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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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Im considering to get a body kit.
but I have no clue what the frp material means
This bodykit wont crack easily?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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It's a better form of fiber glass. My kit is made from it and the abuse I put it through, I cracked it a little but it's holding strong.
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FRP = Fibre Reinforced Plastic,

PU = Polyurethane is alot better, but Japanese aftermarket company's dont make kit in PU

It is cheaper to make a body kit in FRP, this is why its so popular, also its very easy to modify and repair compared to PU, but its very unlikely u would ever need to repair PU as its very flexible and almost impossible to crack.

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Default frb material

hmmm
If i go with pu body kit(Lip), Do you have any pictures or link?
Thx
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The only PU lip kit I know of for the GS is the OEM kit.

Special thnx to ek9vboi as these pics are from his flickr account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ps-phot...7622422634988/
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Originally Posted by [0350]
The only PU lip kit I know of for the GS is the OEM kit.

Special thnx to ek9vboi as these pics are from his flickr account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ps-phot...7622422634988/


yeah thats the oem kit which is made of pu.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 08:01 AM
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yea a urethane kit is very hard to crack but it is crackable. you really have to drive and hit somethin to crack it.
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
yea a urethane kit is very hard to crack but it is crackable. you really have to drive and hit somethin to crack it.
hehe yup, i think we had this discussion before.

actually a few japanese companies have body kits made with pu type material now i believe. wald is one that comes to my mind. my ls460l except the front, both sides and rear were pu/abs type
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