Fiber Glass body parts Yea or Nea? How much lighter?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 10:26 pm

I was thinking of going with the wider fiber glass fenders..How much lighter is a fiber glass fender compared to a steel one??

I'm going to be doing all the body work and priming my self.. Paint I'll leave to a pro

Can I use the same primer or do I have to buy something special.. Any fiber glass tricks I should know..

SteveE · Post by **SteveE** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 3:34 pm

I'm running CCC wide fenders and they are lighter, but exactly how much I couldn't tell you. If you're going for the wider fenders, it's really not important anyway, because unless you want to spend a whole lot of time and money to get custom metal widened fenders made (that will weigh substantiately more than stock), you really don't have any other option. Not to be flip, but they weigh what they weigh. If you really want to know contact the manufacturer and ask, they should be able to tell you. My car has all the bolt on metal replaced with fiberglass, and I estimate that it saved 150 or so lbs. A lot of that was in the bumpers though. (The late model bumpers were HEAVY!), The airdam, side panels, and whale tail kept it from being lighter.

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