Cracked Front Bar!

[TaKz]

so i got a crack on my fibreglass front bar, like where the wheel arch is!!

i was wondering if left unattended will it just spread like virus from driving around, or only if i keep scraping?!?!?

cuase i was thinking of just driving it around until my front bar is tottaly farked and then changing it.

[inthisglass]

when i got my car transported from vic to W.a about 8 months ago they drove my front bar straight into the ramps and put some HUGE cracks near where the kit attaches to the guard and on the front because my car is low..

anyway its a fibre glass kit and i have just left it and it hasn't got any worse for the past 8 months of driving and mine hits speed humps and driveways all the time.

so your safe from any viruses but it does look like crap

[cheez]

depends where exactly near the wheel arch it has cracked and how bad they are. post up some pics of it and ill be able to give u an idea on its strength and how long it will maintain its shape for. i work with fibreglass and carbon fibre all day everyday, so depending on where you are i would be able to help you out repairing and strengthening it if you want.

[TaKz]

ok the pics, i also found some surface rust near the screw on point for the front bar should i be concerned bout this?!?!?

on the front lip

wheel arch

side view of arch

Edited January 3, 2008 by TaKz

[cheez]

well the one on the front lip isnt to bad. to strengthen all these areas you can by a diy fibreglass repair kit from autobahn for $28. it an easy way to fibreglass behind all the crack points to harden them up and reduce the amount of movement they have.

front lip crack: easy fix, glass the rear of the bar, then use bog to fill the void on top and sand to smoove. prep for re-spray with primer.

side wheel arch: bit of a harder fix coz by the look of it, the bar has splintered all the way through and is 2 seperate pieces almost. still u glass the back of it once the bar is aligned as best as possible and then before doing anything to the front side of the bar, sand away loose fibreglass, and lay maybe 1 or 2 layers of fibreglass into the area. to do this cut a piece the size of the area and apply resin to it away from the bar and just lay it in position. then again, bog and sand and prep for paint with primer.

if your in melb and would like a hand to do this repair im more than happy to help out for a slab of jim beam and coke

Edited January 3, 2008 by cheez

[TaKz]

haha would be good but i'm in syd!!

bah im too lazy probably just leave it and change the bar later ><

you think putting like tape on it will help? (povo spec?!??! LOL)

[Spunky Munky]

Mate, you'll need the following and you CAN fix it yourself but will need someone to respray the whole frontbar.

If you want to DIY this then cool, otherwise you can get a panel beater to obviously fix it.

Look, just get yourself some quick-dry filler (bog as it's known to) - sand the whole bar down to get rid of any rough surfices first - then apply the bog onto the cracked areas (both the front and under areas) - now leather the bog nicely across all the cracked areas. Give it around 1 hour to fully dry, then get some good sandpaper and sand away until the filler is fully nitted to the kit... now, apply the bog again for another layer - then do the same... I would also suggest you use some superglue to reinforce the bog from under the kit - now sand away... prime the bar and get it resprayed... I did to mine every time there's a severe crack and it's look new as the way I first laid eyes on it.

Good luck mate.

[cheez]

for all that work kevin, bog will crack at first hit. he's better off doing it wih fibreglass than bog if hes DIY the bar. but if u just wanna tape it use some black racing tape. the thick duct tape. that will be fine, but i wouldnt put it on the front of the bar just the side section.

[eddieeeee-ro]

unless u do diy, its prob just cheaper to get a new bar and paint?

get a sexy s2 front bar mmmmm plastic.