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Postby gt5 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:08 pm

just been having a debate with my dad about the lemanns bodykit he thinks it will spoil the car by turning it into something it isnt but i think it will make it more desirable and beef it up loads what are your views on this :?:
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Postby clee » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:22 pm

If you're not worried about keeping it original ,and I don't think many are ,yet :) I always wanted to put a Le Mans front on only and keep the original rear ,until I saw Le Mans in the flesh :shock:
The arches are sooooooooooo much wider than they look and I think you would have to do the rear or it would look Pants though prob not Pantsheinrich :lol:
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Postby peterg » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:23 pm

Like the side arches, but not the front end conversion. Its a botch of a job to do as well....ask Rupert....he's been at his quite a while!
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Postby clee » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:29 pm

peterg wrote:Like the side arches, but not the front end conversion. Its a botch of a job to do as well....ask Rupert....he's been at his quite a while!



Yes :lol: :lol: I think th rear is the botch to do as you have to cut and shut the rear quarters :x
Personally I would go for a bumper to beef it up and bin the front indicator pods ,I don't think I'd go for a complete LM conversion ,for the reason you're Dad's mentioned .
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Postby simontaylor » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:37 pm

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Postby peterg » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:38 pm

The front bumper that Prima sell makes the front look a lot more aggressive without being saxocorsachavtastic!!!! I wrecked mine hitting the tyre wall at Kames last year (still won though :D ), but I'd definitely have another. If you check the early videos/photos of my car on Davids website its fitted there.......it doeasnt look much different until you compare it to the standard version.
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Postby David Gentleman » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:48 pm

gt5 wrote:just been having a debate with my dad about the lemanns bodykit he thinks it will spoil the car by turning it into something it isnt but i think it will make it more desirable and beef it up loads what are your views on this :?:


Dooooeeet.. :lol:

It does look good. The front end just bolts on as one, and the rear arches are not difficult really when you compare them to the amount of work that kids do to their Saxo's these days..

Still probably looking the best part of £3500 supplied, fitted and painted though...
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Postby clee » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:48 pm

Profil ? I think Ben asked them to send more pics /info ,they do a Le Mans styly ,Its the Pink One :cry:



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Postby peterg » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:50 pm

No! The front indicators look crap......they are much better on the corners at the front. If I could get the big arches without the horrible indicator conversion I might just do it.
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Postby clee » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:53 pm

You don't need to put the indicators on :idea: Use them for brake cooling :lol: :lol:
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Re: lemanns

Postby clee » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:02 pm

David Gentleman wrote:
gt5 wrote:just been having a debate with my dad about the lemanns bodykit he thinks it will spoil the car by turning it into something it isnt but i think it will make it more desirable and beef it up loads what are your views on this :?:


Dooooeeet.. :lol:

It does look good. The front end just bolts on as one, and the rear arches are not difficult really when you compare them to the amount of work that kids do to their Saxo's these days..

Still probably looking the best part of £3500 supplied, fitted and painted though...



Steve :wink: how much power will the body and paint give or rather, how much would you get for 3 1/2 k :shock: :shock:
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Postby clee » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:09 pm

clee wrote:
David Gentleman wrote:
gt5 wrote:just been having a debate with my dad about the lemanns bodykit he thinks it will spoil the car by turning it into something it isnt but i think it will make it more desirable and beef it up loads what are your views on this :?:


Dooooeeet.. :lol:

It does look good. The front end just bolts on as one, and the rear arches are not difficult really when you compare them to the amount of work that kids do to their Saxo's these days..

Still probably looking the best part of £3500 supplied, fitted and painted though...



Steve :wink: how much power will the body and paint give :?: or rather, how much would you get for 3 1/2 k :shock: :shock:
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Postby ben » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:38 pm

I have been trying to get some info on the 'pink' Profil front bumper for ages now. No one answers the phone nor do they reply to emails, so i think they may have shut down??? Does anyone know whats going on with them or where else i can get a bumper like that from? :roll:
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Postby David Gentleman » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:27 am

ben wrote:I have been trying to get some info on the 'pink' Profil front bumper for ages now. No one answers the phone nor do they reply to emails, so i think they may have shut down??? Does anyone know whats going on with them or where else i can get a bumper like that from? :roll:


Yes, they closed up about 8 months ago. I enquired about 1 year and half ago about that bumper and they said they wouldnt ship to the UK anyway..

The other option is I can supply a normal Lemans bumper, and redesign it to fit the GTA, if anybody is interested..
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Postby rupert » Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:31 pm

peterg wrote:Like the side arches, but not the front end conversion. Its a botch of a job to do as well....ask Rupert....he's been at his quite a while!


In fact it is pretty straight forward. The front panel and bumper fits straight on, you have to fill the space between the inner wheel arch and the lip of the arch on the wings, got to refit the headlamp glasses and the shrouds.
The sills bolt on, the rear wings are a bit tricky, it is best to cut off as little as possible of the original wings, not like the french guy has on that website... (the white car that is changed to blue). Rear bumper bolts on. You have to fill the inner arches out again. We have used group 4 mini arches!
And yes it will look wicked 8)
Main reason for the slow progress on mine is the lack of money not the difficulty!
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