I think that the Wings West kit was available in Urethane.

I had an idea, I know it would add weight, but has anyone thought of spraying over their FG kits with plastic? You know, some sort of plastic that would bond with it and protect it? Or maybe just the back side to reinforce it a bit?

 

Some people spray truck bed liner on the back of the kits, i'm not sure how good it works though

 

Most body kits are FRP. Fiber Reinforced Plastic. It's a combination of plastic and fiberglass. It's not as "crack" prone as the fiberglass of old, but it will still crack if wacked hard enough.

Yes, many people coat the backside of body kit parts with either truck bed coating, or rubberized undercoat(do before painting). They both work to keep the FRP from "vibrating" which can promote existing cracks, or can form new cracks over time.

The only "urethane" kits are Wings West, Turby Side skirts (they are OEM, so don't really count) and some of the other "lip" spoilers(like Gorilla).

 

Cool, I'll keep this in mind.

 

Thats exactly what I was going to do to see how much rhino lining would cost for the inside and the underside for those annoying scrapes. Plus it would save wear and tear and worth the extra bucks in my opinion.

 

for the underside, you would want to face it in some form of metal. You could just have thin sheet aluminum riveted to the bottom of the body kit, or go with a full "splitter" of aluminum or CF or steel.

If you go with the full "splitter", brace it behind the bumper to the frame. Otherwise it will take the force of the impact and transfer it to the fiberglass body kit causing it to crack. If you "brace" the splitter to the frame of the car, you can scrape the front end with impunity and know that your body kit is protected.

 

You know, I was wondering WTF splitters were for.

That makes sence. Do they make low profile splitters though?

Damn, that's something else I'll have to look at.

Good info all around though.