Body panels; fiber glass or plastic?
03-13-2018, 08:39 AM
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I am going to say 10 & 2 (or 3 if you consider the tinted targa plastic) respectively. Front and rear covers are plastic, but everything else is fiberglass as far as I know.
****, forgot the 2 headlight covers and LP cover - so add 3 more plastics.
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03-13-2018, 11:16 AM
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Thanks Mike - that just about covers it.
03-13-2018, 11:51 AM
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Based off how your worded it technically 0 and 0. While it is a type of fiberglass SMC carries slightly different forming and repair procedures than typically associated fiberglass. RIMM is a type of urethane compound (while the front fenders are made out of RIMM their rigidity is primarily due to the inner fender liners).
General Motors has been using SMC and RIMM for quite a while. They go back to before the 80s and have been used in other GM vehicles like the Pontiac Fiero and Saturn models. RIMM was touted as recently as a little over a decade ago for Saturn's "dent resistant" body panels.
General Motors has been using SMC and RIMM for quite a while. They go back to before the 80s and have been used in other GM vehicles like the Pontiac Fiero and Saturn models. RIMM was touted as recently as a little over a decade ago for Saturn's "dent resistant" body panels.
03-13-2018, 03:21 PM
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