[EURO] Mugen Bodykit...W00t!

Hey guys
just wanted to let u guys know that i put a deposit down for my mugen bodykit today. im getting it from carquest over in Perth and having it shipped.
Talked to Raymond who is the owner. seems like a fairly decent and nice guy.
I should have the kit over here in about 1 months time as he is working on 4 other mugen bodykits first since he had a flood of orders for them. i'll be gettin his 5th make....

First major mod is comin guys! and im excited as hell.....i should have the car primered/painted/fitted in about 2 months time or so....so around september, early october sometime hopefully. (when i get mine done, mike (Pum[Z]) would have been goin thru the same thing this time last year for his kit :thumbsup: ) hahahaha

Anyways, will keep u guys updated.

Great news!!

your Euro should be looking schmick by then

Any plan to drop the car and wack on a set of 18s or 19s?

excellent to hear dude! you have to meet up so you can show it off to me :)

i've been thinking more about kits, i've been considering just an oem - because it'll make life simpler.

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Originally Posted by baboo

Great news!!

your Euro should be looking schmick by then

Any plan to drop the car and wack on a set of 18s or 19s?

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ohh baboo mate u know me
hahahah
next after kit

TEIN type flex coils with EDFC
then some 19" deep dish chrome lowenhart LS1's

car should look like this with the kit

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...rdEuro-138.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...rdEuro-136.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...rdEuro-135.jpg

with these rims

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...tLS1Chrome.jpg

BLING BLING~~


Pum[Z]'s twin brother

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Originally Posted by stephen8512

Talked to Raymond who is the owner. seems like a fairly decent and nice guy.

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lol

stev i cant wait man

how much is the kit gonna cost you? looks awesome man :D

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Originally Posted by TwEigh

lol

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wats with the LOL?

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Originally Posted by |N|

stev i cant wait man

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hahahaha nick man once i get it, i'll cruise around with ya man. u and nicole........fark! i wanna get a cruise happening

is it genuine mugen or replica?

Wicked Stephen...

Raymond is genuinely a nice guy.. A big bear... Well its good that his mugen replica kits are selling like hot cakes...

Wicked gonna have a twin brother for my car now hehehehe...

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Originally Posted by Pum[Z]

Wicked gonna have a twin brother for my car now hehehehe...

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I think you already have twin brotherS ehehhe

Tweigh.. U gonna get ur ass down to the Perth Euro Cruise on the 31st of July??

wah 31st.. i dont think i can make it.
sorry

im really starting to like the mugen kit!!! Looks very classy and has really tight sleek lines. pat on the back to those who have it and about to get it.

im actually waiting on my luckystar kit. I have never seen it on before. To my surprise its quite big and "cartoony" when i saw it at the factory. Anyone with feedback from seeing one of these fitted to a euro? i have about 10 days to change my mind!!!! :o

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Originally Posted by Pum[Z]

Wicked Stephen...

Raymond is genuinely a nice guy.. A big bear... Well its good that his mugen replica kits are selling like hot cakes...

Wicked gonna have a twin brother for my car now hehehehe...

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hahaha mike for sure man. u n me leadin the way in blinged up euros :wave:

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Originally Posted by euro77

is it genuine mugen or replica?

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genuine mugen woulda cost me just under 5K with fitting and everything....shipping from japan. couldnt justify the cost of purchasing something cosmetic for that much money

When you have the kit fitted, be sure to post some pics up for us in the Appearance Gallery... :D

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Originally Posted by stephen8512

hahaha mike for sure man. u n me leadin the way in blinged up euros :wave:

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Yeah... But to break the news i may be up for selling my car soon... My missus is pregnant and she is gonna sell her car and she can't drive a manual car.. Plus my car is inpractical to drive with a baby...

So thinking to sell the car and buy the bigger Honda Accord V6 Luxury automatic...

congrats mike...
**** ponders what do i want from mikes car ?****

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Originally Posted by Pum[Z]

Yeah... But to break the news i may be up for selling my car soon... My missus is pregnant and she is gonna sell her car and she can't drive a manual car.. Plus my car is inpractical to drive with a baby...

