Ok, i got in a little fender bender a couple of weeks ago and got a $650 check from the insurance. i can either replace my rear bumper, or go ahead and spend a couple of hundred more and get a body kit installed and painted. what do you guys think?! also....how much should i expect to pay for installation and paint??

 

varies. paint your looking at about $200 and time would be another 3 hrs.

 

does anyone know how hard it is to fit the drifter 2 body kit???!!! i have heard that it basically replaces the old bumpers without trying to mold it... i just called a local body shop and they quoted 1500 for installation and paint?!?!> is it just me or is that extremely overpriced!!!

 

just some info for you, victory red paint was $112 per pint and i used 2 pints. my friend painted it for me at his auto body school. i did get a quote, it would have been $1200 for instal, paint, and labor to have it professionaly done, plus the $865 i had already spent on buying the body kit/shipping

 

drifter 2 body kit is a nightmar i have it on mine and the back bumper doesnt fit they had to trim it to hell n back sideskirts were too short and front was fine but all the work that needed to be done was crazy lol i even talked to extreme dimensions about it n they said all their kits r like that

 

but it looks good when its done though and everywhere around here in Ohio quoted me $1500-3500 for install and everything

 

it was pretty hard on the back bumper, here is a picture of the work i had to do to make the rear fit. I had to cut the rear in half and bolt the half up to the factory and then fiber-bondo over the new body line. the drifter rear was 1/2inch too short from meeting the wheel wells on both sides and stuck 1/4 inch into the trunk near the tail lights on both sides keeping it from closing.

 

oh, and i installed it myself, and you can tell in some places that i did it myself.

 

so what is the easiest body kit to install? because i want a good looking kit, but i only want to spend around a grand for the kit install & paint.

 

just get the GM s/c kit i think it looks the best

 

go with the ss/sc bumpers and thats it bolt right on

 

where can i find those? i guess just from the chevy dealership?! they should come pre-painted too right?!

 

do the ss bumpers and lips come pre painted?

 

Nope.