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PART PREVIEW / OVERFENDERS

THE ONE MODYOU CAN’T UNDO.

Wheels bolt on and springs come back off. A widebody kit means cutting arches and drilling your bodywork, so it is the single mod most worth previewing and the one almost nobody previews.

BEFORE THE CUTTING · ONE PHOTO

Virtual car tuning preview: a customized green Nissan 350Z on new wheels inside the TuningLab garage

Widebody kit visualizer

WHY THIS ONE NEEDS A PREVIEW

Kits from Rocket Bunny, Pandem, Liberty Walk and their many imitators define whole subcultures — but a silhouette that transforms one car can bury the lines of another.

01

It changes the whole silhouette

Overfenders do not decorate a car, they redraw it. The shoulder line, the stance and the proportion all move at once, which is exactly why a render on someone else’s car tells you nothing.

02

It commits the wheels too

Wider arches want a wider, more aggressive fitment to fill them. Previewing the kit and the wheels together is the only way to see the finished car rather than half of it.

03

It is permanent and expensive

Between the kit, the fitting, the paint and the wheels to match, this is a serious spend on irreversible bodywork. An hour of previewing is cheap insurance.

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PREVIEW THE ARCHES

See the silhouette before the angle grinder.

  1. 01

    Shoot the car from low and wide

    A low front three-quarter shows arch and shoulder together, which is where a widebody either works or does not.

  2. 02

    Try the arches on their own first

    Kit only, current wheels. It isolates what the bodywork does before wheel choice starts flattering the result.

  3. 03

    Then add the fitment

    Wider wheels, more dish, a lower ride height — build the finished car in steps so you know which part earned its money.

BEFORE YOU PULL IN

WIDEBODY FAQ

01Are you affiliated with Rocket Bunny, Pandem or Liberty Walk?

No. Those names are used descriptively to identify well-known styles of overfender kit. TuningLab is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any kit manufacturer.

02Will the render match the real kit exactly?

No. It shows the style and proportion of a wide-arch conversion on your car, not the exact panel geometry of a specific manufacturer’s kit. Use it to decide on the direction, then work from the maker’s own fitment photos.

03Can I preview a bolt-on kit and a riveted one?

You can preview the look either way. Whether a given kit bolts on or needs cutting is a question for the manufacturer and your bodyshop.

04What about a subtler wide-arch look?

Try a small overfender or just a wider fitment with a drop first. Seeing the aggressive version and the subtle version on the same photo is usually what settles the argument.

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