So thinking to sell the car and buy the bigger Honda Accord V6 Luxury automatic...

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congrats!

If your Euro was an auto, I would buy it in a heartbeat. But then again you probably wouldnt need to sell it if it were auto.

hey congrats mike!
**I CALL THE ROCKER COVERS!**

nice one :)

congrates on the puurchase. cant wait to see the result ;) :thumbsup:

sounds good but you can go deeper than those 'deep dish' lowenharts ;)

So thinking to sell the car and buy the bigger Honda Accord V6 Luxury automatic...[/QUOTE]

Hey pumz, go Odessey man!

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Originally Posted by panda[CRX]

sounds good but you can go deeper than those 'deep dish' lowenharts ;)

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hahah panda i know i can but lowenharts look nice and i dont wanna go TOO deep....
its also gotta be practical as its my daily driver

got the kit yet??

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Originally Posted by [stealth]

got the kit yet??

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no...give me about.....3 more weeks for it to be delivered.....then another 1-2 weeks or so to have it primered, painted and fitted
so in about 1 months time or so it should be ready

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Hey pumz, go Odessey man!

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Seen the Odessey and Accord V6... Accord V6 nice car and smooth but no HID's and looks too similar inside to Accord Euro...

Odessey looks real nice.. Again no HID's and 118kw i think is not enuf for me :0P

Would like to stick with a Honda... But the AWD Nissan Murano is coming out next month...

4wd with detuned 350z engine.. pushing out 172kw with a 6 speed CVT.. comes with HID and 18ich alloys standard... That car is attracting me big time :D

http://www.nissan.com.au/murano/images/g05m.jpg

well be sure to post up some images when u got it on :)

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Originally Posted by Pum[Z]

Seen the Odessey and Accord V6... Accord V6 nice car and smooth but no HID's and looks too similar inside to Accord Euro...

Odessey looks real nice.. Again no HID's and 118kw i think is not enuf for me :0P

Would like to stick with a Honda... But the AWD Nissan Murano is coming out next month...

4wd with detuned 350z engine.. pushing out 172kw with a 6 speed CVT.. comes with HID and 18ich alloys standard... That car is attracting me big time :D

http://www.nissan.com.au/murano/images/g05m.jpg

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I would go the MDX instead of the Murano. Although I hear the Murano is only gonna be from about $52,000 which is decent value. Then again, it is a Nissan and just doesnt compare against the big H :)

i think if you are spending $52000 if it was me i would really consider the liberty 3.0R

This is getting out of topic now boys.
Keep to the topic please.

dam its gona look nice man = ]

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Originally Posted by tuffAC

im really starting to like the mugen kit!!! Looks very classy and has really tight sleek lines. pat on the back to those who have it and about to get it.

im actually waiting on my luckystar kit. I have never seen it on before. To my surprise its quite big and "cartoony" when i saw it at the factory. Anyone with feedback from seeing one of these fitted to a euro? i have about 10 days to change my mind!!!! :o

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LOL..it will look good with the rims you have imho...the only thing holding me back from a bodykit that isnt oem or mugen is the fibreglass and me doing country k's....to freaked it will shatter if a rock hits it...

the mugen kit is also very choice though....i tihnk there are pics of luckystar kits in the forum somewhere...

got word from carquest. my bodykit will be shipped out next week W0000TTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

how much did you pay? with and without shiping?

awesome stephen...you gotta take pictures straight away - your cars gonna look mad :D

paid 1550 incl. shipping (front bar, rear bar, spoiler, sideskirts)
200 for freight
1350 for parts w/o shipping. raymond from carquest said freight should be 200 bucks and if its more, he'll cover me for the difference
it was originally 1400 with shipping but at the last minute decided to get spoiler as well :D

reckon you'll get it done before the cruise?

hahaha
seriously doubt it reagan....
prob take at least 1 week for it to arrive......prob get here after the cruise unfortunately
but dont worry......ima be takin many happy snaps at diff locations so i'll keep u posted ;)

Congrats on the purchase...

