another write up from myspecv.com that i did.
bought the plastic from great lakes plastic over on broadway i think for 58 bucks for the 1/8" 4x8 sheet.
Great Lakes Plastic Company, Inc.
2371 Broadway
Buffalo, New York 14212
Phone: (716) 896-3100
been thinking of the idea since last summer and finally got around to it since i take my bumper and lip off for the winter anyway. so i made a front splitter out of abs plastic instead of buying a carbon fiber one for 300 bucks
what i used:
- 4’x8’ sheet of 1/8 inch abs plastic (need a lot less than that) (50 bucks)
- My lip to trace out my design
- silver sharpie marker
- jigsaw
- 1" self tapping screws
- nuts,bolts,washers
- sandpaper (to clean up the edges)
- Drill/Drill bits
- Sockets/socket wrench
Total Cost: ~60 bucks
the lip is a Syndicate Kustomz World Challenge Front lip that they no longer make anymore so hopefully the splitter will take more impact than the lip so i dont crack it pulling in somewhere
first i figured out what i wanted to do for the design and shape of the splitter.
then i figured out how far out i wanted it to stick out from the front of my lip. its about 2 inches
then i took my lip and set it on the plastic and measured 2 inches from the edge of the plastic to the back part of the lip on the sides.
then i traced around the edge of the lip with a silver sharpie marker and kind of slid the lip back after i got to the end of the side to keep the same line going for the remaining 2 inches
heres what it looks like placed where it will sit once its attached. before it is cut
next get a big table or something to set the sheet of plastic on and trim out a few inches away from the line that you want to cut on the splitter to make it easier on yourself when you are cutting out the final shape.
(Don’t have pics of in between cutting)
start cutting along the line you drew and go slow enough to where you wont slip and let the jigsaw go out of control so you don’t mess up.
then sand down the edges a little so it isn’t as rough from the jigsaw.
place the splitter under the lip so you can line it up how you want.
drill holes from the top with the splitter lined up so you can bolt it onto the lip.
insert bolts washers and nut to hold in place. then go around and tighten once all of the bolts are in.
(i used self tapping screws on the front because i could reach in to get a nut on the bolt because of the way the lip is designed. i inserted these through the bottom portion once the other nuts and bolts were in place to secure the front section to the lip more securely.)
Final Product.
pic of it with the bumper sitting on the lip
and now you have a custom one of a kind splitter
will update with pics on the car once i put my lip back on the bumper.
ask or pm me if you have questions
