Body kit has arrived!
 

Got in in today!!

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Front bumper

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Sides.

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Inside of front bumper.

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With side marker on.

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End of side.

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Other end.


I didn't get a chance to take a pic of the rear spoiler. I'll try and get one up as soon as I can! The kit seems to be of the highest quality I've seen in any body kit! The side markers are Porsche factory parts and they snap right in place! The sides are gonna be held on with the factory clips. Going to be taking it to Magnum Collision Monday morning!!

Can't wait for installed pics!!

Grats!

Make us proud ! :)

Its not even on a car yet and i love it :) who makes that kit?

Fiber Werks. www.fiberwerks.com

Karl is the man!

I also got some light brackets with the kit that will install on both sides so that I can put driving lights on. I'll try and get some pictures of them up in the morning along with the rear spoiler.

Thanks again Danger for all your help!

This is a great looking kit. Can't wait for pics painted and installed.
Please let us know how much fitting was requires versus an OEM bumper/parts.

Having to wait until Wednesday to take the car to the body shop. :( My bud can only get that day off. It's all good cause the clips that I needed will not be in until then. So I guess it saves me two trips!!

Took my car to Magnum collision yesterday. I am very impressed with the place so far! I've not seen that many Austin's, Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Maseratis in one place! They have been so far nothing but professionals!

I bet they call them "eye-talian" cars . :)

LMAO!!

I'm gonna be posting all the details as the project gets under way. I.E how the shop is treating me and my car, how long it takes them and the like. I'll also be posting up pictures of the finished install along with my overall opinion of the shop. Just in case anyone on here might be thinking about getting a kit installed in the south east!

Like most everyone on here I'm picky and would be grateful for an unbiased opinion on a local body shop. As a former owner of an import performance shop I've seen the so called "quality" of work of other shops! So bad or good I'll let everyone know how it goes!

The info so far:

I had already pre bent and painted the mesh to be installed on the front bumper prior to taking my car and kit to Magnum.

The place: Magnum Collision

The time: I dropped off my car and body kit along with the side marker lights and mesh at 9:30am on 2/23/2011. I then drove to Hennessy Porsche and picked up the side skirt clips and dropped them off at Magnum with the receptionist and explained to her what car they go with around 10:30am or so.

The job: Remove stock front bumper. Paint and install Fiberwerks Aero kit which consists of the front bumper cover, clear side marker lights, side skirts and rear spoiler.

Got a call from my assigned project manager yesterday, Jay. After 2 phone calls and an email to check in on the car, I also wanted to go over a few things with them before the got started.

Jay told me that my car would be getting underway Monday morning. He did not give me a projected completion date however but did state that I would be kept up to date on all fronts. He also was very apologetic about not getting with me sooner. As I did see when I dropped the car off they are very busy!

Congrats!
 

Looking forward to seeing your pics. Enjoy the mods!

oh yeah, veddy nass.

Car under way.

Got a call from Jay this afternoon. He told me there was a slight fitment issue with the front bumper but nothing "to" bad. He said the sides went on great and the rear spoiler should also.

Here are some pics so far!!

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The car so far.

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The areas with the problem.

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The other side.

Got another call from Jay this afternoon. He assured me that everything is going to plan. They have everything lined up and looking good. Tomorrow the kit will be coming off and getting ready for paint! YES!!

Very cool!

Hawkeye -

Is this the place north of town with all the f cars out front? What did they quote you, out of curiosity? I hear they do great work. Can't wait to see the finished look.

I'm curious, are they simply doing a color match, or are they actually going to blend into the appropriate areas ?

Looking at the estimate is calls for "overlapping of panels". So I'm guessing that would mean blending. I'll ask Jay and find out for sure.

Off of Cobb? If so yep.

I told Jay that I had put a thread up in case anyone on here was thinking about using them.

I sure hope you don't screw up that really low splitter on the bottom of your new bumper. You'll have to take driveways ever so slowly at an angle (even more so than before) and stop short of parking lot stops.

I'd never be able to keep a bumper like yours pristine for more than a month or two.

Looking great though! That's gonna be sharp.

Yep that's for sure. I've owned several lowered cars with front bumper lips. An M3, RB swapped Nissan drift car and the like so I'm aware of the lip thing. The car is not lowered as of now but I have a set of coil overs that I'll be installing ASAP. On that note, I'm gonna be doing rotors and ss brake lines and powder coating the calipers as soon as I get the car back. I installed a B&M short shifter in it the day before it went to the body shop for the body kit. Also looking into forced induction but not sure I like any of the kits on the market. If I go that route I'll more then likely fab a setup myself. We will see I guess.

Got an update from Magnum Collision this morning. The car is supposed to be getting paint this afternoon and should be done the middle of next week!! I can't wait!!!

Very cool! Keep us updated.

Sent an email off to Jay at Magnum. He told me that it was in paint getting prepped and that he is "hoping" to get it painted tomorrow.?? This after telling me it was supposed to go to paint Friday? So it's taken them over a week and half to fit the front bumper and side skirts (which he said the side skirts went on great.). :confused:

I sure "hope" their work is better then their customer relations. As of right now I'm not to impressed with what they are telling me but I will hold judgment off until I see the finished job. As they say; the proof's in the pudding.

for what it's worth, i've never NOT had this happen at a body shop. right, wrong or indifferent, i always take however long they say they'll have the car & i double it.

sucks, but it seems to be SOP

Yep, I know your right insite. I guess I'm just a little impatient. LOL! I'm looking forward to getting the car back and putting the coil overs on it to give it that nice mean stance. LOL!

