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Anyone have good bad exp. w/ GP1 duraflex body kits?

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Old 11-10-07 | 01:07 PM
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Anyone have good bad exp. w/ GP1 duraflex body kits?

I'm looking to cover up some damage done to the rear of my car with a decent body kit. I just scanned through ebay and I think this kit looks the best for the money. And has a nice large bumper to cover up some sheet metal damage back by he bumper. I've never bought a body kit though and I don't know if this duraflex brand is garbage or not. Any information or links to better body kits would be appreciated.,

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Old 11-10-07 | 01:24 PM
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I never did like that rear end, but I haven't heard anything bad about them.
Old 11-10-07 | 01:34 PM
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Never and still don't like that rear. Just doesn't flow well with the small sporty look of an FB. Check out www.mariahmotorsports.com they have some nice bodykits. You can always get their front air dam and rear for about $500. They do have two different fronts for sale as well, not including their widebody packages. In terms of sideskirts.. never did like those on a first gen as well :P.


anyways, there was a guy with this kit you posted at sevenstock X, the front looked great, but yea.
Old 11-10-07 | 01:48 PM
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a guy on here called sprayer or something like that just put that kit on his car and painted it up it looks pretty good the only bad thing is that it doesn't look like a Mazda anymore. when he installed the kit he actually took the time to mold it to the body of his car with fiberglass. if you don't do that part of it it just doesn't look right. but it is a good kit
Old 11-10-07 | 01:48 PM
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ill get him to put some pics up so youll can see it. he is my painter
Old 11-10-07 | 04:55 PM
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here are some pics of the kit installed on my painters car












have fun drooling
Old 11-10-07 | 05:45 PM
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Nice work, but it's still a "butterface".
Old 11-10-07 | 08:07 PM
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I like the front BUT hate the rear.....

Nice paint work but doesn't go on an RX7. That paint scheme should be on a minitruck or something else and NOT on an RX7..


Just my 2 cents.


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Old 11-10-07 | 08:36 PM
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he is just showing off his skills on his daily driver so he can promote his business so dont hate
Old 11-10-07 | 09:36 PM
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Certainly a very nice paintjob. I actually kinda like the front end, especially without the molding, but I don't like the rest of it.
Old 11-10-07 | 11:17 PM
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The rear would be great if it weren't so square....

It completes the low to the ground look that the front gives you... but its just so boxy and plain in the back... if it had a diffuser or some or of body enhancing crease it would look 1000% better...
Old 11-10-07 | 11:34 PM
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i think the same thing about the back it kind of looks like a Nissan s14 or s15. it really is too square. but i love his paint and body work so meticulous. he molded it to the body
Old 11-10-07 | 11:39 PM
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im going to have him do the paint job when i get the wide body here after i get out of basic he is going to do the stock body just pulled out and stock for now after words we are going to use both of our techniques to make one sweet wide body we are doing the L6 color code with the wide body because you dont see that much and we are going to mold everything in to the body no lines no trim frenching my lighting and wiring stills ive been looking at the maria kit and a few others they have some very sweet ones out there you just have to look
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