I was wondering if anyone makes a cover for the front splitter that goes over it sort of like a glove so the cover would take the scrapes instead of the stock splitter. It would obviously be far less expensive to replace. If not maybe someone should.

 

You can ppf it, or don't scrape it

 

I can't imagine any cover/protector that would hold up to scrapes from any sort of hard object and not look unsightly. It's one reason I've never had splitters on any of my Vettes, all of which are driven in the real world; hence, at what I consider needless risk. All the best, in any event.

 

I have front lift so that helps. Otherwise I just consider it a consumable.

 

ACS has a splitter undertray that is designed for their splitters. It works really well but probably NOT what you're looking for. It's more expensive than the splitter itself, which isn't cheap either!

 

If it gets damaged to the point that it needs replaced, you can buy a brand new OEM one for less than $50.

 

Could you give some clarity as to which splitter you have, because that would be helpful to provide you with some useful information. With that said, I will just randomly give out some tips to try and help. Lets say you have a stingray with stock z51 splitter part number (84869770(). This would be the black plastic with nodal surface and hollow background. There is nothing to do to this piece except admire how nice it looks. Its a backless piece of plastic/composite that costs like $250 to replace the whole thing. Enjoy the car. If you severely damage where you cant fix. Just replace.

Now lets say you get the paragon performance version of this same splitter where they take the oem splitter, sand it and paint it carbon flash etc. if you dont want rock chips then you ppf it along with the front end of the car etc. I believe the whole set of that is around 900 bucks or so.

Now lets say you purchased the visible carbon fiber package from factory for say 8k or some nice expensive after market carbon fiber splitter and you wanted to protect it. This is what would fall into expensive and non-disposable IMO. If you wanted to protect this a little bit. Then you could do 2 things. The first would be to PPF the carbon fiber to prevent rock chips. The second thing if you think you needed it would be to apply under carriage scrape guard. Its for those occasional oops I didn't see that coming type of protection that a front lift or anything else will not help you. The fail safe sort of speak. For example. The time when you scrape if you have front lift and you go "dang let me program this area. Didn't see that happening". The scrape guard does its job.


Good luck

 

Sure the only place logical to "cover," the bottom that takes the bulk of a scrape!

I added the one Scrape Armor currently sells for the C8! Here are some Pics of my install on the OEM Carbon Fiber splitter on my 2017 C7 Grand Sport. Saved a ~$2000 Stage 2 Aero Option Splitter a number of times:


Comes in two pieces, here half being installed, hanging lose.


In this Pic, the supplied washers were installed wrong. The bolts should have been in the recess. Washers were only to be used behind IF "Protector" did not protrude ~3/16."

As some said, heck it sits lower than the Splitter, how does that help? It does protrude ~3/16" lower. BUT made of a very slippery material. As it scrapes the ground it slips over and pushes the Splitter UP. It takes the abuse leaving the top of the Splitter fine. I scraped a number of times, Splitter looked new when I sold the car.


Effective but not cheap! Have a Carbon Fiber splitter? Worth it. Have the standard Z51 composite splitter? Just buy a new one, cheaper!

 

 

Curious how you guys keep scraping the front splitter? I see this same discussion repeatedly on another brand forum as well. I have 60k combined mi between both my vehicles that have front splitters & have yet to scrape/damage them. Both cars are lowered as well.

The C8 isn't even that low at stock ride height.

 

It's all geometry! My C7 2014 aftermarket splitter scraped. Same with post above showing my 2017 Scrape Armor protector. Scraped my 2020 C8 with LIFT. This is Pic of the same place I scraped my E-Ray WITH lift activated as I had my 2020 C8 Z51 with 5VM splitter. Was very minor but heard it!

Good example is going into this parking lot in town where I had scraped my 2020 C8 Z51 with 5VM splitter NOT going in as rain drain on side of road gradual


BUT on the way out another exit is where I had scraped my 2020 C8 with 5VM splitter. Thought as I left with my E-Ray WITH Lift activated won't be an issue as only have the OEM Mini Splitter. BUT heard a small scrape. Note the rain drain is deeper. Front wheel dropped in recess and very small scrape WITH lift activated.

Classic place I scraped my two C7 splitters was goring into the FedEx lot as I delivered product for a customer. It is off a 4 lane highway traffic going ~60 mph. IF I came to a stop with the C7s and drove over the rain ditch very slowly it did not scape . BUT with traffic NOT expecting me to stop and crawl in at 2 mph I would surely been rear ended! So occasionally after observing traffic in my mirror, went it faster then I wanted. Have a number of places in town like that. Have those memorized. That goodness for the lift option!


BTW On my C6 Z51 scraped the rubber air dam often. No harm about every 6 months would sand the bottom! With CF Splitter sanding not an option!

 

Same. I ordered the front lift with my first c8 and used it 5 times to the tune of about $450 per lift. It also malfunctioned and spent 3 days in the shop but that's for another thread.

My 26 is normal height, no front lift. I've never once scraped either c8 and both have the front splitter. Some see the splitter as an aero advantage, I see it as cheap, easy to replace protection for the front of my car if I ever have that first scrape.

 

Good to know. Thank you

 

Yeah, I was

 

There are some steep driveway entrances around here. Even entering at a angle doesn't help sometimes. Be thankful you don't have that problem

 

I do have that issue. My neighborhood is the only one that has rolled curbs where the driveway meets the street. Every time I exit or enter my driveway is irritating, but I still don't scrape my front splitters. I'm also not Jerry Tokyo drifting into the FedEx parking lot at 60 mph either

 

Yep Jerry has a part time business that pays for his car toys, why I am frequently going to FedEx! I don't drive in at a high speed BUT also don't stop and crawl in at an angle at 2 mph! I have not had an accident with another car in 65 years driving because I don't trust other folks to do the right thing. Can guarantee some of those folks, particularly driving Pick-Ups texting would plow into my rear! I also don't trust folks behind to not try to answer a foolish text message as they come behind to at a Red light. I crawl to a stop and make them crawl with me! PIA for some and don't care. My Vette rear is more important!

BTW I have many palaces in town programed to lift. The restaurant where we meet every Tuesday driveway entrance requires a lift don't care how slow you drive! We have a number like that in town.

 

https://www.scrapearmor.com/collections/chevrolet But from my understanding the OEM Z51 Splitter is pretty cheap to replace.

 

Wow, I wonder where you guys who never scrape live and drive. I've scraped three or four times on operator error in my three weeks of ownership (including five days for which the car was out of commission due to battery fault). Would have been avoided if there were a separate up and down button, most of these were from thinking I was not lifted, pressing the button dropping and then scraping. Yeah, it's there on the panel, but most often these are in a turn and it's hard to see, plus I was just getting used to the car. I always check now. Another was going out a driveway that met the street at a fairly hard angle, I was lifted but scraped firmly and had to back up and try another exit. I scraped there too, but lighter.

My previous car was an Acura 3.2 CL Type-S 6MT, not a particularly low car, but there are plenty of places I would scuff if I didn't take it slow. It was 0.7 inches higher, so I absolutely need the lift with the C8. I would scrape on the modest apron of my own flat driveway if not lifted (I know because it was the site of one of my accidental toggles). All the scrapes are underneath, can't be seen, but it's pretty rough to the touch under there already. It would be a nightmare driving around here if not for the lift, it's my only car.

 

Corvette people over react to everything. It is not like we are driving a Ferrari or Bugatti.