Front spoiler replacement?
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From: Mt. Bethel Pennsylvania
Front spoiler replacement?
Has anyone had luck with a creative alternative to the lip spoiler at the bottom of a 91-96? I know we can replace ours for $46 for all 3 sections, but I was looking for a slightly different look. Has anyone tried using on of those universal lip spoilers and customizing it to the C4?
Melting Slicks
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From: Chesapeake Beach Maryland
2015 C5 of Year Finalist
For years I used a Big Mouth Air Dam (BMAD) in place of the factory piece. Recently I purchased a three piece air dam with brake cooling ducts and modified it to my liking. Hooked up hoses and I like it a whole lot. Here's a link to the one I used.
http://www.corvettemods.com/Corvette...ts_p_5938.html
BMAD type air scoops can easily be made from sheet aluminium or even tin if desired, then painted.
As far as what I did to the three piece unit... I riveted the three pieces together where they join to add rigidity and continuity to the front spoiler. I also found it necessary to rivet the brake cooling hoses onto the brake ducts as they would not stay with just a tie-wraps provided in the kit. Overall it is a nice kit with some minor modifications. It really needs cooling hose backing plates at the spindles to really make this a truly complete kit. DRM sells the backing plate for cooling hoses to the brakes.
Also - you might want to put some screen over the air inlet area to prevent frogs, leaves, birds and small children from being sucked up into the cooling system.
http://www.corvettemods.com/Corvette...ts_p_5938.html
BMAD type air scoops can easily be made from sheet aluminium or even tin if desired, then painted.
As far as what I did to the three piece unit... I riveted the three pieces together where they join to add rigidity and continuity to the front spoiler. I also found it necessary to rivet the brake cooling hoses onto the brake ducts as they would not stay with just a tie-wraps provided in the kit. Overall it is a nice kit with some minor modifications. It really needs cooling hose backing plates at the spindles to really make this a truly complete kit. DRM sells the backing plate for cooling hoses to the brakes.
Also - you might want to put some screen over the air inlet area to prevent frogs, leaves, birds and small children from being sucked up into the cooling system.
Last edited by biggrizzly; Jul 27, 2013 at 09:31 AM.
