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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 05:59 PM
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merry xmas everyone... ok who thinks there c6 is made of fiberglass? i see alot of post that some think there car is fiberglass.. nope plastic!! unless you own a Z06 OR ZR1...
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Fiberglass has always been plastic, it's glass fibers in a plastic resin. Doesn't make much difference whether it's Polester resin, Epoxy resin or Thermoplastic resin it's still glass fibers in a plastic resin.
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 07:20 PM
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Are you dumb or are you that new or did you have too much egg nog ?
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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One of my C6's has a steel body, very common from what I have read.
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by azc62006
merry xmas everyone... ok who thinks there c6 is made of fiberglass? i see alot of post that some think there car is fiberglass.. nope plastic!! unless you own a Z06 OR ZR1...




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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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I have a 2005 vette, I want to put the z06 front bumper cover on it. Before I buy it could some one tell if it would fit
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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Welcome to Corvette Forum dsmit257.

Try using the SEARCH utility at the top of the page. There's tons of information already posted about this.

If you have additional questions, start your own thread to address a specific topic.


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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by azc62006
merry xmas everyone... ok who thinks there c6 is made of fiberglass? i see alot of post that some think there car is fiberglass.. nope plastic!! unless you own a Z06 OR ZR1...
There are many types of fiberglass. SMC is just one form of fiblerglass.

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And don't forget that Carbon Fiber is also bonded with plastic resins.
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