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I'm looking to get extended spoiler, front lip and side skirts in Carbon Fiber.
Anyone have good/bad experiences to share and recommendations for particular vendors? I want good fitment, price etc... thx
Just a comment about the 'front lip'. If that's what's also called a 'chin splitter', I had one on my GS, and it was a rock and ramp magnet. Looked great when it was first installed, but you had to take care going up and down any kind of incline (e.g. into a gas station, driveway), and I even touched down a few times going around hairpin turns. Kind of ruined the driving experience, not to mention having your *** stuck out in traffic trying to inch into a gas station, even at an angle. When I took it off last May and put the OEM splitter back on, there were easily 100 rock chips on it, and the front bottom edge was pretty much frayed. Overall, it was a mess. I was thinking of sanding it out, fixing up the leading edge, painting it, and putting it back on, but no. Life's too short to be continuously worried about screwing it up. On the other hand, if you don't drive your car much and it's mainly for show, then it won't be that much of an issue.
Just a comment about the 'front lip'. If that's what's also called a 'chin splitter', I had one on my GS, and it was a rock and ramp magnet. Looked great when it was first installed, but you had to take care going up and down any kind of incline (e.g. into a gas station, driveway), and I even touched down a few times going around hairpin turns. Kind of ruined the driving experience, not to mention having your *** stuck out in traffic trying to inch into a gas station, even at an angle. When I took it off last May and put the OEM splitter back on, there were easily 100 rock chips on it, and the front bottom edge was pretty much frayed. Overall, it was a mess. I was thinking of sanding it out, fixing up the leading edge, painting it, and putting it back on, but no. Life's too short to be continuously worried about screwing it up. On the other hand, if you don't drive your car much and it's mainly for show, then it won't be that much of an issue.
that much of a Pain? Maybe better off getting a cheap ABS one
MY '07 is lowered all the way and I don't have a lot of problems, but I am still careful at some driveways. Unless you don't mind spending a lot of money C7 seems to be one of the best for the items you want, but it will be expensive. EOS has the cheapest going and I have there side skirts and real spoiler. I ordered the splitter, but mine never fit properly so I took it off and threw it away. I did not think they would replace it only to find out later they would have. I broke the side skirt on the passengers side when I turned to sharp pulling out of a parking lot space and forget about the end of the aisle curb. So I went to order another set and found they offer the carbon fiber look so I ended up with those I ended up with a hydro-dipped splitter from another vendor to match the skirts because they did not offer one at that time.
This is the original EOS splitter and skirts
This is the new splitter from the other vendor and the new EOS side Skirts
MY '07 is lowered all the way and I don't have a lot of problems, but I am still careful at some driveways. Unless you don't mind spending a lot of money C7 seems to be one of the best for the items you want, but it will be expensive. EOS has the cheapest going and I have there side skirts and real spoiler. I ordered the splitter, but mine never fit properly so I took it off and threw it away. I did not think they would replace it only to find out later they would have. I broke the side skirt on the passengers side when I turned to sharp pulling out of a parking lot space and forget about the end of the aisle curb. So I went to order another set and found they offer the carbon fiber look so I ended up with those I ended up with a hydro-dipped splitter from another vendor to match the skirts because they did not offer one at that time.
This is the original EOS splitter and skirts
This is the new splitter from the other vendor and the new EOS side Skirts
I'm going back to the factory splitter on my GS. I crunched an expensive factory ZR1 and replaced with a cheap abs one, which is already cracked because unless you are very observant you will hit it. I daily my car so odds are greater for me.
I used APR for mine, and I also had the front clip removed to install the fascia reinforcement. I would never put a front splitter without reinforcing the fascia because it can deform at high speeds.
I used APR for mine, and I also had the front clip removed to install the fascia reinforcement. I would never put a front splitter without reinforcing the fascia because it can deform at high speeds.
2008 Z06 2LZ
I saw the reinforcement. Bumper needs to be removed to install that?
09-22-2020, 12:40 AM
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