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Old 04-10-2006, 09:52 AM
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WTF is with all of the 05+ Mustangs with body kits? How has the ricerization gotten so big with the new mustangs? Besides from a set of wheels and lowering springs, I think the outer appearence of the new mustangs should go unchanged.
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Old 04-10-2006, 10:25 AM
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Its not just the 05+, it started with the fox bodies. Quite a few vendors have been making body kits for Mustangs for over 20 years now, just something that never caught on with the GM crowd. Honestly, I don't see many Mustangs with the kits installed either.
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The Fox kits all looked pretty tacky, with one or two exceptions. The SN95 stuff really looked bad. The couple 2005+ kits I've seen look a bit "tacked on" but I'm sure they'll get better over time. They're all working on the "Eleanor" theme more or less, which obviously isn't bad.
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Saw this monstrosity at the Dallas Autoshow. It's a scan of their business card; I didn't want to break my camera.
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Old 04-10-2006, 02:40 PM
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They look fine in stock form, I think it is getting out of hand.
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Old 04-10-2006, 11:15 PM
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Yeah saw a ton of "rice style" rear wings at the show yesterday. I've also notice alot of "DUB" style wheels on them too.
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The SN95 kits are so much worse. The most the SN95s need is a Mach 1 front lip.
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Old 04-11-2006, 02:19 AM
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S197s look HUGE with body kits, does anyone else think so?
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