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> Street Car Fiberglass, Who's is best
kconway
post Apr 29 2009, 11:22 PM
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I'm thinking of using a fiberglass deckld on my car (because I want to add a ducktail). Is there a difference in suppliers in terms of weight? That is, this is going on a street car, not a track car. So, is there a prefered supplier that makes a little more stout decklid then the others?

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jmill
post Apr 30 2009, 06:34 AM
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Just bought the front and rear lids from them. They are very light and straight. Not that wavy BS. You can't use the stock springs to keep the lid up. You'll break it trying to close it. Tell them you want it beefier for the street.
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post Apr 30 2009, 07:12 AM
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QUOTE(jmill @ Apr 30 2009, 04:34 AM) *

Just bought the front and rear lids from them. They are very light and straight. Not that wavy BS. You can't use the stock springs to keep the lid up. You'll break it trying to close it. Tell them you want it beefier for the street.


You just bought them from Getty and they need to be beefed up?
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post Apr 30 2009, 08:02 AM
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QUOTE(kconway @ Apr 30 2009, 06:12 AM) *

QUOTE(jmill @ Apr 30 2009, 04:34 AM) *

Just bought the front and rear lids from them. They are very light and straight. Not that wavy BS. You can't use the stock springs to keep the lid up. You'll break it trying to close it. Tell them you want it beefier for the street.


You just bought them from Getty and they need to be beefed up?


It is not wise to run trunk springs on any fiberglass lid, some people use a prop rod, some use gas struts. I told Getty that my carbon fiber lid was going on a street car and they threw a couple extra layers on for strength. And yes it is a great fit, they do really nice work.

On the other hand Getty does not offer a front lid with filled in headlight holes so I had to buy one from GT Racing and is fits and looks terrible, I was not at all impressed.

Check out my build thread if you want to see pics of the two lids.
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