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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MDSC
it depends what you consider low, i tried stock struts and it wasnt low for my taste 19" rim was about 1-1.5" away from the fender/qtr all the way down
So 1-1. 5in from fender to ground. Not too bad, maybe the shine kit help solve that problem
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by horent135
So 1-1. 5in from fender to ground. Not too bad, maybe the shine kit help solve that problem
to me when parked rim has to be even with the fender or tucking if you see tire its not low enough.,
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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woot woot! on the way to rancho cucamunga from san diego to go pick up my kit! 117 miles to destination along with the girlie(maybe some road head) lol! jk, kinda.

I'm hella excited! i've been wanting this kit for over 2 years! i'm hella broke, but i'll have this kit finally on my car.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 09:41 AM
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hey MDSC. i want to buy megans for my UAS bags, did you have to modify the coilovers to make the bag over the sleeve? Can i get a picture of your setup?
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 10:12 AM
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good look, thats a great looking kit!
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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xknowonex and I compared the fitment notes between the original Auto Couture and the Shine kit. The imperfections that were in the original is exactly the same on the Shine kit. The fact of the matter is, they haven't done squat to make the kit better. The fogs don't fit unless modified, same high beam gap, side skirts has to be trimmed, etc.

SHINE kit is a DIRECT MOLD of the original kit.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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Just installed the shine kit and the fitment was pretty damn good to me. I asked about the high beam lamp issue and he said they have already fixed that issue. From looking at mine. I don't see a gap, but I can't truly confirm because my high beam bracket is broken. I like the kit a lot. Waaaaaay better fitment than other kits I've seen. I installed my side skirts and I have only to do alittle shaving to the passenger side inside the door sill area. Slid right on tho. Took me 1 hr to mock the kit up to my car and I'm happy.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by One HoT
xknowonex and I compared the fitment notes between the original Auto Couture and the Shine kit. The imperfections that were in the original is exactly the same on the Shine kit. The fact of the matter is, they haven't done squat to make the kit better. The fogs don't fit unless modified, same high beam gap, side skirts has to be trimmed, etc.

SHINE kit is a DIRECT MOLD of the original kit.
my fogs fit with no modifying...i just drilled the holes for screws
only thing that fit perfect was front bumper everything else needed shaving, sides and mostly rear to make it fit as good as it does.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JustChill
hey MDSC. i want to buy megans for my UAS bags, did you have to modify the coilovers to make the bag over the sleeve? Can i get a picture of your setup?
i removed the bigger lower perch to make the air fitting clear, so i only have the locking perch holding the bag on the buttom. I also drilled the top mounts of the coils to screw the bags to the top mounts. I took some work i'll see if i can take some pictures of the top hats on monday.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Honestly Id rather have to shave certain parts down to make it fit rather than having to cut a re fiberglass.
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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Word up son! I'm pumped for you Lindy, looks like your new SC is getting the treatment. Any ideas for wheels?
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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This I want to see, I've got a long list to go before this and I just can't wait!!! I just wanna share(LOL);

LS BBK (already have it, just need to get it painted and rotors)
AVH-P4300DVD
SC430 woodgrain steering wheel
gated shifter
new leather seats and all that (optional, and can't decide yet weather to keep my tan or switch to black)
PBM coils
Shine Auto Aero kit (Since I have a '95, I'm gonna delete the small grille, if I could I would also keep my fogs, I wanna keep the '95 look visible, so I'm keeping my tail lights also.)
MRR GT1 20" (I'm really in love with the mesh style rims, but hate VSXX or BBS LMs, no offense to people running them)

Then I'm good to go! Unless my OEM sound system goes out, then it's the last on the list! LOL

BTW I got a MIP '95 SC400, which is pretty rare to get set up, so this will be very very interesting to see...

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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by danegerous
Word up son! I'm pumped for you Lindy, looks like your new SC is getting the treatment. Any ideas for wheels?
What's up bro, I don't know yet, still gotta get my stacks up first. I may try the varrstoens bbs lm reps, or your style runs in 19s tho. I want them chromed though. Hows the ride treating yah?
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 03:19 PM
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Best car ever dude. I hardly get to drive it, but it does look damn good sitting int he driveway haha.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by One HoT
xknowonex and I compared the fitment notes between the original Auto Couture and the Shine kit. The imperfections that were in the original is exactly the same on the Shine kit. The fact of the matter is, they haven't done squat to make the kit better. The fogs don't fit unless modified, same high beam gap, side skirts has to be trimmed, etc.

SHINE kit is a DIRECT MOLD of the original kit.
Yes, I actually went through 2 Shine front bumpers:

First one - I had some incidents on the road. I sold it off as is for repairs. The highbeam was off slightly and the fog lights tabs were too short.

Second one - Good and had several revisions. We didnt need to do fix the aforementioned problems. We just did the usual fiberglass prepping, filling in pinholes, removing waves from the upper flat spot above the grill
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