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Originally Posted by [986]
Very informative thread! I was looking at some bumpers on Mashaw's site but only fibreglass or carbon fibre are available.. from everyone's experiences what would be more suited to a street driven car?
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urethane or FRP. they're flexible. carbon fiber is good, but usually the layups are not done in a manner condusive to high flexibility. cost is also prohibitive, and unless the vacuum bag / autoclave process is sound, they'll have to use too much material, negating the weight savings over fiberglass, FRP or urethane. plus, much of the carbon fiber stuff on the market is actually fiberglass with one outer layer of carbon fiber fabric for looks.