right to go lower?............

[20v roper]

hi everyone, as ive posted recently, ive just bought another cupra mk1, previous owner has fitted a koni coilover kit -ive no idea how low it is at the moment but its fairly low.My trouble is i like it as it is but, i have caught the lower spoiler in a car park and its taken some paint off underneath which isnt too noticable, and im sure its catching on sppedbumps. i was wondering if there were any guards or similar devices out there to just protect the leading edge of the bumper? i was even thinking about adding my own 'shield' made from aluminium, what do others do in this situation? thanks all.

 

[Willie]

That's why the splitter is so cheap, it's a consumable part

 

[EmDee]

What Willie is saying is that you can get an LCR splitter for it, they're about £20 from the dealership.

 

[DannyC87]

hi everyone, as ive posted recently, ive just bought another cupra mk1, previous owner has fitted a koni coilover kit -ive no idea how low it is at the moment but its fairly low.My trouble is i like it as it is but, i have caught the lower spoiler in a car park and its taken some paint off underneath which isnt too noticable, and im sure its catching on sppedbumps. i was wondering if there were any guards or similar devices out there to just protect the leading edge of the bumper? i was even thinking about adding my own 'shield' made from aluminium, what do others do in this situation? thanks all.

you can get a armourfend which is a clear film that protects the paint from scrapes etc. Aston, ferrari etc fit it as standard to the lower bumper of their cars; when it is scraped, just tear it off and fit a new layer.

 

[james walker]

cant you just raise the konis up so it doesnt catch all the time?

better than paying out 20 quid every week.

 

[EmDee]

Or instead of replacing it all the time you could just get one splitter and let it get fubard.

Mine is about a year old and covered in scratches, but I don't care, it looks fine unless you look underneath it!

I'd personally rather have a lower car with a splitter than a higher one without one...

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

peraps thats why its called a ' splitter , coz its always being pranged an split

 

[20v roper]

Or instead of replacing it all the time you could just get one splitter and let it get fubard.

Mine is about a year old and covered in scratches, but I don't care, it looks fine unless you look underneath it!

I'd personally rather have a lower car with a splitter than a higher one without one...

thanks everyone, EMDEE: is that the splitter in your sig? im intersted in one of those as it happens, dont fancy raising the nose up really on the car but ill see how i go, its on standard issue size tyres and crikey it needs to be, the roads in manchester are an absolute disgrace, thanks for the help everyone.

 

[olliep]

lcr splitter all the way, or be a bit different and get a different splitter, i.e. mk3 vr6? i tried a clio carbon splitter from ktec and it seemed to fit quite snugly.