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Old 11-21-2016, 11:21 AM
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Does anyone else think FRP (most aftermarket body parts) is crap compared to polyurethane (OEM body parts)? After having multiple "high-quality" JDM FRP body parts, I'm over it. Yeah, it's light, but it's also brittle, crack-prone, inflexible and poor fitting. I'm sure the manufacturers sell it for one reason: it's cheaper. Right?

Polyurethane > FRP by a landslide.
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I believe the OEM Body parts are made out of ABS Plastic as I recall?

They are harder than Poly Urethane.
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Originally Posted by mmmmmic
I believe the OEM Body parts are made out of ABS Plastic as I recall?

They are harder than Poly Urethane.
You might be right. Thanks for pointing that out. Whatever the case, OEM and OEM-quality plastics are SO much better than FRP.
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Fiberglass plain ol sucks. It doesnt last, even if youre a parkinglot whore
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