where can i get a cheap m tec bodykit for a convertible

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Post Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:58 pm

where is the best place to get a full mtec bodykit for a convertible cheers for the help
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Post Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:03 pm

ive got a couple of contacts mate if you wanna pm me ill give you their address :wink:
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Post Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:06 pm

j555boy wrote:where is the best place to get a full mtec bodykit for a convertible cheers for the help
you can usualy find them behind the rocking horse pooh or next to the gold dust. :wink:
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Post Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:17 pm

:D tis very true, the people i know of make them but they are only reps but very good reps
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Post Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:22 pm

to be honest its only the side skirts that are the issue, you can use the front and rear standard mtech kit
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Post Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:29 pm

j555boy wrote:where is the best place to get a full mtec bodykit for a convertible cheers for the help
It really depends upon the MTec kit that you want - Is it the MTech I or MTech 2 that you want and that depends on the year of your convertible. I think that anything older than a H plate (1990) would be for the chrome/colour coded chrome bumpers and would require the MTech I bodykits. Anything newer would of course, need to be the MTech II bodykit. Also remember that you will need to have different side skirts than the other bodykits, to take into account of the deeper sills. Some people have slightly modded their side skirts to take into account for this, but it can be tricky.

You also need to be cateful that you are buying OEM and not copies as these will be fibreglass ones and don't always fit precisely.

If you do come across a bodykit, it would be wise to buy the jig from the $tealers to ensure that you drill the holes in the exact position.

Also you probably won't come across a cheap MTech bodykit.

I wish you every luck in your search.
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Post Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:42 pm

yerp i just managed to pick up a tech1 F&R Bumpers for 100 notes, the hunt goes on for the cabby sideskirts!
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