Urethane

only for the 03-04..

Urethane

post links of urethane kits available for our corollas

and for those considering body kits... if urethane is available, get it, it holds up better

eribuni carries 1 kit in urethane for the 93-97's but its ugly as shit !!!

If there is a demand for urethane, I can have them made.

I have heard fiberglass cracks very easily with just a few hits... you say u have 2 years with yours and hit it various times and nothing happend?

I can get a fiberglass lip kit custom made for about $200. I dont know if its a cheaper fiberglass or what not.. but people tell me it doesnt tend to last long.

for a full bumper kit, i'd say go composite...for the lips, urethane is the way to go.

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BTW, whats COMPOSITE? i know very little about this

composite, i believe, is a little like thicker fiberglass...not completely sure on it, i just know it stands up better to abuse than straight fiberglass would.

"composite" is a general term used to describe any type of material made from the synethetic combinanation of two or more material.. a binder (resin, epoxy, etc) and reinforcer (fiberglass cloth, cf cloth [graphite], kevlar, etc).. it can be used to describe ANY type of fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar, etc..
The factors that determine how strong a piece of composite is - are the amount of layers, type of resin/epoxy/gel coat used, thightness of weaves (esp in cf), and most importantly workmanship..

I been doing my own bodywork for a while now and i have always favorered fiberglass over urethane.. Yes urethane can stand up to minor abuses better than cheaply made fiberglass pieces but the cost to make them is overwealming, they must me made in shops with closed mold methods, must be mass produced, cannot be repaired when damaged (why most body shops order a new bumpers, rather than deal with trying to fix one), and require special preping methods (must not be sanded, adhesion promoter must be sprayed on to open up pores, flex agents must be used from primer to clear coat so paint wont crack when urethane "flex") While any joe blow with half a brain and a garage can repair/frabricate/mold fiberglass..

I think why fiberglass has gotten such a bad rep is beacuse most of our kits are made by no-name companies which are ran like sweat shops that take little to no care in produceing kits.. when a company like vielside, bomex, WingsWest, VIS, or even Andy make a kit, fitment is pretty much guaranteed, and you know they stand up

thanks bro, just had to clear some stuff up..
really dunno what with everybody's love affair with urethane