AED vs AAS body kit

[Murph2003]

So ive been searching for a full body kit for the past couple months now after i completly destroyed my front bumper and i found 2 that i liked... the andys auto sport one and the AED one. What i dont understand is why the AED is almost a grand more than the AAS one...Whats the difference between the two and why is AED so much more expensive

[sunrunner_pei]

*Takes cover* :peepsofa: :lurk:

[Xidion]

personaly if its made of fiber glass its junk i have the AAS kit and its not great quality. Your better off sticking with the stock GT stuff and adding the SC/T stuff onto it it looks better. I cant stand my AAS kit any more wish i never would have got it.

[99GrandAMSE]

OK, before things get out of hand in here ... PERSONAL OPINIONS are acceptable as long as they are expressed diplomatically ... specific attacks on individual companies or their employees will be removed!

[RJ213]

oh is that what happened b4, i thought i had posted here earlier lol

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by RJ213
oh is that what happened b4, i thought i had posted here earlier lol

:wink4:

[SC/TGrandAm]

bah i made a personal opinion i said aed sucks and i said why.

[EKling]

Keyword there AED sucks not the kit itself. :P

I like the looks of the AED kit. Its the only full body kit that still looks like a pontiac the AAS just doesn't look all that great IMO. There is one car here I like that has AAS but not many others. I don't see why some people would want to switch over anyway. I personally love the stock GT kit with a few minor adjustments. Just looks at SCT's.

[SC/TGrandAm]

The kit sucks as in quality because its made of fiberglass, appearance makes no difference.

Anybody that has or had a fiberglass kit will know what im talking about here. Nice for a show car but for an everyday driver=no. You hit a bump or a rock in the road and there goes a chunk of your kit. If you really love refiberglassing your kit and getting the front end repainted every 2 months then more power to ya.

A body kit is cheesy and takes away the lines of the car anyhow and most of the time doesnt match the existing body lines. I.e. AAS kit is a well known kit slapped on to the GA, no research or taste was done here its a slop botch job. AED the kit is more squared whereas the GA is more round, still doesnt look right to me. Stock owns on this one ladies and gentleman.

The best Kit/ground effects out there was the SC/T Kit Period, no other kit could touch or look as good as it does on a Grand Am, but the kit no longer is being sold so it doesnt matter :roll2:

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by SC/TGrandAm
bah i made a personal opinion i said aed sucks and i said why.

No you didn't and you KNOW what I mean ... the statment you made just above can be considered more of an opinion that your original one :(

[Murph2003]

So if the SC/T kit isnt being sold anymore and the other ones will break in a few months what is there to do other than keep it stock. i mean dont get me wrong i love the way the stock kit looks but is there somthing out there to modify the body that wont fall apart???

[SC/TGrandAm]

Not really, when you start modifying stuff thats the problem you run in to whether its engine mods or exterior mods- something always breaks.

The stock bumper on the car is essentially polyurethene, so if you find a body kit front bumper that is polyurethene you would be ok.

[VanishingImage]

From working every weekend on my kit b4 we gave it to the painter there was deffly work to be done and I'll vouch that ANY fiberglass kit is gonna have work to be done on it,none are perfect fits.....Now as in kits on everyday driver I don't agree with being stupid or lame,its a risk,some people,me,like having that look but I don't go tell everyone to get a kit,thats their own decision,but Im a car modifier and love doing anything I like that looks good......But I can't tell you what kit you should get cuz either way,its your money,but I do recomend AAS for a kit,Jalal(sales rep) is an awesome guy,I got my kit through him and he helped me when I needed it and got what I wanted.Can't say much for AED,asked them a couple questions,took a long time and still didn't really get the answer I wanted.I think the "reason" is because they lay the fiberglass thicker so its more of it but I don't see how that makes it any better then any other kit because Fiberglass is Fiberglass,no way around it,after working with it,its never gonna be durable like Urathane will be(same stuff as stock bumpers,longer name is Polyurathane like SC/TGrandAm said)so either way don't see the justice in price but thats where I'll stop............

