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California98Civic · 08-22-2016, 02:17 AM

For anyone considering making grill blocks wheel well skirts or other mods that will be in constant view on the exterior of the car ...

I learned of this Allstar ALL22400 Black Plastic Roll from Xist. (0.07" Thick 24" Wide 10'). Xist used it for an airdam two years ago. (Thanks Xist!)

Pros: It is better looking than coroplast by far, does not fade in the sun, and has flexibility and rigidity characteristics that are pretty cool.

Cons: It flexes just enough to change shape slightly when it gets hot, either from sun or engine heat. It is also a little hard to cut cleanly and regularly. You'll want to experiment but I have gotten some really good results with razor cutting tools for lexan. I prefer the look and durability of this stuff to coroplast by a mile.

Here is what my roll looked like the day it arrived:

08-22-2016, 02:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	Rolled black plastic For anyone considering making grill blocks wheel well skirts or other mods that will be in constant view on the exterior of the car ... I learned of this Allstar ALL22400 Black Plastic Roll from Xist. (0.07" Thick 24" Wide 10'). Xist used it for an airdam two years ago. (Thanks Xist!) Pros: It is better looking than coroplast by far, does not fade in the sun, and has flexibility and rigidity characteristics that are pretty cool. Cons: It flexes just enough to change shape slightly when it gets hot, either from sun or engine heat. It is also a little hard to cut cleanly and regularly. You'll want to experiment but I have gotten some really good results with razor cutting tools for lexan. I prefer the look and durability of this stuff to coroplast by a mile. Here is what my roll looked like the day it arrived: __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.