Body Kit Install help

Body Kit Install help

So I finally bought the S body kit, yay! Last night I installed the two front pieces but ran into some issues with the side skirts and rear pieces.

At 1st the side skirts looked like they attached pretty easily. There are a bunch of 1" round plug-type clips that hold it on from below. On the side you have to use 8 or so white rubbery/soft plastic pieces to connect the skirt to the side of the car. The problem is it looks like I have to drill into the metal. Drilling the polyurethane plastic for the front was cake but I want to make sure I think of everything before drilling into metal. What do I need to do to prevent/minimize rust? Also any advice on drilling the holes? Unlike the front pieces the sides should be really easy to line up since I can attach a few of the bottom clips to get it in place.

The rear pieces attach just like the front but I definitely don't have as much room to work back there. Instead of a plastic guard type things that are on the front, the rear has metal in the wheel wells. In the front I just removed some clips and pulled the plastic guard out of my way. Since I was tired I didn't spend too long finding out how to get in there but I think I have to remove the whole rear bumper, yikes! I actually wish I would have removed the bumper to install the front pieces because it was a pain working in such awkward spaces.

Any help is appreciated. I know most of you won't be excited for the final result because it's only the S kit. However, this is still a DIY mod so I will share whatever I learn since it will probably be helpful for other kit installations. 8)

damn where u got the kit from & how much?

Sweet, i cant wait to see pics.

i'd also like to know how much and where u got it from. Im still looking for an S kit.

I ordered the S kit for him through the Fremont Toyota dealership. The total cost for all the pieces and all necessary mounting equipment is $1,177 USD. That is SHIPPED to the dealership though. If you live outside the Bay Area, extra shipping charges would be involved. FedEx ground shipping for the front and rear valence pieces is only $6 within CA, and only about $10 to pretty much anywhere else. The side skirts are another issue. They aren't heavy, but the box is pretty big and FedEx may tack on a surcharge for that. Assuming that it costs $20 to ship each sideskirt, then you're looking at:

$1,177 S Kit
4 x $10 for shipping front/rear valence pieces
2 x $20 for shipping side skirts

GRAND TOTAL: $1,257 (Remember, this is tentative based on where you live)

P.S. The kit comes prepainted and clearcoated to whatever color your car is. PM me if you are interested. As a side note, if you have a CE or LE, then some drilling will be required. OC Rolla can obviously help you out with that seeing as he is going all solo on this install. HATS OFF TO YA BROTHA!

Hey OC,
Sounds like the side skirts are a little challenging. Having not actually seen the pieces you are talking about I will try to give you a couple of tips for drilling the body. First if there are no intstuctions, I would try to first lay out where everything will go. Test fit the skirt to the car and then look at the clips and see how they align on the skirt. Then you should be able to measure them and where they will be placed on the body. I would place a strip of masking tape along the body so you can place your marks where you will drill. When you have them marked you will want to prepare to drill. Start with a good sharp punch to mark the place where you will start. Then start with a smaller drill for a pilot. By punching and starting with a small (also sharp) drill bit this will help you to keep the bit from slipping and scratching your paint. Start with one clip or two clips spaced a ways apart and test fit the skirt. If they are off you can adjust your placement and have on drilled 2 holes so far. Continue with the rest, as they say mesure twice, cut once!
Hope that helps, you can put silicone or dumdum (black pliable sticky stuff that body shops use to plug holes) around the screw before you place it. Hope that helps!
RR

Can you take a pic for us id like to see it.

You what you should do. You should take pictueres every single step so they could put it on Do it Your self Section. It will be really tight

juz wondering
do u hve fog lights on ur rollla

do u plan to add them?




http://www.cardomain.com/id/slerolla

Answering for OC Rolla, who is busy trying to get his body kit on:

His car is an 03 CE. Foglights are neither standard nor a dealer installed option, though the assembly and harness CAN be purchased. If you are looking to go with an aftermarket body kit other than the Vuteq, then it's pointless to get the OEM type foglights since they will have to be removed anyway (the Vuteq's preserve the OEM fittings).

Since he's putting on the S body kit, I see no reason why he would go and get a new body kit all of a sudden. So getting the factory foglights is up to him.

P.S. For his sake I wish there weremore people with more helpful info on getting his kit installed.

Eh....if you guys wanted the fogs lights, bodykits and spoiler, you should of bought the S and not go through this hastle...

-My 86 cents

see in my case the LE was for the wifey but then my junk broke down & ddint want it no more so i we only have 1 car now, i regret not getting the s so i will transform my le to a better then s w. more horse power and better looks. so just stay tuned to the mod channel...

Do share wen u upgrade, I will be interested to know wat mods you do to ur car.

Hey all, between thanksgiving and work I haven't been able to check the boards much lately. Earlier this afternoon my brother helped me install the sideskirts on my car, turned out nice. I am leaving to go to florida for work tomorrow morning and won't be back until Friday so pictures will have to wait. But... I will quickly summarize how the install went.

First I lined up the skirts with the side of the car so I could figure out where I needed to drill. The skirts are held up on the bottom using some 1" circular plugs and on the side with some smaller peg-like plugs. I used a few of the bottom plugs to hold the skirt in place while I measured up where the side plugs should go. After some more measuring I broke out my dremel and drilled away. I won't lie, at first it was scary drilling into the side of my car but everything worked out fine. I cleaned off the holes and sprayed some rust preventative on each one. While the holes were drying I put the sealant (rubber strip with adheshive backing) on the skirts. Finally I snapped each skirt on using all of the bottom plugs and side plugs. I now have two side skirts to go with my front spoiler/lip.

To address the comment about just buying and S to begin with instead of a CE. At the time I bought my car I was still in school without a job. (I got a serving job a few weeks later but had to pay rent in addition to my car payment) Being my 1st car period (nope, I didn't have a car during high school not even used) I didn't want to push my luck when my dad actually agreed it was a good idea for me to get a car. I bought the car last fall, my last quarter of college (in the US anyway) and I was living off campus. Yeah it's more work to install a kit instead of buying and S... but being a mechanical engineer projects like this keep me going. So to all you DIY-ers out there, I'm right there with you. 8)

I'll update when I get back from Florida. Peace y'all.

Yea I know what you mean...didn't mean any disrespect to anyone, just that I read a lot about finding fogs, looking for bodykits and etc. I bought mine in May. I am in college, I work (PT), pay my own bills, etc. I wanted my Rolla and I saved my money for about a year for a downpayment. Im an engineer too, and I know the feeling of trying to perfect something as much as possible and never reaching it. So all you DIY-ers, don't forget to take pictures and share!

-My 86 cents