OEM Material Question
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OEM Material Question
Hey y’all—
Long time lurker as I planned my first Corvette buy. Currently have a ‘23 in production!
I’m hoping to get the OEM rear diffuser and front splitter painted by a local body shop, but need to know what they’re made of first! Is it carbon fiber or another material?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Long time lurker as I planned my first Corvette buy. Currently have a ‘23 in production!
I’m hoping to get the OEM rear diffuser and front splitter painted by a local body shop, but need to know what they’re made of first! Is it carbon fiber or another material?
Thanks in advance for the help!
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/144590371490
This ad has a pic that shows the front splitter is clearly PP-EPDM
This ad has a pic that shows the front splitter is clearly PP-EPDM
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As much as my splitter had scraped pavement, if it were fiberglass it would be history by now. It's also way more flexible than fiberglass would be. The link C8 BG KY posted indicates it's TPO, which is Thermoplastic Polyolefin.
https://www.hexpol.com/tpe/resources...e/what-is-tpo/
Fiberglass would be a really bad choice of material for this part. Half the Z51s on the road would have broken splitters by now.
https://www.hexpol.com/tpe/resources...e/what-is-tpo/
Fiberglass would be a really bad choice of material for this part. Half the Z51s on the road would have broken splitters by now.