Body Kits are becoming the new trend in the aftermarket

As far as trends go, the import movement had it’s fair share of cars that were sporting body kits, but almost all of them also had some kind of performance modification.  Cars would have exhaust systems, intakes, nitrous, and various other things, because it was still the fastest that held got the respect at the local street races.

As times change, and cars become more expensive to modify, the economy doing poor, and people afraid of ruining their warranty, the shift has been toward body kits such as front bumpers, rear bumpers, side skirts, fenders, wings and the such.  Body kits are looking better as technology improves, has better fitment, and almost no worry of any sort of cracking due to superior technology.

What do you think? Have you noticed any shifts in trends? Are people in your area still more go than show?