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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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been thinking on making my s14 kouki

i dont know i guess im tired of the old look of the zenki and i just cant make it look clean enough for my liking im thinking of doing a kouki coversion.

i accually found a junkyard in my area that only deals with 240's they said they would sell me oem fenders, headlights, headlight brackets, hood and front bumper for $1500 so ill be saving up till then
Old May 9, 2007 | 11:59 AM
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conversion sounds good, but that price is a bit high IMO. I've seen front ends go as low as 900, so you may want to look around.
Old May 9, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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Yeah, sounds like they are charging you brand new price.

Headlights (no corner lights) $600
Fenders $300 (dont remember if it was each or a pair)
Hood... Go carbon, saves you 200 average off dealer. $650 for OEM metal hood.

If you want, save up and when my company moves forward, I'll hook you up with a full conversion kit with JDM Kouki bumper for way less that that quote.
Old May 9, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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all right sounds like a deal
Old May 9, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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offer them $800 cash, i bet they would take the offer. you can get used parts and do the conversion for under $1000 for sure
Old May 9, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by silviaks2nr
offer them $800 cash, i bet they would take the offer. you can get used parts and do the conversion for under $1000 for sure
Or... let me find out my cost, and I'll hook up everyone with an S14 with a Kouki conversion! LOL

I'm still stashing cash away to buy OEM parts for molding. So far, I have rear trunk with holes for the rear wing, both doors, just need Kouki front end and rear bumper... might even do side skirts.

Anyone else interested?
Old May 9, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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^exactly. You can get the OEM Kouki lights on ebay for decent prices, brand new.
Old May 9, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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BIG UPDATE!!!

I just got a hold of a Formula D car that I will be making molds off of! This summer will be busy! battosaii, I'll let you know when our first sets are produced and hook you up!
Old May 9, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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sweet but i might buy the fenders somwhere else i want oem metal fenders
Old May 9, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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No biggie, I'll most likely copy the DRFT kit for Kouki model. I'm about to pick that shiet up too LOL!
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