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...anywho i love it and have been waiting for something more updated as i hate just about all body kits that are out for the FB.

and as for the low vs reasonable. IMO if your worried about scraping the ground dont get a kit. LOW OWNS ALL!

 

btw..and i live in South dakota where hitting a gravel road or pot holes is VERY common...so i dont want to hear the "in Cali pot holes and speed bumps destroy my car blah blah blah"

 

The rear bumper is atrocious. The front has potential, but I'd like to see it without the moldings put in.

 

I like that one.

 

If the shop can make these types of fender flares compatible w/ the front end and side skirts, I think that would be swell.

 

id take the front and sides skirts, and put a mazdatrix rear =)
i think that would be a good combo.

 

I like that #7 bodykit, it's one of the few kits I've seen that wouldn't make me give up my SA bumpers.

 

HOZZ, I wanna see the car painted...

 

Actually, the funny thing is I just had the car painted before this body kit thing came up. Nice that the prototype is white so easier to imagine what it will look like when I take it back to have the final product painted to match.

Keep the comments coming. They are watching and taking any and all comments to heart. Trust me.

I know for a fact that the feedback is leading to a big change to the rear skirt as well as minor changes to the side skirts.

Based on so many comments (which I agree with), I'm hoping they seriously consider changing the rear to something with flavor of their SC300 rear skirt as it has a tuck under look as 1st Gen basic stock has. Put your thumb over the front part of the car in the picture and easy to imagine it on a 1st Gen. Time will tell.

 

any updated pics??

edit: i guess not, its only like a 2 day only thread.. i like it, but i would like to see the prgress

 

I like the front but less smiley face ish.

 

i love this kit

 

Nothing beyond what you see at the beginning of this thread. It took about 4 weeks to get the proto-type made and mounted to a point pictures could be taken (which only came available this week). So probably a few weeks before they get to final version. But, rest assured I'll post pictures of that final version when available.

Any comments on their considering making a Carbon Fibre 1st Gen Hood. Especially one with a TII Scoop giving opportunity to make your 1st Gen look like Bernies?

 

i dont think it would be a good idea for them. maybe if it were fiberglass, because fibremaz already makes them, and its already a small market. so if they made them, they wouldnt sell barely any, unless they could make them cheap.

 

I plan on getting the vented carbon fiber hood when Fibremaz gets it ready, but it's never a bad thing to have options, so I would vote to rather have a vented hood that a T2 style hood. The T2 looks good, but I don't think would be as functional for most owners

 

I'm liking it, since it replaces the stock bumper covers, I'd like too see the stock turn lights gone in favor of something nicer.
But as its sits, I'd buy the front piece. And i will wait for the new version of the rear and sides. I do like the one on the SC300.
Its nice to see someone make something new for our old cars

 

"I'm liking it, since it replaces the stock bumper covers"

Good point. One design feature is that the front and rear skirts will mount at factory points. So, factory part like installation.

 

the front, is it a bumper cover replacement or just attached to the bumper? it should be a replacment with no bumper strips. my front lip is set at 5 inches I have found any lower makes normal driving all most imposible on the street. the side skirts infront of the door and behind the door need to go up to the panel crease 1/2 way up the sides no other changes to those they will look incredable painted. the rear is just realy not good, it needs to match the car. something that would work good with the front and sides, is along the looks of a rx8 style rear bumper with the m1 lip. as for hood vented not scooped something with three louvers like a razor style or a dual side by side vent thats larger with the vent moved farther foward so it could be used for a standard cooling set up or a slanted forward setup

 

I actually vote for retaining the stock parking lights, if for no other reason they are already there and still gives reminder the front dam IS for a 1st Gen. However, initially they considered going with 2nd gen type lights. So, that decision may not yet be set in stone. Good comment.

The front is a full Bumper replacement.

Bumper currently measures 6" from the ground at it's lowest point. I'd actually like to see it another 1/2 inch or so off the ground, but I think 6" will be the final play.

