BeerViper, I'm sure you can realize that dustin is probably extremely busy with this huge sale they're having.

Just PM him. He responds pretty quick that way.

 

John,

yes they are replica bodykits. yes this is the same as other vendors as well....such as ARCH Industries, OLD EricKlumyzee, Surfacemodz....etc.

Advantages to having a POLY Front is that POLY is flexible..meaning if you bottom out you wont crack the bumper and have to get it fixed....my Kuruma Z Front is Poly and I have had it for almost 3 years now..no issues yet....

Typically you want to run a Poly Front Bumper, Fiberglass sides are what most people run because its cheaper and you dont normally destroy the side skirts...if you can afford Poly then go with Poly! the rear is either or...I think personal preferance.

Hopefully that answers your questions.

 

Thanks Chris, that's what I was looking for!

I might have to pull the trigger on a new front bumper!

 

This is whats making it hard for me hard to decide. I want to get these Impul sides but they are Fiberglass. I'm worried about it cracking for any reason.

Its either I buy the Impul sides or a .40 S&W gun...I'm leaning towards the gun purchase since I don't own one!

 

Poly and Fiberglass both have their pros and cons. Fiberglass is lighter (will not possibly sag like poly, which is heavier) and it can be repaired VERY easily if damaged.

 

Will, is your TS front Poly or FG?

 

It was fiberglass...never had a problem with it ever in the years I had it. It's on Jackus' car now.

 

^ Ahahaha!!! Get the sides. I bought a shotgun and the thrill has worn off. It has dust on it now. Just get a shotgun for $130 and get the sides as well! I'm thinking of getting the Impul sides as well.

 

Lemme tell you this about Fiber and Poly... Both have just about as much strength.. If you apply the same amount of pressure both will crack or chip.. Don't be discouraged from getting a front, sides, or rear, because it only comes in fiberglass. I've scrapped, and hit mine, and they've survived.. And when they didn't, I just got them repaired.. I wouldn't have been that lucky w/ Poly.. When Poly's broken, you have to buy a completely new part. SO there's a trade-off.

2 things I've learned.. ONE, If the fitment of Poly is off you're screwed.. TWO, NO MOLD IS PERFECT, you're going to have prep work no matter who you purchase from. If the fitment is off w/ fiber, you can repair it, sand it down, and re-paint it.. Poly has to be plastic-welded, and to find someone that can do it well is expensive.. Most people don't even wanna deal w/ it.

On a personal note, having fiberglass rather than poly has saved my butt twice now.. On the front AND the rear.. I also have fiber Impul sides, and am about to get the fitment worked on so they fit completely flush as they didn't come that way from Klumzyee and they were just put on my ride w/out being prepped (sanded and test-fitted to the ride).. You can't do that w/ poly. What you get from the mold, is what you get.

As a fairly new person to bodykits (only had mine for a year this Feb) you have to "expect" another cost to come along with the kit, or lip, or sides, or rear that you purchase. That cost is called "prepwork". It might not fit exactly right to your car when you first get it for whatever reason. Whoever you get to install your parts, (I highly recommend R1Forever80, he preps and paints), ensure that they have the proper expertise to alter your specific part(s) to YOUR car.

This is no bash on Dustin or any of his parts. Hell, if I didn't have a complete kit, I'd be jumping on this just as quick as most of you.. I just wanted to add my .02 for fiber and poly, AND to manage expectations if something doesn't fit as well as they think it should.. That's just part of the "kit game"..

 

Being that i am able to do what i want with kits and paint with very little cost i prefer fiberglass. If i break a piece in half or have a chunk missing i can just refiberglass it with a new piece. Poly is good if the mold is really close and it flexs with movement. Bad thing is it can flex too much and the paint will stress crack or flaked off so either way paint work will be needed to repair

 

...that's because you are the only one who wants it...

 

So let's say I hire you to do the install if I buy some of these Strafe body parts, I assume you would prefer the bare body part and not order them painted from Strafe?

Can you give me a quote to paint and install a front bumper and also a rear bumper (separately depending on what I decide).

 

Yes id prefer not just as a customer but on my own parts to be bare. I would never order any pieces of a kit painted with out it properly being fitted to the car. Even if it was fitted to another car those mounting points might not be exactly the same you your car. While in the fitting process there is too much handling of the part taking on and off that the part might get scratch or chipped. Also i dont know what their prep process is so i prefer to do everything my self. I can even match their paint prices if that help..
Their paint prices are rather cheap so it leaves me to believe........ Well ill leave it at that. It may be good but id rather do it myself.

 

Just finished reading you post. Ill match their paint prices and For each piece need to install it will be $50-75 on top for the install depending on how much work is needed to make it fit or what brackets needed to fab

 

^^^ I'm looking into getting the Impul sides. I'd rather you do the paint and install. Does $145 seem steep for shipping these sides from Cali to Arlington? Seems steep to me! I have no idea though.