Women and Body Kits equals some Awesome looking Street Machines

Times have changed in many areas of life in the past 20 years. But, no more then in the realm of the male world vs female world. In fact, when it comes to the automotive domain, the two worlds are quickly merging into one.

A growing number of females spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars adding extra horsepower to their vehicles, along with body kits, ground effects and other exterior and interior accessories. This is evident by the tuner industry which includes the scope of aftermarket products like body kits, carbon fiber hoods and spoilers, are treating females just as it does men.

Female Tuners now buy over 18 percent of the automotive aftermarket industry which include body kits and accessories. On an average, more then 35 percent of those entering vehicles at car shows are females. Many female tuners enjoy learning how to and then doing the upgrading themselves.

For both male and female tuners, body kits have been fueled by the ''Fast and the Furious'' movies . Some tuners buy cheap used Japanese cars, and increasingly, inexpensive American models and spruce them up by adding body kits to get a distinctive look that reflects their personalities. Some body kits actually increase the aerodynamics of the vehicle, increasing horsepower and handling.

Body kits are commonly made of

• Fiberglass
• Urethane
• Carbon Fiber

High quality hand-laid fiberglass body kits are strong and provide a good fit when installed. Cheaper sprayed fiberglass body kits may be brittle and have a inconsistent thickness which could cause fracturing and poor fit of the body kits. Check the back part of body kits for smoothness. High quality hand-laid fiberglass body kits will be smoother.

Urethane body kits does have its benefits, especially if you live where the roads are poor. Urethane is stronger and more flexible.

Carbon fiber body kits are stronger and lighter then fiberglass body kits and urethane body kits. However, carbon fiber body kits cost more. Carbon fiber is exactly what it sounds like. It's a piece of cloth which is similar to fiberglass. The difference is the fibers in carbon fiber are much stronger than fiberglass. Also the chemical construction of carbon fibers make them lighter than fiberglass.

Women Body Kits