vaux.dan
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Just wondering what they're like figment wise and strength etc.
Heard a few people say it will just crack straight away and not fit.
I'm not really wanting to pay 300+ for a astra mk4 gsi bumper.
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xa0s
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Registered: 4th Mar 08
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You can't say, if its made properly it will be decent but you can get cheap and tatty fibreglass parts that distort everyones opinion. You can't say whether it's going to be a good or bad fit because it's fibreglass
I spent £700 on a few carbon panels for my bike and the fitment was HORRIBLE so sent them back, OEM parts was far cheaper and fitted perfectly etc
You just can't say... Depends on each project individually.
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amos
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a mate had gsi copy fibreglass bumper on his vectra the fitment was crap and it crack in two days
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Eddx14xe
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Fibreglass on mine is fine apart from where its been smashed on speed bumps
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makincorsac
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Iv'e got one on mine a veilside replica and its shit just keeps cracking and speed bumps destroy the bottom of it
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Steve
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i did once, but it ended up rusting and falling apart 
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Eddx14xe
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The problem is fibreglass doesn't flex, so as soon as it hits a speedbump or something it all breaks.
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Gary
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quote:
Originally posted by Eddx14xe
The problem is fibreglass doesn't flex.
Yes it does.
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3CorsaMeal
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isnt' willays a fibreglass one on his supercharged astra track beast of harlow
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Corsa_Sport21
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Ive heard that the F/G copies of the GSi bumpers are ment to be decent for the money.
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
i did once, but it ended up rusting and falling apart
Yea Ive heard a lot about fibreglass rusting, Ive heard carbon doesn't though.
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Eddx14xe
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Only when its flat in a thin layer. Once you have 3-4 layers on a curve its pretty much solid.
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ed
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What. The. Actual. Fuck. 
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FAZ
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willays astra gsi bumper is fb, seems ok to me
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vaux.dan
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Will wait for willay to comment. Wonder if you can still fit lower grills in the fg version
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davieslim
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my mates got one that he bought from lmf vauxhalls stand at pvs this year and its a really good fit and i believe made so that the genuine inserts can be used
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1litrecozzyeater
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Depends what the press is like av seen some shocking bumpers in the past and some look fine
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Tomm R
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I have used various FG parts on many of my vehicles, My MR2, R32 fitted them to friends S14's S13's along with FG fairings on my bikes and although the parts have always been sourced from genuine well known reputable companys i have never had one fit 100% yet.
That MK4 GSi front bumper does how ever look really really good!
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Tomm R
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Just read you are after a MK4 gsi. A guy named "nemesis" on migweb is selling one for £50
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by 1litrecozzyeater
Depends what the press is like av seen some shocking bumpers in the past and some look fine
Fibreglass isn't pressed
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lee303
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
isnt' willays a fibreglass one on his supercharged astra track beast of harlow
yep, and the fitment is pretty good imo, it wasn’t designed to take the stock grille inserts though, but that didnt bother him or me as its a track car and we just cable tied some mesh in place, but for the money it was excellent, cant remember exactly where we got it from, but it was an ebay special
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RichR
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
Far too many people commenting on a subject that they have little to no experience of IMO - Worse than RIBnet
[Edited on 11-08-2011 by LiVe LeE]
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Liam-Wilko
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Far too many people commenting on a subject that they have little to no experience of IMO - Worse than RIBnet
[Edited on 11-08-2011 by LiVe LeE]
lol i agree haha easyest solution is trile and error and it will make u gain the experiance iv never tryed FB but mite give it a go now just for the hell of it 
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RichR
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what is "FB"? That's twice its been mentioned in this thread; Is it mistyping FG or am I missing something?
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Liam-Wilko
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woops FG my bad haha
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