Pros and Cons of Polyurethane Body Kits
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Car performance body kits are nowadays being manufactured by different materials. All have some advantages and disadvantages and selecting a body kit of a particular material depends totally on the price, conditions, usage and other various factors. The different materials could be polyurethane body kits and others, made up of fiber glass, carbon fiber, ABS plastic etc.
In this post I intend to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of car body kits made up of polyurethane. I hope this will make your mind even more clear and lead you to a better decision making when selecting the performance kit for your next exterior car modification.
Advantages Of Polyurethane Body Kits
The biggest advantage of attempting your car body modification and then replacing it with polyurethane is its durability. These kits would be more long lasting than the famous fiber glass as the material is more flexible. This flexibility makes it to get mount on your car very easily. So if you are reluctant in changing your car’s body kit and consider installing a new one very tough job then polyurethane will change your opinion once and for all. This attribute makes a car body kit modification quite simple and pretty much a DIY job hence saving time and money.
Since polyurethane is a hard and flexible substance, it does not damage easily as compared to its other competitors. So you need to bang real hard your car in order to place an impact on it. But wait. Did I say? “Bang Real Hard!” you definitely would not love to strike your car anywhere no matter what material your car body kit is and this feeling become even more extreme when the material is polyurethane. Because the moment your car strikes and an impact is laid, there’s a great disadvantage waiting for you which I will discuss in the disadvantages section.
Disadvantages Of Polyurethane Body Kits
Since the polyurethane is a high quality material so generally the body kits made up of it are more costly than other materials so you really need to have tight pockets if you are going for it. This is a great drawback as it goes out of reach for many car enthusiasts and they cannot afford it at all. Secondly, painting over polyurethane is not a convenient job at all as paint requires more adhesion and also sags more quickly over time when exposed to sun or heat.
Furthermore, these are more heavy than fiber glass, so when you mount them over your car keep your mind well prepared for more fuel consumption as more power is going to be required by your car to drag it. Now coming to the disadvantage because of which you would not love to hit your car and cause an impression on it. Polyurethane body kits are not easily repairable or in some cases, it is impossible do retain the original shape of it and you will only have to replace it with new one as the car dents are not going to be removed you have to be even more careful on the road.
Bringing my discussion to an end, polyurethane sure is an expensive material to afford but think of it from the positive angle. The less the people will have them, the more your car is going to be unique. The decision is sure in your hands.
