A few major points to consider:

Make sure they’re easy to install. Some require body modifications, and you don’t want that. You’ll find some high quality ones that are bolt-on, just make sure they work right.

Although they’re all vertical/lambo/scissor doors, you’ll find they all don’t open quite the same way. Some hinge out and up like a diagonal hook, and some slide out horizontally from the body, then glide upwards. I prefer the latter, personally. You’ll find some other slightly different ones, just make sure you decide what you like first them go for that one.

One more thing you’ll find is that different kits open at different angles. If you’re tall, make sure you get a kit that opens wider than others. You don’t want to be hitting your head every time you get in.

Lastly, make sure you like how you open and close the doors. Some keep the same handles as stock, and to close the doors once you’re inside you must reach up and pull down on the door to close it. Some kits are electronic, which is what I would go for. Push the button to open, and a button to close – all automatic. You’ll pay more for that, of course.

Either way, be prepared to get both good and bad looks if you go that way. And if you decide on the body kit as well, make sure they work with each other; that’s the tricky part.

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‘Course, this is assuming I can rake together the cash. The doors I looked at cost about $1,800 and I’m guessing a nice body kit is gonna scratch me significantly deeper than that.

Skys look great as-is, so if you do anything to it, make sure to get something that compliments the already great styling instead of changing it (my opinion, of course.)

The better (and inherently more expensive) kits shouldn’t require much, if any modifications to the body, which would make it easy to change if you got tired of it later on. Make sure to check on that before buying, of course.

Another thing to keep in mind is when buying a kit, you have to paint it. That means in most cases (maybe not yours since the Sky is so new) you’ll have to paint the whole body since the paint will have inevitably faded, even if only a little bit. Once it’s faded it’s very hard to match colors perfectly.

Like I said, I’m looking for one myself, but tentatively, as my Sky looks good enough as is, and I’m afraid of screwing it up with an impulsive buy. Is it easy to remove a body kit after you put it on? Or can you not remedy the damage at all?

All in all, body kits are nice, as they are (I think) the best way of improving the looks of your car. However, there is a fine line between a cool kit and plain stupid one. Apparently, the average American male does not know where that line is. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve slapped my forehead at some idiot’s retarded “customized” Civic.

I’ve also been looking (tentatively) for a kit for my car for a while now, but I haven’t found one that doesn’t look dumb. Seems like the manufacturers don’t know where that line is either.