BodyKit

[festivagt]

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Simon,
That was a bit offhanded. I mean you took one of the only 2 body kits available for the festiva and are saying "THIS IS MINE. GO FIND YOUR OWN." WOW, I mean alot of us festiva people would like to be able to just buy somthing for our cars(like you did) like a body kit. Then only to have one of the oldest members of the board get bent out of shape because of the purchase that was made is just like somthing he has. I had the picture of the chop top festie that was the same color you chose for your car on my website a LONG time before the pimptiva came around(at least a year). (maybe you didn't see it? )Now I didn't say one thing about you using that color. I thought it was cool that you saw somthing you liked and went with it. I would hate to think that you might be a bit of a hipocrit. After all, most of the newbies that see the work you have done to your car just makes them want one of thier own. To get upset with them is kind of wrong. They are admiring what you have done. I go to car shows to admire others hard work. I would hope that you are there to show your ride proudly. To show others what you have done so that they can appreciate what you have done and to have them walking away with a new determination that you might have put into them. It inspires them. You were at one time where most of the newbies are, we all were at some point. Instead of slamming on people for the compliments you recieve why not take them graciously? No one could replicate what you have done like you have. Take pride in the fact that people think that highly of what you have done. Besides the FMS kit is quite expensive as far as body kits go. Most people who would want one would have to be damn serious about it. (And have to sell a kidney or somthing... :wink: )

[SimonTuffGuy]

Henry - I agree... I didn't say anything about duping the bodykit... But I've got one person who wants a car "exactly like mine" - meaning shaved doors, the same hatch, ragtop, etc, etc, etc...

I saw your pictures of your Photochopped car before I had my Festiva, before I bought my kit, before I decided the color that I wanted to use on my car. Your picture however, was not the deciding factor in the color that I went with; it was a 2000 Ford truck who lives a few blocks away from me that I picked the color off of.

I hope people do look up to my car and I know that I inspire people (not only Festiva modders, but a bunch of people in the car scene... I mean, who wrecks a Festiva and then redoes it... not only once, but twice?) All I want is for someone to get their own idea. Don't steal my color, don't try stealing the "Pimptiva" name (Cardomain.com - user Pimptiva), the Pimptiva on monchar.com (some Canadian bastard who used the color of my car and pictures of MY CAR as his?!) Don't ask me how I did stuff and then try to replicate it to look like me.

Look at the few Festivas with a full kit (DJ, me, Rogers cars, GTR, etc) and you'll see that they all look different in some way or another... That the bodykit gives it a nice look, but each of us have our own way of standing out.

I know that nobody will ever have another Festiva like mine, unless I sell mine. I know that nobody is stupid enough to put that much money into a car, and if they are, I'll be the first to tell them that they are. I know that I'm stupid for the amount of the money that I've put into the car, no matter how much recognition I get for it, it will never be worth the amount of moeny that's in it now. Hell, with the money in the car now, I would've had over 60% of the SHOgun that went on EBay for 42k paid off already...

I just want people to get their own ideas. Sure, look at my car and be inspired to create something, but don't create my car over again.

[Demon]

cheers for the backup Festiva gt - Simon I ask you how much scope is there with the festiva exterior? they are only small after all - I did enquire at the start of the thread about a diffrent kit only to find that this one (Yours) kit was avalible to me. There is a caterham 7 on the way to my local race track and it was the coulour of that that inspired me, put the kit and the colour together and then look almost identical, and after seeing yours I simply used it as a reference point.

I was thinking of smoothing off the number plate cove in the bootlid, has this been done before? pics?

I'm sure we all understand that modifying cars is a leap into the great unkown and this is why we have forums / website's to educate those who simply don't know where to start ( Me ).

Lets make a friendly bond across the pond, eh guys?

any other UK users here? - I'm truly excited as I think no one has done up a KIA Pride/ Mazda 121 over here!

be safe.

P.s My sunroof is electric

[Rumnhammer]

others

Man. that's one thing I love about England is all the 7's running around on the streets!! I saw 5, one track prepped on the street last year when I was over, and like 3 this year. Most of our 121 Lister's are from Australia, but there have been a few Brits posting every now and then.

What part of the UK are you in? My wife is English and we go over at least once a year. Always makes my wife laugh how much my head is spinning around looking at all the cool cars we don't get here.

My Mum in law lives in Bovingdon near Hemel Hampstead outside of London. I saw the track Caterham 7 outside of Stratford upon Avon, I guess he was going to Silverstone or somewhere.
Chris Rummel

[aithanmier]

kinda off topic but what the hell, someone mentioned chaterham 7's you lucky lucky brit! my dream car! i'm seriously thinking about starting a buisness to import them to the states, there are a few places that do it already, but far too few people stateside know the joy of the 7's!

[xanthinic12]

does anyone know what the J-spec bumpers from FMS look like? any pictures or anything

[FestivaGuy37]

import over seas

Find someone over sea's and import a kit. I have seen pictures of some crazy festivas that had kits over seas.