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Body Kit Fitting And Styling Services
A Body Kit Is A Fitting Job, Not A Parts Job
Buying the kit is the easy part. What decides whether the car looks sharp or looks like a repair are the things that happen after the box is opened. Whether the panels were test fitted before paint. Whether the mounting points line up or were persuaded. Whether the fixings are the right ones or whatever was in the drawer. Whether the gaps are even on both sides when you stand back from ten feet.
Bad fitting announces itself within a year. Panels lift at the corners, a skirt starts to rattle over speed bumps, a lip cracks the first time it meets a kerb, and drilled holes rust from the inside out. We work on cars, vans and light commercials of all makes, and we are VAG specialists for Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and SEAT.
Body Kit And Styling Services We Carry Out
Full Body Kit Fitting
Front bumper or lip, side skirts and rear bumper or diffuser fitted as a set, test fitted before any paint goes near them, and aligned as a whole so the lines carry along the car rather than stopping at each panel.
- Complete kit test fit before paint
- Panel gap and alignment set across the car
- Correct fixings, clips and brackets throughout
- Underside and wheel arch liner refitting
Front Lips, Splitters And Spoilers
The most popular single upgrade and the one most exposed to damage. Mounting method matters enormously here, because a lip carried on adhesive alone will not survive an Irish winter or a car park ramp.
- Front lip and splitter fitting
- Boot and roof spoiler fitting
- Bonded and mechanically fixed mounting
- Ground clearance advice before you commit
Side Skirts And Rear Diffusers
Skirts take road spray, salt and jacking damage, so mounting points and sealing are what decide how long they last. Diffusers need exhaust clearance checked properly rather than assumed.
- Side skirt fitting and sealing
- Rear diffuser fitting with exhaust clearance
- Jacking point protection and marking
- Corrosion protection at all fixing points
Grilles, Mirror Caps And Trim
The smaller changes that shift a car's look without touching a bumper, and the ones most often ruined by broken clips on removal.
- Front grille replacement and badge changes
- Mirror cap and trim fitting
- Window trim and detail work
- Broken clip and fixing replacement
Bumper Conversions And Facelift Upgrades
Converting a standard car to a sport or facelift look is more involved than a kit, because brackets, sensors, washers, fog lights and wiring often differ between versions.
- Full front and rear bumper conversions
- Bracket, carrier and crash bar fitment checks
- Fog light and washer jet integration
- Wiring and connector adaptation
Paint Matching And Preparation
Unpainted kits arrive in raw plastic that needs proper preparation. Flexible components need a flex additive or they crack, and colour has to be matched to the car as it is now rather than to the code it left the factory with.
- Paint code identification and on car matching
- Correct primer and adhesion promoter for the material
- Flex additive on flexible components
- Blending into adjacent panels where needed
Electrical Symptoms We Trace Every Week
Electrical faults rarely fix themselves and they usually get worse in cold or wet weather. If any of these sound familiar, book a diagnostic before it becomes a recovery call.
The Car Will Not Start Or Just Clicks
A rapid clicking normally means not enough current, which points at the battery or its connections. One solid click usually points at the starter or its solenoid. Silence points somewhere else again.
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The Battery Goes Flat When The Car Is Parked
Classic parasitic drain. A module that will not shut down, a sticking relay, a boot light, an alarm or a badly fitted accessory. The battery is the victim, not the cause, which is why a new one lasts a fortnight.
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Battery Warning Light On Or Headlights Dimming
Almost always the charging system rather than the battery. An alternator, a regulator or a slipping belt failing to keep up with demand.
04
Engine Management Light On But The Car Drives Normally
Very common, and worth acting on. Emissions and sensor faults often cause no symptom at first while quietly damaging parts that cost far more than the original repair.
05
Airbag Or ABS Light Staying On
Both will fail a test and both mean a safety system is disabled. Airbag faults are frequently caused by a connector under a seat, which is a cheap fix once it is found.
06
Electrics Cutting Out Or Working Only Sometimes
Intermittent faults are wiring faults until proven otherwise. Corrosion, a loose earth or a chafed wire that only shorts when the car flexes over a bump.
How A Body Kit Fit Works, Stage By Stage
Consultation And Parts Check
We look at the car and the kit together, confirm the variant is right, check what fixings are supplied and flag anything missing before a fitting date is agreed.
Preparation And Paint
Correct primer for the material, flex additive where required, and colour matched to your car as it currently is. Nothing is rushed through curing.
Alignment And Handover
Bumpers off, kit fitted with proper fixings, gaps set with the car on its wheels, sensors and lighting checked, headlight aim reset where the bumper was removed, and a road test before you see it.