| So you are ready for the next step in visual | | | | Second there are Urethane or ABS body kits. |
| and aerodynamic upgrades? Well, I want to | | | | Urethane body kits are great in the fact that |
| cover a few basic steps before you take the | | | | they are very sturdy and flexible. Cracking |
| big plunge and sink a big wad of dough on a | | | | is fairly unlikely, unless your putting the |
| body kit that may not be all its cracked up | | | | kit 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 a | | | | The cons of Urethane and ABS are that once |
| body kit. First we want to determine the | | | | they break, chip, or crack, there are very |
| type of vehicle it will be going on. Not | | | | few ways of fixing them to what they once |
| many of us are professional race care | | | | were. Unless you are really good at plastic |
| drivers, but some of us still want the | | | | welding, you are going to have buy a new kit. |
| performance of one. So first thing to | | | | Ouch! |
| 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 body | | | | strong. Carbon fiber is a material that is |
| kits. Fiberglass is good because it is | | | | often 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 may | | | | fiber kits can also be painted and the finish |
| cause damage, it can be repaired with some | | | | is closest to that of fiber glass. The cons |
| basic fiber glass know-how or a decent body | | | | of carbon fiber is that it is super expensive |
| shop. Also, paint is going to look the best | | | | and they are not widely available for many |
| on a fiberglass body kit. Unlike ABS, paint | | | | vehicles. Also, carbon fiber kits cannot be |
| stays on the surface and is not absorbed into | | | | repaired easily once damaged. There are |
| the materials of the kit. Fiberglass kits are | | | | seams as well as breakage that is usually |
| the most widely available types of kits on | | | | apparent once a kit has been repaired. |
| the market. The cons of Fiberglass, is that | | | | |
| it is not very durable. If you live in a | | | | Check out my next article on Body Kit Brands |
| mountainous area, with dirt road and such | | | | and Quality. |
| that you may frequent, the possibilities if | | | | |
| your shiny new kit being damaged beyond | | | | Check out this link for more on Scion Body |
| repair are fairly high. | | | | Kits. |
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