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Offline Wrecked Em

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« on: May 19 2011, 10:29:34 PM »
Any recommendation between ABS and fiberglass?

 I need them front and rear on the DD.
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« Reply #1 on: May 19 2011, 10:36:02 PM »
I have only used fiberglass, but, I liked them
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« Reply #2 on: May 19 2011, 10:37:45 PM »
I'd buy the front GMs from nos4gn. Lasted this long...
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« Reply #3 on: May 19 2011, 10:50:44 PM »
Quote from: "daveismissing @ Thu May 19, 2011 8:37 pm"
I'd buy the front GMs from nos4gn. Lasted this long...


These were dead 7 years ago. I am not impressed with the NOS but thanks for the input.
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« Reply #4 on: May 19 2011, 10:57:39 PM »
Quote from: "Wrecked Em @ Thu May 19, 2011 9:50 pm"

These were dead 7 years ago.


Whats the paint history on the car? Mine seem just fine?
edit: Theorizing that a fairly early repaint of enamel maybe protects them better.
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« Reply #5 on: May 20 2011, 09:11:12 AM »
I bought mine (the complete set of 5) from here:

http://www.replica-plastics.com/

I had the rears melded together to make it look a bit nicer.

The owner called them a fiberglass plastic resin mix.
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« Reply #6 on: May 20 2011, 09:33:57 AM »
Quote from: "gordyzx9r @ Fri May 20, 2011 8:11 am"
I bought mine (the complete set of 5) from here:

http://www.replica-plastics.com/
I had the rears melded together to make it look a bit nicer.
The owner called them a fiberglass plastic resin mix.


Just sounds like polyester Fiberglass to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass-reinforced_plastic.

Are all these replacements rigid? If you get touched you replace?
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« Reply #7 on: May 21 2011, 09:10:43 AM »
The Fiberglass are rigid and the ABS are flexible.
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« Reply #8 on: May 21 2011, 09:12:09 AM »
Quote from: "daveismissing @ Thu May 19, 2011 8:57 pm"
Quote from: "Wrecked Em @ Thu May 19, 2011 9:50 pm"

These were dead 7 years ago.


Whats the paint history on the car? Mine seem just fine?
edit: Theorizing that a fairly early repaint of enamel maybe protects them better.


Not sure, bought the car in 2003 and the paint was rough then and the bumper fillers were starting to sag at that point.
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« Reply #9 on: May 21 2011, 09:54:14 AM »
Quote from: "daveismissing @ Fri May 20, 2011 8:33 am"
Quote from: "gordyzx9r @ Fri May 20, 2011 8:11 am"
I bought mine (the complete set of 5) from here:

http://www.replica-plastics.com/
I had the rears melded together to make it look a bit nicer.
The owner called them a fiberglass plastic resin mix.


Just sounds like polyester Fiberglass to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass-reinforced_plastic.

Are all these replacements rigid? If you get touched you replace?


They are flexible.
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« Reply #10 on: May 21 2011, 10:40:32 AM »
I was happy to see the fillers on the new GN are flexible, and in good shape. I have fiberglass on the 87 T.
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