[Peyman]

besides for looks and price, heres the difference between aed and other body kit companies...ordering a kit from a company, they will send u the kit right out of the mold....and of course thats not gonna be a perfect fit....aed....comes from the mold....then they work on the parts to make them perfect or near it, ive seen it done myself when i went to get my parts from aed....and other random times i went there, ive seen workers sanding...smoothing edges etc just so when the customers get thier parts, either it will be a near perfect fit...or it will be a perfect fit....thats why you dont have people w/ aed parts complaining that the kit needed a lot of modifyin....

[SikMindz]

Originally posted by Peyman
besides for looks and price, heres the difference between aed and other body kit companies...ordering a kit from a company, they will send u the kit right out of the mold....and of course thats not gonna be a perfect fit....aed....comes from the mold....then they work on the parts to make them perfect or near it, ive seen it done myself when i went to get my parts from aed....and other random times i went there, ive seen workers sanding...smoothing edges etc just so when the customers get thier parts, either it will be a near perfect fit...or it will be a perfect fit....thats why you dont have people w/ aed parts complaining that the kit needed a lot of modifyin....

Except for the fact that I had to get my kit REFIT, even after giving AED two weeks to install my kit themselves. And then when one of the defective pieces imploded of course it was not their fault. :roll2:

I have had an absolute HORRIBLE experience with this company and would not recommend them to ANYONE. Rather than attempting to alleviate the situation maturally, they have responded by personally attacking others and I, while shunning those in this community that were neutral to begin with.

Past precendence will show you their true colors; I am not the first nor the last person to be treated by this company in this manner. They are not paying you to buy the kit; make sure you understand who you are supporting with your purchase.

[TJ95GAGT]

well IMHO aed kit looks better between the 2, but its all personal taste. If I had a 99+ I'd get the SC/T kit without a doubt, since its not being made right now it may be difficult ( unless this changed recently).

As far as AED's service, they treated me great, they were acurate with thier ship dates and helped me when I needed it when I was installing it, answered my questions on a Sat. and Sun over the phone. Would have gone alot better if it were warmer temperatures. I got it on though with NO experience at bodywork. I've never handled another kit so I cant compare quality, but the shop said it was one of the better kits quality wise, but again I'm not sure, thats just what they said.

[VanishingImage]

Well with AAS they prep it too....When I called Jalal up and asked him questions about it he said when it comes out of the mold the kit is preped(sanded then gel coated.....AAS doesn't just ship out to you right out of the mold,true they might not go to the full length as some others but we're still talking about fiberglass here,unless a company sells the kit after they have fitted it on a car they have,get everything worked out then ship it it would be a different story....And still,its still about what you like as in appearence and cost range.IMO,if I had 2 grand to lay down I might go with AED but its still a fiberglass kit so therefore it will never be shipped out perfect,neither does AAS,fiberglass will never be a perfect fit unless its shipped to you after its been fitted on the certain car.But like said earlier,Urathane would be the best out of the 2,urathane is a more perfect fit,just like stock equipment.So if a company would come out with a Urathane kit id deffly would go for it if it had a similar design as the AAS kit.

[SikMindz]

And besides...Carbon fiber > fiberglass and polyurethane

*wink*

[TJ95GAGT]

OT here but it goes with what sik said, does carbon fiber chip like fiberglass? I mean if I with a fiberglass fascea and you with a CF fascia hit the same curb would the same thing happen? I'm just wondering cause I odnt know much about CF other then its light and looks badass. :)

[urweak]

I think the AED kit looks better of the two on the 99+ but its over priced when you can get the same kit from importfan.com and its made out of CF, idk if they have a fiberglass version yet or plan to but i would go with them instead of AED.

[SikMindz]

TJ- We'll have to see after I have my CF bodykit installed...

ur- I'm pretty sure they'll be offering the kit in both polymer fiberglass (a little more 'giving' than the pure fiberglass with the AED kit) and carbon fiber.

[VanishingImage]

Out of the 3 types of material,CF,Urathane,and 'glass,id have to say urathane would be the most durable,wouldn't it?

