Saleen Body kits

stallion98gt · May 24, 2004

ok so I was gonna get one of those kits but I just got some feedbacks on the price.. I think it's not worth it. Let me know what you guys think.

Saleen body kit: around $1400 (front/rear bumper + side scoops + side skirts). I can get it from saleen.

Paint/prep: around $1500/$2000

Install: around $600

Total Body kit from raw to "on ur car: around $4000 !!!!

dang, that's almost the price of a KB !!!!

Saleen is nice looking but very pricey !!! plus after you have to get the saleen rims coze the kit looks ugly with other brands...

so I think I'm "just" gonna get a KB

04DarkShadowGT · May 24, 2004

im sorry but 2100-2600 seems WAY WAY too high for prep, paint, and install. did you get that as a quote or just a guess?

stallion98gt · May 24, 2004

I got that as a quote..that's a pretty big turn off for me..
it's for the full kit

xQuickSilverx · May 24, 2004

well see, the paint and prep most of the time won't be nearly that expensive, no where close to that number, I would say no more then 600-700$ for paint and prep, but then again you can find out how much paint it takes, buy it yourself for way cheaper, and just have a shop paint and clear coat.. and if you have enough knowledge and think you can do it yourself, you can mount the front/rear bumpers on yourself..

jholbert · May 24, 2004

stallion98gt said:
ok so I was gonna get one of those kits but I just got some feedbacks on the price.. I think it's not worth it. Let me know what you guys think.

Saleen body kit: around $1400 (front/rear bumper + side scoops + side skirts). I can get it from saleen.

Paint/prep: around $1500/$2000

Install: around $600

Total Body kit from raw to "on ur car: around $4000 !!!!

dang, that's almost the price of a KB !!!!

Saleen is nice looking but very pricey !!! plus after you have to get the saleen rims coze the kit looks ugly with other brands...

so I think I'm "just" gonna get a KB

All in all, I paid aproximately $5,000 for everything. I'll go ahead and let you know now; if you plan on buying a urethane Saleen body kit from Saleen, expect to be handing out some extra cash for the prep work and fitment. My body ship had a hell of a time getting everything fitted correctly, and ended up contacting Saleen directly multiple times in order to get everything perfect.

Also, if you decide to go the Saleen route, this may come in usefull:
http://www.speedworx.com/cgi-local/shop.pl/page=saleen_convert.htm

I will say this much though, it sure turns allot of heads! If you don't want attention, don't buy a Saleen body kit!

jtsblkstang · May 24, 2004

saleen body kits are beautiful but i couldnt put that on my GT. its fake, im sure everyone asks" wow you have a saleen!, is it fast" its a fake

jholbert · May 24, 2004

jtsblkstang said:
saleen body kits are beautiful but i couldnt put that on my GT. its fake, im sure everyone asks" wow you have a saleen!, is it fast" its a fake

Nahhh, most people really don't give me much flak. I just tell them it's actually a GT with "authentic" Saleen parts, and in all reality it's very similiar to the base model S281. It's not like it's that much slower (if at all) anyway. Now a supercharged S281 or a S281-E on the other hand...

Saleen Series II Supercharger Kit here I come!

jtsblkstang · May 24, 2004

either way you have a very nice car!

jholbert · May 24, 2004

Thank you!

Ohh, and sorry about the thread hijack. I'll stop talking now...

tranzlucent662 · May 24, 2004

5k sounds about right for everything. Here's a few gratuitous pics of my 03 cobra

stallion98gt · May 24, 2004

yeah i wasn't realizing the thing until I added up...
Saleen body kit vs KB 9psi...tough choice...show vs go...dilemna

tarch · May 24, 2004

i say get yourself a used/already installed saleen body kit from ebay and save yourself a lot of money

CottonBurnerz · May 25, 2004

I think haney motorsports sell full kit (including side scoop and wing) for $1100

the prep/paint should be around $1500-$2000 and if you install it yourself.. it should be around $3000.. not too bad IMO..

BanginStang97GT · May 25, 2004

In my opinion, I would never buy anything from saleen again. The fitment of the back bumper I got was HORRIBLE and my body shop had to spend numerous hours preping everything because urethane was horrible. I spent around $500 after shipping on the back bumper. It cost about $1,000 total to have it painted and put on because of all the damn prep work. When it came to me from saleen it was missing the install kit and the vents. All in all saleen was not very helpfull in anyway shape or form with the problem. I bought a cervini's wing and the fitment was incredible as was customer service. ABC exclusive is where my front bumper and hood are from. They were extremely nice and everything required minimal prep work. I would buy your kit from ebay instead of saleen. Maybe it's just me with a bad experience from saleen but I can't speak for anyone but myself. Goodluck.

cribbdog · May 25, 2004

I know you guys purchased urethane kits directly from saleen however, I got one from body kits.com ( made of fiberglass and no decals) but i haven't had ony problems it was half the price but i had to get and experienced body shop to put it on. The total price was about 1,400 . Infact the rear bumper i recieved the first time was warped from the factory and they sent me another within a few days free of charge.

BLK_ROUSH · May 25, 2004

cribbdog said:
I know you guys purchased urethane kits directly from saleen however, I got one from body kits.com ( made of fiberglass and no decals) but i haven't had ony problems it was half the price but i had to get and experienced body shop to put it on. The total price was about 1,400 . Infact the rear bumper i recieved the first time was warped from the factory and they sent me another within a few days free of charge.

Now that is product/customer support!

GDawg · May 25, 2004

I was just looking at the BodyKits.com website and they have '94-'98 Saleen body kits on sale for $455.00!!! Shipping is $185.00 but overall that's a really good price!

Monkie · May 25, 2004

I got my kit straight from Saleen for $600. That included everything but the side vents. Guess I came out with a good deal! hehehe

YLW99VERT · May 25, 2004

I think I paid around 1100 for the front/rear bumpers, side skirts, rear wing and side scoops....then another 400 or so for the tonnaue cover.

Monkie ... sounds like you got a hell of a deal for 600.

stallion98gt · May 25, 2004

I'd rather have urethane than fiberglass tho.
Price of the body kit is fine, it's just the prep/paint/install that is overpriced and I got several quotes too !!! always about the same price.

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