I am working on the insurance application form for my 88 GT and found a question I have a problem with.
Body constructed of Metal,Fiberglass or Other (Please Describe) What is the name of the Body Materal on a Fiero?

Joe

they are made of some plastic and some fiberglass.

[This message has been edited by xsrage (edited 04-15-2003).]

Hi Joe,

The upper body panels are basically fiberglass (Not true fiberglass but close enough for the insurance company.) and the lower body parts are urethane.

When am I going to see that sweet 88 GT you just got?

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quote Originally posted by xsrage: they are made of some plastic and some fiberglass.

NOOOO! There is no fiberglass on the Fiero! The fiberglass looking stuff (what the decklid, hood and roof are made of) is SMC or sheet molded compound.....it is a plastic, not fiberglass.

The rest of the body is either RIM or RRIM, which is reaction injected moding or reinforced reaction injected molding (basically urethane).

On your application check off "other" and write plastic!

Body panels are injected urethane, hood and decklid are sheet molded compound(SMC) and I can't remember what the fascia's and roof are.

[edit]Guess SMC isn't like fibreglass [/edit]

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[This message has been edited by Street&Strip Performance (edited 04-15-2003).]

Dave,
The Classic tag is on it. I am working on the Insurance now.

or you could get really picky and give the molecular structure of each panel.

I think I will go with plastic. As a Corvette owner I know how the Insurance is on a fiberglass body.

tell them it has suspension designed by lotus too. hehehehe

It is the same stuff as a corvette. But you can call and ask them what the stuff Lumina and Trans Sport minivans are called, its the same thing too.

Nothing like good ol' me and a link from the archives: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Archives/Archive-000001/HTML/20020319-2-016072.html

quote originally posted by Bazooka: SMC (Sheet Molded Compound) makes up the hood, roof, rear upper quarter panels and rear decklid. RRIM (Reinforced Reaction Injection Molding) makes up the fenders, doors, and lower rear quarters. RIM (Reaction Injection Molded Urethane) is used on the Facias. TPO (Thermo Plastic Olefin) is used for the Rocker Panels. All Fiero panels are painted with High Solids Acrylic Enamels and covered with a clearcoat.

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