front splitter extension

1. AdamWhyp Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 Llanelli Posts: 1800 Saxo project S1400!!!

   #1 28th October 2009, 01:19

   im wondering what plastic i can use to rivet or screw behind the standard splitter to make it lower (like on rally cars they have that thin flap of plastic under the bumper.
   
   
2. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

   #2 28th October 2009, 13:43

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by AdamWhy im wondering what plastic i can use to rivet or screw behind the standard splitter to make it lower (like on rally cars they have that thin flap of plastic under the bumper.

   lol I think that would be carbon. why not try and cout the black plastic bit off a spare vt bumper and attach that?
   
   or a laguna
3. AdamWhyp Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 Llanelli Posts: 1800 Saxo project S1400!!!

   #3 29th October 2009, 19:07

   i just want a strip of plastic as it is going to get trashed
   
   edit: on a real WRC car its thin plastic also as they get ripped off half the time, and carbon would be a big loss lol.
4. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

   #4 29th October 2009, 21:14

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by AdamWhy i just want a strip of plastic as it is going to get trashed edit: on a real WRC car its thin plastic also as they get ripped off half the time, and carbon would be a big loss lol.

   is it like thicker than rubber mudflaps? like a flexible plastic?
   
   would look quite good i reckon
5. Andys_VTR Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1009 1998 persian red Vtr

   #5 29th October 2009, 21:19

   id like mine extended too. still yhing of somthing to use though
6. AdamWhyp Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 Llanelli Posts: 1800 Saxo project S1400!!!

   #6 30th October 2009, 01:48

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by NICK2506 is it like thicker than rubber mudflaps? like a flexible plastic? would look quite good i reckon

   
   
   yeah thats the stuff....cant find it anywhere!!
7. Noddy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Maidstone, Kent Posts: 4121 Mk2 Posi Blue 1.1

   #7 30th October 2009, 02:01

   how about the front splitter off a laguna?
8. AdamWhyp Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 Llanelli Posts: 1800 Saxo project S1400!!!

   #8 30th October 2009, 15:13

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Noddy how about the front splitter off a laguna?

   Nah mate, looking for just a strip of flat bendy plastic....
9. Michael86 L-plater Joined: Oct 2009 Llanelli Posts: 33 Saxo vts

   #9 30th October 2009, 15:39

   mudflap is the same shit as they put on big freezer doors in factorys so grab some of that of egay
10. user_29002 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 fife Posts: 1089 306 / vtr / merc / VTS!!

    #10 30th October 2009, 15:40

    ^^^^ yeah just trim the bottom of your local asda door
11. Michael86 L-plater Joined: Oct 2009 Llanelli Posts: 33 Saxo vts

    #11 30th October 2009, 16:10

    lol na im sure jenkins bakery have some spare ads as they changed the freezer about 3 weeks ago
12. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

    #12 30th October 2009, 16:43

    yaeh and you get it on some recycling bins, like a flap that you push back to put the stuff in the bin
13. Michael86 L-plater Joined: Oct 2009 Llanelli Posts: 33 Saxo vts

    #13 30th October 2009, 17:32

    yep thats the shit