fiberglass or urethane
Just in looking at body kits for my car, I've seen that all of them are made of either fiberglass or urethane. I was wondering what the difference is, which one is better for what weather conditions, which one is more durable.
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I would go with urethane, it is what originally came on the car. It has some "give" to it while fiberglas will crack. Urethane-good but expensive. Fiberglas-cheap but not as durable. There is also a product similar to fiberglas called Fiberglas Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
Which is somewhat more flexible than Fiberglas. |
Thanks for the information .
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Fiberglass for a body kit means if it ever gets hit/bumped it will crack instead of give. That quickly looks ugly, especially for a front bumper that scrapes anything.
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From what I have read, go urethane.
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I've done alot of research on bodykits as well. My 2000 Celica had one. Go Urethane!!! The reason is not only that it gives....Urethane kits after being molded, are always a perfect fit. They have to be, they can not be puttied, or sanded and then fit like Fiberglass. However Fiberglass kits are usually a very raw shape, and most times body shops have to even out the kit, and make certain to fit it properly. As far as ive seen, a fiberglass kit will never look 100% factory, idealy i'd like to buy a bumper and bolt it on in my driveway.....not usually the case for fiberglass kits.......
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I went for the urethane ... THANKS EVERYONE !
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urethane...oh wait you already got it....well good choice:p
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what kit did you get
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I've decided to go for the MS kit . minus the spolier
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Cool, don't think i've seen a yellow MS kit yet
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i think i'm going to drive with the damged apperence pkg front end for now .
i'll put the MS kit on in a month or two. |
C'mon now.. you dont speak of putting on a MS kit on a yellow and hold off the last minute.. :p
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I'd recommend urethane as well, but you gotta be careful about it sagging over time. That could look just as bad as a cracked bumper. Or you can go the route I went with which is ing's hybrid aero :D . Btw, Pur Nrg has the MS kit on his car, and its yellow. Looks mighty nice!
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Flipsream - 15 cm of snow tonight ... lol ... nuff said :P ;)
moostafa.. The MS OEM kit is urethane Does your friend with the yellow have pics ? |
I do recommend the urethane as the choice . I opt'ed for the hybrid aero ings which was not what I had expected, but loved the look.It is not a urethane but is a flexible composite of fiberglass. I was glued to the look that the ings brought out, or I would have gone with something else. This is a pre-painted look of the front as I received it .(sanded)
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Originally Posted by Pete
Flipsream - 15 cm of snow tonight ... lol ... nuff said :P ;)
moostafa.. The MS OEM kit is urethane Does your friend with the yellow have pics ? i wish we had that smiley.. hold on.. http://www.chicagovelocity.com/forum...ilies/pics.gif ;) |
pur neg or whatever has a yellow ms kitted 8
he's the guy up north I think |
i'm north also . In toronto . I really want to see the MS in yellow . BTW It looks great on your VR's mike, and flipstream.
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Originally Posted by Pete
Flipsream - 15 cm of snow tonight ... lol ... nuff said :P ;)
moostafa.. The MS OEM kit is urethane Does your friend with the yellow have pics ? The MS OEM kit actually made out of a higer quality plastic called Metton Liquid. http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/spee...arLineCode=RX8 Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think they are the same. Pics of Pur Nrg's car can be found in a previous post from a South Bay, CA meet. https://www.rx8club.com/west-rx-8-forum-34/d-b-pics-7-17-04-a-34361/ |
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