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Old 06 February 2008, 04:35 PM
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Default Broken lip spoiler. Repair it?

I'll take the country over the city anytime!

Turning around in a tiny estate where there's a few flats. Crunch on the speed ramp, get out, fuming, spoiler is broken in the middle.

Can the lip spoiler (scott lowe) be repaired or have a just shafted £140?
Old 06 February 2008, 04:37 PM
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I had my Prodrive front splitter repired, bodyshop bonded a metal support underneath, and repainted, good as gold for nearly two years now
Old 06 February 2008, 04:38 PM
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What did that run you?
Old 06 February 2008, 04:41 PM
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A mates bodyshop so a drink, shouldnt cost much more than just getting it resprayed

£70 imo would be a fair price
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Might have to skip Muay Thai tonight and play a few Sit N' Go's to pay for that then.

I can live with £70. Would prefer to be paying nothing. F-ing speed bumps. Avoided everything for 2 years now.


If i'm being a moaner, is there some restriction to the height of speed bumps etc and would that be the case here??
Old 06 February 2008, 05:01 PM
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If you're car's standard ride height I'd go to the council and complain. Try to get them to foot the bill. I know that it works with pot holes.

hmmmmmmmmm are speed bumps inverted pot holes?
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Well it's on PD springs.



It even crunched getting onto a ramp at a garage. They said they've had 100's of subarus in there without a problem.

They had a right game with 6ft long planks trying to get it on.
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Go carbon Gaz........mine stands up to the abuse of such scrapes quite well.
Old 06 February 2008, 09:24 PM
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I've just done a Composite Repair course, so i'll definatly vote for a carbon fibre repair, it's unbelively strong if you can get your hands on some carbon fibre sheet and some resin it's a piece of **** to do a basic repair. I've done some complicated repairs and it's very interesting.
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Originally Posted by GazTheHat
If i'm being a moaner, is there some restriction to the height of speed bumps etc and would that be the case here??
Legal height limit is 100mm.....
Old 07 February 2008, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by RLE
Go carbon Gaz........mine stands up to the abuse of such scrapes quite well.
Go on then Rob, tell us how much for the bling spoiler.
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Originally Posted by Izzy
Legal height limit is 100mm.....
I might just take my tape measure down to check it out.
Old 07 February 2008, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GazTheHat
I might just take my tape measure down to check it out.
Worth it
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