Kit looks nice, and it's giving me some bad ideas! :D

:D :D :D Sweeeeeeet :D :D :D
:honda: :honda: +Mugen = :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Im gonna get it fitted then see how low it is before i buy some coilovers....
dont wanna be scrapin....but i also want it dumped for everyday use....
hrmmmm.......decisions decisions.....

I wonder if some shop out there sell copied of mugen front lip for euro

i hav an same mugenkits from carquest as well...he is quiet a nice man...i bought the kit for 1100 without the spoiler...and i fit it ...very nice kit....however you hav to find a right man to paint and fit it..cause not really fit to euro...

yeh carquest get their stuff from HK or malaysia,
kinda dodgy somtimes.
but if u find good workshop to fix the imperfect fibreglass. then its all good

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Originally Posted by X8TEENX

i hav an same mugenkits from carquest as well...he is quiet a nice man...i bought the kit for 1100 without the spoiler...and i fit it ...very nice kit....however you hav to find a right man to paint and fit it..cause not really fit to euro...

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doesnt fit properly?

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Originally Posted by TwEigh

yeh carquest get their stuff from HK or malaysia,
kinda dodgy somtimes.
but if u find good workshop to fix the imperfect fibreglass. then its all good

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Thats true.. Carquest gets it their mugen replica kits from HK. The panel and paint shop has to have a real good track record with fibre glass because there is a lot of work involved with sanding and perfecting the fibre glass ready to paint it...

But my panel and paint shop said its not that bad the mugen kits from Carquests... The front mugen bumper needs a lot of work but the side skirts and back were a perfect fit... They have seen and done work to a lot more much worse fibre glass kits...

Wicked Stephen, show us the pics when u get em...

hmm....
now im pretty scared
cuz i know a guy willing to do front, side, rear fittin/primer/painting it for $650.....
i dont like how the front bar needs to be "sanded down" and worked......

because my friend got his front bar done for his R32......he got his GTR front bar fitted
what the guy did was, he put the front bar on, checked to see if it fit, took it off, put the old front bar back on, he (panelguy) kept the front bar with him and took my mates petrol lid so he can match the paint.....
called back a week later, front bar fitted and looks nice......but yeah fitment is sorta weird on one of the sides....sorta pokes out but very very not noticeable

the benefit in this was that he was able to use his car while his front bar was getting painted.....and when it was done, he just went there and got it fitted

not sure if the panel guy "sanded" or "worked" his front bar....

mike, how is the fibreglass initially on the front bar? what do u mean it needs a lot of work? a lot of work in terms of what? sanding down? fitment? can u be specific? sorry to ask the questions.....sorta gettin paranoid now.....

pumz, you say the new car is for your family? wouldnt a 4WD be a bit of a hassle for the (pregant) wife and small kids to get in and out of? obviously your price range is in the $60's... maybe a european station wagon? audi's are nice :D

Dude, when it comes to fitting and painting your kit dont come to cheap dodgy workshop. you will regret it later on.

They might use cheap paint, or doesnt put enough clear on the paint.
Your kit and your car body will end up having different colour.
I know that the guy who painted my kit used MIPA paint, they are German paint.
and you have to ask them to fix the imperfection of the fibreglass.

those dont come cheaply,

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Originally Posted by stephen8512

hmm....
now im pretty scared
cuz i know a guy willing to do front, side, rear fittin/primer/painting it for $650.....
i dont like how the front bar needs to be "sanded down" and worked......

because my friend got his front bar done for his R32......he got his GTR front bar fitted
what the guy did was, he put the front bar on, checked to see if it fit, took it off, put the old front bar back on, he (panelguy) kept the front bar with him and took my mates petrol lid so he can match the paint.....
called back a week later, front bar fitted and looks nice......but yeah fitment is sorta weird on one of the sides....sorta pokes out but very very not noticeable

the benefit in this was that he was able to use his car while his front bar was getting painted.....and when it was done, he just went there and got it fitted

not sure if the panel guy "sanded" or "worked" his front bar....

mike, how is the fibreglass initially on the front bar? what do u mean it needs a lot of work? a lot of work in terms of what? sanding down? fitment? can u be specific? sorry to ask the questions.....sorta gettin paranoid now.....

