Fiberglass s13.5 vs. Duraflex s13.5 ???

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1.8turboterror
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Im in school for auto body and im doing a s15 front end conversion I want some input from people who have had both Duraflex and or Fiberglass. And which would be easier to prep and paint and have a better overall fit. Thanks guys nd girls


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From my experience when I had my s13.5 (all parts were from ED) I think that the material are better then regular fiberglass. You can flex them a little bit more then regular fiberglass. Plus I don't know how many dips that my bumper scraped into, and still there were no cracks. Its durable and flexible like they say. I would choose the ED or raceonusa brand its better quality then the regular fiberglass ones. Overall fitment they all suck and will require some type of customizing.

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prep and paint will be the same for both

fitment is the gay ... good luck

dont forget the welder

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heartofaskyline
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pretty much all fiberglass fenders are going to fit like ****. buy metal ones, merge with 240 ones. and look ballin

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fiberglass doesn't flex well, i can bet you that if you go fiberglass the paint will start cracking within a year (< that is if you are using this as a dd)


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Thanks man you helped me alot with my decision .

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Your car looks good bro what body kit do you have on their i really like your side skirts they flow nicely. Thanks for the help


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