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Old 07-27-2004, 08:39 PM
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Default Fiber Glass Bumper

My friends say that if i put a fiber glass bumper on, in 7 months tops it will start craking. Is that true? Is there something i can do to prevent this?
Old 07-27-2004, 08:44 PM
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i would juss say becareful when driving..Fiber glass is easily repairable but i would rather go with poly urethane...much better than fiber glass
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Its False. I had the Mugen kit on my first CRX for over a year, it never cracked. Even molded it on when I painted it Champ White.
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I heard of fiberglass being flexable or a flex fiber?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SHAGGY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Its False. I had the Mugen kit on my first CRX for over a year, it never cracked. Even molded it on when I painted it Champ White.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree. I keep hearing that fiberglass cracks after a few months, I had the WW RS style kit on my old CRX for a few years, daily driven, slammed, without any problems. It held up very well to bumps and scrapes, and it actually held it's shape unlike the urethane kits that sagged.
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