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Bodykit Materials: Duraflex vs FRP vs ABS Plastic

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Bodykit Materials: Duraflex vs FRP vs ABS Plastic

Postby empror » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:10 pm

I've been looking through all the threads and searching the internet and can't seem to come up with an entirely definitive answer.
So let's settle the debate. We're not discussing front lips or little pieces, but large parts, such as front and rear bars, hoods, boot lids etc.

I'm looking at a few different front and rear bars, but what are the pro's and con's of each type of material.
Front and rear bar choices are made from either Duraflex, Grade A Fibreglass, FRP or ABS Plastic. (I have a difficult time making up my mind, so I picked one of each for the final decision round of what I want).

I know this topic has SORT OF been covered in other threads, but I feel it would be useful to have a dedicated thread for people to find if theyre having the same struggle as myself.

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Postby ZeroNanite » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:34 pm

Had bought duraflex for my car before the lancer. It was demolished within two weeks of driving it. Bought it from extremedimensions. Turns out to be poorly laid fiberglass and bondo. More than minimal adjustments were made to eve get it to stay on my car, and never fitted right.

Then again I may have been ripped off.
Also if you order make sure the parts aren't broken before the delivery driver leaves.

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Postby empror » Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:05 pm

Yeah this is one of the major concerns i found, and the extreme dimensions kit was one of the ones i was considering. Thanks for the input, i'll most likely avoid that one :)


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