Whats you guys opinions? I know alot of people go with fiberglass kits, personally I love deraflex, just because of the bendability and not as easily destroyed...although, fiberglass is alot cheaper....but I guess if you hit something, then your going to need some work with either one.....Just kind of gauging what you guys think of each before I decide to get rid of my fiberglass and go with eurothane or to just stay with fiberglass...
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ABS is the way to go or Urethane
hahaha thats great bendable. we have a kit thats duraflex on a car and sure its a little thicker and seems stronger but yeah its getting so messed up on the highway drive. well put any where from 300-1800 a week on the car and the kit shows. No we havent or dont curb the kit or bottom out its just daily driveing . no they will hold better up the fg but just as much PIA to install n same issue u come across with FG. for what ull spend on the duraflex ever consider the razzi kit. now they take the abuse well and fit great. i did on on a g6 and man does the guy beat the @!#$ outta the car and the kit takes it very well. only damage on that is scraps from bottoming out n curbing no cracking chipping nothing hell the car was side swipped a few months ago and the kit was hit to but retained the shape the bumper split above it i was very impressed. look into that kit. Now given ud have to like that style soo.
i would say if its strictly a show car, go with fiberglass because its cheaper. but if its your daily driver, id go all for at least the front bumper because i have a urethan the j front bumper and i love it. its made of like bendable rubber and feels like it will hold up very nice. i have fiberglass everywhere else and it feels like plastic that can be easily snapped. no wonder its cheaper.
"Duraflex" is not bendable. Regardless of that cute little video they like to show. "Duraflex" is merely an advertising gimick. Only difference between them and regular fiberglass is they seem to be a bit more rigid and thincker. It is still however fiberglass.
bluedriftcavy(a.k.a. wayne) wrote:hahaha thats great bendable. we have a kit thats duraflex on a car and sure its a little thicker and seems stronger but yeah its getting so messed up on the highway drive. well put any where from 300-1800 a week on the car and the kit shows. No we havent or dont curb the kit or bottom out its just daily driveing . no they will hold better up the fg but just as much PIA to install n same issue u come across with FG. for what ull spend on the duraflex ever consider the razzi kit. now they take the abuse well and fit great. i did on on a g6 and man does the guy beat the @!#$ outta the car and the kit takes it very well. only damage on that is scraps from bottoming out n curbing no cracking chipping nothing hell the car was side swipped a few months ago and the kit was hit to but retained the shape the bumper split above it i was very impressed. look into that kit. Now given ud have to like that style soo.
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Fiberglass < everything else in terms of a body kit.
If you do your own fiberglass work and paint, then fiberglass is much cheaper to fix. If you're dropping it off at a shop every time you run over something, then urethane is the way to go. I've daily drove mine with a fiberglass front for a few years and only busted it once on a parking stop, easy to fix and it usually only cracks anyway
I have never repaired fiberglass bumpers, but i have done fiberglass work, so im guessing i could figure it out, as i have worked with fiberglass before.....i do like the idea of eurothane though...just expence....
Although, I started thinking and either way, fiberglass or eurothane, if you hit something, it going to jack the paint up and need work either way......
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from what i was told, urethane is more expensive to fix, because they need to find that special stuff to mold in there or something. but anyways fiberglass is easy because its fiberglass and you just put a patch on there and its good to go.
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Justin Smith wrote:from what i was told, urethane is more expensive to fix, because they need to find that special stuff to mold in there or something. but anyways fiberglass is easy because its fiberglass and you just put a patch on there and its good to go.
It also takes a hell of a lot more to damage a Urethane bumper. lol Ive had both versions of the front thats on my car now, as soon as I had my hands on the Urethane the FG was gone. I got in a rear end collision and my Urethane lip was still mint and it took quite a beating in that accident, it stills looks brand new after repair (fully insured) and yes they used the same lip. Upon fitting the FG front it just didnt feel right and felt horrible and made horrible noises. I understand the easier mouldability and quick fixes but again, it takes a lot more to damage Urethane so its LESS to worry about
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when i paint my car, will i notice a difference where the kit is urethane and which part is fiberglass. the rear and sides are fg but the front is type j urethane. i can actually tell on blindz24's car a little bit that it is urethane front. as soon as i touched urethane also, i was like wow this stuff will hold up way better than that fiberglass that feels like plastic. thanks!
