TRD Kit: Mold or No Mold....

by **Mr_Chunks** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:11 am

Benefit to cost ratio what do you guys think? I have a guy willing to mold the entire TRD kit onto my factory panels for one clean look. The main reason I want this is so that the kit wont pop up at the corners or anything. I want some imput on it first though.
How durable would it be? Would I be better off simply bolting it in so I can take the kit off if I need to repair it?
Rich u should know alot about fiberglass molding
also is there anyone on here with a gen1 with TRD kit molded on?

by **CASTRO** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:38 am

been done before. IT was an old member with a white solara. Damn, its been so long i can't remember his name. Milt might remember, ask him

Website · by **Turbosolara** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:38 am

No! dont do it! when it crack, it will looks like crap

by **~Spadwaller~** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:03 am

Turbosolara wrote:No! dont do it! when it crack, it will looks like crap

dildo

by **lilm** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:45 am

~Spadwaller~ wrote:
Turbosolara wrote:No! dont do it! when it crack, it will looks like crap

dildo

?????

by **Mr_Chunks** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:44 am

Turbosolara wrote:No! dont do it! when it crack, it will looks like crap

so if i hit a curb or something it would crack the whole molding?
How do i keep the edges from coming up ( a common flaw i see on many TRD solaras )

by **Solarafreek** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:01 pm

^^^What edges?

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:15 pm

dbl sided tape man...

there is no benefit to moulding it on... save your money for some other stuff =P

by **Akfahad** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:28 pm

Didn't Astro mold his side skirts on? Maybe he can chim in and give you some insight.

In terms of the edges coming up, I haven't had a problem with that, just need to get something to protect the side skirts and rear valences from debree kicked up from the tires.

by **SolaraBlue** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:23 pm

i wouldnt do it. it doesnt look good. the lines of the trd kit is one of the reasons it looks good.

i saw another member did this. i wasnt impressed....

by **anttarz** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:23 pm

i think astro molded his old kit before the gen1.5 conversion

by **rollaevo99** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:00 pm

nothing wrong about molding...... and it has to be done right, to prevent from cracking...... and you know it will cost you more to fix......but my suggestion is don't do it. :drinking:

by **Mr_Chunks** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:03 pm

im talking about the edges coming up like the rear pieces toward the center they start to come up ( they dont sit flush with the car ). For some reason something like that really bothers me

by **gasolara2002** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:15 pm

I wouldnt do it just because if you plan to part out the car the kit would be worth alot of money and you would want to get your money back out of the kit incase you part out.

by **facevedo17** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:20 pm

yeah don't do it .... but do sell the kit I think is time lol

TRD Kit: Mold or No Mold....

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