Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

does carbon fiber lip crack easy?

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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 12:41 AM
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l'm thinking of getting carbon fiber lip but l want to know if is easy to crack like abs plastic lip...btw my car is slammed..l know l can get Poly urethane but l want to know is carbon fiber is easy to crack
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 03:28 AM
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scratch/scrape, its just carbon fiber inside of a mold.
and it'll be twice as much to replace.
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 03:49 AM
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I wouldn't get one...it's doomed to crack.
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 03:52 AM
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wet carbon will still have surface cracks like fibreglass, as they still have a gel coat on them, albeit clear.
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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thx guys
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