Front Bar Gutters Speed Humps

[boss33]

hey I am spraying my car in a few weeks and im still trying to decide if i want put an aftermarket front bar on e.g. 400r gtr ect just wanting to no if its just going to scrape eveytime i go in a drive way or go over a speed hum or wot ever cars lowered not crazy low but id say 1.5 2 inches from standard any advice would be good did a search but couldn't find any thing I just don’t want to spry it then have to do it again the 1st time I drive it

regards dave

[R33S2]

Fibreglass is a ridiculous material to make front bars out of, every one who has them has complained that they crack, or the mounting points break, on a lowered car you're just getting that much closer to wrecking one, there other materials that do a better job, MDF I think its called.

[boss33]

ok i didnt no thay made them from anthing other than plastic n fiberglass were do u get them from not made from fiber glass

aslo isnt mdf wood ??

thanks 4 ur help

[MANWHORE]

I believe he's referring to FRP

what does FRP stand for? Fibreglass reinforced plastic. It's the same crap.

The one that seems to be more resistant to breaking is a type of flexy fibreglass. Most bodykit makers know of this stuff.

[boss33]

ok kool thanks mate

[R33S2]

http://www.mfx.com.au/

Thats the stuff I was on about.

[mad082]

i have a fibreglass front bar, and my car is lowered. i bought the bar from a wreckers cheap cause it was stuffed. we just patched it up and put it on, but we also reinforced the base of it cause we knew it was going to scrub out. it hasn't cracked yet <touches wood>.

[Silent]

It comes down to your driving style and were you drive. Take things on angles and avoid certain trouble spots.

Fiberglass is easy to repair,

[Silent]

Fibreglass is a ridiculous material to make front bars out of, every one who has them has complained that they crack, or the mounting points break, on a lowered car you're just getting that much closer to wrecking one, there other materials that do a better job, MDF I think its called.

Haha, FRP is still a fiberglass product. Pretty much all aftermarket front bars are made from fiberglass.

O and I mite add have you ever tried to repair a smashed/broken Oem/plastic front bar mate? I'll take the fiberglass to repair thanks.

Edited October 9, 2006 by Silent

[boss33]

that bar in mfx looks all right any other web sites u guys have for front bars i wana get 1 in the next few days

Edited October 9, 2006 by boss33

[Silent]

www.jetspeed.com.au is all you need to know

[WazR32GTSt]

man stick for plastic if you can

on my R32, i upgraded my GTSt bumper to a GTR bumper which fit with only modification to the stock reo. i scrape it all the time on my driveway its fine every time

[br3tt]

hey I am spraying my car in a few weeks and im still trying to decide if i want put an aftermarket front bar on e.g. 400r gtr ect just wanting to no if its just going to scrape eveytime i go in a drive way or go over a speed hum or wot ever cars lowered not crazy low but id say 1.5 2 inches from standard any advice would be good did a search but couldn't find any thing I just don’t want to spry it then have to do it again the 1st time I drive it

regards dave

I think mine is lowered 1.5 inches, and with the 400R bar on, it is 100mm in most places. (Legal in NSW).

Yes it scrapes on speedhumps.

Yes it scrapes on driveways.

Yes you have to take everything at an angle.

After a few weeks you learn what is too big and what it can handle. My bar is hard but is flexible and I can put money on it that being a bit flexible has saved it from snapping a few times.

[boss33]

hmm its looking like plastic all tho sum off these other bars a verry tempting

[WazR32GTSt]

fibreglass is tempting because it comes in many styles and is cheap

but saying that, i would never get anything again other than the stock polyurethane plastic...