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Old Jun 19, 2003 | 05:16 PM
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Does anyone know anything about Urethane side skirts warping in the sun??
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Old Jun 19, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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The sun will make then go back into shape if they are bent/warped.
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Old Jun 19, 2003 | 08:17 PM
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I don't think so man. Never heard of that. My front lip is full urethane and I have never had any problems like that. What happened....you looked at them one day the they were out of shape???
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Old Jun 19, 2003 | 09:23 PM
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if its unmounted and in the sun or around heat it will warp. side skirts are the worse cause they dont go back to shape even if you remount it and put it in the sun like a front/rear kit.
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Old Jun 19, 2003 | 09:25 PM
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Urethane is pretty flexible, but it shouldn't warp or start fading in color unless it's been parked out in 100+ degree heat constantly for several years.

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Old Jun 19, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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Originally posted by alllooksnnogo
I don't think so man. Never heard of that. My front lip is full urethane and I have never had any problems like that. What happened....you looked at them one day the they were out of shape???
Are you sure your front lip isn't ABS plastic??

I keep hearing about urethane sideskirts warping in the sunlight...but I didn't know that they warp back into shape..
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 04:57 AM
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Ya for sure man. Came in a small rectangle box...lol...all folded. Boy is urethane flexable or what.
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 06:46 AM
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From personal experience if you get into a light fenderbender with urethane and it's bent. All you have to do is take it off the car and stick it in the sun it will go back into shape.
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 07:32 AM
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When Wings West sent my brother his RS kit 3 years ago. The sideskirts were all folded up for shipping, they sent it out. Directions were to leave it in the hot sun for a few hours and it went back into shape.
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 08:13 AM
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Maybe try making some steel/aluminum shims to support the kit from below. I'm in the same boat sort of. My front bumper stays very well but my rear bumper is starting to sag. It looks like I need to just reinforce it from underneath, and it should retain its shape much better. The kit has very little lower support right now. Maybe that'd work for your side skirts as well.
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