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Post Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:00 pm

On my car I have standard plastic lip at front, but I would like to put one from 318is.
But I am afraid that the car would be too low at front, since is lowered 40mm.
Roads are bad here...

What do you guys think? :cool:
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Post Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:05 pm

Lowered 40mm,youll be fine :D
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Post Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:12 pm

just came from my local junkyard.
No IS spoilers there.. :cry:
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Post Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:19 pm

lol, they will be hard to find, especially in croatia, try Ebay. But don't worry about it being too low, 40mm would never scrape over here in the UK, i'm looking to do 60mm, you can never be 'too low'!

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Post Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:03 pm

this is not UK :cry: , this is more like Afganistan 8)
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Post Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:33 pm

lol, im sure it can't be that bad?! but seriously, 40mm is not a problem... if you are really worried just measure it with a ruler!
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:23 am

this is mine on a 40mm drop and as you can see i have space to run over many small animals :D
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:32 am

this is mine on a 40mm drop and as you can see i have space to run over many small animals
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:43 am

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More than a 40mm drop... not much room for small animals (or bloody great bushes as I found out this weekend) but plenty of room for normal day to day use.
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:33 pm

it looks good on your cars, but only choice for me now is to buy a new one from the dealer, which is not bargain :mad:
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:50 pm

they come up quite regularly on here, or try flea bay for the cheaper fibreglass copies. :D
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:51 pm

Just out of interest, how much are they from the dealers?
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:56 pm

2maxfield
at my dealer about 140 EUR :mad:

BTW just came from the car, it is 17cm away from ground at front winkeye
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:57 pm

bit off topic but have you decided what your gonna go for yet jamie. proper IS or tart up a 318?
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:59 pm

Was expecting it to be more than that TBH...

318iS same as 318i to insure... :D :D
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:38 pm

the IS lip will not afect the distance from the floor by more than 5 cm!!
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:44 pm

your prob right, just measured mine, its 8cm, but thats after takingthe original black strip off.

amazing the difference 5cm makes winkeye
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Post Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:44 pm

Fibre glass reps are about 40 quid on t'bay.

Real ones are 85 from zimmerbimmer on here.

Fibre glass ones dont like going through bushes at 60 mph.
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Post Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:29 am

Pics Munky??
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Post Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:31 pm

of what?
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Post Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:17 pm

mate i got a IS splitter and my car is 40mm drop and it perfectly fine
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Post Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:26 pm

genuine is spoilers bend when they catch the floor, fibreglass copys smash and crack into bits. i have the proof...... :(
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Post Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:03 am

munky30 wrote:of what?
The bush damage winkeye

PS, whats the fit like on the cheap fibre glass IS lips? Do they mount properly or is it a cable tie affair?
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Post Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:14 pm

The bush damage

PS, whats the fit like on the cheap fibre glass IS lips? Do they mount properly or is it a cable tie affair?
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Post Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:04 pm

I have an IS spoiler with a 60mm drop and catch it about once a year. If you stood a cig packet upright its just a little lower than that to the road. It won't get up kerbs though
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Post Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:11 pm

Get a real one, in black and cable tie it on nice and tight then you don't worry about it hitting things :)
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Post Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:36 pm

mine is properly srewed in along the middle but bulldogg clipped on the ends means if you hit it, it bends and the end will pop off but stay on the car :D

original one though so will bend a fair bit.

mine does have a slight crack in it due to bush action tho winkeye
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