bodykits + winter

[Mark]

This one goes out to all those Camry owners with body kits (not necesarily lowered).
Is it still driveable in our heavy Canadian winters, and if so are their any problems I may face, etc? -Thanks

[SpectraBlueCam]

I haven't gone through a winter with my kit yet. Just done this summer. I don't intend to, though. Not that I can't but I just don't want to.

One common problems is that your kit can pick up snow. It may also be easier to bang it up somewhere. Of course, there is the obvious enemy, salt.

[Ratko]

Yeah, thats my main reason for not putting on my RMM front till next spring. I know that all it takes is one uncontrolled slide into a small snow bank or curb and goodbye front lip.

The fact that its polyurethane doesnt matter in the winter cause the cold makes it hard and brittle, so Im not taking my chances. Im probably just gonna store it @ Public Storage for 3 months and when the snow melts, Ill be laughing. Not only will i have beaten the salt, snow, and what not, but ill also have preserved my paint and put less KM on the odometer.

Time to look for a winter car.

[captain tofu]

My lowered Solara with body kit had no problem in the Vancouver winter so you should be ok in the TO area.

[']['R][) camry]

ha ha I must disagree, there is no snow in Vancouver, I also live here and if there is snow it lasts at most 3 days, also we use 1/10th the amount of salt here

[Mark]

Yah, I was kinda curious because when I was in Vancouver last year, all there was, was rain.

Anyone else NOT-recomend driving with bodykit in winter? Even if you take extra precautions, oil to prevent rust, only drive when really needed (not a lot of snow), etc?

[r1123flight222]

I have my trd bodykit on for more than a year(gen4, NOT YET lowered) and I didnt have any prob during the last winter here in Toronto.

Leon

[Mark]

What does the TRD bodykit alone with or without spoiler cost in Canadian funds?

[Jzs147-RR]

the body kit cost around 1700$Can with no spoiler and unpainted but if you want one the best thing to do is to look for a used one from someone on CM like i did i got my kit for 500$ total.

[Mark]

whats CM?

[Jzs147-RR]

http://www.camryman.org go on the forum and ask if someone is selling there kit.

[captain tofu]

On 2001-09-18 21:52, ']['R][) camry wrote:
ha ha I must disagree, there is no snow in Vancouver, I also live here and if there is snow it lasts at most 3 days, also we use 1/10th the amount of salt here

The only bizzards are good enough to let ICBC run million of dollars in one night. Also Whistler Village is fun to drive with a lowered car.