Undoubtedly, bumper tuning has always been and remains the calling card of an unusual car. Never before will a standard solution provide so many opportunities to express the owner’s individuality and create a truly fresh LOOK for the car body. Automotive market trends and technology are moving forward, and with them, too. Today, a wide selection of front bumpers for Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Toyota, Lexus and many other brands have made the top tuning range the most attractive for the most discerning buyers. Unusual and strict, low and high, with daytime running lights and air intake gills - front bumpers have become the main activator in the direction of external car tuning and truly occupy an honorable first place in the ranking of our catalog.

Buying a front bumper tuning or the entire body kit is a matter of approach. Some novice amateur tuners start by replacing the front bumper and gradually bring the car to perfection by combining elements and creating a unique image. This method distinguishes buyers with a vivid imagination and bold, non-standard decisions in the matter of car appearance. The latter, as a rule, give preference to brands and are ready to rely on the opinion of professionals who have carefully created the image of a car body kit in a single concept and taking into account the features of a specific design.

The Top Tuning store is ready to offer you the maximum selection of front bumpers from the extensive catalog on our website. Choose the car you need and we hope you will find the image you've been looking for!

Every person wants to express their individuality. Someone buys clothes, jewelry or collects stamps, and car enthusiasts modernize their cars in every possible way. In this case, tuning is the most common way to transform a car. Few people may notice the new engine, but the updated body catches the eye immediately.

Ordering a bumper or other part in a store is quite expensive, so it makes sense to make a body kit for your car yourself. With a minimum set of knowledge you can get a lot of advantages, including:

• Significant cost savings compared to a custom body kit
• Opportunity to create a unique body kit for your car
• The work is done independently, which means that with due effort it will be done conscientiously
• Gaining Real Useful Skills

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Preparatory stage

Before making a body kit, you need to dismantle the old one. Depending on the car, body kits can be attached differently. For example, the “Japanese” have them glued to them with double-sided tape and self-tapping screws. After unscrewing all the bolts, you need to remove the remaining tape. There is an option when the pistons are used as fastenings.

With a used car it may be a little more difficult, since perhaps the previous owner was also a fan of experimenting and secured the body kit with sealant. In order to get rid of its traces, you will have to use professional body polishing.

Regardless of the fastening technology, it is recommended to use a garage with a pit or a jack to carry out such work. After disconnecting the parts, corrosion may appear in the place where the body kit was located. Remove it using a sanding device.

Making a body kit

In order to understand how to make body kits for a car, you need to decide what you will make it from. The best material in terms of price/quality ratio is consideredpolystyrene foam. Before applying it, carefully tape the application area with tape.expanded polystyrene.

Having finished the preparatory work, we cut it into cubes and stick it where the new body kit will show off. The sizes of the pieces depend on the dimensions of the body kit. Don't forget to pre-treat the surface that will be adjacent to the car. Glue the pieces using macroflex . It must be applied in a thin layer. We recommend cutting into cubesexpanded polystyrenewith reserve. The structure itself is glued in various ways, including:

• High quality double sided tape. Otherwise, a do-it-yourself body kit on a car will disappear after encountering puddles
• Sealant, but if you want to remove the body kit again it can damage the paint

The result obtained is the foundation. The next action is to giveexpanded polystyrenedesired shape. For this stage you will need an electric knife, as well as a large piece of sandpaper. When working, it is advisable to pay attention to the following tips:

• Glue the cut blocks only on the car
• Your task is to give the piecesexpanded polystyrenethe shape of the car body. This is done to ensure a tight fit of the material to the car body. This solution will reduce the number of cracks and further problems at the next stages
• It is recommended to lay out the blocks as if laying bricks. Lay them out block by block and carefully adjust them to the required shape. Of course, you will spend about half an hour on this, but later you will understand that the time was not wasted
• Don't forget about minimum security measures

After working with expanded polystyreneThere is a lot of dirt left behind, so there is a possibility that material could get into the car's air duct. Don't forget to vacuum it.

If you want to make the bumper skirt even, remove it and place it on the table. Thus, the work will progress faster and better.

Shaping

The body is shaped using 40mm coarse sandpaper. By wrapping it around a stick, you will get an excellent file. An electric knife is a good tool for creating a rough outline. Use a magpie to create a rough shape. Having reached the limit of half a millimeter to the desired result, switch to 80 mm sandpaper.

Regardless of what part of the body kit you are making, you need to make every effort to achieve complete symmetry. Before moving on to the next stage, carefully check that all parts of the body kit fit tightly to the body. This work is the most difficult in the question of how to make a body kit with your own hands. Use 40mm sandpaper for adjustments.

Coating

Coat the resulting body kit with a single layer of epoxy resin with fiberglass, which must be cut into small pieces. Apply the resin first, followed by the fiberglass. Glue the entire body kit. In some places, dripping drops of resin form. It is recommended to remove them after the resin has hardened. At this stage, it would be a good idea to follow a few tips:

• Stock up on pieces of fiberglass
• To obtain normal density, overlap the fiberglass
• Small pieces of fiberglass are easier to glue

A durable layer is achieved by pressing down the fiberglass with a brush soaked in resin. Swipe it from the middle to the edges until the material is completely saturated with resin. Avoid the formation of air bubbles.

