fms body kits good?

[88stiva]

i got an 88 stiva and want to get the fms front and rear bumpers, sideskirts, and hood, are they reliable? any better requests?

[SimonTuffGuy]

You won't find another kit for the Festiva, unless you import the GTX bumpers/sides or order from an overseas ATH dealer.

FMS has someone hand lay the kits, the quality is amazing, the fitment is even better. Seriously, my bodyshop said this was the best designed kit they've seen by far.

Simon

[glacius182]

You won't find another kit for the Festiva, unless you import the GTX bumpers/sides or order from an overseas ATH dealer.

FMS has someone hand lay the kits, the quality is amazing, the fitment is even better. Seriously, my bodyshop said this was the best designed kit they've seen by far.

Simon

Toronto is overseas? I didn't knew that :roll:

[Guest]

I have yet to hear about the Imported ATH kit's fitament issues on a Festiva.

The FMS kits have been modified to fit (bolt holes match etc..) the Festiva, whereas the ATH kits are made for the Mazda 121 DA Which are not exactly like the Festiva. So yes it is the only kit made for a Festiva that is not overseas.. :wink:

[SimonTuffGuy]

Over the border for the US people... You've still got the problems of going through customs 2 times. :roll:

And for the price of doing that, you'd be better off getting one from FMS.

Simon

[CryptokiD]

how difficult is it to work with a glass bodykit. i have done glass work on boats before, repairing hulls and such but i havent ever worked with anything as precise as a bodykit.

is this thing basically bolt on or is there alot of finish work/trimming or sanding to do?

im just trying to get a feel for it.

[SimonTuffGuy]

As I said above... My shop said it was "the best designed kit they've seen by far"

Fitment is great, it's HAND LAID fiberglass... It's not something that big ass sloppy machine does that you see people trying to fit on their cookie-cut Civic.

Simon

[glacius182]

I have yet to hear about the Imported ATH kit's fitament issues on a Festiva.

The FMS kits have been modified to fit (bolt holes match etc..) the Festiva, whereas the ATH kits are made for the Mazda 121 DA Which are not exactly like the Festiva. So yes it is the only kit made for a Festiva that is not overseas.. :wink:

Ok if you think that way but it's not a Mazda 121 bodykit it's a Kia Pride bodykit :wink:

And for the fitment, as soon as my swap is done, you'll heard about fitment.

[Guest]

^I stand corrected..

[88stiva]

thanks for the input on the fms kits. i will check them out and see what happens!

[CryptokiD]

i just pieced together a kit from them. its going to cost around 1250 for just the parts alone, not including shipping which the website says is 15% of the order total. the grand total price delivered to someones door is almost $1500!

fuck that bodykit. i dont care how nice the fiberglass is. it costs more than twice what most festivas are worth!

[Guest]

A good body kit will cost around a grand.. and Crypto this isn't the arena.. so please watch the language.. Tien coilovers run about the same amount for a Festiva.. If the prices are too high, then you don't need them anyways.. And I've seen semi-mint Festivas bring 1800+. A very clean low mileage Festiva GL w/AC will still go for 3000 on a dealer lot. Especially now with the price of Gas being so high.

[MY5TERE 1]

There is an ATH distributer/dealer in Toronto???

[glacius182]

Yep it's called New State. I think the website is www.newstate.ca

[kidcurry73]

nope