, prime paint etc etc, the end result was excellent. no gaps whatsoever.
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