Fibre Glass body kits

[tristanjp]

I was offered one for a decent price and im considering it. although i've heard they crack and get damaged very easily

would it be impractical to get one on a daily driver?

[nathan549]

fibre glass kits are fine, the crack easier then the plastic stock ones on ur car. just take care of them and theyl last ages

[1991_Vn2nV]

fibre glass kits are fine, the crack easier then the plastic stock ones on ur car. just take care of them and theyl last ages

Agreed.

Many people go on about how they don't last but really it is completely dependant upon the quality of the actual bodykit/fibreglass and how it is painted.

I've had mine for 3-4 years now (18 months for the front bar as I went to VS front from VN front) and its still perfect.

[danja]

They crack when you hit stuff, plastic bends/deforms. Stone chips tend to do more damage in my experience. It's all down to the fact that FG is brittle, plastic is flexible.

If you're talking about hairline cracking in the paintwork just from natural flexing of the kit from driving, it can be largely mitigated by getting a good kit and a quality paint job, but you will pay for it.

All else being equal, personally I'd always recommend plastic, but obviously the reason most people go FG is because they want a particular style of kit which isn't readily available in plastic.

[Asmodai78]

where would you get a plastic kit from??

[LUMPY 8]

my old bosses wife reversed in2 my car at less than 5ks and smashed it 2 pieces but it was thin as FG so when u get ya kit make sure its not hell thin

[danja]

where would you get a plastic kit from??

Holden. You're unlikely to find a non-genuine plastic kit, so unless there was a model that rolled out the factory with the style you want, FG is the only option.

[POVRTY]

ssv do good plastic kits, atogh ive m fibre glass kit on and painted for about 5 years and have had it repaired once as said above stone chips do more damage and they have less flex so they crack easyer