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Old May 30, 2010 | 08:43 AM
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How many people here have managed to crack or scratch their splitters?

How did you fix it?

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Old May 30, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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£20 worth of 3m did the trick for me.

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Old May 30, 2010 | 11:01 AM
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that wraped splitter is cool.
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Old May 30, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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i snapped my p1 splitter and i had it Plastic Welded looks brand new would never know,

im sure any body shop can do this
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Old May 31, 2010 | 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Allan
£20 worth of 3m did the trick for me.


what happens with stone chips though mate?
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Old May 31, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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what happens with stone chips though mate?
I've only recently done it so it's too early to say, however I would guess it would be pretty durable as far as stone chips go. Certainly more durable than paint.

The good thing is that it's not permanent, so it's easy to change your mind.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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i got a small chip in mine and am going for the same idea .
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Old May 31, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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its great stuff and dont get affected by small stone chips

its tough stuff

heres mine

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Old May 31, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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interesting, i usually do a lot of mileage so the front of ,y car is usually destroyed in a year with stones
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Old May 31, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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Just out of curiosity, are these functional or purely cosmetic?
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Old May 31, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SRSport
Just out of curiosity, are these functional or purely cosmetic?
as in?
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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As in are they designed to improve handling like they had in the 24hour topgear challenge with the diesel BMW or are they only serving a cosmetic purpose, as they do look good.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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how easy is that 3m stuff to apply? can it be done with the splitter on the car?

looks really smart.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SRSport
As in are they designed to improve handling like they had in the 24hour topgear challenge with the diesel BMW or are they only serving a cosmetic purpose, as they do look good.
More air gets underneath so lighter front end...
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bonesetter
More air gets underneath so lighter front end...
How does more air get underneath? Theres less space for the air to get to and the angle looks as though it would lift air up, pushing the front down, making the front end heavier and improving front end grip. Have I got this all wrong?
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How does more air get underneath? Theres less space for the air to get to and the angle looks as though it would lift air up, pushing the front down, making the front end heavier and improving front end grip. Have I got this all wrong?
You've got it riight

With no splitter more air is going to get under and lift the front.

This is what the TG guys were complaining of when they lost theirs, so no they're not just for show...
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Originally Posted by bonesetter
You've got it riight

With no splitter more air is going to get under and lift the front.

This is what the TG guys were complaining of when they lost theirs, so no they're not just for show...
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyricht
how easy is that 3m stuff to apply? can it be done with the splitter on the car?

looks really smart.
Depends on the splitter, mine was quite tricky and had to do it in 3 pieces. You can keep repositioning until you're happy. Splitter needs to come off.
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