My friend has an ITR with an effed up front end,
he's going to fix it up with a jdm front end conversion.

now he's found a place he wants to buy the parts from,
but there are two options, either fiberglass, or metal.
i'm thinking fiberglass would be lighter, but fitment would be far more important.

which do you guys think is best?

I think the metal one is cheaper too..

lmk thanks

 

give me a S.. give me an E.. give me an A.. r....c..h..

ah **** it.. buy the authentic honda metal with urethane bumper cover. fiberglass sucks.

 

yea me too.. i wrecked my front end with jdm conversion.. i have the all metal front end and was trying to see if i can just get the fiberglass ones but im too scared fitment will be off

 

oem metal for fitment and durability. did i mention fitment?

 

Well I dont think either of the ones hes looking at are oem honda ...

oem would be far too expensive( i think its like 2-3grand for just the parts, whereas these are like 1300-1600).

So aftermarket metal vs fiberglass then?
metal still the better choice as far as fitment goes?

 

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i did,
this isn't you usual jdm front end question

 

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actually, it is. and the answer is still metal.

tell your friend that if he's not looking for oem metal, then he's looking for junk.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So aftermarket metal vs fiberglass then?</TD></TR></TABLE>most of the conversions you see are the oem honda metal front ends. there are some aftermarket front ends like the mugen or c-west bumpers, but if not mistaken, they are fiberglass. i haven't heard of (or at least seen) another aftermarket metal jdm front end. fiberglass has nowhere near the durability to withstand impacts that the metal does, so the choice is clear. yes it is more expensive, but its worth it over the fiberglass.

 

Well, as far as more expensive for the metal ones, I'm not sure about that... I just bought a USED OEM conversion with HID's for $1,350 out of Houston. I don't think you can get a fiberglass one for that, especially with HID's. I drove up there and hand picked my stuff and drove it back, so I didn't have to pay shipping and prolly got better a little stuff, but either way, I don't think my situation was too unusual. Was it?

It was used so there were some dings and scratches, etc. but nothing that was too bad to fix.

If you wanted all new metal, yeah those are more, but I personally wouldn't think it I would recommend new after seeing how easy mine were to fix.

Adrian

 

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holy ****, that's a hell of a deal. i got my oem metal front with HIDs for 2600 shipped.

 

ah ok,
so there arent any knockoff oem look metal jdm front ends out there?

the price he said sounded alittle too-good to be true for oem imo..

Definetely i'll tell him metal is the way to go though.
thanks.

 

Down with fiberglass JDM fronts.

There'd be virtually no flex in the parts thus resulting in a crappy fitting front conversion with gaps etc.

 

fiberglass JDM frontends can be found for $600~$800 for hood, bumper, fenders. i know on ebay that have it for that much. i would never trust myself with anything other than metal and carbon fiber.

 

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Wow. sweet price. Is is a company or private seller?

 

If you cant afford the metal OEM front now, be patient and get it right the first time around. TONS and TONS of people will tell you that.

 

I got it at Sun's Auto (http://www.sunsauto.com). I talked to Jose, and he was real cool about the whole deal.

They ship direct into Houston, and have a bunch of things you can get. They have Nissan, Toyota, Honda, etc., front clips, whole cars, motors, suspension stuff, pretty much everything you can think of. Oh, and they have a butt-load of rims. I can't remember what kind, but I do remember them haveing stacks and stacks of them.

Anyway, if you wanna mention that you heard of them through Adrian on Honda-Tech, I don't mind at all.

Thanks,
Adrian

 

metal would last longer, and it is OEM

 

adrian, that link didn't work. i didn't see them listed on switchboard.com either...

 

Well, I actually checked it from the link I posted and it worked for me... Not sure what the deal is.

I think they might be listed as Sun's Motorsports, or something like that, but the website is http://www.sunsauto.com, as far as I know.

I know the phone number works, if that helps,
Adrian

 

Metal for sure man. You'll just end up paying for the fitment issues of fibreglass.

 

cool,
yeah I told him metal for sure.

 

Ok my friend is set on getting the good stuff..
but he's talking about paying 3400 for brand new oem with hid's..

I told him to try and get some used stuff first before making that plunge..

does anyone know of anywhere in the Bay Area, norcal that can hook it up?
I jotted down the phone# for that sunsauto place, but it's in texas..
I mean after shipping the pricew ould still be cool.. shiping used body parts is iffy.. condition and all..

thanks

 

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If you wanted all new metal, yeah those are more, but I personally wouldn't think it I would recommend new after seeing how easy mine were to fix.

Adrian

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Hello Adrian..My name is Adrian too does your last name start with a G.?

sorry i was bored

Metal is better then fiberglass.....**** fiberglass i've been there, done that