General Body kit yes or no???

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General Body kit yes or no???

Body kits are like food. Remember though, some body kits make it quite difficult to use a jack on the car if you work on it yourself. Even more so when you have a lowered motor as well.
 
You will need a set of ramps but even they can bee too high for a low front and ramps usually have to be bolted down so they dont skid when you try to drive up them.

The body kit is not too OTT. Only downside are the overhanding side skirts that look like rolls of fat above skinny jeans and those triangular air intakes on the front are too much - fill them in.

The last issue is durability. ABS plastic used on OEM bumpers is flexible and high impact so it can handle minor knocks. Glass fibre is amazingly strong but not very flexible and the gel coat cracks very easily. One clumsy f*rt in Tescos and its cracked / crazed for ever. Its nearly impossible to fill out any damage without cracks coming through.

Last of all check with the insurance. They love any excuse to drop your cover when you need it and you wont get the (wasted) premium back.
 
2nd kit looks nicer but less is more so i would try and stick oem if i was you.
sporting/abarth kit (y)
 
3rd side skirts fit. Rear bumper doesnt.

But there is an abarth 5door kit. ****ing rare **** mate. Dave has one for sale, £500 iirc.
 
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