Fiberglass.  The basic ingredient and material used for most of the body kits made here in the US.  The thing is.  Most of these types of kits have to be fitted first and be custom molded and that takes oodles of money.  I went to three different shops showing pictures of this kit to some of the professional paint shops.  A good typical custom paint job and overall fitment and molding with this body kit was in the estimates of $3900, $4600, and $4900.  Overkill.  What makes this more alarming is that for Celica coupes (which is bad for me), you would need to remove the crash bar if you do not want to custom fit the bumper.  What's the crash bar?  The actual reinforcement that protects the back of your car from further damage.  Extending the bumper via molding doesn't look good on this type of kit...espcially since it droops down over the exhaust.  Just imagine a Celica coupe with a big butt. I don't know what I was thinking buying a body kit in the first place. Just looking at the pieces itself seemed so flimsy and unfitted. It almost feels like you'd be forcing these parts in. Anyway, if you're a person that wants to invest in a body kit. PLEASE DON'T!

Here's an example of this kit in my workout room. Haha!

I must note that one of the biggest risks in getting a kit like this is the likeliness of cracks when it gets delivered to your home.  This can mean more repairs on the kit with professional bondo techniques before actually getting it fitted.  This is also why my estimates were pretty big as well.  Below are the cracks on the front bumper.  Remember that repairs can change estimates. 

This is behind the front bumper...

Note also that most fiberglass-based kits have a coarse texture on the back of the kit pieces.  Usually caused by the inconsistent molding of kits when they come out of manufacturing and the reason why most kits have to be fitted on the car for some time before doing the paint primer and finish.

Here were some of the cracks on the bumper that were caused by the handling and delivery...unfortunately...this was unavoidable as well.

Same crack on bumper...

Here are some shots of the side skirts...

I wanted this kit because of the unique and clean shape it had.  It still gave the Celica a natural look.  It also had a convenient area to place the foglights as you can see here. -Passenger side-

-Drivers side-

There was only one reason why I wanted purchased the kit - looks. But, after further investigation there were SO MANY drawbacks that ultimately led me to sell it.  For one, it was fiberglass.  I knew there were going to be some risks (well...let's just say accidents can happen). I also didn't know it was going to be this costly to have it done.  Secondly, the removal of the crash bar was something that I couldn't sacrifice.  Safety first before fashion.  There is only one example out there who has done it and he/she has done a great job at getting the car done.  Here is a good example... 

and bad example...note the terrible quality in the molding and matching of the fender color...

Now, if I knew that it would mostly be for car shows...then I would probably go for it but not for a daily driver.  I know many kids would do this and not give a shit...that is until...they get rear ended.  So there you have it.  I didn't end up keeping the kit.  But now you know my reasons why.  When my article for the GT4 RC conversion comes out you can read reviews of that...for now.  I will stick with my stock look.

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