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Exterior

Strong and attractive exterior components

One of the first things that draws a consumer to a vehicle is how the exterior looks. That’s why it’s so important to manufacture exterior parts with an attractive look and feel. Whether it’s for rearview mirrors, door handles, or wheel covers, the requirements are for strong materials with high aesthetic value, and a smooth touch. This makes excellent UV stability absolutely critical.

Our broad portfolio of materials has grades suited to a wide range of exterior applications – for both painted and unpainted parts. Glass fiber–reinforced Akulon polyamide 6 addresses all the needs of exterior parts, with UV-stabilized grades suitable for parts with complex shapes, including exterior mirror bases, and parts manufactured using gas-assist injection molding, such as door handles.

For door handles, our specialized grades provide high UV stability when unpainted, and smoothness and excellent adhesion when painted. For exterior rearview mirrors, our materials combine aesthetics with high stiffness and strength for what is ultimately an important safety application.

Browse our Exterior components portfolio

  • Comfort System Actuators

    Learn why the world’s leading automakers use Envalior materials to enhance the performance and reliability of automotive actuation systems.

  • Lighting

    Lighting Systems: The future’s bright (and plastic)

  • Doors

    Getting a handle on next-generation plastics

  • Body panels

    Browse our High Performance Plastics for body panels and structural parts

Featured Customer Applications

Exterior Mirror Bases

Automotive | Exterior Mirrors

Reliable; High heat resistance; Great surface appearance; Lightweight; Cost effective; High flowability enables thin wall designs

Foglamps

Automotive | Exterior Automotive Lighting

Reliable; Lightweight; Low outgassing behavior; Long term road visibility; Cost effective

Roof Racks

Automotive | Exterior Roof Racks

Reliable; High heat resistance; Great surface appearance; Lightweight; Cost effective; High flowability enables thin wall designs

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