FRP? is it realy that strong?
 

I was looking at body kits and most of them are offered in FRP?

is this stuff really that strong? i've seen cars with body kits on them with huge white cracks that have resulted from minor impacts.

i love the Amuse kit but $1500 for a FRP bumper!??? is it worth it, will it last with the quality of a OEM?

thanks

depends on the shape of the lip, how it is reinforced, how thick the product is, how it is mounted.

and how bad you drive. :D

umm... OEM > all lol.. but if you get the amuse... I would hope you NEVER scrape it lol

i'll be ordering my 4x4 suspensions when the amuse kit gets in so i make sure it don't scrape.

:roflpuke2:

anyone here have a FRP bumper that can chime in on their experience.

I have seen many of my friends spend ALL their turbo funds making sure they had a clean looking non busted up bumper for their shows... in all seriousness if you never scrape - you will be good

thanks if you do scrape can it be fixed by a local body shop?

sorry for the noob-ish questions its the forst time i'm dealing with FRP

:stirthepot: monster car z... lol yah itll never scrape good man phelan :tup:

damn, maybe i should keep the OEM stuff on, and then swap out kits for shows rofl

does frp flex like poly or it just cracks like fiber glass

its more on the FB side of the spectrum vs. poly. my lip on my speed is frp. wish it was poly. lol. and poly takes a scraping better.

sorry man noob question wats FB stand for?

LOL a type-o i meant FG (fiberglass)

:iagree: What's "FRP"?

fiberglass reinforced plastic

:tiphat:

denada

ahhh i see!!! alright man... damn i always though frp was more on the poly side :rolleyes: gotta wait till they come out in poly... i dont wanna get lips that are fiberglass and end up muchinkin them on a speed bump.. :shakes head:

yeah i am always going JDM up driveways just to make sure, lol.

anyone with a FRP bumber that has real life experience??

LMAO!! i know wat u mean man.... my front lip is munched up already not to mention the rudder things on the front of the tires are pretty much rubbed out too...

i didn't know JDM was a verb until today :roflpuke2:

The front end of my corvette is FRP and I scrape the bottom of it quite often. The only damage is some scrapes in the paint. I would say if you are going with an authentic kit, it should be fine, but copy cats, I wouldn't trust. (not to mention you spend more on body work trying to make them fit correctly than if you had bought the real parts to begin with)

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