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Hey - was interested if anyone knew how much it would cost to buy and install a body kit onto my r33 non turbo coupe skyline (i am planning on buying one after christmas). If anyone knows an average price or even where i could ring someone to find out how much it costs to fit a full body kit it would be appreciated. I will be around melbourne at the time of buying one but i will be back on the gold coast later.

Thanks to anyone who reads this :)

Luke.

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Allow say $1k to paint and fit, plus depending on kit possibly another 800-1000 depending on quality

It really depends on the quality of the kit and how much fitment work u want someone to do putting it on the car...

R33 full kits are like $500 + $80 postage on ebay. But they are fibreglass. If you want plastic, you're looking at something like $2000 for the kit by itself.

Fit/Paint....Depends on who you take it to really. If they charge extra for fitting...I'd fit it myself to save some cash. But yeh, painting will cost you $500 minimum.

errr. if you buy a 500$ kit on ebay.. then you deserve everything that it is..

a fiberglass kit is roughly 800-100k

a plastic one for a skyline.. well that's another story.. expect to sell your arse for that

edit. mind you unless your looking for genuine nismo etc secondhand ones then maybe they will be resonable price

Edited by .:: GimpS-R34 ::.

Have heard about some of the ebay kits people are buying horrible fitments so much work needed and for those after a cheap kit it is the best option but dont expect quality fitment.

Even mine had gaps on the rear bar for fitment and sagged under drivers headlight...but that was temporary kit until what my cars just had fitted and painted so wasnt fussed. Also check how many layers of fibreglass used cause that makes it cheaper but u'll have more driveway damage

errr. if you buy a 500$ kit on ebay.. then you deserve everything that it is..

a fiberglass kit is roughly 800-100k

Hey I wasn't endorsing it, just letting him know what his options are, and since the thread is called "cost estimation" I'm assuming cheapest one is required.

$1000 for a fibreglass kit? err, yeh gold plated it better be.

And besides, not everyone can afford expensive kits, Just coz they've got an import.

he meant 100k as in 100 000... and yes a fiberglass kit is roughly 1k.. i suggest you ring up before giving this advice.. it was even quoted on both above me

NA Goodness - 2k for kit, paint & fit.. so roughly 800 -1000 for kit and 1k -1200 for paint and fit

ShyBoi - Allow say $1k to paint and fit, plus depending on kit possibly another 800-1000 depending on quality

if you can find me a brand new PLASTIC kit for 1k.. reference it to me

just to give you an idea.. i was looking at genuine Do-Luck kit.. roughly 10k..

if he wasnts the cheapest kit then yes ebay is the go.. but if he wants the cheapest kit to actually go on the car then no it prob isnt unless he does the work himself cause there would be alot of labour involced to get the kit to fit and the panel shop is going to charge for man hrs.. or do a plain shithouse job..

1k isnt expensive at all.. if you can't afford a decent job of it then dont get it.. its not an expensive kit..

Edited by .:: GimpS-R34 ::.

Well..upto him. Depends on how much he wants to spend.

Nah i didn't say I could get a plastic kit for 1000, I WISH!!

I've had fibreglass front bars crack twice on me already, after hitting high angle roads. You never really appreciate plastic until you get fibreglass :)

fibreglass is the way to go....

plastic is great, but its just too expensive.

if you run real low fibreglass WILL get smashed tho, i go through a front bar every 18 months or so

Easy way to put it depending on the kit

Front Bar: $300-350

Side Skirts: $200-250

Rear Bar: $250-350 depends on what you want unless you leave it standard

I know you can get $500 kits on ebay and that but they only have like 2-3 layers of fibreglass which means if you kit anything it'll crack from say your fenders down about 15cms just hitting a driveway. The other ones people are quoting have like 6 layers of fibreglass so if you hit a driveway you'll maybe get a crack like 3cms...so strength of the fibreglass is important as hamish said you may go through a bar per year otherwise...depending how low the car is.

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