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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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my car had FG flares for some 15+ years. also has FG front and rear bumper and rockers that are molded to the body with BONDO ... granted, i added a full rollcage to the car 3 years ago, so subtract that from the 15+ and the flares and bumpers and rockers lasted for 12+ years WITHOUT cracking in a perfectly normal, street driven 914 with all the usual body-roll and flex ... no cracks what-so-ever except on one rocker where the support bracket had come lose and the rocker would vibrate ... i don't think body-flex would cause the flares to come off, the twist motion of body flex is in the center of the car, close to where the front of the seat rails is located. how that could possibly crack the fender flares is beyond me ... i HAVE seen cracked flares, and usually they were due to tire rubbing or bad adhesive/bondo work. my point was (and still is), if done right, FG flares work just fine for any car, street or track ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) Andy |
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