[SikMindz]

Depends on what your definition of durable is. Carbon fiber would be the most structurally sound of the three. Meaning that it's the least likely to be chipped or cracked. Urethane is nice as it is the most flexible, due to it's thinner and less rigid structure; this might be an issue as urethane can stretch, bend and retain shapes that may possibly be unwanted. Pure fiberglass would be the least "durable" of the three because pure fiberglass is easily chipped and will shatter upon impact where the other two would tear and maintain it's shape. There is one alternative though- polymer fiberglass or authentic Blue Class fiberglass. It's some type of reinforced urethane that has the integrity and rigidity of fiberglass while being able to withstand twisting and bending (and resistance to chipping) like urethane. I believe that Hot Bodiez uses a similar compound for their kits.

Any way you look at it if you can afford it, carbon fiber has three advantages: weight saving, structural integrity and of course it's 'wow' factor.

[VanishingImage]

Thats what I was wondering,I knew CF was way much ligther then both but wasn't sure on its integrity of twisting and being able to be fitted right.

[theinfojunkie]

what do you guys think of the rksport kit? I really like the way it looks it's just that i haven't heard of anyone with it..
I too destroyed my front bumper...hood....driver side fender....and stuff. I hit a brick wall going 25 when my brakes crapped out. kinda destroyed alotta stuff on my car. but thats off topic. Anyone know anything on the rksport kit?

[Silver99SE]

Personally if I was going to buy a kit, I would just order the one from Hot-Bodiez.com and wait for the production. IMO that's the best looking full body kit made for a GA. One of my good friends ordered it and I can't wait for him to get it. It's well worth the wait.

[SikMindz]

What do you want to know about it? Fiberglass...and IMO the best looking kit out there.

[Xidion]

Well the thing is they are made of fiberglass and are lower to the grownd so you have to watch out for dips and parking lots and stupid people so they dont hit you. Hit something there goes the kit.

[BLACK99GT/ROB]

Originally posted by theinfojunkie
what do you guys think of the rksport kit? I really like the way it looks it's just that i haven't heard of anyone with it..
I too destroyed my front bumper...hood....driver side fender....and stuff. I hit a brick wall going 25 when my brakes crapped out. kinda destroyed alotta stuff on my car. but thats off topic. Anyone know anything on the rksport kit? The RKsport kit makes the GA look too much like a GP IMO.The rear looks ok,but the front looks bad to me.
The AED kit looks the best BY FAR of all the kits.

[CrashVector]

I see my post was deleted. It was about how AED treated members on the old website.

I see that some here still support their ways.

I was simply agreeing with SikMindz in saying that before I support a company, I make sure I like the people that work there, and for that reason, I would buy any kit EXCEPT the aed kit.

[sunrunner_pei]

Originally posted by CrashVector
I see my post was deleted. It was about how AED treated members on the old website.

I see that some here still support their ways.

I was simply agreeing with SikMindz in saying that before I support a company, I make sure I like the people that work there, and for that reason, I would buy any kit EXCEPT the aed kit.

Your post was deleted because it had nothing to do with the kit. In the future, if you have a question about a moderators actions, please email or PM me or Kelly, as per the forum rules. Thanks.

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by 99grandamse
OK, before things get out of hand in here ... PERSONAL OPINIONS are acceptable as long as they are expressed diplomatically ... specific attacks on individual companies or their employees will be removed!

This is why your post was deleted ... I 'specifically' asked for comments to be 'on topic' :) ... no offence was intended!

[Pte Socks]

well if you ask me, Id go with Urethane but it does cost more. Hell just build a nice kit for us all with using urethane. Id be happy ;).

[damgrandam]

what doe IMO mean?

[sunrunner_pei]

IMO = In My Opinion.

[damgrandam]

oh ok thanks

[Corey96SE]

Originally posted by SC/TGrandAm
Not really, when you start modifying stuff thats the problem you run in to whether its engine mods or exterior mods- something always breaks.


Oh how right you are.

[mthegodfather]

Its a never ending cycle once you start modding a car.Something is always having to be fixed.

[rcatank]

LIke my dad always says, "If its not broken, don't fix it"



And my resonce to that is always, "Yeah Right!" :roll2:

[mthegodfather]

Yeah once you get bitten by the horsepower bug you will mod anything. If I drove a school bus i would make it fast bottom line.