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Old 10-31-2004, 06:34 PM
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im gonna end up pickin up a body kit but everyone i talk to about it hates on fiberglass, yea i know its really fragile... but is it really that bad?? yea poly urethane is better but its also more $$$

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You get what you pay for.
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You'll look like one of those mexicans with an old maroon accord with the cracked blue body kits and a fire extinguisher.

Don't do it.
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Default Re: how bad is fiberglass really? (draxxus07)

Glass is okay. You get what you pay for. After awhile, glass will sag.
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Default Re: how bad is fiberglass really? (draxxus07)

Polyurethane doesn't crack easily AT ALL. It would take a pretty bad impact to crack the poly. BUT, fiberglass is pretty easy to fix, assuming that the damage isn't THAT bad. VIS has some (almost always) very good quality fiberglass pieces for not a bunch of money. Good luck.

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Default Re: how bad is fiberglass really? (nighttrain33)

Body kits look stupid, IMO. Too much senseless added weight, also.
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Default Re: how bad is fiberglass really? (litterbox)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by litterbox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You'll look like one of those mexicans with an old maroon accord with the cracked blue body kits and a fire extinguisher.

Don't do it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is HT, leave your narrow minded prejudice at the door.
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ive got glass bodykit... i dont hate it to bad.. just mainly it chips easier than Polyurethane. Also fitting it up can be a bitch sometimes. But Like everyone else says. You get what you pay for....
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by litterbox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You'll look like one of those mexicans with an old maroon accord with the cracked blue body kits and a fire extinguisher.

Don't do it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Default Re: how bad is fiberglass really?

Check the info on what kinda fiberglass it is. The corvette is still all fiberglas and its body is...well. You be the judge.
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corvetts dont hang mm from pavement they hang inches form pavement and dont you know doctors and old white chicks drive them
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