STi front lip blown up by the wind

[KOUKIBLUEBRZ]

I've had the car for a month now and last weekend my front lip just decided to commit suicide while running at 220km/h. The dealer installed the lip before I took delivery of the car and they don't want to take responsability for waht happened. I've never scrapped or touched the lip beforehand. Am I crazy to think that the dealership should take responsability for that?

[KOUKIBLUEBRZ]

Here is a picture of what was left of it.

[NoHaveMSG]

I don’t know what you expect. Unless you can prove there is an issue with the instal they are not going to cover it. Could have been a manufacturing defect, rock kicked up from another vehicle. Who knows.

[mycrors7]

you were going beyond the allowed speed limit on public roads when this happened.. definitely not covered by the dealer from that alone

if it was on track.. well.. it happened on a private road where you are responsible for any and all damages

plastic doesnt just "explode" like that from wind resistance. it made contact with what is likely a rock, and at that speed, a rock will do a lot of damage

this car tops out at 140mph, so we were near the top speed/limit of the vehicle itself

if the dealer didnt install it properly, it wouldve fallen off long before you hit that speed.

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by KOUKIBLUEBRZ

Am I crazy to think that the dealership should take responsability for that?

Yes.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by mycrors7

if it was on track.. well.. it happened on a private road where you are responsible for any and all damages

I don't think there is a track in North America with a straight long enough to get a 2nd gen up to those speeds.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I don't think there is a track in North America with a straight long enough to get a 2nd gen up to those speeds.

There is ONE -

[mycrors7]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I don't think there is a track in North America with a straight long enough to get a 2nd gen up to those speeds.

If you nail turn 9 at Big Willow perfectly, your exit speeds should be close to, if not just past 100mph followed by a downhill straight. You can get close to 130-135 on stock power… however, you’re not taking turn 9 that fast without some serious tire and aero on a brz/86… and a borderline psychotic skill level

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I don't think there is a track in North America with a straight long enough to get a 2nd gen up to those speeds.

ACS.... for now.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by mycrors7

If you nail turn 9 at Big Willow perfectly, your exit speeds should be close to, if not just past 100mph followed by a downhill straight. You can get close to 130-135 on stock power… however, you’re not taking turn 9 that fast without some serious tire and aero on a brz/86… and a borderline psychotic skill level

While not a 2nd gen....

[CincyJohn]

Originally Posted by mycrors7

If you nail turn 9 at Big Willow perfectly, your exit speeds should be close to, if not just past 100mph followed by a downhill straight. You can get close to 130-135 on stock power… however, you’re not taking turn 9 that fast without some serious tire and aero on a brz/86… and a borderline psychotic skill level

Québec City, Quebec, Canada
Willow Springs International Raceway, 3500 75th St W, Rosamond, CA 93560
44 hr (4,792.2 km) via I-80 W

Doubt OP was at Willow Springs.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by mycrors7

If you nail turn 9 at Big Willow perfectly, your exit speeds should be close to, if not just past 100mph followed by a downhill straight. You can get close to 130-135 on stock power… however, you’re not taking turn 9 that fast without some serious tire and aero on a brz/86… and a borderline psychotic skill level

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

ACS.... for now.

The point was it probably didn't happen on track. You could get 130-135mph at Pacific Raceways too.

[KOUKIBLUEBRZ]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

The point was it probably didn't happen on track. You could get 130-135mph at Pacific Raceways too.

I just don't get why it would make a difference if the speeding was made on track or not. The lip still f* off at that speed on a car who is made to go at that speed.

[2020BRZtS]

If you look under the car is there still plastic left around the mount points and screws intact? Not sure about the Gen2 but there's something like 18 screws holding on the Gen 1 lip.