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yeah, i'd say it's worth spending money on a good job. No use spending some cash and then having to fork out more to get it fixed up again.

German paint i've found is the best to use personally. Had that touched up on my front bumper when i first got the car, slipped and scratch :S

Stephen.. $650 for fitting and painting is way to cheap... As Tweigh and VirIIx have said before its betta to pay a bit more and expect top quality work. I paid about $1100 to paint and fit my kit so thats around the mark u should be looking at to get urs painted and fitted. If its like $650 ish i'm thinking u r going to have a lot of problems with it looking dodgy and not blend in well with the rest of ur euro fine lines....

These replica Fibre Glass kits don't come out nice from the factory.. I got to admit they look crap when i first saw it... But if you have a trusted and good panel paint fitter then these fibre glass kits should be no problems. Front bar needs to be sanded plus the trianglur hole in the front bar on the sides well it wasn't trianglur when i first got it. It was like a demented triangle.. They need to cut it and straighten to make it a triangle... The rest of the kit is fine just the front needs a lot of work and attention...

Also if a painter needs to take out a petrol lid so he can match the paint colour thats a bit dodgy. Nowdays Panel beaters have computers to mix the paint so it comes very close to factory paint.. I'm sure u have quality autosalon panel & paint shops in the Eastern States. Why don't u get them to do ur car Stephen?? The place where u r going to do ur car looks dodgy... no offence... Its betta to pay more and be proud of the end product then pay cheap...

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pumz, you say the new car is for your family? wouldnt a 4WD be a bit of a hassle for the (pregant) wife and small kids to get in and out of? obviously your price range is in the $60's... maybe a european station wagon? audi's are nice :D

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Test drove the Nissan Murano 2 days ago with my wife. My wife loves the car, I like it as well.. It handles well & the cvt transmission is very smooth. Didn't try the 6 speed sequential mode on the automatic but i'm sure its good. Its spacy and well i really like it. The only rant i can say about the car is that it only has driver electric seats. The Front passenger still has manual seats which is a bit wierd... Plus waiting list is 3 to 6 months wait...

Plus my Wife is still keeping her Bmer so i don't want to have 2 european cars...

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Originally Posted by Pum[Z]

Stephen.. $650 for fitting and painting is way to cheap... As Tweigh and VirIIx have said before its betta to pay a bit more and expect top quality work. I paid about $1100 to paint and fit my kit so thats around the mark u should be looking at to get urs painted and fitted. If its like $650 ish i'm thinking u r going to have a lot of problems with it looking dodgy and not blend in well with the rest of ur euro fine lines....

These replica Fibre Glass kits don't come out nice from the factory.. I got to admit they look crap when i first saw it... But if you have a trusted and good panel paint fitter then these fibre glass kits should be no problems. Front bar needs to be sanded plus the trianglur hole in the front bar on the sides well it wasn't trianglur when i first got it. It was like a demented triangle.. They need to cut it and straighten to make it a triangle... The rest of the kit is fine just the front needs a lot of work and attention...

Also if a painter needs to take out a petrol lid so he can match the paint colour thats a bit dodgy. Nowdays Panel beaters have computers to mix the paint so it comes very close to factory paint.. I'm sure u have quality autosalon panel & paint shops in the Eastern States. Why don't u get them to do ur car Stephen?? The place where u r going to do ur car looks dodgy... no offence... Its betta to pay more and be proud of the end product then pay cheap...

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yeah i see where you're comin from mike....i dunno....he seems like he knows what he's doing because i saw him workin on my mates R32 and the end result was a very nice and flush finish
but yeah, he's had experiences with other skylines so i dunno.....dont think he's had much exp with euros....so not sure
yeah i may go to better panelbeaters....i was given the quote of around 1400 but they all say they need to have a look at it and i dont want to be driving around from panelbeater to panelbeater with the stuff in my car....
argh
heheheh i'll figure something out

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Originally Posted by Pum[Z]

Test drove the Nissan Murano 2 days ago with my wife. My wife loves the car, I like it as well.. It handles well & the cvt transmission is very smooth. Didn't try the 6 speed sequential mode on the automatic but i'm sure its good. Its spacy and well i really like it. The only rant i can say about the car is that it only has driver electric seats. The Front passenger still has manual seats which is a bit wierd... Plus waiting list is 3 to 6 months wait...

