I've had the v3 installed for about 6 months and it still looks in great condition. Even after numerous country road trips no issues with marks or road chips.
Looks are always subjective, personally I think all cars looks better with front splitters. Tricks the eye into that aggressive low stance look.
From what I've read, Maxton generally don't have much flex, so if you scrape a gutter or driveway there is a chance it will crack rather than scrape.
Rieger do an almost identical front splitter, but was near impossible to get shipped to Australia for a decent price:
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