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Old 06-24-2008, 10:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Looking for an "Aero Mod Materials" thread

Hi everyone. I'm currently looking for cheap, fairly lightweight material for wheel skirts and a front grill block/belly pan.
I've seen a few different ideas on here with materials for grill blocks, wheel skirts, belly pans, etc., and I wondered if there was a thread with all of them in the same place. If not, it might be a good time to start a thread with a list, as well as listing price , availability, and pros/cons about each.
As far as I know, people have used:
ABS
Coroplast
Sheet Metal (what gauge?/type of metal?)
Clear plastic - lexan, plexiglas?
Homemade fiberglass/bondo
Someone mentioned Window Screen in conjunction with one of these.
If you've used one of these or something else and have price info and pros/cons you could throw in, please do so!

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