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Registered: May 2002
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Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Sun, 17 April 2005 01:25
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I am trying to find someone who has or can make up fibre glass panels to suit my KE15 sprinter. It would be great if someone already the moulds as it costs a fortune if I have to pay for the moulds as well. I am after what ever I can get ie: guards, bonnet, boot. Thanks for your help.
From Garreth
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Location: brisbane
Registered: October 2004
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Sun, 17 April 2005 01:33

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location??? well anyway theres a place in logan qld that does
panels out of fibreglass for corollas, streeter by streeter
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Registered: May 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Sun, 17 April 2005 01:56

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Thanks for that Styler, Do you know the name or number of the bussines. I Will give them a call and see what they can do.
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Registered: May 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Mon, 18 April 2005 11:01

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BUMP................................
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Location: Castlemaine Vic
Registered: November 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Mon, 18 April 2005 11:09

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im after some ke25 front gaurds, if you find some info ect coulda let me know maybe? thanks
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Location: Bundaberg, Qld.
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Mon, 18 April 2005 11:18

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what do you need the fibreglass panels for? normaly to have them as strong as the metal ones they will not be any lighter.
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: July 2004
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Mon, 18 April 2005 11:43

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there alot lighter, ive felt the weight of a ke10 f/glass bonnet. If you contact a boat builder, u can give them one of your bonnets/ guard etc. and they can make a mold. Then u can buy the sheets of f/glass and make as many as you want. good profit if you find people who want them
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Mon, 18 April 2005 12:33

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the main problem is that you CANNOT got remanufactured panels for KE10/15's, which is a pain in the ass.
having glass panels measn you can bend/break them and get new ones.
i know of a few ppl that 'intend' to make them, but none have so far, and no workshops were interested in picking it up.
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: February 2005
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Mon, 18 April 2005 12:40

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FRP (Fibreglass Replacement Panels) in Redcliffe might look at it, but they mainly deal in 4WD stuff. Can't hurt to try.
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On Probation
Location: North East NSW
Registered: December 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Mon, 18 April 2005 12:56

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streeter will do the work for you, but fibreglass panels would cost heaps, at least a few hundred a guard. he does me mates rates and it's still well expensive!
his details are on rollaclub.com forums, search on there
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Mon, 18 April 2005 13:20

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the other thing is that most KE1x owners are cheap arses who will not fork out a few hundred per panel even if it was the only option....
such is the dilemma of owning old shit cars
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: February 2005
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Mon, 18 April 2005 13:28

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Well i wouldnt mind some glass panels, so why dont we see how many ppl we can get together and get a good deal happening. Stewart does your red sprinter in your photo have glass panels? Is that on an indy track?
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On Probation
Location: North East NSW
Registered: December 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Mon, 18 April 2005 13:30

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you should ask "is that your corolla or a random car pic you found on the internet?"
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: February 2005
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Mon, 18 April 2005 13:33

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ahh ok, well sweet corolla (you and i both wish we owned )
SO anyone want any panels??
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Location: MELBOURNE
Registered: December 2004
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Tue, 19 April 2005 02:29

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Yes for KE55 though lol! A bonnet and a boot. Both screwed lol! Depends on costs!
Thanks
Troy
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Location: Victoria
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Tue, 19 April 2005 02:33

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bassy wrote on Mon, 18 April 2005 21:43 | there alot lighter, ive felt the weight of a ke10 f/glass bonnet. If you contact a boat builder, u can give them one of your bonnets/ guard etc. and they can make a mold. Then u can buy the sheets of f/glass and make as many as you want. good profit if you find people who want them
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I cant see the FRP ones being much lighter at all, maybe even heavier.. The metal in the ke1x guards and bonnet is almost paper thin
I see oldcorollas point though, my ke15 needs pretty much all the front panels and there probably isnt much good panels around anymore
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: October 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Tue, 19 April 2005 04:09

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A little off the subject, But does anyone have a KE10 Front apron they wanna sell me, preferably made out of steel? PM me if so.. Cheers dudes.
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On Probation
Location: North East NSW
Registered: December 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Tue, 19 April 2005 05:00

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ah just sold a ke11 apron!
boofis i have two ke30 bonnets, they're not in bad condition, you're welcome to just have one if you organise and pay for a courier from me up here in northern nsw (aus post won't take something that big)
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Location: MELBOURNE
Registered: December 2004
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Tue, 19 April 2005 05:40

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Tempting, but I'll save my money for a fibreglass/carbon fibre one man! Thanks HEAPS for the offer though!
Thanks
Troy
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: August 2003
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Wed, 20 April 2005 02:17

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fibreglass panels for the ke10-15 would be excellent.
i would also love some for the early ke20, that has the different gaurds, bonnet and boot lid to the more common later series.
boofis, i think you'll find that after market panels are still available for ke30-55.
they are the taiwanese type which are usually a bit lighter anyway...
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Location: MELBOURNE
Registered: December 2004
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Wed, 20 April 2005 05:50

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rotorace wrote on Wed, 20 April 2005 12:17 |
boofis, i think you'll find that after market panels are still available for ke30-55.
they are the taiwanese type which are usually a bit lighter anyway...
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Serious? Sweet, where do you think I could track some of these down?
Thansk
Troy
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Wed, 20 April 2005 06:01

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does toyota still remake ne front quarter pannels? for like a ke20? and can u get the taiwanese type for a ke20? ne help be great
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On Probation
Location: North East NSW
Registered: December 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Wed, 20 April 2005 06:51

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toyota don't. you can get only a select few panels for a ke1x/2x. i've looked through a panelbeater catalog but i can't remember what's available. give someone in the phonebook a ring, but be prepared to pay many hundreds of dollars for something you could probably pick up for under $100 on a forum or at the wreckers
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Registered: May 2002
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Re: Fibre glass panels to suit KE15 sprinter.
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Thu, 21 April 2005 12:07
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Thanks guys. I will do some more hunting around and see what I can find. My front guards are pretty average and I cant find new standard replacements so I though I would see If any one had any of the moulds already made up. If I can find anything out I will get back to you guys.
From Garreth
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