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Old 04-18-04, 11:41 AM
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I installed the L-tuned sideskirts and I noticed today when I was washing the car that it's getting a whole bunch of tiny spiderweb looking cracks in it, Now is this something that can be fixed with repainting the sideskirts? What usually causes this? and does it happen to Fiberglass only or would it happen to a polyeurothane bodykit also? plz any help would be great thanks.

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Now is this something that can be fixed with repainting the sideskirts? What usually causes this? and does it happen to Fiberglass only or would it happen to a polyeurothane bodykit also?
Repainting skirts will fix the problem....Extensive amounts of pressue has been put on it causes "spiderweb-like" cracks caused by bottoming out....PolyU does not do this....
Old 04-19-04, 02:52 AM
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the ltuned sides are mde of urethene, it flex. the body shop probably didn't do a good job painting so when you install it it scratches and created the cracks
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yea, it sounds like they didn't even use a flex additive when they painted your skirts. Any good body shop knows to use the stuff. If I were you, I would be back at that shop asking some questions.

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I have those same cracks on my front bumper too. It sucks because I want to get it repainted but then I would also have to redo the whole expel kit again. What to do
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Thank u guys all very much for the responses, im just happy atleast it can be fixed by repainting.
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Originally posted by mcgong
I have those same cracks on my front bumper too. It sucks because I want to get it repainted but then I would also have to redo the whole expel kit again. What to do
you are stuck man happened to my friend, not much option except pulling out the whole thing
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