FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions

* You don't have a kit shown for my car/truck/
SUV.. can you make me one?

No. We are NOT kit manufacturers; we retail select kits from other manufacturers whose products we have found to be both economical and well made.

* Can the parts to a body kit be purchased separately?

Yes. Kits can be purchased in parts, such as just a front bumper, just a rear bumper, or a pair of side skirts. The exception to this are wide body kits that cannot be sold as individual parts.

* Fiberglass VS. Urethane

We're often asked about the difference between these two materials and which one is actually better. There are many factors to be considered in the answer to this question.

Overview of the Two Materials

Urethane is flexible but very difficult to customize or repair in any way.

Fiberglass is rigid but can be readily repaired or customized  by a competent shop.

Points to be Considered

Purchase Cost
Fitment
Ability to Customize or Modify
Cost and Ability to repair
 

PURCHASE COST

If you are purchasing a quality part or kit, the urethane products are probably going to be slightly more expensive.

FITMENT

Generally speaking, a urethane product will fit a car slightly better right out of the box due to the control in the manufacturing process.
However, a urethane product CANNOT be fitted as exactly as a fiberglass part. Fiberglass products usually require trimming or filling during installation.
 

ABILITY TO CUSTOMIZE OR MODIFY

A good custom shop can modify or customize ALL fiberglass products. Fiberglass is a material that can be shaped, changed or fitted to any application. These mods can be reinforced to produce significant strength and durability. Urethane cannot be reworked or modified with any degree of durability.

COST AND ABILITY TO REPAIR

Urethane parts are flexible and will absorb very small 'hits' without creating serious damage (cracks or holes). However, once urethane is cracked in any manner, it is usually sent to the scrap pile out back.
Although our shop has perfected methods of repairing urethane parts, at best, the repair is temporary and cannot be guaranteed.

Fiberglass parts are totally repairable. Most damaged parts, within reason, of course, can be repaired by any shop experienced with fiberglass. Proper repairs on fiberglass parts are durable and should be permanent.

Let's look at a repair cost scenario on a full bumper replacement kit.
Suppose there are a couple of good sized cracks in the front bumper. Normally, with a urethane kit, the bumper will need to be replaced.
Usually, the part cost is approximately $425.00 + $125.00 (average) in shipping. The labor to remove/replace and paint will be a constant cost in either replacing or repairing. There will probably be a time delay of up to 4 weeks until the replacement bumper arrives. The same cracks in a fiberglass bumper can probably be repaired immediately for a labor cost of $150.00. In most cases, unless the damage is very severe, this means a savings of $400.00 to repair a fiberglass front bumper rather than replacing a urethane bumper.

In summary, at our shop when building cars, we use fiberglass parts exclusively. Fiberglass gives us the ability to customize/modify at will and to perform extensive repairs at the shop on our own schedule without having to wait weeks for replacement parts.

Here's an example of what can be done with fiberglass:

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* SHIPPING OVERSEAS

Yes, we ship overseas - our international shipping costs are both very reasonable and competitive. If you need a price quote for shipping a product overseas, please include your postal code as well as the item number for the product itself in your email to us from the CONTACT US page.

* CAN YOU MODIFY A KIT FOR ANOTHER MODEL TO FIT MY CAR?

Provided the donor kit is fiberglass, yes, we can. Whether or not it is financially affordable depends strictly on the car and your budget. A good estimate of the customization labor ONLY is $3000.00.
NO MODIFICATIONS TO KITS OR PARTS CAN BE DONE WITHOUT HAVING THE CAR AT OUR SHOP IN NEW JERSEY.

* DO YOUR KITS COME PRE-PAINTED?

No, they do not. Even a stock paint job will have variations to the color. Without having the car on the premises, it is impossible to predict what variation is on your car. Since we hold ourselves to such a high quality level...we would not even attempt to match the color variation on your car, sight unseen.

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