Getting rid of bodykit

daithi09

So I'm looking at a celica to buy, the vvtl-i. The one I like ( right mileage, right colour, one owner, right price, etc) has a body kit on it. I really like the car standard, think it looks much better, what would I be looking at to convert back price wise? There seems to be front bumper/ fender? side skirts and a spoiler. Thanks for your help.

Car in question.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2553869?cid=2553869&

Senna

You look to just have side skirts and rear bumper added with nothing taken away, so those can be removed and maybe allow €150 encase once removed there is marks underneath.
The front bumper is not standard, getting a standard one shouldn't be too hard. Maybe try and swap your current one on a modified car website, breakers yard?? or get a spurious one, probably about €200. Again allow about €200 for spray and fit.

Damokc

as body kits go thats actually a nice one.and its a TRD kit. if you really want to take it off though do it carefully and sell it on. it should sell easily as a TRD kit.
all you'll be buying is a standard front bumper as the skirts and rear valance look like theyre only added on over the existing bumper and skirts

dharn

would agree with removing that kit car will look much nicer without it

Alanstrainor

Looks pretty great to me imo!

D_murph

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Looks pretty great to me imo!

X2^. Not the most flamboyant of kits you can find and it does look nice on the car TBH.

Your choice at the end of the day though .

ottostreet

Don't be a mad yoke, that bodykit transforms the Celica! It's as bland as Utterly Butterly as standard!

Ardennes1944

pressed metal plates and new alloys = :cool:

x in the city

doesnt look too bad at all.

the number plate is skange tastic and needs to go on the other hand.

ronaneire

daithi09 wrote: »

So I'm looking at a celica to buy, the vvtl-i. The one I like ( right mileage, right colour, one owner, right price, etc) has a body kit on it. I really like the car standard, think it looks much better, what would I be looking at to convert back price wise? There seems to be front bumper/ fender? side skirts and a spoiler. Thanks for your help.

Car in question.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2553869?cid=2553869&

One owner in Ireland? It a Jap Import? As for the kit it doesn't look too bad.

slimjimmc

x in the city wrote: »

doesnt look too bad at all.

the number plate is skange tastic and needs to go on the other hand.

Yeah, those plates reek of bad taste and would likely draw too much attention of the blue uniform kind as they are completely illegal. Car looks fine.

Weylin

looks the biz to me! i would be more concerned about the "one lady owner" bit

Rowley Birkin QC

I'd leave the kit on if it was me to be honest, quite subtle and most likely factory fitted.

Number plate off and maybe new alloys will make that one of the nicer examples of that gen Celica.

bman1

think i actually know that car, seen it around castlemaine/faha areas. if its the same car she's had it a long time, and ive never seen it driven on to be fair.

daithi09

Ah it's a jap. Damn it.

YBTurbo

daithi09 wrote: »

Ah it's a jap. Damn it.

Hence the square plates

Year newer,
Same Colour,
Slightly higher mileage,
Leather,
Uk Spec,
No need to worry about the kit.
Cheaper

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2540454

-Corkie-

Anyone is Toyota failed miserably designing that Celica in comparison to the older models????

boxermad

daithi09 wrote: »

So I'm looking at a celica to buy, the vvtl-i. The one I like ( right mileage, right colour, one owner, right price, etc) has a body kit on it. I really like the car standard, think it looks much better, what would I be looking at to convert back price wise? There seems to be front bumper/ fender? side skirts and a spoiler. Thanks for your help.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2528963
how about this one? around 2000 cheaper, nice clean body interier seems mint only bad thing is nct is coming up. mite be worth a look into

daithi09

YBTurbo wrote: »

Hence the square plates

Year newer,
Same Colour,
Slightly higher mileage,
Leather,
Uk Spec,
No need to worry about the kit.
Cheaper

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2540454

Yeah but from what I've being reading I'd want to be looking for the vvtl-I if I'm goin back as far as 2002, something to do with problems in the earlier vvti engine, oil burning etc.

daithi09

boxermad wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2528963
how about this one? around 2000 cheaper, nice clean body interier seems mint only bad thing is nct is coming up. mite be worth a look into

I get scared when they don't put mileage, especially when it's Toyota and you wouldn't be particularly scared of high mileage.

ronaneire

daithi09 wrote: »

Ah it's a jap. Damn it.

I know of a 02 non Jap VVTl-i T Sport, met grey totally original car that has no kit for sale if your still looking?

Testament1

daithi09 wrote: »

Yeah but from what I've being reading I'd want to be looking for the vvtl-I if I'm goin back as far as 2002, something to do with problems in the earlier vvti engine, oil burning etc.

Theres also the fact that VVT-i engine is pretty dead compared to the VVTL-i engine.