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    tsburt Active Member

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    expensive installation

    :sad: i got an underbody neon kit for my car. and tried to install it. i borrowed a hydraulic jack from a friend and his drill. i use my jack 2 but while doing this i noticed taht my friends hydr. jack didn't work and it was a pain in the ass to put the jack under the car. ( car is lowered with tein s). and i tried to drill some holes under the car without any luck. broke a lot of drill bits.:confused: after several attempts i gave up, cuz was kinda late and couldn't get under the car.
    i went around and ask this one place how much they would charge to install the underbodykit..
    he said.: I CAN DO IT FOR $130 AND IT'S GONA TAKE A WHILE CUZ UR CAR IS LOWERED AND Sh^%&. I WAS LIKE DAMMIT!!
    is it really that expensive 2 install those neon?? i just don't have the right tools and equipment ...:superconf otherwise i would give it a try again. but they must be joking right...$130????damn
    :( what u guys think??

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    Rolla95 Rollin' Out y0

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    just go to home depot or somewhere alike and get some self taping screws, its alot easier than drilling holes
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    130 isnt too bad. Figure a shop charges 60-90 an hour for labor. So 130 would be about 2 hours labor. Not bad.
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    Barnacules 100101101011011

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    Just use some of that crazy ass 3M Industrial Tape :D
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    Mayur Biggest trd whore in the whole wide world

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    You got a kit right? Im assuming fiberglass? Get some clamps or something and fiberglass them in place.
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    TurismoDreamin ΓΡΗΓΟΡΟΣ ΟΔΗΓΟΣ

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    Why dont you invest in a 2x4 piece of wood, run over the 2x4 which should give you two more inches to work with so you can fit the OEM jack under ur car...thats what I did and it worked for me.....Hahaha, sounds like a late night infomercial..."do this and it'll give you two more inches to work with, it worked for me"..
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    did u guys had some hard time drilling those holes ?? cuz i had some reall hard time man. they won't budge..
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    Youre not using the right tools then.
    What kind of drill are you using, what kind of drill bits are you using?
    e_andree, Sep 8, 2006
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    i borrowed this drill from my friend his dad said that it had more power ( their engineers) so they should know. i went to home depot to get some drill bits but they broke...??? they cost around 5 bucks for each.
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    lol
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    exactly, but if u really want them do what i said earier, go back to home depot and get some self taping screws
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    wtf are you trying to drill through that you keep breaking bits? try keeping the drill straight...you can't bend a drill bit while drilling or it will break. also...make sure the drill is rotating the correct way. i can only assume that you're breaking bits because you're trying to manhandle the drill and if you have it rotating the wrong way, it will NOT put a hole in anything.
    HaPpYfAcE, Sep 9, 2006
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