Honda / Acura Appearance related discussion for Honda / Acura vehicles

Fiberglass, or Urethane? Pros and cons of each needed!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 26, 2003 | 06:26 AM
  #1  
GroundZer0's Avatar
Thread Starter
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,110
Likes: 0
From: Lost in 0town., FL, USA
Default Fiberglass, or Urethane? Pros and cons of each needed!

Im soon to be getting a new body kit for my crx, since a local tow company decided to **** mine up. Im inbetween 2 kits right now, and dont know which one i should get. The Wings West RS Kit Urethane, or the Mugen Flared kit. the kit on my car right now is like the WW RS kit. I really like it, and would love to have it in urethane. Now, i really like the mugen flared kit, but its only sold in fiberglass.

But im wondering, does urethane weigh more? Also, how durable is fiberglass compared to urethane? I live where there are some bumpy roads, so i may bottom out sometimes, but most likely not, because i try to take it easy when i see the road is getting bumpy.

Its a really tough decision between these two, because im trying to keep my car as light as I can, while at the same time i want the car to look low, and be low, without destroying my new kit.

Thank you all for your help.
Reply
Old May 26, 2003 | 07:16 AM
  #2  
GroundZer0's Avatar
Thread Starter
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,110
Likes: 0
From: Lost in 0town., FL, USA
Default

come on, someone knows the answers to these questions!
Reply
Old May 26, 2003 | 09:35 AM
  #3  
creasian's Avatar
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 660
Likes: 0
Default Re: (GroundZer0)

fiberglass is lighter, but very easy to crack, urethane is a lil heavier, but you can take that bitch and twixs it17 times and it still wont break...post pics of both..would like to see the flair mugen one..
Reply
Old May 26, 2003 | 02:22 PM
  #4  
GroundZer0's Avatar
Thread Starter
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,110
Likes: 0
From: Lost in 0town., FL, USA
Default Re: (creasian)

here is the wings west (mugen look alike kit, image from http://www.crxconnection.com for pic)



And here is the mugen flared kit - (image from
http://www.jonscrx.cjb.net )





Personally i love the kit i have now, i was just thinkin i would maybe go with the flared cause it gives it a little more of a lowered look, but the more i think about it, i really dont want to attract too much attention to myself, and the WW kit is just awsome!
Reply
Old May 26, 2003 | 02:46 PM
  #5  
uNF$@#!'s Avatar
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 9,684
Likes: 1
Default Re: (GroundZer0)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GroundZer0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">come on, someone knows the answers to these questions!</TD></TR></TABLE>

search
Reply
Old May 26, 2003 | 02:53 PM
  #6  
GroundZer0's Avatar
Thread Starter
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,110
Likes: 0
From: Lost in 0town., FL, USA
Default Re: (Soup ****)

your name serves you well haha jk, i did search, but didnt find what i needed, more of an opinion anyways
Reply
Old May 28, 2003 | 04:58 PM
  #7  
GroundZer0's Avatar
Thread Starter
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,110
Likes: 0
From: Lost in 0town., FL, USA
Default Re: (GroundZer0)

once again, im back to the dillema, urethane WW kit, or the Fiberglass flared kit? Anyone have any pics of WW kits that look nice and low from straight on? Damn im in such a dilemma! As you can see, does my car look 4x4 right now, or what? Think it can go lower and be safe?


Reply
Old May 28, 2003 | 05:05 PM
  #8  
incubus's Avatar
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,133
Likes: 0
From: Towson, MD, USA
Default Re: (GroundZer0)

urethane all the way, I hate the fiberglass kit on my REX, oh well hind sight is always 20/20.
u should get those tail lights painted too.
like mine
Reply
Old May 28, 2003 | 05:10 PM
  #9  
incubus's Avatar
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,133
Likes: 0
From: Towson, MD, USA
Default Re: (incubus)

I have too many spider cracks in my front bumper from it flexing, and it doesnt fit perfectly.
both will be fixed in two weeks though.
Reply
Old May 28, 2003 | 05:33 PM
  #10  
GroundZer0's Avatar
Thread Starter
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,110
Likes: 0
From: Lost in 0town., FL, USA
Default Re: (incubus)

Yea, i wish the WW RS kit would look low tho, hmm anyone got any nice pics of it? Yea, i dont really wanna go fiberglass.. mine is shitted up too now.. maybe i just need the right combo of lowering and my 16" rims i just got with the WW kit =] Btw, what ur rear lights look like? i got new ones, nice crx in the middle of my new one, and need 2 new side rear
Reply
Old May 28, 2003 | 06:13 PM
  #11  
Mr.SpiLLz's Avatar
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 83
Likes: 0
Default Re: (GroundZer0)

dude... Just drop your car with coilovers, or shocks...Then it wont look like that. If your front bumper is broken then just buy the front bumper urethane from ww to replace ... And keep the rest of the kit thats on the car.. Having a low kit is not going to lower the gap in your wheel well...=/
Reply
Old May 28, 2003 | 09:05 PM
  #12  
creasian's Avatar
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 660
Likes: 0
Default Re: (MrSpiLLz)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MrSpiLLz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dude... Just drop your car with coilovers, or shocks...Then it wont look like that. If your front bumper is broken then just buy the front bumper urethane from ww to replace ... And keep the rest of the kit thats on the car.. Having a low kit is not going to lower the gap in your wheel well...=/ </TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm pretty sure he knows that a bodykit is not gonna lose the wheel gap, his question is, which material is more reliable and which kit is gonna make the CAR look lower..i'd go with urethane...
Reply
Old May 29, 2003 | 05:06 AM
  #13  
GroundZer0's Avatar
Thread Starter
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,110
Likes: 0
From: Lost in 0town., FL, USA
Default Re: (creasian)

awsome, i think im definatly goin with the WW urethane kit then, and im gonna get some ground controls and tokico's for it =]

Now to decide what color for it. Im thinkin some sorta nice silver maybe, but not sure!
Reply
Old May 29, 2003 | 10:30 PM
  #14  
creasian's Avatar
Honda-Tech Member
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 660
Likes: 0
Default Re: (GroundZer0)

good luck!
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
reaper5559
Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
27
Nov 25, 2015 08:44 AM
sonic47
Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
9
Nov 26, 2008 04:22 PM
babybluecrx
Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
5
Feb 15, 2006 06:41 AM
Jurassic Four
Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991)
24
May 31, 2004 05:27 AM
B16CRXSi
Honda / Acura
8
Nov 17, 2002 04:50 PM




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:41 PM.