S15 Conversion Kit from body-kitz.com

[StockSucks]

Ok before the search rant starts yes i did use the search didnt find the anwers im looking for.... Anways I want to know if anyone has used this company before I am looking at their s15 conversion and i need to know if anyone has used them before, did the parts fit and were they a good quality product.Any help would be greatly appreciated!here is the link to their websitehttp://www.body-kitz.com/index1.html

quick edit i know that not everything i will need is included ie rad. support

[one ton garage]

The main question that needs to be asked is: how much pride do you have in your car? And I don't mean to be facetious when I ask that; I'm serious.

Because there are NO aftermarket fiberglass conversion fenders that are perfect. In fact, most of them are quite junk, and the cheaper in price they are, the junkier in quality they are. Funny how the world works that way. But even the "higher end" name brand fenders such as those by Origin are wrought with waves and imperfections on the surface, and the fitment still leaves a bit to be desired.

This isn't to say that you can't use them.. I've seen so so results from these aftermarket fenders, but I'm also very anal about stuff like this, and I've never seen a set that looked "perfect," or even close to perfect. But, again, if you're not a stickler for detail, or if you didn't really care, then those little ripples, or edges that are just a little too short, or the gap between the fender and door that's just a little wider on one side, etc. probably won't matter.

The other problem is that most all those fenders are only available in widened form, and unless you also add overfenders to the rear of the car (which is another can of worms as far as finding quality pieces), you'll end up with something that looks like a tadpole... big and bulbous in front, and all skinny in back.

But if your answer to my og question was, "I have A LOT of pride in my car!" then the BEST way to go would be to modify a set of oem steel fenders to work. Costs more money, takes more time, but ultimate result if done right (and most good body shops should be able to take on a job like that) is a set of fenders that are PERFECT and look OEM, because, technically, they are.

EDIT: Ah, I coulda swore I had these pics of the fender work on my friend's car...just found them! He had originally bought some Origin fenders because they were "the best," but turned out they exhibited all the probs I mentioned above. So it was decided the only way to do it right, was to go oem.I think the end result was worth it though:
Modified by one ton garage at 3:35 AM 12/8/2007

[White Comet]

i 100% agree, from experience fibergalss body parts are normally more headache than they are worth, id recommend using quality parts, thats not to say an s15 conversion wont be a big headache period though. fiberglass will just give u more of a headache

ps- dont trust a site that spells it body kitz

[1sikS13]

i demand more pics of that 13.5!

[YR240]

i demand more pics of that 13.5!

More Pics!!

[thenillaz]

More Pics!!

Fnck yeah! Thats the way to go. More pics!

[shady240]

DEFINATLY do NOT go through andysautosport..... i had a shop around here do the conversion and they totaly f**ked it up....wide a** gaps and all. so i can personally vouch for what one ton garage says as well. im learnin autobody stuff right now so i can do what him and his buddy did...

and btw if you get 50mm rear fenders too it balances it out wonderfully!

[musashin]

I think the end result was worth it though:

Modified by one ton garage at 3:35 AM 12/8/2007

that is without a doubt the absolute best s13.5 conversion ive ever seen. most of them dont flow well at all, but that looks absolutely perfect. moar picz!

[boznuttz]

That is one sexy coupe!

[Slappy]

ps- dont trust a site that spells it body kitz

Dammit , thats exactly what i was going to post.

[roplusbee]

Wow..............

Both cars look amazing.

[White Comet]

Dammit , thats exactly what i was going to post.

yeah im surprised no one else had anything to say about that.

and eah that s13.5 looks great. tha only better one ive seen is trbmofo (sp)

[musashin]

yeah, trbomofo's one is great too. but the fitment on this one is absolutely perfect. i guess id have to see them next to each other to decide.

[FeintMind]

ps- dont trust a site that spells it body kitz

lolkitz

MOAR PICS OF SEXY COUPE!!!!!!!!!!

[s_13_steve]

Wow that is by far the best looking S13.5 I have ever seen. Did he have to do any modifications to the front bumper and hood or did it fit pretty well after the fenders were made? and yes, MORE PICS!!!!!!

[musashin]

i saw pics of that coupe on, um, that other 240 site...

cant for the life of me remember whos car it is tho.

i know the kit is the supermade instant gentleman kit, so you could maybe go there and search for the kit name. the owner is apparently pretty famous over there.

