Carbon Fiber Splitter...

[king_of_HTX]

Does anyone have pics of a CF splitter installed on a 2nd gen eclipse? I am thinking about getting one for mine but I would like to see one installed before I purchase. I know MOST of you will already know exactly what i am talking about, but for those who don't here is a pic of one installed on the AMS evo.

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[gst25401]

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there you go

 

[king_of_HTX]

I'm trying to find a pic of one on a stock 2g bumper (97-99)

 

[Nuclear3000GT]

http://www.audioonwheels.com/Templates/frmTemplateP1.asp?CatalogID=4973&Zoom=Yes&SubFolderId=372

 

[Defiant]

In the DSM world, that's more a "lip" than a "splitter". We tend to call the corner strakes "splitters". If you search "lip", you'll find scads of posts.

 

[Nuclear3000GT]

Hmm if that "lip" isnt up to par, and i can understand why one would call it a lip since it tries to mold more with a bumper rather than just be a sheet of carbon under the bumper, then my next best guess would be get one custom made. Buy a big sheet of pre made carbon fiber (I believe mach v sells some), and measure out your bumper and cut to desire, then rig up some brackets for it. Don't see a whole lot of DSM's running time attack courses, so I doubt you'll see many vendors selling splitters or canards for our cars.

 

[Project2G]

Hmm if that "lip" isnt up to par, and i can understand why one would call it a lip since it tries to mold more with a bumper rather than just be a sheet of carbon under the bumper, then my next best guess would be get one custom made. Buy a big sheet of pre made carbon fiber (I believe mach v sells some), and measure out your bumper and cut to desire, then rig up some brackets for it. Don't see a whole lot of DSM's running time attack courses, so I doubt you'll see many vendors selling splitters or canards for our cars.

Splitters and canards are universal. Both are made from sheets of carbon. You can however get a sheet and cut it if you disire to and hopefully you know how to do this and just get the stabilizers and mount them. I personally think cf lipps look hotter but that's just me. I used to have a cf splitter on my RS to protect the bodykit and plus I used to show that car. Yes I know "rice".. But I am going to get a cf lip for my gst

 

[RUBBERBURNER]

Hi,I've just installed one on my new bumper !
looks fine by me .

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After grinding :

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Fitted :

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And waiting for a paintjob !

 

[ILLiCliPSE]

wow that looks great! how much did that carbon fiber sheet cost?

 

[king_of_HTX]

Looks good RUBBERBURNER guy. LoL... I think I am going to go ahead and get one for my stock 2g bumper.

 

[erald01]

Well i been looking around for a front bumper splitter you know the one that goes under the front bumper. i have a stock front bumper but since im getting the car painted i thought i would put the splitter and protect it from my driveway that is a little steep, and also make it look a little different. anyways do any of you guys know where i can get one, i can't find one for shit and i have been looking all over ( maybe not enough but i have). for you that dont know what im talking about this is what it looks like

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[mavisky]

APR makes one. So do many other bodykit companies.

 

[erald01]

i think i checked APR but they were sticking out too much plus $350 is way too much for a sheet of carbon fiber you know. i was thinking something around $150-200.

 

[mavisky]

At that price range you're going to be buying fiberglass, not CF.

 

[sd_ff22]

RM Racing Chin Spoiler (97-99 Eclipse)

-Dan

 

[BoostedinSoFla]

RM Racing Chin Spoiler (97-99 Eclipse)

-Dan

You do know he's looking for a "splitter" and not a Chin spoiler/lip right?

 

[sd_ff22]

Yes I do.
I Just thought that he may want to look at the rm chin spoiler as a possibillity as well since it Looks like a splitter and does some of the job of one.


-Dan

 

[projecTSI]

Here's a few carbon ones on ebay:

eBay Motors: Universal carbon fiber wind splitter - EVO 9 XI 8 VIII (item 110226032103 end time Feb-26-08 16:21:17 PST)

eBay Motors: UNIVERSAL CARBON SPLITTER MITSUBISHI 3000GT ECLIPSE EVO (item 190200930636 end time Feb-28-08 20:11:00 PST)

 

[king_of_HTX]

At that price range you're going to be buying fiberglass, not CF.

Yep, You get what you pay for...

 

[dsmulla]

Or you could also do the home depot trick.............

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hangout/272362-hdr-home-depot-racing-front-lip-seriously.html

 

[mavisky]

Or you could also do the home depot trick.............

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hangout/272362-hdr-home-depot-racing-front-lip-seriously.html

Don't even bring up that aborted fetus of a friggin idea. Garden trim bolted to your front bumper does not look good regardless of what anyone tells you.

 

[snowborder714]

Take a look at this one.
________________.::: CARBON CREATIONS :::.________________

 

[VPrime]

You can make a proper one your self.... Just use some ABS plastic (I think it was ABS plastic?) .. there was a thread on DSM talk on the exact type of material.. I copied it all to my computer but cant find it right now..
I will be making my own once I get other things out of the way.


Edit: Found the instructions i copied to my computer..

Take some large sheets of cardboard, tape it to the bottom of your front fascia. Trace the shape of your bumper, then move the cardboard out a couple of inches until you get the desired length. You may have to add more cardboard to the backside depending on how much you want to seal off the bottom of the car. I then traced the cardboard pattern onto .25" ABS plastic sheet, drilled some holes and bolted it up to the subframe and bumper cover. For added supports, I purchased support rods from APR. Any gaps between the splitter and bumper are sealed with foam weatherstripping.