Quick question.

**Wakenthefallen** · 10-23-2006, 07:07 PM

is Urethane or duraflex best for the buck?

i only want your answer if you know from experience.. not what youve heard from your grandma who knows a fellow bingo mate whos great grandson has a kit.

**Wakenthefallen** · 10-27-2006, 06:32 PM

Will someone answer my question

**Ratko** · 10-27-2006, 09:17 PM

can you be more specific. urethane or duraflex in what context?

**Burrcold** · 10-27-2006, 10:05 PM

urethane

**Wakenthefallen** · 10-28-2006, 02:59 AM

body kits

**MartinGouda** · 10-28-2006, 03:05 AM

urethane is a real material that is polymer based and will take hits and such much better than fiberglass, duraflex is a name some company made up for "well laid reinforced fiberglass" urethane will always be better for durablility but body kits arn't always for looking mad tyte on the strip... if you want to lighten up the car then look to fiberglass for sure as you can save lbs all over the car. (driving an EG withfiberglass skirts and front and rear bumper shows this alot, the bumper is easily 20-30 lbs lighter and the skirts would save another few a peice and it shows in the cars aero and power to weight ratio when you have glass on the outside) but if you are only building a show car or a street car then urethane is what the OEM's use in most cases based on it's tensile strength, it's elastisicy, it's tendency to stay less brittle in cold weather and it's abilitly to withstand some extra abuse....

however i think a big part of alot of kits is how you drive and who paints them.. the better the paint shop and the better the paint selection the better the kit will look and last but no kit can take people like me that skim thier cars off train tracks when the situation arises.

i vote no kits on most applications but if you must kit a celica urethane is pretty much unbeatable unless you plan on building a fast car, in which case i think you are starting with the wrong platform

**Ratko** · 10-28-2006, 08:08 AM

urethane. <full stop>

**Sal** · 10-28-2006, 08:18 AM

**Wakenthefallen** · 10-28-2006, 09:07 PM

i like the invader kit and the veilside kit..
they pretty much look the exact same though..

other than those i can only find the jp kit in urethane and the blitz style front in urethane.
where would you guys shop for kits?

10-23-2006, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wakenthefallen Location: helena MT Posts: 114 Join Date: Jun 2006 Last On: 12-14-2006 07:26 PM Vehicle: 2000 celi gts	Quick question. is Urethane or duraflex best for the buck? i only want your answer if you know from experience.. not what youve heard from your grandma who knows a fellow bingo mate whos great grandson has a kit. __________________ I SEE A RED CAR AND I WANT TO PAINT IT BLACK

10-27-2006, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wakenthefallen Location: helena MT Posts: 114 Join Date: Jun 2006 Last On: 12-14-2006 07:26 PM Vehicle: 2000 celi gts	Will someone answer my question __________________ I SEE A RED CAR AND I WANT TO PAINT IT BLACK

10-27-2006, 10:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Burrcold Location: Toronto Posts: 6,422 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: Yesterday 09:10 PM Vehicle: 08 Lexus IS250 2nd Vehicle: 08 Acura CSX	urethane __________________ Sold: 2004 Infiniti G35C

10-28-2006, 02:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Wakenthefallen Location: helena MT Posts: 114 Join Date: Jun 2006 Last On: 12-14-2006 07:26 PM Vehicle: 2000 celi gts	body kits __________________ I SEE A RED CAR AND I WANT TO PAINT IT BLACK

10-28-2006, 03:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,024 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: Today 02:50 AM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	urethane is a real material that is polymer based and will take hits and such much better than fiberglass, duraflex is a name some company made up for "well laid reinforced fiberglass" urethane will always be better for durablility but body kits arn't always for looking mad tyte on the strip... if you want to lighten up the car then look to fiberglass for sure as you can save lbs all over the car. (driving an EG withfiberglass skirts and front and rear bumper shows this alot, the bumper is easily 20-30 lbs lighter and the skirts would save another few a peice and it shows in the cars aero and power to weight ratio when you have glass on the outside) but if you are only building a show car or a street car then urethane is what the OEM's use in most cases based on it's tensile strength, it's elastisicy, it's tendency to stay less brittle in cold weather and it's abilitly to withstand some extra abuse.... however i think a big part of alot of kits is how you drive and who paints them.. the better the paint shop and the better the paint selection the better the kit will look and last but no kit can take people like me that skim thier cars off train tracks when the situation arises. i vote no kits on most applications but if you must kit a celica urethane is pretty much unbeatable unless you plan on building a fast car, in which case i think you are starting with the wrong platform __________________ www.martingouda.com.... the rumors are all true... Last edited by MartinGouda : 10-28-2006 at 03:08 AM.

10-27-2006, 09:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ratko it was all a dream Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 9,863,211 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 11-15-2008 01:57 PM Vehicle: 91 MR2 Turbo 2nd Vehicle: 96 Civic Hatch	can you be more specific. urethane or duraflex in what context?

10-28-2006, 08:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ratko it was all a dream Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 9,863,211 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 11-15-2008 01:57 PM Vehicle: 91 MR2 Turbo 2nd Vehicle: 96 Civic Hatch	urethane. <full stop>

10-28-2006, 08:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
Sal Location: Windsor Posts: 2,231 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 11-21-2008 04:46 PM Vehicle: 07 Dakota 2nd Vehicle: 02 Celica GTS	^^^ __________________ Let it not be said dat I iz a man dat does not care.

10-28-2006, 09:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wakenthefallen Location: helena MT Posts: 114 Join Date: Jun 2006 Last On: 12-14-2006 07:26 PM Vehicle: 2000 celi gts	i like the invader kit and the veilside kit.. they pretty much look the exact same though.. other than those i can only find the jp kit in urethane and the blitz style front in urethane. where would you guys shop for kits? __________________ I SEE A RED CAR AND I WANT TO PAINT IT BLACK

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