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replica m-technic kit
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:28 pm
by john-rambo
has any1 had any experience fitting a copy fiberglass m tech kit? are they really such a bad fit i remember fitting a replica rs turbo kit 2 my escort(r.i.p) and that was only the skirts and arches they took a while but in the end fitted ok! its just the copy bumpers im worried about fitting! what r ur veiws?

Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:50 pm
by nav786
from what i have heard of them they are very poor. dont fit well at all. best bet is to pick up a second hand original kit.
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 10:24 pm
by john-rambo
Oh rite cheers mate that seems to be evry1s opinion at th mo how much is it going to cost for a genuine kit roughly?

Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 10:33 pm
by jamie325isport
I havent seen one for less than Ԛ£300
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:12 pm
by KRiSi
You didn't say if its a MTEC I or MTEC II kit you're after, but if its any help there's an MTEC I kit on ebay at the moment.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 4547779352
Having said that I thought the MTEC I kits came with complete bumpers, not just the lower valences (???) as advertised.
Maybe another zoner can advise but I've just bought an MTEC I kit and it came with complete bumpers.
Hope this is of some help
Oh yeah, definitely buy a genuine second hand kit, not an after market one .
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 7:22 pm
by 1993luxdrop
Ive got a fibre glass kit for mine. overall quality, i think, is very good. its not yet fitted. it does look a game and a half to fit, but we'll see.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 7:32 pm
by john-rambo
send a reply and let me no how u got on
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 7:58 pm
by dazleeds
i sold mine as it did look a bit too much effort considering how easy the genuine kit is to fit better to save and get qa proper one unless you know someone whos really sh*t hot woth fibreglass Daz leeds
note to luxdrop. was it you i sold the kit too mate??
hows it going? did you use my idea with the bumer bars and tops etc??
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 8:04 pm
by john-rambo
with the glass fiber bumpers do u get all the fixing brackets or is it just one big bodge?

Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 8:27 pm
by dazleeds
didnt have any fixings at all with mine all do it yourself
had some weird ideas for fixing mine but none were easy so didnt bother
Daz leeds
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:16 pm
by john-rambo
thats prettey poor init so its a job for the stikaflex man eh? the kits sound like a bit of a rip off!?

Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:43 pm
by 1993luxdrop
yeah its me alright daz, ive primed the kit but not yet fitted it. but i'll do as you suggested and use the existing bumper as a mounting point. im debating weather or not to use the door 'pods' or just the lower skirts.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 10:04 pm
by dazleeds
i was the same def wasnt gonna use the pods they just didnt look as good as the originals
it seems the best way me stepdad could come up with and hes a top man when it comes to fibreglass hes done it all he looked and said to use the bumper inserts as it needed the strength plus it gives you a solid fixing best of luck mate hope you get it on nice cheers Daz
Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 9:05 am
by KRiSi
MTEC II Kit if you're interested.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 98484&rd=1
I'll post in ebay section as well. Finishes 12-May-05 15:35:36 BST.