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I just bought my first 914 and it just showed up this morning from the west coast. So needless to say, I’m new to the board and the car…. My first order of business is to start collecting parts needed to begin body work. This leads me to my question:
Steel GT fenders VS Fiberglass. Has anyone used fiberglass fenders on their street cars??? Have they cracked??? Have they held up to the true test of time??? Or should I save up and get the steel ones?? Thanks for any feedback! |
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Eric_Shea |
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I've had both...
Depends on what you want in the end. If you want to keep a really pristine GT flared car then steel would be a worthy investment. The new steel flares out there are a good deal. Check Pelican Parts. If the glass work has been done properly then they should last a good long time. Like any job worth doing, it's all in the prep work. You "must" grind the adhesion area down to bare metal on the top and the bottom of the fender. You need to lay-up cloth behind and use Vette-Bond to mate them to the fender. Cover the top coat with a product called Mar-Glass. Fillers have come a LONG way recently. Can they crack? Yup... but if done right I don't see why they would have to. Budget and purpose. If you've got the dough, go steel. It will require a lot more than just the fender flares. A good welder will charge $900-$2,000.00 to put them on. I also agree with the Steel = Street and Glass = Race thing (sort of). Not for weight (cause the glass ones probably weight about the same) but if you're going to race and you might be banging into things (like 911's that won't get out of the way), then glass is an easy weekend repair. |
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