Once dry, begin applying a layer of coarse putty. The main problem at this stage will be applying an even layer. This process is necessary to remove all irregularities and flaws. After that, take a walk sandpaper to remove problem areas. To get the best result, you will have to repeat the procedure several times. We remove small indentations with putty.

When everything is dry, carefully look at the design. Make sure that symmetry is maintained and feel free to move on to the next step of how to make a body kit with your own hands. Now you are required to:

• Remove the resulting element from the bumper
• Unfasten the original skirts and wipe them well
• Make a template for the outline of the skirt on the side, touching the fiberglass bumper. Apply several layers of fiberglass to ensure the template is durable
• Carefully remove the workpiece from the bumper
• Clean the resulting part fromexpanded polystyrene. Do this gradually, as the model loses its rigidity, so treat it with fiberglass, and then apply a layer of resin
• Detach the side skirt templates to provide a mounting base
• Make several cuts on the fastening strip to later connect it to the skirt. Similar cuts are made on the skirt.

Fastening parts

Take a blank made from a template from the factory bumper mount. Attach it to the skirt using fiberglass and resin. Once the structure has hardened, secure the skirt to its original places using the factory bolts.

There is a high probability that the part will not fit well. Cracks and discrepancies may occur, but this problem can be solved.

In this case, masking tape and elastic putty will help you, which should be applied along the contact line of the skirt and bumper. We are waiting for the material to harden. After this we dismantle the skirt. The sagging will be clearly visible on it. Remove them carefully.

Now you should increase the flow in the lower part of the skirt, located on the wheel side. To do this, take a piece of cardboard. Cut out the required template and glue it with tape. To prevent the cardboard from losing its shape, strengthen it with two glazing beads . There are a few steps left to complete the body kit on your car yourself:

• Apply several layers of fiberglass resin to stiffen the structure
• After applying the resin, we treat the part with putty and smooth the surface with sandpaper.
• Most likely, you will have to apply several layers of putty to obtain a smooth surface.
• Try the element on the car

When you have completed the entire scope of work, you need to pay attention to one detail. When turning the wheels of the car to the side, a gap in the skirt will be visible, so it is necessary to make protective corners, which are made using elastic putty, cardboard and masking tape, similar to the stiffening rib. Now you know how to make body kits for a car.

“Body kit” - parts of the car body that perform three main functions:

1. Protection of components, assemblies and metal parts of the body from light damage.

3. Improving the aerodynamic properties of the car.

The body kit comes from:

• Polyurethane,
• ABS plastic,
• Metal,
• Composite.

Let's take a closer look at composite families.

Composite body kits are divided into several types:

FIRST VIEW:

Fiberglass composite body kits:

Fiberglass is the most common material in the production of body kits and the most popular. Relatively low cost and relatively high technical characteristics have firmly established this type of body kit in the position of leader.

A huge number of tuning companies around the world have produced, are producing and will continue to produce their parts from fiberglass.

Lumma, Hamann, Lorinser, Tech Art, Gemballa, Mugen, Fabulos, APR Buddy Club, HKS Blitz Bomex and other global tuning brands successfully use composite fiberglass in the production of their products.

Advantages of fiberglass tuning body kits for cars:

Low cost in comparison with polyurethane analogues.

• Excellent maintainability.
• Deep shapes and complex designs not available with ABS or polyurethane body kits.
• Resistant to temperature changes.
• Mobility of production.
• That is why tuning body kits are made from fiberglass composites.

Disadvantages of fiberglass body kits:

Insufficient comparative elasticity.

• As a rule, it is mandatory to fit the car before painting.
• Special requirements for painting fiberglass body kits.
• Human factor. There is low quality due to the manual production method.

As a result, fiberglass composite body kits divide the market of body kit buyers into two categories -

The first are ardent opponents of composites. As a rule, people are not interested in tuning or do not want to change the appearance of their car and are not demanding on the design of their cars. The choice of this category of buyers will most likely fall on the side of factory-made body kits made of ABS or polyurethane.

Second - fans fiberglass body kits. Preferring non-standard car configuration options. Those who want to stand out from the monotonous stream of similar cars in the stream. Those who understand that the difficulties in fitting or painting such body kits are compensated by their final cost and are ready to go this route.

Both are right in their own way - let’s not judge them and move on.

SECOND VIEW:

Carbon composite body kits and tuning parts.

Carbon (Carbon fabric).

Kevlar.

Hybrid. (combination of carbon or Kevlar with glass materials)

A special feature of this group is the technical characteristics of carbon fiber body kits -

Advantages of carbon body kits:

• Less weight compared to fiberglass.
• High tensile strength.
• The thermal capabilities of the material are higher than those of fiberglass.
• Beautiful structure. “Specific production” that does not require painting.

