Widebody Kit on the Honda NSX (NA1), What to Expect
Unlike almost every fantasy build on the NSX, the widebody has period legitimacy: Japan's tuning houses widened NSXs when the car was current, racing versions wore swollen arches in JGTC competition, and the aluminium supercar appeared in wide-arch form across the golden era of Japanese tuning media. That history matters because it changes what a widebody NSX means — not vandalism of an untouchable classic, but a continuation of something the car's own culture did in period. The NA1's low, cab-forward body takes width like the race cars it shadowed: arches out, intakes enlarged, the polite supercar turned into the JGTC machine it always resembled from the right angle.
Real Build Cost for a NSX Widebody Kit
The modern calculus is dominated by two facts pulling opposite directions. The legitimacy side: period-correct aero from the era's names survives — the racing-derived kits and their reproductions that reference the JGTC and tuner-special looks — and a widebody NSX built to period spec is among the most respected wide-arch builds in all of Japanese car culture. The value side: clean NA1s have climbed into serious collector territory, and the aluminium construction the drift page discusses cuts both ways here too — aluminium panels demand specialist fabrication skills, pushing conversion costs well beyond steel-bodied equivalents, typically $8,000–$20,000 with paint for work done to the standard the car deserves. The result is a build that has migrated to already-modified cars and to renders: original NSXs increasingly stay original, while the widebody look lives on in cars that made the choice years ago. The 5x114.3 hubs at least open the wheel catalogue the look demands — period Japanese sizes, staggered, deep.
See it on your NSX before ordering parts
A widebody NSX built period-correct is tuning royalty; built wrong, it is an expensive insult to an appreciating aluminium classic. Render your actual NSX in the wide-arch direction before any conversation with a fabricator. TunedRides does it in about 30 seconds.
Upload your NSX photo, free →How to Render Your NSX With a Widebody Kit
- 1Upload a photo of your NSX. Almost any clear angle works, with side profile the strongest for bodywork modifications like widebody kits. JPG or PNG, up to 10MB.
- 2Select Widebody Kit as your style. The AI maps your NSX's panels and stance before rendering, so the result fits your exact car rather than a stand-in.
- 3Download your render. About half a minute and it's done. Free is watermarked; Pro ($14/mo or $69/yr) delivers 250 HD renders a month with no watermark, built to share.