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Urethane vs. Fiberglass Bodykits... whats your poison?

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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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Urethane vs. Fiberglass Bodykits... whats your poison?

I was deciding between the skyline bodykit in Urethane or Fiberglass? I know that Urethane is more flexable than Fiberglass. But is Fiberglass all that bad? Is it worth the extra $200 (Custommaxima.com) to get urethane? Ive seen a deal for the Fiberglass pretty cheap (under $500), But I was hesitant...

Anyone who has either of the two kinds come in and spill your knowledge and experience... Is there really alot of chipped paint (Fiberglass) caused by fragile little bumps and impacts? Owners please specify what you know...

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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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yes go poly urethane, if anything urethane bends or the worst it rips. fiberglass is garbage man! come on bro u live in ny you know our streets are bad. even the highway would take that kit and spit it out. my boy did his kit with fiberglass, lets just say he hit a pot hole the car went down and the kit never made it up back with it. lol fiber glass will shatter my man, go poly urethane its the smartest way to go with a kit, i mean itll just get scratched up a little but wont shatter like fiber glass
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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Is there any other style besides the skyline that comes Urethane? I see the concept of the fiberglass shattering...
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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go polly got a stillen lip and if it wasent for polly abs plastic or w/e i would have said bye bye lip
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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i have my kit in Urethane....and let me jus say thank god i did that. between crappy streets and even going in and out of certain places my kit would be done for. but since its urethane all i have is a few bad scratches on the underside of the lip.
YES WORTH EXTRA 200
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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Yep Poly Urethane is the way to go... Stillen lip is the best, worst case scenario it'll rip and you just glue it back with epoxy.
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