Disadvantages of carbon body kits:

• Labor-intensive and expensive repairs in case of damage.
• Expensive components - more than five times higher than fiberglass.
• A small range of products offered due to low consumer demand.

This group of car body kits exists more for select tuning connoisseurs. The choice of parts made of carbon fiber and Kevlar usually falls in case of urgent need to reduce the weight of the car or add chic in the case of using specific parts. The high cost of materials makes such tuning products expensive and not widespread.

However, in motorsports these products are used with great success. There are currently no substitutes for the group of carbon body kits.

(To be continued).

It’s not uncommon for customers to come to us with a request to implement an individual aerodynamics project for their car, in other words, to develop and manufacture a body kit, bumper, bumper skirt or other parts for auto tuning based on a photo or drawing. When contacting us, the client usually imagines everything quite superficially and has no idea what is behind this development, what a titanic amount of work is behind the finished part that a person would like to receive. It would seem that here is a drawing for you, you are experts, take it and do it. The customer usually suspects that manufacturing, say, a custom-made bumper will take a little longer than the one already available in the assortment, and the most important and erroneous opinion is that a “custom-made” part will cost the same money as a similar one from our catalog. It's a delusion. Author of the material site ©

In order to comprehend the upcoming scope of work on an individual project, you need to have an idea of ​​how the production of tuning parts generally occurs, which are already presented in the catalog on the website, at least using our example, while we draw your attention to the fact that the production process looks similar for everyone without exception manufacturers of auto tuning parts. You place an order, let’s say for a bumper, having accepted the order, the salesman-manufacturer takes from the warehouse a ready-made matrix, in production language “equipment” or in layman’s terms “mold” for the manufacture of the bumper you ordered and in it prepares the product for you according to your order. The key here is that the manufacturer takes a ready-made form, so the production time for your order is usually within 2-3 days according to the technical conditions and requirements determined by the manufacturing technology, and the cost of this bumper for you is exactly as much as stated on the seller's website on the day of order. This cost is calculated by the manufacturer based on the cost of manufacturing the product itself. That is, as we see, everything is simple, you placed an order and, as buyers say, the supplier “cast” the bumper, quickly and “at a reasonable price.” Author of the material site ©

Now, based on what we’ve read, let’s consider how your individual order will be implemented, that is, let’s say we’ll also manufacture a bumper for your car, which you didn’t find in our catalog. The design and shape of the future bumper is agreed upon with you, then we get to work. There are several ways to implement the project, let’s consider the average one. First of all, for the duration of the modeling work, we need a car similar to the one for which the bumper is being modeled, if not for the entire duration of the work, then at least with periodic visits to us for fitting. We resolve this issue on our own and, as a rule, it can be difficult to find a car for the modeling period; one option is to rent a car. Next, we purchase a standard used bumper from disassembly, on the basis of which the work will be carried out. Having rented a car and purchased a standard bumper, a “modeler” gets to work and, using special materials and methods, begins to shape and “deduce” the appearance of the future bumper corresponding to the drawing or photograph you provided. This operation alone can take at least a week or two, depending on the complexity of the geometry. When the bumper model is ready, the “matrix maker” gets to work; he begins with the resulting master model to produce a transitional, in other words, an intermediate matrix (mold). Resin, glass mat and glass matting are applied in several layers with drying periods for each layer. The period for this operation takes another week. When the transition matrix is ​​ready, the first test product is molded in it, that is, a bumper version. This primary bumper undergoes careful fitting and fitting on the car, geometry violations that may have been made during modeling are adjusted and corrected, all dimensions and distances are checked, as well as the specularity of the right and left sides of the bumper. This operation may take no more than a week. Then the finalized version of the bumper undergoes surface modification, which is completed with polyester putty, the surface, as they say, is brought to zero, all flaws are eliminated. The duration of this operation is 3-7 days. They begin to remove the matrix from the finished and final model, that is, prepare the final (finishing) form. Resin and matrix glass mat are applied to the bumper, maintaining all the drying times and periods of each layer. On average, there can be from 5 to 15 layers, depending on the service life of the matrix (shape) planned. The duration of this operation is 1-1.5 weeks. And only then, when the matrix is ​​ready, a finished bumper according to your design is produced; its production will take about 2-3 days. Author of the material website

As you can see, the process of implementing your project for just one bumper takes a lot of time, requires serious material investments, this includes renting a car and purchasing a standard bumper, a huge consumption of materials for modeling, as well as paying for the work of a modeler, matrix maker, molder. As a result, the period is about two months, and material costs are approximately equal to the cost of five ready-made bumpers made from this matrix. Therefore, only clearly understanding the entire scope of work, you need to make a decision on implementing the idea and ordering this or that part individually. It is usually less expensive and much faster to find something ready-made among the many offers from various suppliers, thereby not overpaying and saving your time. Author of the material site ©

Of course, the presented concept of modeling your project is presented in part superficially, the main points of the manufacturing process are touched upon without delving into the technology, but the general principles are sure to be clear and understandable. In conclusion, we can consider several similar projects that we have already implemented.

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