Prepare your car for the race


So You Want A Body Kit?

So you are ready for the next step in visualSecond there are Urethane or ABS body kits.
and aerodynamic upgrades? Well, I want toUrethane body kits are great in the fact that
cover a few basic steps before you take thethey are very sturdy and flexible. Cracking
big plunge and sink a big wad of dough on ais fairly unlikely, unless your putting the
body kit that may not be all its cracked upkit on a 4x4 vehicle. Urethane kits are not
to  be.  No  pun  intended.as readily available as fiber glass, but can
usually be find through specialty dealers.
First, let consider the steps of buying aThe cons of Urethane and ABS are that once
body kit. First we want to determine thethey break, chip, or crack, there are very
type of vehicle it will be going on. Notfew ways of fixing them to what they once
many of us are professional race carewere. Unless you are really good at plastic
drivers, but some of us still want thewelding, you are going to have buy a new kit.
performance of one. So first thing toOuch!
consider is, what kind of kit do you need for
your  body  kit  buck.Third there is the ever coveted Carbon Fiber
body kits. They are super light and super
First there are the standard Fiberglass bodystrong. Carbon fiber is a material that is
kits. Fiberglass is good because it isoften used in making bullet proof vest and
lightweight and should you crack, ram into,other bullet hindering materials. Carbon
smack into, bump against any object that mayfiber kits can also be painted and the finish
cause damage, it can be repaired with someis closest to that of fiber glass. The cons
basic fiber glass know-how or a decent bodyof carbon fiber is that it is super expensive
shop. Also, paint is going to look the bestand they are not widely available for many
on a fiberglass body kit. Unlike ABS, paintvehicles. Also, carbon fiber kits cannot be
stays on the surface and is not absorbed intorepaired easily once damaged. There are
the materials of the kit. Fiberglass kits areseams as well as breakage that is usually
the most widely available types of kits onapparent  once  a  kit  has  been  repaired.
the market. The cons of Fiberglass, is that
it is not very durable. If you live in aCheck out my next article on Body Kit Brands
mountainous area, with dirt road and suchand  Quality.
that you may frequent, the possibilities if
your shiny new kit being damaged beyondCheck out this link for more on Scion Body
repair  are  fairly  high.Kits.



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