How to Install Wide Body Kits
Wide body kits are aftermarket body panels that accentuate the horizontal dimensions of your car to give it a Coke-bottle shape. The kit makes the car flare out near the ground and at the wheel wells. Wide body kits are available for most cars, though the more popular the car, the more kit designs there will be on the market. Most kits are made from fiberglass because it is less expensive. However, fiberglass is less durable and can crack. Urethane or FRP composite body kits last longer but cost more.
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Instructions
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Place the car in "Park" and apply the parking brake. Remove the front bumper by unbolting the retaining bolts. Depending on the make and model of your car, the bolts are either accessible from underneath the front bumper or from inside the engine bay. Slide the new wide body bumper into the old bumper's place and bolt it in with a wrench.
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Remove the rear bumper. Remove the retaining bolts from the bottom of the car and slide the rear bumper off. Slide the new wide body bumper on and bolt it into place.
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Set the wheel-well extensions in place. Use painter's tape to hold the extensions around the wheel wells. Make sure the wheel-well extensions match up with the bumper edges. Mark with a grease pen where the screw holes are.
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Drill holes for the wheel-well extensions. Use a power drill with a drill bit that is smaller than the screw diameter. Screw the screws into place to secure the wheel-well extensions. Remove the painter's tape.
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Unbolt and remove the side skirts. Bolt in the new side skirts tightly because they will be exposed to the most debris hits on the road.
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Take the car for a test drive. See if any of the body kit panels move or dislocate while you are driving. If they do, then retighten the bolts or screws.
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