Take it as a good sign that they're taking their time with the fit . As we discussed, these kits start out in crude form, and they require a good deal of tweaking in order to get a good fit. When my kit arrived from Germany, I was convinced that some kids at a vocational school had made it, not a prestigious "tuner" !

Just got off the phone with Jay at Magnum. The car will be ready for pick up Friday!! Can't wait!!

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he meant NEXT friday. you'll see! ;-)

LOL! Your probably right!! I've already taken the time off work so he better be talking THIS Friday! LOL!

I'm not sure what the heck is going on!

I've had to either send an email or call Magnum myself to get any information. This after being told that I would be kept up to date on everything.

I had to call Jay again today to check on the status of the car. I was told that he was gonna contact me as soon as it went into paint. He told me 3 different times it was supposed to go to paint and that he would let me know how it was going. He has not without me contacting him.

So I asked him if the car was still gonna be ready, as the last time we talked or emailed it was supposed to be the middle of the week. He said it would be Friday for sure. I explained to him that I would have to request time off work and have a buddy go down with me to pick the car up and if he was sure. He said they had a little problem with the gel coat but assured me it would be Friday. I told him if I did not hear back from him in 2 hours I was gonna go ahead and request the time off. This was at 12 noon. He said that would be good. Needles to say I did not hear back from him. I requested time off from work and called my bud to make sure he could give me a ride.

I check my email at 7 pm, low and behold I get a message from him, not a phone call mind you. It was sent at 5pm. He is telling me that they are having a problem with the gel coat taking paint?!!?? What the heck?? It seems like every time I call there is something going on. The last time it was the fitting around the head light needing sanding. I sent the pictures to Karl at Fiber Werks and he told me that they were not doing the fitting right. That they needed to lower the mounting bracket below the lights. He said he did a test fit of the bumper before he shipped it and it fit great. I then contacted Jay at Magnum and told him what Karl had said. Jay told me it was just a little sanding of the gel coat that needed to be done to get a perfect fit. So I went along with it as they are the ones doing the install. Jay did say in the email that it should still be Friday but late Friday. I am fine with this if it is.

I'm not a body guy but I am an ASE master tech that has been around cars for over 30 years. I also owned a shop for over 8 years and this is starting to stink a little to me.

I sent an email to Jay and asked him for some pictures of the problem area and for a total on the car. I also stated that I did not expect the bill to be much over the quote that I had agreed to as he has only told me of the little bit of sanding that needed to be done on the gel coat to get the fit around the head lights just right and that was the only thing I had agreed on.

I'm thinking about driving down there in the morning and just sorta of popping in on them to see the "problem" first hand. It's over a 2 hour drive for me but I'm willing to do it to find out what is going on.

What do you guys think? Am I over reacting? It's just that Fiber Werks has sold and had about 3 kits painted already with no problems at all since I got mine. This is according to the customers! It also seems like every time I talk to Jay he is a little vague like he's not sure what's going on.?.

don't stress; this is pretty typical for body shops. it sucks, but it is what it is.

i'd just wait until they're done & then make arrangements to go pick up the car. if progress stalls & you need to check on things, there are many of us who are a lot closer than 2hrs that would be happy to pop in & take a look.

that place is less than 15min from work for me. if a few days go by & your bs detector starts going off, PM me & i can go take a look for you.

btw, theire assertion that the gel coat isn't taking paint sounds sketchy to me. this ain't their first rodeo; they should know how to do this.

It just seems like every time I talk to Jay he sounds like he's not sure what's going on or he tells me he's gonna do something and for some reason it doesn't get done.

I'm with you on the gel coat not taking paint thing myself. I've seen many kits on customer cars and have even installed a few. (As far as bolting them on not painting.) This was one of the cleanest I've seen. I think it's just behind schedule and he's giving me excuses. I'm hoping that's all it is anyway. Just wish he would tell me if that's the case.

If it's not ready Friday after I took time off and after I was assured it would be, I might be hitting you up on the offer to go over and take a look at it for me. I'll be more then happy to pay you for your time!!

this really just sounds like the standard runaround to me. these placed just don't take the time to sit down & schedule their resources. chances are that some other projects took more time in the booth than anticipated & your car got slid out to the right. this shop does have an outstanding record & reputation for the quality of their work. i have no doubt they'll get it done & it will look superb.

if i were you, i'd plan on going to work tomorrow.

Hawkeye71,

I hold a PH.D (a degree in pain and headaches) in body kit therapy . I have a colleague in Georgia named Roscoe if you feel the need for counseling (he also handles NASCAR addiction and chewing tobacco hypnosis) . However, what your experiencing is normal for this kind of project. As I said before, nothing is ever straight forward with these kits, and the timeline for completion is always stretched out. I suspect that Magnum senses your high standards and their trying in earnest to do an excellent job. Just be patient and see how things go. Baby steps !!

Same deal for my 996 TT bumper. Although I dropped it off at the beginning of the winter, so I didn't care that it took 4 months to complete. Free winter storage.