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replica Voltex widebody kit

Old Apr 25, 2017 | 05:37 PM
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yeah good choice, a lot of socal evos run their products and I'm sure it doesn't take much to make them fit like original.

Since you'll be widebody you can probably run some 17x10s. RPF1s maybe?
Any updates as to how this worked out for you as far as the kit goes?
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Old Apr 26, 2017 | 06:17 PM
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Purchased the kit, It has amazing quality. Three days before we were going to slap it on, My motor blew.... So we are deep in the process of doing it all at once now.
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Old Apr 26, 2017 | 07:04 PM
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Could you snap a pic of test fitting the front bumper.
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Old Apr 26, 2017 | 07:06 PM
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I'll post everything here when we get on with it. Currently we just unwrapped a few pieces to look at it. Everything was packed really well and the body guy said it's almost identical in quality to voltex and he can't tell the difference.
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Old May 3, 2017 | 02:44 PM
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Wouldn't touch extreme dimensions/duraflex.. There kits are poor fitting and just bad. VIS still needs work but a better route. Been working at a custom bodyshop for quite sometime and we get ED/duraflex all the time and not once in the 3 years has there FRP stuff fit even close.
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Old May 3, 2017 | 02:49 PM
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Read above posts didn't buy that brand.
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Old May 4, 2017 | 04:11 PM
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17x10 +38, stock body except rolled rear fenders. 20mm front spacer, 3mm rear spacer. Custom trailing arms.

You should be looking at no smaller than a low offset 10.5 wide wheel if you're going wide body.
Attached Thumbnails replica Voltex widebody kit-photo892.jpg  
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Old May 5, 2017 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Zhul
Wouldn't touch extreme dimensions/duraflex.. There kits are poor fitting and just bad. VIS still needs work but a better route. Been working at a custom bodyshop for quite sometime and we get ED/duraflex all the time and not once in the 3 years has there FRP stuff fit even close.
That being said, even if the ED/Duraflex has horrible fitment, your shop was able to fix any issues and get it looking decent?
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Old May 8, 2017 | 01:08 PM
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That being said, even if the ED/Duraflex has horrible fitment, your shop was able to fix any issues and get it looking decent?
Making it fit isn't a issue. We get referred by ED. Its just your paying upwards about 200-300 to modify/refiberglass/block sand/fit each part. After the modifications it's gonna fit like a glove.
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Old Mar 8, 2019 | 04:18 PM
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FINALLY got to start putting this together. My shop has moved so slow but it is what it is. Looks like a bit of massaging and this will be ok. In the photos, its not currently mounted to the car, just ziptied up on the core support and balanced underneath with some stands to keep the bottom from touching the ground.
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Old Mar 8, 2019 | 06:09 PM
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Pricing on the bumper with the splitter?
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Old Mar 8, 2019 | 06:40 PM
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Pricing on the bumper with the splitter?

its on JC motoring site, I believe the entire kit is 1900ish, I bought it two years ago so I forgot. But it was a fair price. Obviously its FRP and not half carbon half FRP like real voltex either.

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Old Mar 8, 2019 | 06:48 PM
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I think that's who i emailed about two weeks ago, with no reply. Possibly no longer dealing these parts.
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Old Mar 8, 2019 | 06:52 PM
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Yeah the FB page is not being used any longer either, that sucks.
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Old Mar 14, 2019 | 12:59 PM
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FRP anything is just a pain in the **** and certainly not meant for a race car. They just have no structure and aren't made in a way that prevents crap propagation like a fiberglass mat would. I have some voltex knockoff rear I thought I would try but I was reminded why that material sucks so much when it arrived. Its now just in the way, but soon to get dumped in the trash unless someone local wants them.
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