plastic or steel fenders?

[Camaro Dom]

so... the other day this kid i met w/ an old 'stang started rippin on me cuz the 4th gen camaros have those plasic front fenders and door panels. i kinda agreed with him at first that steel is better than plastic, then i was thinkin about it and i've bumped a billion things with the front end of this car while parkin it and i've had a few things hit the doors too, and i'm really thinkin that i like the plastic better than steel for no reason other than the fact i have no dents or anything on the plastic pieces of my car. what do you guys think?

[asdf1234]

By better, do you mean "heavier"?

[shenanigans]

**** i prefer my "composite" fenders...

all the little dings on my car are only on the metal parts [img]smile.gif[/img]

[lambo101]

i like the front fenders being plastic. one time i hyrdoplaned and went into a guard rail on the highway on the driver's side. the door and rear fender was ****ed, but the front fender only had paint scratched off.

[CamaroRalph]

when I think of better I think of what looks better in the long run, and to me smooth plastic looks better than dented metal.

[CamaroRalph]

when I think of better I think of what looks better in the long run, and to me smooth plastic looks better than dented metal.

[J. Henley 17]

If my whole care were plastic, I wouldn't have that nice dent in the door and rear quarter panel.

Plastic is lighter, and therefore, IMO, better.

[OneManArmy]

yea the more I think about it, The more I like the plastic/composite.

its also easier to mold and allows for some nice looking designs on cars.

[ChronoGN]

I hate metal body parts. It dents easily and its hard to fix. Plastic/fiberglass parts are so much easier to work on.

[camaro862gcj]

I'd rather have steel body panels. I hate how the paint on my bumper is spidered and how my doors have cracks in the paint from door dings and also some gouges. I also like the fit and finish a lot better on steel pannels. I do hate dents but its not too bad since I work at a dealership and I can get the PDRS guy to pop them for cheap. But by looking at the survey it looks like I'm on my own with all of this. When I think plastic, it just makes me think Saturn, which isnt a good thing.

[ThatsMeGC]

Spidered paint is better than rust spots if you ask me.

Also comparing our cars to Saturns... I think the place I got my front clip from when I crashed had the same feeling, because they sent us Saturn parts the first time. ;)

[Fbody3400]

Well our cars aren't saturn.

[J. Henley 17]

I'd prefer to say my car was fiberglass or carbon fiber, but I'm sure production costs would go way up...