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> GT flares Fiberglass vs. steel, advantage / disadvantage
Dirty Evo
post Mar 30 2010, 06:54 PM
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ok... so what are the DISADVANTAGES of fiberglass GT flares as opposed to steel fender flares? this would be for primarily a fun track car (non-competative, just HPDE) maybe occasional street use very seldom.

Should I avoid something with fiberglass? or is it not really a big deal ?

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Dirty Evo   GT flares Fiberglass vs. steel   Mar 30 2010, 06:54 PM
Porcharu   For a track car I would use fiberglass - you can g...   Mar 30 2010, 07:19 PM
Root_Werks   For a track car I would use fiberglass - you can ...   Mar 31 2010, 09:09 AM
Rand   I think the fiberglass is more prone to pitting an...   Mar 30 2010, 07:32 PM
RJMII   Street car needs steel, so you can pick the car up...   Mar 30 2010, 07:32 PM
BenNC   I'm replacing my FG flares with steel (street ...   Mar 30 2010, 07:47 PM
jmill   Steel takes road debris way better. The FG ones w...   Mar 30 2010, 08:38 PM
J P Stein   The FG ones will star crack on you from rock hit...   Mar 31 2010, 11:42 AM
andys   The FG ones will star crack on you from rock hi...   Mar 31 2010, 11:45 AM
jt914-6   [quote name='J P Stein' post='1294988' date='Mar ...   Mar 31 2010, 11:51 AM
J P Stein   [quote name='J P Stein' post='1294988' date='Mar ...   Mar 31 2010, 12:05 PM
SirAndy   Insulating foam in a can...the stuff you shoot ar...   Mar 31 2010, 12:15 PM
jhadler   Insulating foam in a can...the stuff you shoot ar...   Mar 31 2010, 12:29 PM
J P Stein   Insulating foam in a can...the stuff you shoot a...   Mar 31 2010, 02:03 PM
r_towle   Clean up with lacquer thinner...before it dries. ...   Mar 31 2010, 04:03 PM
J P Stein   Clean up with lacquer thinner...before it dries....   Mar 31 2010, 06:30 PM
sean_v8_914   COST.   Mar 30 2010, 09:29 PM
Phoenix 914-6GT   Coming from someone who has fiberglass flares I wo...   Mar 30 2010, 09:46 PM
pbanders   FWIW, my car has fiberglas flares. They were insta...   Mar 30 2010, 10:45 PM
retrotech   Fiberglass, Light weight!!! The gift t...   Mar 30 2010, 11:08 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   steel also reinforces the body and makes the car m...   Mar 31 2010, 10:21 AM
DBCooper   steel also reinforces the body and makes the car ...   Mar 31 2010, 11:10 AM
jt914-6   I've got steel flares and the car is a street/...   Mar 31 2010, 10:46 AM
andys   I've got steel flares and the car is a street...   Mar 31 2010, 11:23 AM
andys   I've got steel flares and the car is a stree...   Apr 10 2010, 11:40 AM
iamchappy   On fiberglass when you paint stick to light colors...   Mar 31 2010, 11:05 AM
pcar916   I've had fiberglass for 16 years with no worri...   Mar 31 2010, 11:35 AM
jt914-6   I've had fiberglass for 16 years with no worr...   Mar 31 2010, 11:49 AM
iamchappy   I use a hacksaw blade to shape it first - less mes...   Mar 31 2010, 02:50 PM
Rand   Acetone and lauquer thinner. Ahh. Explains everyth...   Mar 31 2010, 05:11 PM
Phoenix 914-6GT   :evilgrin: So when you trim that stuff isn't...   Mar 31 2010, 05:20 PM
iamchappy   I think my rear flares are lapped on the inside to...   Mar 31 2010, 06:33 PM
Pat Garvey   OK, I'll be the bad guy here! Other than ...   Mar 31 2010, 07:15 PM
Silverstreak   OK, I'll be the bad guy here! Other than...   Apr 10 2010, 12:56 PM
pcar916   Why do this? To get more tire underneath the car. ...   Mar 31 2010, 07:54 PM
iamchappy   Just because, and IMO they look cool just like the...   Mar 31 2010, 07:59 PM
iamchappy   Oh on another thought, helps the economy.   Mar 31 2010, 08:04 PM
Justinp71   Instead of spray foam I did the under car spray li...   Mar 31 2010, 10:54 PM
pcar916   My flares look totally different underneath from t...   Apr 1 2010, 11:09 AM
J P Stein   I did, periodically, have to dig rocks out that em...   Apr 1 2010, 11:23 AM
rfuerst911sc   Will rubberized spray undercoating do basically th...   Apr 1 2010, 04:09 PM
J P Stein   The insulating foam is a closed cell coat as long ...   Apr 1 2010, 11:50 PM


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