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Old 02-22-2007, 05:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Last week I was driving on the oh-so-icy roads of Pennsylvania, and fell into one of the 200,000 people who will have a car accident this year due to winter weather. Haven't even had my car a year. After receiving my estimate, my insurance adjuster told me that I will need aftermarket hood and bumper cover. This being the case, I decided to look at putting a body kit for my Trix. Why put a stock bumper on if I don't have to. (Been thinking about it for a while actually, but the recent mentioned cicumstances are forcing me to up the time table.) The problem however, is that I can't seem to find a body kit for my Matrix. At least one that will fit clean with no modifications. I know APC made a kit, but have since gone out of business. Extreme dimensions also makes a few kits, but I don't entirely trust an online site to purchase something that might not fit, and that I won't be able to return. The customs place I am going to use said there is a 10% success rate buying a body kit online, having it actually fit cleanly with no other mods to the material. Anyone have any suggestions so I can add a custom look to my Trix w/o screwing myself in the long run?
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Old 02-22-2007, 06:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Here is an apc body kit. i havent heard any complaints about direct install issues.

http://www.amazon.com/APC-Body-Kit-2.../dp/B000JNYPOA




This is a trd site that has everything trd from strut bar to rear sway bar, from trd rims. everything trd.

http://toyotaterritory.com/MATRIX.ASPX
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the APC will not help you if you need a new bumper, it's only a small cover piece for the OEM bumper as seen in grey in the pic below


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the APC will not help you if you need a new bumper, it's only a small cover piece for the OEM bumper as seen in grey in the pic below


Yeh, I figured as much. I know a lot of kits are just cover pieces at the bottom of the bumper, but what about a kit that replaces the whole bumper cover and not a section?
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this might help http://matrixowners.com/forums/Body-Kits-t27752.html
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