yeah I dropped the kit off yesterday so they can start preping it I'm dropping the car off next tuesday for the fitment and painting, they didnt say anything about how much prep work will be need, they're 2 spots on the rear bumper that had minor cracks nothing serious

 

$500? that's a little low for what he is having done.

I think closer to 1k is about right like G352NV said originally.

 

nismo good luck on it, please post pictures of the progress, would love to see em!

robbdogg true, i forgot that he was getting more than just a kit installed, heh... so about $1000 should be reasonable...

 

here's my ings replica (urethane) kit....well, front lip and sides.







hehe....sorry about the last pic. i told da b*tch to move...get out mah way... but yeah, i wish i didn't buy a replica. paid 800 for the side and front. and then spent another 850 to prime and spray. I helped by sanding the urethane down w/ 150grit to make the primer stick. the guy did a good job at spraying...its just the kit sucked @ss!! oh wellz.

i'll try to get bigger pics later. these were from my friends cam, resized.

 

i like your style...........that is SLAMMED!!

 

daym that **** is low

 

got anymore pics of that white G with the gold WORKs?

 

250-300 front bumper, 250 -300 rear bumper, fitment of kit and paint 700. =1300.00 max.

 

I got the Authentic JDM Top Secret bumper... and decided to get the ING+1 Polyurethane Replica Sides since there was a wait for it (the real one cost more too, duh?!). I rolled the dice...

Overall, the fitment (meaning the length and shape) is great. However, there are gaps that I just couldn't live with near the rear.

So Ducatiguy and myself spent the last 6 hours prepping JUST THE SIDES to make sure there are NO gaps!!! Took quite a bit of time since it's urethane... made me wish I would've gotten the Fiberglass if I had known there was this much prep work involved.

I figured since they were so confident in the fitment, that I'd test fit it, surface prep and make minor adjustments before sending it off to the bodyshop...

I was sort of dissappointed in the fitment since 350zforums said the urethane sides would fit 101%... at least fiberglass, I can relay some fiberglass/bondo if there are gaps/issues... Oh well... lesson learned, and I had fun working on my car. The bumper and sides are now off to the bodyshop to prime/paint...


nismoGcoupe: G352NV is correct... you're getting raped by your bodyshop. The prices he quoted should be around the ballpark of where you should pay. The quote he gave you is WAAAAY too high... If your fitment issues are anything like what I experienced with the sides... expect to shell out extra $$ for labor to prep/fit.

 

beangrower whats wrong with your replica? looks fine to me, and babiephat, you also got the ings+1 poly replica? please post pics of when its done... im about to get mine painted n install once i get my order shipped, which should be any day now... i got the fiberglass one though... did you notice lots of problems with the poly one or just minor probs that can be easily fixed?

do you need to leave your car at the shop when you drop off the kit, or can i simply just drop off the kit and take the car back after they're finishing prepping it and painting it? I want to avoid long downtimes because this is the only car i have for work.

beangrower how much did it cost for you to get the kit prepped, installed, painted? was there much prep work involve? it looks great to me man... do you have any more pics of your car, would like to see a complete side shot to see how it looks with the oem rear... your car looks awesome, are those 20's? and what kind of suspension setup do you have?

oh btw beangrower, do you happen to have any pics of that black g35 in the snapshot next to the white one, i notice he has the ings+1 kit too...

 

^That's a grip of questions. But I want answers to all of them to because I want to get the Ings poly kit, but I don't want to spend that much money prepping it if it sucks.

 

Thanks for this post - I was seriously considering the replica ING+1 rear because of the "guaranteed" fitment. I just don't have the time or the aptitude to do all that work myself and I'm really in the mood to pay an extra amount of $ to have a bodyshop do it.

 

Here is a blog of my Top Secret project...
https://g35driver.com/forums/g-squad/65508-blog-preview-my-project.html

As far as the fitment of the ING+1 Poly Replica, meaning length/height of the replica.. it is NOT bad. However...., it is NOT a bolt on part, unless you can bare with the gap issues. 95% of the people wouldn't care about the gaps and such, but not me.

If you look at beangrower's pix... I drew some arrows where there are gaps... He mentioned he had fitment issues as well, so maybe he can fill in on the issues he had. If you look closely, there are still some minor gaps.

I couldn't bare with the gaps that were there. So I took a file, sandpaper, (lots of other tools used) to prep the bumper such that it sits flush. Good thing about the urethane part is that it's very flexible, you can wiggle the thing around here and there, give and take.... Also, where I drew the circle, there is a bigger gap there relative to the rest. I wanted it to be uniform, so that's why I started hacking away. I'm fabricating a custom way to mount the ING Sides... so it does take work. Once again, it's NOT a bolt on part. You'll need to drill holes as with ANY replica, and you have to be handy with tools and comfortable with working on cars.

My friend (Ducatiguy) is helping me prep all my parts to save money. It took us about 6 hours to do both sides... So figure a bodyshop that is probably NOT going to take pride/joy like you would, rush to get it on... and say deal with the uneven gaps... Or he can take the time to prep it, but charge you as any bodyshop would.

I'm just giving my unbiased feedback here... I'm happy with how it fits now, but it took me several hours to get ready for the bodyshop.

Hope this helps...

 

here's a pic of the G with the gold Works

 

beangrowers replica got gaps in various places towards the front and rear of the side skirts. the front lip has two gaps where the begining of the vents start on the left, and end on the right. it looks as if it needs to be filled in. you gotta be a car nut to actually notice the sides skirts. the front is noticeable when you get about 2 feet. overall, it does a great job for a daily driven G. it turns heads like you wouldn't believe. even the 6 series Bimmer's snap they heads!!

with replica's see if it's possible to check if the kit lines up with the ends. some skirts are short and you end up having to center it on the front and rear panels.