sigh
yes i made some mistakes with the zed; if i did it again i would do somethings differently; and part of the reason i know agree with you on some points when it comes to buying original parts.
my current car now has OZ Racing wheels, a full HKS exhuast, and a Comptech CAI, if i did a body kit (which i'm not going to) i'd buy an original kit.
its with great pain that i say this; but... ian you were right... sigh.... and thats the only time i'm saying it.
to set a few things straight:-
the vinyls were experimental; with out experimenting people would never get anywhere, and although they do not suit the zed they have made me a fair bit of cash on other projects, so more than worth the time and effort.
as for the body kit, my bodyshop did a top job with what was given to them and it did look good when it was finished, but it cost far more than it should have done, but it has helped me to work out which traders never to use off this forum thats why i have the traders i support and will always point business their direction and those who's threads i never post on at all.