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Justin Smith wrote:when i paint my car, will i notice a difference where the kit is urethane and which part is fiberglass. the rear and sides are fg but the front is type j urethane. i can actually tell on blindz24's car a little bit that it is urethane front. as soon as i touched urethane also, i was like wow this stuff will hold up way better than that fiberglass that feels like plastic. thanks!
My entire kits Urethane after my accident I vowed never to goto FG having seen how strong Urethane is lol Paint doesn't really show you the material, its the thickness you see.
Here I found some of my old pics
And here's the Urethane one
I used to have an actual thickness hot but I seem to have misplaced it but here's the 2 of them (gold is urethane) side by side.
FG
Nm found the comparisson shots
lol
FG
Urethane
You be the judge, hope this helps you.
- T.
lol yeah i know urethane is really nice compared to fb, but i dont think they make as many urethane kits and they are all too expensive for me. i got a great deal of 150 for my type j front which retails over 400 alone. i like the drift kit the best out of all the cavi's kits and the drift front is nice as is the blitz, but i found a good deal on this urethane one and i was like wow, i wish my whole kit was made of this stuff.
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Justin Smith wrote:lol yeah i know urethane is really nice compared to fb, but i dont think they make as many urethane kits and they are all too expensive for me. i got a great deal of 150 for my type j front which retails over 400 alone. i like the drift kit the best out of all the cavi's kits and the drift front is nice as is the blitz, but i found a good deal on this urethane one and i was like wow, i wish my whole kit was made of this stuff.
No ur right some they dont make in urethane unfortunately, but perhaps more often the duraflex as a secondary option ? I chose a kit that was made in urethane because it was urethane (but because i liked it to, but the material was a bigger factor to me) ... Urethane Kits aren't all expensive, if you want new obviously yea its expensive, I bought each side of mine used from 3 different ppl. The rear I paid I think $200 (bumper and lip already silver, and then I got in the accident so it got repainted for free lol), the sides I paid $350 (shipped from Alberta, again already silver), and the front I think I paid $300-$350 ish but it was tan and half flaked off.
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I have come up with a plan....since I have everything fiberglass but a front and I just found a front decently cheap...I am going fiberglass while im saving to get eurothane.....only other question I have is......anyone know what this v-fiber stuff is?? It is supposed to be like 10X more durable than eurothane....just want to gauge you guys opinions on it....Thanks.
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get a kevalar front
saw i think it ws a GTR or R35 either way looked pretty cool but i would never do it, and im sure it too expensive for most j-body owners
David Ortlieb wrote:I have come up with a plan....since I have everything fiberglass but a front and I just found a front decently cheap...I am going fiberglass while im saving to get eurothane.....only other question I have is......anyone know what this v-fiber stuff is?? It is supposed to be like 10X more durable than eurothane....just want to gauge you guys opinions on it....Thanks.
v-fiber/duraflex/ect are all the same as fiberglass. its a marketing ploy and it obviously works.
and for god's sake, its spelled URETHANE! not @!#$ eurothane.
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I drive a silver car wrote:bluedriftcavy(a.k.a. wayne) wrote:hahaha thats great bendable. we have a kit thats duraflex on a car and sure its a little thicker and seems stronger but yeah its getting so messed up on the highway drive. well put any where from 300-1800 a week on the car and the kit shows. No we havent or dont curb the kit or bottom out its just daily driveing . no they will hold better up the fg but just as much PIA to install n same issue u come across with FG. for what ull spend on the duraflex ever consider the razzi kit. now they take the abuse well and fit great. i did on on a g6 and man does the guy beat the @!#$ outta the car and the kit takes it very well. only damage on that is scraps from bottoming out n curbing no cracking chipping nothing hell the car was side swipped a few months ago and the kit was hit to but retained the shape the bumper split above it i was very impressed. look into that kit. Now given ud have to like that style soo.
Reading this just annoyed my brain, it's only a few more finger strokes to type in a normal manner.
Fiberglass < everything else in terms of a body kit.
x 2. I couldn't eve make it all the way through the post in one setting...
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