Accolade Hyper Kit (front & rear) arrives!
Ok...
Well it went in the shop Tuesday. They found several stress cracks in the front before putting it on but the back looked ok initially. The fit in the front was pretty good, they didn't have too many problems, but they said the back was pretty bad and they're putting some work into it to try and make everything work right. When trying to fit the rear a few more stress cracks appaered, too. They are sanding and priming the whole kit because of imperfections. They are also apprehensive about the TFF material because it seems very thin/brittle, one of the guys suggested taking it to have some spray in bed liner for trucks sprayed in the back for some more support. Also, I'm going to have to take it to have the exhaust modified in some way because it doesn't line up and is much higher (of course) than the hole for it.
All in all it's more work than I was hoping to have to get done but I think the finished product will look great.
I'm going with atte black for the diffuser.
To answer a question form earlier about the hole in the middle...I was wondering about that when I got it...someone said something about a hitch and that's all I can assume. I don't think it will be very visible after it's installed.
Hopefully it will be done on Monday at the body shop but that's just a guess they gave me.
Sorry for typos, I was in a hurry!
Well it went in the shop Tuesday. They found several stress cracks in the front before putting it on but the back looked ok initially. The fit in the front was pretty good, they didn't have too many problems, but they said the back was pretty bad and they're putting some work into it to try and make everything work right. When trying to fit the rear a few more stress cracks appaered, too. They are sanding and priming the whole kit because of imperfections. They are also apprehensive about the TFF material because it seems very thin/brittle, one of the guys suggested taking it to have some spray in bed liner for trucks sprayed in the back for some more support. Also, I'm going to have to take it to have the exhaust modified in some way because it doesn't line up and is much higher (of course) than the hole for it.
All in all it's more work than I was hoping to have to get done but I think the finished product will look great.
I'm going with atte black for the diffuser.
To answer a question form earlier about the hole in the middle...I was wondering about that when I got it...someone said something about a hitch and that's all I can assume. I don't think it will be very visible after it's installed.
Hopefully it will be done on Monday at the body shop but that's just a guess they gave me.
Sorry for typos, I was in a hurry!
Can't wait to see pic!
As for quality, when they find crack in the fiberglass...I assume you mean only in the gelcoat (black layer) because otherwise I would say quality is real bad!
As for quality, when they find crack in the fiberglass...I assume you mean only in the gelcoat (black layer) because otherwise I would say quality is real bad!
Pictures to come later hopefully, I'm having a hard time finding a ride to pick it up...
Well here are some pictures I just snapped really quickly with my phone. I still have to take it down to the muffler shop as soon as I get a ride....which explains the white towel thing around the muffler (it's basically flush with the bottom of the bumper right now).
Also, please excuse my filthy car, and the many scratches and dents put on it this year at my university parking lots
I'll be having all that touched up soon.
It came out alright, there are changes I need to make to get it to my liking. The sides didn't line up quite as well as I thought they would--opinions on what to do (leave them or get some aftermarket sides) are appreciated! Will be adding mesh and new fogs to the front, blah, blah, lots of other things...windows tinted next week...They also painted the diffuser in matte black and said it looked horrible witht the silver so the used a glossy coat or two.
Will write about quality and fit issues later! Sorry for poor quality pics, better ones and better angles also to come later







edit:all pics were question marks..
Also, please excuse my filthy car, and the many scratches and dents put on it this year at my university parking lots
I'll be having all that touched up soon.It came out alright, there are changes I need to make to get it to my liking. The sides didn't line up quite as well as I thought they would--opinions on what to do (leave them or get some aftermarket sides) are appreciated! Will be adding mesh and new fogs to the front, blah, blah, lots of other things...windows tinted next week...They also painted the diffuser in matte black and said it looked horrible witht the silver so the used a glossy coat or two.
Will write about quality and fit issues later! Sorry for poor quality pics, better ones and better angles also to come later







edit:all pics were question marks..
Last edited by darkstorm; May 4, 2007 at 10:03 AM.
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Wow that front bumper looks better on the car than I thought it would. Very nice job. But yeah, I'd go with some aftermarket sideskirts, I just don't know which ones would look good, but they definately need to match.