[White Comet]

yeah, trbomofo's one is great too. but the fitment on this one is absolutely perfect. i guess id have to see them next to each other to decide.

that would be a sweet photoshoot

[StockSucks]

Oh yeah i know what you mean im very very picky about my car i work at a custom shop, thats why i was asking about this company to see if anyone knew about it.... my car got it in the front and destroyed everything but one of my fog lights. So i have been looking at 2 choices fix everything and go back to the stock zenki or do the s15 conversion for about the same amount of money.... to replace everything back to stock parts alone from my local nissan dealership was about $2200.I do like the metal fender idea, im going to do some more research, Thanks for your input and pics.BTW that car is just dead sexy

[musashin]

eh, i really dont think the lines of the s14.5 flow well at all. personally, only the s13 can pull it off. its because the s13 and s15 have more of an down-angled body line, while the s14 has more of a horizontal body line line. hence, s15 front doesnt work well on s14. IMHO, of course.

[White Comet]

eh, i really dont think the lines of the s14.5 flow well at all. personally, only the s13 can pull it off. its because the s13 and s15 have more of an down-angled body line, while the s14 has more of a horizontal body line line. hence, s15 front doesnt work well on s14. IMHO, of course.

i agree w/ that too an extent but heres an s14.5 that i really like

[Clawhammer]

There is a thread here somewhere with LOTS of pics of those two cars everyone is drooling over (and I agree it's the best s13.5 ever haha). I'm really suprised no one has posted more pics. I'd search for it but don't remember anything about the thread. WC, do something constructive with your time on NICO, find that thread...GO!

[johnnycham]

what kind of rims are on the s13.5?

[White Comet]

There is a thread here somewhere with LOTS of pics of those two cars everyone is drooling over (and I agree it's the best s13.5 ever haha). I'm really suprised no one has posted more pics. I'd search for it but don't remember anything about the thread. WC, do something constructive with your time on NICO, find that thread...GO!

finally my true calling, i vaguely remember this thread too and i'll see what i can find. i at least contributed some pics though

[Clawhammer]

hahaha

/waiting

[White Comet]

yeah i'll start searching now, i got caught up in an E- fight

[one ton garage]

The majority of the pics of those two S13s can be found here:http://flickr.com/photos/herbr...78725/ ... 85457/That flickr gallery belongs to herb, who used to own the black S13.5... it's been sold twice since then, and I actually was finally able to find out who owns it now, as I had considered buying it back to finish it up to make it into a sort of "official" US SuperMade car, which was the original plan when we were putting it together. As for henry's car (the gray coupe), keep your eyes on the newstands cuz it might pop up in the next month or so

Oh yeah, the bumpers on both cars are SuperMade Instant Gentleman...no mods to either. The S13.5 does have an aftermarket fiberglass hood..I forgot the brand, but it was some jdm make. It wasn't the ideal setup, but we were having some real trouble finding a good oem metal hood for a long time. Luckily, this particular 'glass hood was a decent quality one (I wouldn't even want to touch any of the ones that are sold in the US because, unfortunately, every one I've seen has been pretty cruddy). Oh, and the wheels are MRR branded Venerdi Hereboranis from Japan.. I forgot the model name MRR calls them, but if I recall correctly, as Venerdis they're called the CL105.

[one ton garage]

stocksucks: I figured I'd ask you about how serious you were planning on going with the car cuz I saw your sig and assumed you were somehow affiliated with a shop, and I think there's no better way to show off your work than with a well-executed car. If you're stone set on doing an S15 front conversion, and you can set aside the extra $$, definitely do it with the steel parts. AND, imo, try and go with a more sedate front bumper. I think that kills most S15 front end swaps is that 99% of the time people go with those crazy bumpers that just makes the front end stand out even more, and just really drives home the fact that the front doesn't look like it belongs. In a lot of cases, those front bumpers hang way lower than the sides and rears, further exacerbating things. I've always personally thought that the SM front bumper was a perfect match for the S15 after seeing these cars a while back:so herb and I figured we really wanted to put together a car that would showcase that front in the US, since it'd never been seen before, and even to this day, as I mentioned, the majority of people who do S15 fronts always end up with really crazy looking bumpers that sorta distract from the overall flow of the car...

[eazye2000]

I hope Sean doesn't get mad at me. I found a picture online of his car a while back while searching around for 13.5 conversions. Weird part, was that I found it like a year before I even met the guy.. lol

[CCurate]

For the first time in my life I had a multiple orgasm, but don't tell my wife

[thenillaz]

Well after looking at this pic I realize still even this car still needs to have overfenders in the back to look even. Even with stock metal front fenders, the QPs on s13s aren't wide enough pull off s15 fronts. Throw 30mm overfenders on that thing and see how it looks. 50s maybe...