Damaged my apr splitter - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

eric6 · 07-13-2014, 09:15 PM

I'm not sure what exactly you want for me to comment on but I'll do my best. Splitters get damaged easily since they are so far forward and our cars are low from the factory. Carbon fiber is extremely brittle and will shatter/break as shown. I would switch to use cables like @Gunman suggests to allow the splitter to move around a little. but then I personally think cables look ugly, so that's up to you. As far as fixing the splitter cosmetically, it's only a matter of time before you accidentally hit it again and it'll be cracked somewhere else. I would try to fix it yourself so you can fix it later down the road. Their are some DIY Carbon Fiber clear coat fixes for Evo 8 rear spoilers that would be a good idea for the work involved.

Gunman · 07-13-2014, 10:09 PM

Best way to make the cable stays look decent, is to use MS20668 ends, and somewhere I have the spec for the crimp adjuster, etc. Once done, they look a lot like a standard rod type stay.

Rocket.BRZ · 07-14-2014, 04:33 AM

Came up with an idea. What if I cut out the damaged area and carbon fiber wrap a washer. Put the washer in the damaged area and attach the new support rod.

Tgionet · 07-15-2014, 05:15 PM

It looks like just the clearcoat is damaged. Sand it with 180 wet and fill with a thin film of laminating epoxy. Allow the film to dry to a tack before applying more. Be sure to use a UV stable epoxy system.

charged86 · 07-16-2014, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket.BRZ

Came up with an idea. What if I cut out the damaged area and carbon fiber wrap a washer. Put the washer in the damaged area and attach the new support rod.

even if it was just a large washer paint it black. it doesnt look too bad in my opinon still a nice piece

Packofcrows · 07-19-2015, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket.BRZ

Hit a speed bump and damaged my splitter. Anybody have an idea on how I should go about fixing this?

get one of these put under and one on the top. So in total two and a new rod.

LucidMomentum · 07-20-2015, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Packofcrows

get one of these put under and one on the top. So in total two and a new rod.

He might have appreciated this tip last year, however.

kch · 07-20-2015, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LucidMomentum

He might have appreciated this tip last year, however.

and before he was banned

BlueSky · 07-20-2015, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kch

and before he was banned

LOL

Ninjadanny · 07-18-2018, 11:16 PM

Hi, can you tell me what is the edge distance of the APR FR-S front splitter going out of the bumber ?

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07-13-2014, 09:15 PM	#15
eric6 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 93 MR2 Turbo; 2014 BRZ Location: United States Posts: 328 Thanks: 143 Thanked 492 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm not sure what exactly you want for me to comment on but I'll do my best. Splitters get damaged easily since they are so far forward and our cars are low from the factory. Carbon fiber is extremely brittle and will shatter/break as shown. I would switch to use cables like @Gunman suggests to allow the splitter to move around a little. but then I personally think cables look ugly, so that's up to you. As far as fixing the splitter cosmetically, it's only a matter of time before you accidentally hit it again and it'll be cracked somewhere else. I would try to fix it yourself so you can fix it later down the road. Their are some DIY Carbon Fiber clear coat fixes for Evo 8 rear spoilers that would be a good idea for the work involved.

07-14-2014, 04:33 AM	#17
Rocket.BRZ Banned Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2010 WRX (sold) 2013 brz Location: my mind Posts: 345 Thanks: 6 Thanked 113 Times in 89 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Came up with an idea. What if I cut out the damaged area and carbon fiber wrap a washer. Put the washer in the damaged area and attach the new support rod.

07-18-2018, 11:16 PM	#24
Ninjadanny Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Québec Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hi, can you tell me what is the edge distance of the APR FR-S front splitter going out of the bumber ?

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