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I only ask as I may one day want to return it to standard and I wouldn't want to ruin the existing body or paintwork - is it avoidable or is fitting a kit a one-way option? You can take off using either method. Mine is screwed on and you cant see any screws, I think there is only 2 holes on each side. Are you fitting it yourself?blue2 wrote:Nope, you can either screw on or glue on.
and if I screw skirts in place, I assume I'll be messing up the original body underneath (although granted any holes can be filled later if kit was removed)?- original Toyota Red so should be fine but will most spray shops need to match paint against car to ensure an even match (given that the paint on these cars does pink up over time)? Its a lot cheaper to diy though. For a full kit fitted and sprayed you will be looking at over £1000. With a red car the shade will differ slightly around the car. Mine is zircon blue and almost every panel is a slightly different shade. But, if I ever cracked them or damaged them it would be a real pain in the ass to replace. Now its just a case of unscrewing and replacing. 
blue2 wrote:Hi, not sure whats involved in fitting diy, I had mine fitted.
The hardest bit is matching the paint.
I was going to have mine permanently attached using screws and filler and have all gaps filled in.
All in all though having a kit makes your car look a lot better in my opinion
- we talking about the Bomex kit you got?(or maybe the Border kit) - £375 seems a good price - was that on ebay???
- your profile pic is obvioulsy without. Ive got a new phone and I havent quite worked ut how to upload them yet, I will do. At the moment my car is at woodsport having a v6 engine fitted 
Ill take some when its back. It was a good deal as I think these kits go for over £600 and are only available from Japan, which means the instructions are in japanese too doh! blue2 wrote:Yeah I haven't uploaded any pics lately.
I got the bomex kit off a member on here, cant remember the name though.
I can pic text you some if you want, got 2 on my phone here just need a mobile number.
.. Just make sure that any holes you drill are given a lick of paint so the bare metal doesn't start to rust underneath the kit.- I think I heard that somewhere else... 
- the more you can spend on the kit itself the better the fit should be. This is not always the case, but mostly true. the bodyshop should be able to get a decent match if you take your car down to them, they should have varient chips that shade the colour to get it as close as possible to whats on your car.(Im a Paint sprayer and have fitted a couple of kits on various cars) Your side strips will hold the rear half on and the sealer will run down by your door, a few blobs on the inside of your arches and your done. I made the mistake of not test fitting the sidelights first before paint and found that they needed a bit of fiberglass shaving off on the passenger side to get the light in.... bit of a downer after you've just had it painted.