hello, i need help with side skirts...
07-12-2006, 11:16 PM
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hello, i need help with side skirts...
Hello fellow Civic owners,
This is my first time so be gentle. So first off, thank you for your help.
I have a 4 door 2000 Civic EX with a R33 (similar to a skyline) front and rear kit. I am thinking about getting side skirts to go with, but I am skeptical. I can't seem to find any polyurethane spyder side skirts and I'm afraid if I get fiberglass, it will fall off/crack/dent when I go over speed bumps. On the other hand, I heard that it doesn't matter if it's fiberglass or polyurethane for the side skirts.
What do you guys and gals think? Should I invest in something aesthetically pleasing, or is it not worth my time?
The side skirts can be found at http://visionautodynamics.com/interface.htm
I couldn't figure out how to insert a picture.
Emily from Austin
This is my first time so be gentle. So first off, thank you for your help.
I have a 4 door 2000 Civic EX with a R33 (similar to a skyline) front and rear kit. I am thinking about getting side skirts to go with, but I am skeptical. I can't seem to find any polyurethane spyder side skirts and I'm afraid if I get fiberglass, it will fall off/crack/dent when I go over speed bumps. On the other hand, I heard that it doesn't matter if it's fiberglass or polyurethane for the side skirts.
What do you guys and gals think? Should I invest in something aesthetically pleasing, or is it not worth my time?
The side skirts can be found at http://visionautodynamics.com/interface.htm
I couldn't figure out how to insert a picture.
Emily from Austin
07-12-2006, 11:37 PM
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hide before the flamers come. theyll tell you (might not since you seem to be a girl) that it's ricer status and a waste of your time and that the current honda trend is JDM OEM look.
on to your question: polyurethane and fiberglass aren't exactly known for staying in 1 piece under stress. ABS plastic or better quality material is what you want if you're expecting your side skirts to live through some hits. If you have to choose between the two, i'd go polyurethane over fiber glass personally, cuz i know that fiber glass front lips will crack after 1 or 2 bangs.
on to your question: polyurethane and fiberglass aren't exactly known for staying in 1 piece under stress. ABS plastic or better quality material is what you want if you're expecting your side skirts to live through some hits. If you have to choose between the two, i'd go polyurethane over fiber glass personally, cuz i know that fiber glass front lips will crack after 1 or 2 bangs.
07-13-2006, 12:35 AM
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my hate for bodykits would be non-existant if they flowed well with the natural lines of the car. but they dont.
anyway
get the poly, its way better then the fiberglass counterpart for break resistance since its verry verry flexible, just make sure to have it painted with flexible bumper paint or something in that general area. do you have pics of your car? perhaps the stock skirts will work just fine, astheticly
anyway
get the poly, its way better then the fiberglass counterpart for break resistance since its verry verry flexible, just make sure to have it painted with flexible bumper paint or something in that general area. do you have pics of your car? perhaps the stock skirts will work just fine, astheticly
07-13-2006, 12:39 AM
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Re: hello, i need help with side skirts... (eggroll12)
welcome to H-T, I see is your 1st post... I'm going to be nice with you... H-T has the best tip for any project and bodykits are from the 1st Fast and the Furious... now the Style is JDM... Hope you can keep up! 
07-13-2006, 12:41 AM
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Re: hello, i need help with side skirts... (Harryflores)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Harryflores »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">welcome to H-T, I see is your 1st post... I'm going to be nice with you... H-T has the best tip for any project and bodykits are from the 1st Fast and the Furious... now the Style is JDM... Hope you can keep up! </TD></TR></TABLE>
theres a diffrence between having you own taste, and trying to entice others to come to your point of view. she likes her bodykit (i suppose) so who cares what the trend is now?
</TD></TR></TABLE>theres a diffrence between having you own taste, and trying to entice others to come to your point of view. she likes her bodykit (i suppose) so who cares what the trend is now?
07-13-2006, 01:09 AM
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Re: hello, i need help with side skirts... (Sleepy_Red_hatch)
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07-13-2006, 04:38 AM
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To the OP, bodykits aren't my thing. That said, something aesthically pleasing would be rather nice. It's all about how it looks to you. I'd say go with poly, however, as fiberglass cracks.
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To the OP, bodykits aren't my thing. That said, something aesthically pleasing would be rather nice. It's all about how it looks to you. I'd say go with poly, however, as fiberglass cracks.
07-13-2006, 05:02 AM
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Re: hello, i need help with side skirts... (eggroll12)
come on everyone has their own tastes guys, i remember back in the days when bodykits used to be the thing if she wants a bodykit let her have one help her out
get polyurethane its more like ur factory sideskirts/bumper fiberglass wont last long but is easy to mold. or even better carbon fiber it s like fiberglass but way stronger and looks so much better btw how low is ur car? it also depends on how low ur car is i think the r33/r34 bumper would be very big so u want some sideskirts to line up with the bumper get some big wheels to keep ur front end from crashing into the ground and dont forget good suspension no ebay cheap *** coilovers ok on stock shocks that s a big NO NO. but anyways good luck!
get polyurethane its more like ur factory sideskirts/bumper fiberglass wont last long but is easy to mold. or even better carbon fiber it s like fiberglass but way stronger and looks so much better btw how low is ur car? it also depends on how low ur car is i think the r33/r34 bumper would be very big so u want some sideskirts to line up with the bumper get some big wheels to keep ur front end from crashing into the ground and dont forget good suspension no ebay cheap *** coilovers ok on stock shocks that s a big NO NO. but anyways good luck!
07-13-2006, 05:48 AM
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Re: hello, i need help with side skirts... (rhdjdmda6)
I find it funny, that just beacause it's a girl nobody flames.. if it was a guy on this board, there would be 3 pages in less then an hour about how gay it is, but cause it's a girl nobody says anything..
you drive a civic not a skyline
you drive a civic not a skyline
07-13-2006, 05:53 AM
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Re: hello, i need help with side skirts... (G2 Speed)
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I didn't even know it was a girl until you said something. The flamage is no doubt coming, and you probably just opened the door. Good job. That's exactly how threads turn bad.
That's like me saying "you drive a Civic, not a racecar". See what I mean?
you drive a civic not a skyline
</TD></TR></TABLE>QFT
I didn't even know it was a girl until you said something. The flamage is no doubt coming, and you probably just opened the door. Good job. That's exactly how threads turn bad.
That's like me saying "you drive a Civic, not a racecar". See what I mean?
07-13-2006, 05:56 AM
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Re: hello, i need help with side skirts... (black_EM1)
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I didn't even know it was a girl until you said something. The flamage is no doubt coming, and you probably just opened the door. Good job. That's exactly how threads turn bad.
That's like me saying "you drive a Civic, not a racecar". See what I mean?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I do drive a civic, 127hp does not seem like race car material...
I didn't even know it was a girl until you said something. The flamage is no doubt coming, and you probably just opened the door. Good job. That's exactly how threads turn bad.
That's like me saying "you drive a Civic, not a racecar". See what I mean?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I do drive a civic, 127hp does not seem like race car material...
07-13-2006, 11:35 AM
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I warned her already it's coming 
In any case, there's enough posts giving her the message that polyurethane > fiber glass. So run away from this thread OP before the flames come.
In any case, there's enough posts giving her the message that polyurethane > fiber glass. So run away from this thread OP before the flames come.
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