Hey guys,

I've been doing my homework on fiberglass and poly urethane bumpers. What I know so far:

Fiberglass bumpers:
PROS: Affordable, easy to paint, will not sag, easy/cheap to repair.
CONS: Crack easily when scraping, spiderweb cracks

Poly Urethane Bumpers:
PROS: More durable than Fiberglass
CONS: Tend to sag in heat, not really repairable, couple hundred dollars more than fiberglass.

My question is, do any of you think it would be okay to get a fiberglass bumper with these terrible roads in New York? I was thinking of maybe getting the bumper and adding that home depot lip or something underneath the bumper to protect it from scratching and forgiving some of the hits/scrapes it may take. Keep in mind that I am sitting at stock height and have no intentions of going low (as of now).

Thanks for looking guys, this has been on my mind and I thought I'd get your opinions.

 

why not just get a lip instead of entire bumper?

IMO lip will look much better than entire after market bumper at stock height.

 

I have the sport bumper for my coupe. There isn't any good looking lips in my opinion. Not really a fan of them.

Just wondering if the homedepot garage trim would suffice as good protection from scrapes for a fiberglass bumper.

 

You'll notice a lot more rock chips on the fiberglass bumpers. You can get away with a fiberglass rear bumper but it'll differently be noticeable on a front bumper.

i would go with poly front and fiber rear if your on a budget.

 

Why says you can't fix poly urethane? It's easy dude

 

Having owned both fiberglass AND polyurethane bumpers...I would recommend a poly bumper 100x over a fiberglass bumper everytime. Can you fix a fiberglass? Sure. Do you really want to pay someone to patch it, rework it, and repaint the entire bumper everytime you hit something though? Probably not, because even though it's repairable, you're still looking at $3-500 to repair and repaint a fiberglass bumper....each time. In addition to that, 9 out of 10 fiberglass bumpers have major fitment issues....which means you're shelling out even more money to have a good body guy rework the bumper to make it look decent. The only fiberglass bumpers that fit like OEM right from the factory, are going to cost as much if not more than any poly bumper out there. Also, a decent poly bumper will not sag.

IMO, there is no advantage of a fiberglass bumper over a decent poly bumper. Do yourself a huge favor, wait a little longer and save up a couple extra bucks if you have to, and go for a urethane bumper. You wont regret it.

 

Front - I'd definitely get Poly
Rear - I'd get Fiberglass since it won't really be getting much action.

 

Anyone with half a brain would choose polyurethane over fiberglass in a front bumper or sides. Poly can be twisted and bent/hit and pops right back into shape undamaged. Try that with F/G and you'd need a broom to sweep up the pieces....Gary

 

Like it was already said, yes you can fix fiberglass, but just remember that with fiberglass if you hit something even a low speed something is going to break. I used to have a full fiberglass bodykit on my previous car. My wife got into an accident and the front bumper shattered into so many pieces I just threw everything out. Same with some of the sideskirts. I'll never get another fiberglass bodykit.

 

@ AmateuRN, question? I live in Dallas and drive every day from Dallas to Irving, I have an 07 coupe, with twin turbos. Im getting a hood with ventilation (invader 3 by VIS) as far as hood, I been looking at a used already painted kenstyle bumper. do you think that is a good choice? which is the best in your opinion and having used the greedy and the kenstyle?