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Duraflex Body Kit.

Old Sep 1, 2006 | 07:16 AM
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hey guys whats the benefits of having a durafelx body kit instead of a fiberglass one?
does it worth the money? what about fittment issues?
any of u guys had or have one?

duraflex.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HYUNDAI-TIB...sspagenameZWD1V

fiberglass lol "JCTC"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-98-99-HY...022763173QQrdZ1
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 08:06 AM
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the duraflex "looks" like its better quality, the pictures try to show how good the kit it. where as the fiberglass is just gonna give u problems like most fiberglass kits do. save your self some hasle and go with the duraflex
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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Duraflex = FRP = FG.

Same stuff, just trying to get you to buy it. Do some searching on google.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 09:06 AM
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try to find some abs plastic kits.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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nah its different i have a extremedimensions back bumper and its made of different stuff then the rest of my kit, i had hardly no problem putting the bumper it ALMOST fit like a glove but did have to do some filling but duraflex is way better then just fiberglass
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 12:39 AM
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I just got my body kit from E.D. and it's made from the duraflex material isntead of the fiberglass. I do believe its sronger and it flexes quite a bit, i had to bend mine a lil to get the front facia to fit since its not perfect fitting, i also needed to do some sanding.

I got all the body kit on but it needs some hours of work, like molding, sanding and filling in some spots. I will be takeing mine to a professional since it has quite some stuff to work on. I suppose all the body kits are like that, except for the original kits (veilside, zefiro, gt-r, etc...).
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:24 AM
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I'm telling you guys. Duraflex is "FRP", Fiber Reinforced Plastic. All it is is a FG type weave, that uses a more flexible resin than standard FG. We had a long talk about this stuff in a class of mine last year.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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yah the flex stuff is FRP not reg FG.. so itll flex more b4 itll crack...

anyways, tuner, u said the ED kit on rear fit great? how much lower does it sit than stock, i have been thinking about picking that rear bumper up for a while now..
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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its just alittle lower then stock it will fit right around where your exhaust hangs so not very low probly the same as your lip on your RB

the only real pain with the E.D is filling in the pin holes, but its not to bad i guess id recommend E.D Their a good company, im going to replace the rest of my kit with it as soon as i hit a small aminal and have a reasion to

its kinda like a mix of FG and Plastic it wont crack like FG
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Old May 10, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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http://www.viniati.com/-p-8706.html How does this bumper fit around the head lights, corner lights, fenders......? does anyone have pics of this bumper on there car? Im not getting the whole kit just the front. I have an ebay kit and some how I got the sides and rear to fit pretty good, so I just need input on the front bumper
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