Fibreglass GSi kit

[Astra_Kieran]

been offered a fibreglass gsi kit, normally hate fibreglass, but the whole kits going cheap

ne one had any trouble with these kits?

i kno ill have to get a bracket for the ront bumper

but other than that i cannot see ne probs

[Cesaro]

I reckon go for it m8. The advantage with fibreglass is that its real easy to cut/reshape/mould etc. so if you have any difficulty with fitment (which you most likely will) just mod it a little and you'll end up with probably a better fitting than standard.

The question is, are you prepared to put a little more time in in fitting the thing. If you are then go for it! Get some pics up when done matey hope Ive helped a bit

[Kieran]

Unless the fibreglass kit sits very well on the body and is nicely finished i.e. very smooth, no dodgy moulds used etc, I'd try and find a second hand genuine GSi kit if I were you. A second hand one will probably cost a lot less than the fibreglass one and will be a helluva lot easier to fit, as it will bolt straight on. It's easy to cut fibreglass panels to get them to fit straight.....it's the re-smoothing out again that takes a lot of time and effort to get right

Just my opinion though

[SimonP]

Steer clear. Fit and finish are bad.

Nudge something and they crack. Difficult to repair as well.

I wouldn't bother.

[Astra_Kieran]

well conflicting views there chaps

thanks for the replies tho!

cant get hold of the guy who's sellin the kit right now, but if i can then i will get it, its only 100 notes, i recon the skirts and rear spoiler ar prob worth that to me!

cheers

[Vauxnova]

ask tomH over his 'glass rear spoiler

[jungleistmassiv]

my mate had a fibreglass bodykit on his cavvy, very poorly made, the brackets are stuck on with fibreglass aswell so they kept falling off, and he hit a kerb while parking and the whole bottom of the front just shattered. i'll have a genuine vaux kit any day.

[jjcymru]

and if you know of any genuine vaux gsi bumpers going, let me kno mate!

[jungleistmassiv]

well if i find any genuine astra gsi bumpers up for sale, i know where they will be going, and thats straight on my car :P

[matt_strad]

theres always 1 or 2 gsi fenders goin on er-bay