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Alfa fibreglass any good?

Started by _NEWSUX LX_ , Jul 25 2011 08:22 PM

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#1 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 25 July 2011 - 08:22 PM

Hi all. I was just going through some earlier threads about alfa fibreglass, i currently have a 4" cowel bonnet on order through alfa but i am wondering if anybody has used the front guards, if so how well did they fit, ive heard that fibreglass panels usualy need a bit of tweaking to make them fit, they are cheap enough just dont want to have to work on new products that should bolt straight on.Same with hatch doors alfa complete doors are the same price as waddington door skins, not sure which way to go. Any advice would be great. Cheers

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#2 _JNR_ATE_

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Posted 06 August 2011 - 07:26 PM

Would love to hear an answer on this aswell.
Boot, bonnet, guards and nose cone?

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#3 _Liam_

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Posted 06 August 2011 - 08:09 PM

General Info, has a price list on all of them.

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#4 rodomo

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Posted 06 August 2011 - 09:44 PM

Ask Heath. I think he bought a car load of their stuff.

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#5 _sshatch355_

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Posted 07 August 2011 - 12:21 AM

ive got bonnet,bumpers mate has guards n hatch doors all great fit as you would expect slight triming on my bonnet to get the gaps right. will be adding more when i repaint mine

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#6 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 07 August 2011 - 08:16 PM

Ive talked to a few people that have used certain bits and pieces and everyone seems to be pretty happy.Havnt heard a bad story yet. Im going to order doors guards and a nose cone anyway. Mite aswell give em a go. Cheers

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#7 _SLEDGE_

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Posted 08 August 2011 - 01:46 PM

Hi mate, I don't have any of their fibreglass panels on my car however I recently purchased from them front and rear flares for my lh 4 door, along with a scoop and front and rear spoliers - I can now say they were all top quality and the fit was great, required very little work.

Along with that, when I went to pick them up I took a peak at the panels/doors they were making which also looked top notch, theyve got a vn race car at their factory which was almost all fibreglass.. seeing how good the panels looked and feeling how well the doors opened and shut made me want to buy some even though my torana is my daily drive!

I would definitely recommend them.

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#8 GML-31

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Posted 08 August 2011 - 04:20 PM

not sure I would be using fibreglass doors on a daily driver, not going to save your life with a side impact

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#9 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 08 August 2011 - 05:54 PM

Yeah i rang up about all the bits today. He said the doors are strong enough to use on the street no worries but they do not meet aus standards so in the event of an accident your insurance wouldnt cover u at all.

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#10 _L32M20_

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Posted 18 August 2011 - 06:29 PM

Ive talked to a few people that have used certain bits and pieces and everyone seems to be pretty happy.Havnt heard a bad story yet. Im going to order doors guards and a nose cone anyway. Mite aswell give em a go. Cheers

heres a bad story for ya. a9x sedan rear flares,200 dollars. the worst fitting unusable pieces of garbage youve ever seen.see lx body resto ,build thread.members projects. good luck with your build.

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#11 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 18 August 2011 - 06:53 PM

Really..?? Wow well theres a bad story outa left field. Thats no good, did they refund or exchange them?

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#12 _L32M20_

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Posted 18 August 2011 - 07:55 PM

no, i didnt bother with the headache i just passed it on to dirtbag.he was visibly shaken. and id already forked out a motza for a complete set,from milton torana spares in brisbane(made by raider industries ,brisbane) which he had assured me were the best quality .untill i got home and they were even more shit than the ones i had at home.(another set i had bought previously). he did not want to know about it. just bad luck i guess.so 1200 gorillas later i still had two and a half sets of junk. just make sure you have a look at the thread i mentioned earlier.and make up your own mind about flares anyway.. id try gremlin or dirtbag or even repliglass in queensland ,hell make em fresh for you ,so there stil plyable. gremlin fibreglass is good quality also. and i believe easy to do bizzness with.now we dont want you murdering any one do we? cheers n good luck young jedi

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#13 _L32M20_

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Posted 18 August 2011 - 07:59 PM

i just realised im a nob,and youre not even looking for flares .so youll probably be right.

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#14 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 18 August 2011 - 08:32 PM

Haha no worries. Im not sure if i want flares or not yet. I dont think it matters weather you were to buy flares or guards its the same guy making the moulds so i just hope they are ok. Its to late now anyway they're already ordered

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Posted 18 August 2011 - 10:41 PM

let us know how you go with them when they arrive Jake... Curious about this.

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#16 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 19 August 2011 - 06:55 AM

No worries will do, it should only be another week or 2 till they are done. Fingers crossed

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#17 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 28 August 2011 - 06:39 PM

Hey hey finally picked up my bonnet, guards and nosecone + a hk bonnet for another car today. I havnt mounted them properly yet but they look pretty good just sitting on it. So far im very happy with the products. If i new how to work a computer i'd post sum pics. Cheers

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#18 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 28 August 2011 - 08:24 PM

do you have a contact for these people ive been trying to get hold of alfa and have been told they went broke??????

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#19 _AGGRSV_

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Posted 28 August 2011 - 08:34 PM

do you have a contact for these people ive been trying to get hold of alfa and have been told they went broke??????

Here is the link to Alfa Motorsport web site, they are far from broke. Fraser and Michelle are doing well in the automotive industry and continue to impress with new products all the time!

http://www.motorspor...au/products.php

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#20 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 29 August 2011 - 06:17 AM

Yeah i would agree they are doing really well. New moulds all the time for new products and even improving the older moulds.

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#21 76lxhatch

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Posted 29 August 2011 - 06:26 AM

Ive talked to a few people that have used certain bits and pieces and everyone seems to be pretty happy.Havnt heard a bad story yet. Im going to order doors guards and a nose cone anyway. Mite aswell give em a go. Cheers

heres a bad story for ya. a9x sedan rear flares,200 dollars. the worst fitting unusable pieces of garbage youve ever seen.see lx body resto ,build thread.members projects. good luck with your build.

I ordered a pair of rear hatch flares (only, no experience with anything else) because I had bought some from Rares which were quite poor all round. The Alfa ones are basically the same bad shape (which can be rectified with some modification) however I must say the quality of the fibreglass is clearly much better, I wouldn't expect them to crack or sustain damage nearly as easily. Bad molds, good workmanship...?

edit: Oh and I did contact them about it, they were interested to get more details about the shape issue which I said I'd take photos etc when I fitted them. Its been a couple of years and I haven't got around to fitting them yet... but I will definitely use them at some stage

Edited by 76lxhatch, 29 August 2011 - 06:27 AM.

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#22 _NEWSUX LX_

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Posted 29 August 2011 - 06:38 AM

I Asked some general questions about their flares regarding some of the comments on the forum and he said they did have a problem with hatch flares but the for door flares should be fine. I wouldnt no as i dont have flares