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hey all. just want to get peoples opinion on fiberglass kits as opposed to plastic. ive heard that the fiberglass develops cracks very easily? anyone had any dramas with their kits? just asking cos got myself a mw nismo kit but it got damaged in freight :wave: so waiting for insurance. also has anyone fited a kit? did it go smoothly or mods needed? one other thing how hard would it be to repair the broken bits, front bar snapped in 2 and the rest is just cracks. hopin they let me keep the broken bits

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fiberglass is as strong as you make it

ALways when i get a kit i reinforce all parts

Lay a few layers of glass at the mounting mounts, anywhere there is a 90* angle.

Also in the front bottom lip, i lay 10-15 layers on the whole thing, as well as backfill it with resin to make it solid.

Yes it largely depends on the manufacutrer, as the industry standard seems to be around 900gsm. Don't believe anything about stuff melting in the 'hot aussie sun' or any of that. Fibreglass is a great material for making bodykits as it is flexible and very cheap to manufacture. It is also quite easy to work with, as a lot of people can make repairs to their bars themselves, albeit with a bit of practise and guiding. Polycarbonate is also a great material for bars as it has great shock absorbption properties, however it is hard to repair (plastic welding etc.) and is quite expensive to produce, thus the expensive price tag and not used very often.

Mine is a Dolphin kit it was on the car when I got it. I recently backed into something (steel) and cracked it. I can say that I am glad it wasnt' plastic. It's a fairly easy repair. It made a fairly large chip though (about 75mm across). A bit of resin and glass bog and a bit of a spray and will be like it didn't happen. A bigger hit might be different. But I guess as long as you have all the bits, it can be fixed. Even your's could without it showing.

I hope it all works out alright for you champ. A couple of guys on the forums have had these exact kits fitted... So I suppose we shall wait for them to post. I had a monkey kit fitted to a VX Commodore I owned a few months back and it required very little reshapping.

thats good news. hope they let me keep the broken bits so i can repair and sell them to cover some of the cost. the only part to make the journey undamaged was a side skirt. like the idea of strengthenig the bottom lip on the front bar. will definatley be doing that. any one had a kit fited and painted? wat did it cost. i got a quote for 1500. anyone in wa with a good but not to expensive panel beater mate. will supply lots of beer if the price is right :D

that would be much appreciated. just got the keys to my brand new house so any saving on the work will help out wit the rest of the stuff i gota buy for house. i now have something that will drain my funds more than the stag and the worst bit is the house doesent go fast, it just sits there. grrrrrrrrrrrrr dam houses :)

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