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Protecting your splitter???
« on: February 04, 2012, 02:26:21 pm »
With the imminent snow & a trip to scotland coming up next weekend, got me thinking, is there anything you can do to protect your splitter?

Might be a really stupid question but with the tracks in the snow and ice & slush pushed to the middle im abit concerned for the well being of my splitter! Especially now my car has been lowered.

Has anyone ever used the film you can get to prevent stone chips?  Or even tape as temporary messure?


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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 08:42:45 pm »
I guess it was a daft question  :ashamed:

It made a good snow plough ths morning  :scared:

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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 09:02:00 pm »
Put some nice thick tape on for the journey. Cant see it doing any damage when you remove it.
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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2012, 03:44:52 pm »
 Thanks :happy2:

I'm probably being overly paranoid but the thought of sharp ice crashing into my splitter  :sick:

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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2012, 03:55:06 pm »
Go see a vehicle warping specialist, they can get a clear wrap for the splitter, front bumper and wings of you want that much protection, then remove it when you wish ;)
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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2012, 06:43:05 pm »
You could take it off for the journey?  :party:

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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2012, 10:44:25 am »
Thats not a bad shout VRS Pagey.

Bit of a ball ache but a good idea non the less  :happy2:


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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2012, 12:03:04 pm »
Like someone else said, get yourself some clear vinyl from a Print shop, Its not expensive stuff.
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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2012, 12:49:54 pm »
Go see a vehicle warping specialist, they can get a clear wrap for the splitter, front bumper and wings of you want that much protection, then remove it when you wish ;)

Thanks betty, didnt see this reply for some reason!

Thats a great idea  :happy2:

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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2012, 12:51:04 pm »
Like someone else said, get yourself some clear vinyl from a Print shop, Its not expensive stuff.

Cheers  :happy2:

I'll have to look in to this  :smiley:

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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2012, 10:19:29 pm »
either cover it in some of the blue 3m masking tape (not a good look but does the job)  or buy some clear plastidip that wont show as bad as the blue tape.
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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2012, 11:27:28 pm »
I screwed up my coilover.
Wrap your splitter with cheap Gaffa tape and remove it when your' back home.
You won't really see the black tape on a dirty car.  :wink:
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Re: Protecting your splitter???
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2012, 11:31:27 pm »
Just take it off  :happy2:

Shouldn't take you longer than 5mins.


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