I also recommended the skirts run up to the molding channel. Latest update on that issue, the front panel of the side skirt will run all the way back to the door well, but not up to the molding channel. Also, it sounds more like their revised thought is to have the front bumper side's, side skirts, and rear bumper sides all be at the same height approximately as the skirts currently are.

I personally would raise the rear bumper sides to the same as the height of the current front bumper so as to give the side markers the recess that the stock moldings give. It just seems the astetic of the top seam of the kit running along the bottom line that is already there for the molding channel would be a good idea. That would allow for the option of installing SA type side moldings into the channel to make the kit's top seam pretty much disappear.

 

I think once they do that, lowering the sides of the front bumper to that hight they will not be happy with the way that looks and find it to be a big mistake. there are many reasons to raise it to the bumpers current height all around, you mention just one and I think are correct. there are many other reasons also. I personaly do not mind that side skirts do not go to the door well but think up to the molding channel would be better but IMO the side skirts would not be as important to get right as the front and rear. the first posted rear is butt ugly, way too square the rear should be a bumper replacement also. get a pic of the molding strips removed from the front, leave the sides alone fix the rear please!!
6 inches clearance infront should be good, that alows for lowering of the car. If I was doing this kit I would tweek the front bumper center opening making it taller and soften the outside openings to loose the smile curve of the bottom openings making it look a little more mazda like. your front still looks like a good design may be this sugestion could be another verison.

 

Both of the rear skirts you showed are a bit ricey... I can go even w/o the rear skirt actually.

 

Can you estimate the weight of the kit, will there be a lightweight version? What is the weight saved by removing the covers, in summary what will the difference be?

is there an undertray available for the airdam?

Can the rear valance be vented (I look forward to seeing a Lexus styled valance) and have dual exhaust outlets?

Can you offer fender flares like the number 7 car, I need those big time.

Steve

 

i like the front and the side shirts particular the air scoop in the skirt for rear air the rear is a little loud but tone it down a little it doesn't have to slope back it can go a little more straight down kinda makes it look wonky like a duck bill

 

To be clear, I don't work for the company (their web site is www.extremedimensions.com). Again, my only relationship with the company is letting them use my 1st Gen as a test mule for this kit.

"Under tray available for the (front bumper) Air Dam" Excellent question. I'll specifically pass that one on as I don't believe that is a consideration (yet). Feel free to e-mail them directly with that question (contact info below).

They typically offer the kit parts for sale separatley or as complete kit. So ideas of partial applications probably can be accomodated.

As the kit is still in development, hard to answer your questions other than the standard kit will obviously be set up for single exhaust. Also, I know they intend on supplimental strengthening to the lower portion of the front bumper to better enable it to deal with the odd "bumps" that will inevitably occur.

Based on conversation today, the design of the rear skirt/valance is going to stay with the current theme (no tuck under), albeit a very slimmed down version much tighter to the body lines. Reason is to stay with the "duck bill" theme on the lower portions of the front and side skirts. Besides, the tuck under aspect of stock design is pretty much eliminated by the design of the front bumper/Air Dam. So, I can see the consistancy issue otherwise. I reserve judgement on that decision until I see the revised version. Certainly they agree in large part with the observations in this thread, so there is hope the final product will be more widely accepted.

Further, they are looking into modifying the side and rear skirts so their top seams on the side of body portions runs along the standard 1st Gen side body seam as the front bumper/air dam already does. Excellent decision, so I hope the engineers can find their way to that conclusion.

Final version should be available in a week or so. I'll post pictures of the final product then. I also intend of having my 1st Gen at the next 7Stock, so all attending can check it out in person.

Kit will be available for purchase in about 30 days.

As to special order modifications to allow for dual exhaust, rear valance venting, etc as well as any CONSTRUCTIVE comments, I suggest you send an e-mail to them at either info@extremedimensions.com or sales@extremedimensions.com Key contact is Ryan.

And don't stop with the comments as I promise they are watching this thread.

 

I cant quite tell, but is the rear a complete cover like the front, were the stock cover is removed?