| Body kits are the biggest thing you can do to | | | | Now when getting a body kit there are a few |
| give your eclipse that one of a kind look. There | | | | things you should keep in mind. First nothing |
| are many different body kits made for our | | | | comes painted. All kits come in either a white, |
| eclipse so don't rush into a decision, look around | | | | grey, or black gel finish. Now even if your car is |
| first. Body kits usually consist of four pieces a | | | | one of those three colors 99.9% of the time |
| front bumper, rear bumper, and two side skirts. | | | | they still wont match up. So you will have to take |
| Now there are other body kits out there that | | | | your car to a body shop to get the kit installed |
| contain up to twelve pieces! Obviously these are | | | | and painted which can cost up to a couple |
| much more expensive but for some people who | | | | thousand dollars. Depending on if the kit has any |
| want a look that no one else has these are the | | | | flaws that need fixing, how hard it is to get the |
| kits to look into. These kits will give your car a | | | | old parts off, how hard it is to put the new parts |
| lower, sleeker, faster, sports car look but | | | | on, and usually the price of the paint. Now |
| unfortunately they do not increase or thankfully | | | | personally I recommend painting the whole car |
| decrease performance at all. They will usually | | | | over again because think about it you have a new |
| replace your factory parts so you may have to | | | | freshly sanded body kit waiting to be painted, but |
| take it to an auto body shop if you can't tackle | | | | you only pay the auto shop to paint your kit so |
| this task your self. | | | | they kit looks good and freshly painted but your |
| Body kits are usually made of either fiberglass or | | | | car still has its old dull faded paint. It wont look |
| poly-urethane. Each material has its own pros and | | | | good. So when looking for a body kit if your |
| cons. Fiberglass is much cheaper then | | | | thinking about buying a new hood or wing that will |
| poly-urethane but tends to break easier. How | | | | need painting I recommend getting everything |
| ever if it's a show car I would go with a fiberglass | | | | installed and painted all at once! |
| kit because it tends to hold the paint better. | | | | So in closing when looking for a body kit don't |
| Fiberglass can also handle extreme weather | | | | think you will just have to pay for the kit and |
| conditions better then poly-urethane. Poly-urethane | | | | shipping unless you are able to do everything |
| is more flexible so it will work well for daily drivers | | | | yourself. And if you don't have the experience |
| since it will hold up well in accident. | | | | please don't try this own your own! |