Plastic car parts have several advantages over metal. Using plastic to create small, integral parts and essential components is the smart choice for automotive manufacturers and their customers.
Opting for plastic parts designed by a knowledgeable, skilled plastic distributor is the way forward. As a leader in the industry, our clients use our CAD services here at Polymershapes to design, cut, and find plastic parts that use the exact components they need.
Interior cabins feature a wide range of automotive plastic components, including dashboards, instrument panels, and door trims. Most of these parts are made from ABS and polypropylene, which makes them both durable and flexible.
Under the hood, you’ll find plastics like PEEK and nylon, which are used for electrical housings, fluid reservoirs, and intake manifolds, as they’re more chemical and heat-resistant than your standard interior plastics.
Even most exterior applications rely heavily on plastic. The bumpers, grilles, and fenders on many modern vehicles use polypropylene blends, while trim and sealing are often made with weather-resistant PVC. Polycarbonate, which is one of the toughest types of plastic, is typically used for shatter-resistant plastic car parts like headlights, mirrors, and signal covers.
Depending on the application and performance requirements, there are several types of plastic used in the automotive industry:
One of the reasons why most new consumer vehicles are as comfortable and stylish as they are is thanks to modern plastic development. ABS and polypropylene are two of the most popular plastic blends used for automotive plastic components, and both are durable and flexible enough to be molded in endlessly creative ways.
In commercial vehicles, reinforced plastics are more popular, especially for protective components like grilles, steps, and covers.
As a step up from that, we have specialty military and aerospace vehicles, which take advantage of advanced lightweight polymers like PEEK and Ultem.
Our team at Polymershapes offers CAD design support, precision fabrication, and a wide selection of materials used to make automotive parts for the automotive industry. Let us help you find the right materials and forming methods for your next project.
Our materials experts will help identify the right solution for your application, put together a quote and a detailed timeline.
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