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I ROC!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Long Island, NY
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Any Experience w/FSH fiberglass?
Anybody ever purchase fiberglass parts from this company in Germany?
FSH - fiberglass lightweight parts for Porsche 911 I'm looking to buy bodywork for the '74 RSR widebody (not the IROC!), which limits the suppliers. As far as I know in the US that leaves only GT Racing & AIR (no way!). Getty/MA Shaw don't supply bodywork for that car despite them occasionally listing bumpers for a '74 RSR, in reality it is for the IROC. I'm pretty sure TRE and the shop that Jack Olsen used (name escapes me) don't either. While searching I came upon FSH. They appear to be high quality (w/high price too!). It looks like they will be about 30-40% more expensive than GT Racing but I have no idea how much shipping from Germany to Long Island will add to the cost, which will also be a factor. I'm just researching the price difference to see if it'd be worth it in better fit/lower body shop costs vs higher initial purchase price. Thanks for any input/advice. BTW, this is what I'm after: 
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06-06-2014, 09:17 AM
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I ROC!
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Bump for the evening crowd.
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06-06-2014, 02:40 PM
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I ROC!
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Really? No one at all, even European Pelicans?
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06-07-2014, 01:55 PM
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Navin Johnson
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Wantagh, NY
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We have used GT and MA Shaw glass with good success for years.. some of the pieces fit with minimal bodywork. Shipping these parts domestically is quite expensive...
It appears that the FHS glass, which I have never heard of before is more expensive, and just the thought of the international shipping charges would scare me off.. There is a way around the big name shipping companies though, i.e. my wife used to ship boxes home to China frequently, there are small independent remittance companies that serve immigrant communities,they with get a conex and fill it then ship... one problem is they don't ship until every cubic inch of container is filled... so you could potentially have additional time added while the containers fills... I'm sure there are services like this in Europe, however, finding a service such as this might be tough, and then there is always the trust issue with a small independent shipping service. I'd stick with a domestic manufacturer..
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06-07-2014, 02:49 PM
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I ROC!
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Thanks Tim. I guess GT Racing it is. Like I said, I can find no other suppliers of '74 RSR widebody fiberglass other than GT racing and AIR. I know AIR's fit is pretty bad but I currently have bumpers & a wing on my IROC from GT racing, so I know the issues with them...not bad but certainly not great.
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06-07-2014, 05:19 PM
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