Who has used the DURAFLEX Turbo front bumper?
09-16-2014, 05:49 PM
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Who has used the DURAFLEX Turbo front bumper?
The price is pretty low.
New OEM bumper is about $1,200.
Duraflex is about $600.
How is the fit and finish Duraflex? Are there issues or does it just bold on like the OEM bumper?
How much more will a bodyshop charge for paint, fitment, and install of a Duraflex bumper?
New OEM bumper is about $1,200.
Duraflex is about $600.
How is the fit and finish Duraflex? Are there issues or does it just bold on like the OEM bumper?
How much more will a bodyshop charge for paint, fitment, and install of a Duraflex bumper?
09-17-2014, 11:51 AM
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I've never read a review from a 993 owner of the Turbo front bumper. However, this subject always re-emerges.
Please post your experiences, recommendations, & opinions here to help others.
Good luck, & let us know how it goes - including if you choose another route.
RLer Daltvater researched Duraflex but "talked myself out of buying from them fairly quickly."
There is 1 (& only 1) positive review of a 964 bumper on the Pelican Parts Forum.
Regardless, most RLers' general Duraflex experiences & opinions seem best summed up by these posts:
I purchased a set of the Duraflex RS side skirts : http://www.duraflexbodykits.com/sear...de-skirts.html
To install them, would have required a body shop, and a decent amount of work. while initially cheaper, unless I could do the work myself, it would have been far more in the long run. The product itself seemed pretty strong, I just did not want to hassle with all the body work. so I returned them...with no hassle BTW.
If you do the body work yourself, through painting and installation, I don't think the product is all that bad. Ultimately it was FAR easier for me to purchase the GT3Tek skirts and install them out of the box.
Stay away! I bought a set of Duraflex front GT2 splitters and promptly returned them. Quality was non-existent. Thin material (probably why it flexes) it will eventually break. Was not even close to lining up. Holes not in the correct places.
I installed the GT2 EVO bumper on my race car and had good results. It required a bit of fitting, cutting, bending, but the gel coat was was thicker than the Getty stuff (which I also have). So it is a trade-off. Priming and painting on the Duraflex was better, but the initial fit was better with Getty.
Please post your experiences, recommendations, & opinions here to help others.
Good luck, & let us know how it goes - including if you choose another route.
RLer Daltvater researched Duraflex but "talked myself out of buying from them fairly quickly."
There is 1 (& only 1) positive review of a 964 bumper on the Pelican Parts Forum.
Regardless, most RLers' general Duraflex experiences & opinions seem best summed up by these posts:
I purchased a set of the Duraflex RS side skirts : http://www.duraflexbodykits.com/sear...de-skirts.html
To install them, would have required a body shop, and a decent amount of work. while initially cheaper, unless I could do the work myself, it would have been far more in the long run. The product itself seemed pretty strong, I just did not want to hassle with all the body work. so I returned them...with no hassle BTW.
If you do the body work yourself, through painting and installation, I don't think the product is all that bad. Ultimately it was FAR easier for me to purchase the GT3Tek skirts and install them out of the box.
Stay away! I bought a set of Duraflex front GT2 splitters and promptly returned them. Quality was non-existent. Thin material (probably why it flexes) it will eventually break. Was not even close to lining up. Holes not in the correct places.
I installed the GT2 EVO bumper on my race car and had good results. It required a bit of fitting, cutting, bending, but the gel coat was was thicker than the Getty stuff (which I also have). So it is a trade-off. Priming and painting on the Duraflex was better, but the initial fit was better with Getty.
