Is it a Bird? Is it a Plane? No! It's a Chargespeed Wide Body Kit! And it's Landed at Creative Rides!

I was very excited to get a call from Bryce Roberts at Creative Rides to say that the Chargespeed Wide Body Kit had arrived and cleared customs without any delays. I immediately made my way to the importer, Creative Rides, to unpack and take a closer look at the parts that were sponsored to us by Chargespeed in Japan.


We gathered the five large boxes into an area in the Creative Rides warehouse, unpacked them and layed out all the parts of the 18-piece wide body kit on the workshop floor. We were in awe!


The first parts were the front fender replacements. Almost two inches wider on either side, these are going to give the STi its mean aggressive look! See the hole for the side indicators.


Next we found the rear door add-on panels. These have a lovely line running across them into a 'fake' vent where the new hidden rear door handles will be.


The door panels flair out to meet these widened rear fenders. The original Subaru rear wheel arches will need to be cut out in order to fit this part and make room for the large wheels.


The carbon fiber boot lid was next - it has the best carbon weave I have personally seen. The rear bumper is laid behind that and features a beautiful carbon fiber diffuser at the bottom that will hug the exhaust pipe. At the very back is the new wing which was produced shorter than the standard wing - it is made of an FRP base with a carbon fiber wing top. Its extended base positions the wing against the very rear of the boot lid so that it overhangs and protrudes off the back of the Subaru in a "GT" style.


The Chargespeed Wide Body Kit parts will remain at Creative Rides, sealed in their protective packaging until the STi is back in JHB and ready for pre-fitting, spraying and fitment. I will post more images of the products when they are fully unpacked.