Plus my Wife is still keeping her Bmer so i don't want to have 2 european cars...

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u thinkin about gettin the murano mike? why not the oddysey!!! black pimpin!!!!
hahaha...but i guess murano can be pimp like with the right touches ;)

Mike, you are married ? Im waiting you to sell ur car :p

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Originally Posted by stephen8512

doesnt fit properly?

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can fit for the car but not 100% fit....seen the worker jobs

stephen you got your kit yet? no new about it...

lol i just noticed this. Reagan's post:

"reckon you'll get it done before the cruise?
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must have a time machine...

hey guys
i was supposed to receive the bodykit on friday (2/9/05) but the thing never came
so hoping this monday is when i'll receive it.
i'll take some pics asap as soon as i get it ;)

dun worry about the kits...that guys send few set of it already...trust the seller in perth..hehe

hey guys
got my bodykit today! excited as hell!
i will post up pics of them ASAP. :thumbsup:

Congrat!!!! where are you planning to get it painted??

Nice one. It is a great looking kit for the euro. Looking forward to pics.

alritey boys and girls after a month in waiting, here we go. PICCIES!! :D

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...n8512/kit1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...n8512/kit2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...n8512/kit3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...n8512/kit4.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...n8512/kit5.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...n8512/kit6.jpg


I'm gonna give a few panelbeaters a call tomorrow and get quotes and whatnot (i already sorta know who im going to but just gonna see who else can do it and what their quality is like). Did a dummy test fit with sideskirts by just placing them over my car......got me excited as hell.......well ENJOY!!! hopefully it should be on by the next month.

P.S Carquest was professional in their packing job and make quality so i can vouch for them. 2 thumbs up :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Can you grab a close up of the exterior, and interior surface so we can see the pre painted finish?

my camera ran outta batteries matt :( but i'll get some as soon as batteries are recharged
its just ur regular fibreglass interior surface and its a mat black finish

Sweet Stephen. Cant wait to see how it all looks.

PUM[Z] of the east coast :thumbsup:

woot woot steve.... cant wait... put them on and show us some pics

hahahah timbo Pum[Z] of the east coast......i like that :D

nick, for sure man...still gotta meet up with u on a cruise la, u and Q_ball....i wanna see his turbo setup
i'll try and get this all fitted and painted before the midsem breaks ;)

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Originally Posted by stephen8512

my camera ran outta batteries matt :( but i'll get some as soon as batteries are recharged
its just ur regular fibreglass interior surface and its a mat black finish

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Thats cool then :thumbsup: No need to bother 'bout it.:D Those paint shop boys better do a good surface prep for you, 'cos your car should look very sharp afterwards.....remember....steer clear of kerbs!:(

are you going to keep the washer like pimz?

yeah im gonna......for 1, legal purposes and 2, might as well use the washers as theyre there :D

Wicked.. U got ur kit now stephen...

The quality of the front bumper looks so much better then when i got mine a year ago... It should be easy peasy for the panel beaters to paint and fit it to ur car...

im getting my mugen front bar soon!
it would be great if you could provide a rough idea on how much it's gonna cost you to prep, paint and fit.

anyway i noticed that the grille is missing? you gotta mesh it yourself or there are no pics?

and on another note, i'm thinking of meshing up the lower part of the mugen front bumper , something like what martell did to his stock bumper. you guys reckon it'll look good? or too much mesh?

:D stephen - it's gona look awesome, good to see your lookin for a good panel beater too (itll make all the difference).

when are you getting your deep dish chromies to go with it?

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Originally Posted by kam

lol i just noticed this. Reagan's post:

"reckon you'll get it done before the cruise?
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must have a time machine...

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I'm old school boy =)

oh btw nice house and kit 2 =)