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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 03:23 AM
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does anybody have major problem with fiber glass kits? ( suck as cracks, and etc...) cuz i'm really feeling the bliz front lip but i'm really scared of the cracks and all that....i live in hawaii and our roads are getting more mess up everyday and theres only a few kit for the poly...so if theres any major accident or even a small accidents but made a big impact on ur kit please let me know...thanx in advance
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 12:29 AM
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i had problems with fibet glass before, and had to repair myself. if you got teh patience and time, it's all doable. but it's a lot of dirty work and it takes a lot of time to perfect it for sure
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Any Fiberglass kit will break if hard contact is made with ground or another car.... its just a depends on the situation. Some JDM fiberglass kits are more resilient than Fiberglass copied kits. If you are a savvy lowered car driver.. you shouldnt have any issues. repairs would not be too bad on fiberglass if u had to do it.
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Any Fiberglass kit will break if hard contact is made with ground or another car.... its just a depends on the situation. Some JDM fiberglass kits are more resilient than Fiberglass copied kits. If you are a savvy lowered car driver.. you shouldnt have any issues. repairs would not be too bad on fiberglass if u had to do it.
yup, i agree, once you are used to it, drive with fiber glass is ok. and the jdm fiber glass they flex a bit more than the cheap ones. still, it's not plastic flexible, so if you have hard contact, boom it's gone
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