D.I.Y. Splitters

[ameuba10]

Ok well i couldnt post up in the DIY sections so my thread is going here. thanks to my boy freeride, i was able to do this simple mod. all you really need is some plexiglass from your local hardware store, a dremel/jigsaw, paint, and doublesided tape. you can find the template that freeride59 has created that i used here at his original thread. Homemade Air Splitter for HFP front lip i took that template and traced it to cardboard so i have an easier and sturdier template to work with.


*My Template*


i went to my local lowes here to get some plexi and this guy hooked me up with a sheet he was gonna throw away. cant beat $1.58+tax!
*Plexi Sheet*



*Taken Off Protective Plastic*


be careful with plexi. it is glass and it will cut you. oh and it also breaks pretty easy...
*My One Set-back*


after a few minutes of some dremeling, i was about to get my basic shape cut out. i then grinded/sanded the edges smoothe.
*One Cut Out*


so once i got the shape the way i wanted it, it was ready to be primed. here in the pic, i have 3 coats of prime. and those holes were drilled because i was originally going to mount them with the screws from my hfp kit, but the screws arent long enough.
*Prime Time!*


once primer dried, i put about 3 coats of color, and 2 clear. everyone who has ever painted knows the man rule, light coats!
*Color And Clear*



ok once paint finally dries, slap some 3M double sided tape, its the same kind of tape already on hfp kit so it holds up really well. on to the final pics!!
*Mounted*












if you rep me, remember to rep freeride59!

[.jrmyrmx]

that looks sick! carbon fiber would be awesome though, it woulda matched the hood. ive seen DIYs on making carbon stuff, that seems like it would be simple.

i went and found some carbon fiber DIYs:

DIY Carbon Fiber Splitter/Diffuser/Cow Catcher

DIY: Carbon Fibre (Lots of Pics) - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

[inyong1988]

damn just ordered apr cf splitter for 340shipped..wow...

[ameuba10]

yea i have a whole front end splitter in the making! i just saw this one the freeride59 posted up and thoght it was worth the time

[aki]

Nice work, but as far as functionality it's not going to do much since the portion of air that is being split is relatively small. It needs to go across the whole bumper to really take advantage of the Bernoulli principle.

[ameuba10]

^^yea its just looks really, i dont plan on hittin over 100mph anyway

[Solo2EG]

Not to mention the fact that it's only on there with double sided tape... looks pretty good though!

[CrackThatTec45]

damn nice, kudos to you..........any day time shots?

[honda_man12]

nice work! glad to see people taking the initiative in making their own parts since some of these manufacturers are being so damn slow in making parts for the FG!

[TOMMIELOEKO]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!

[ameuba10]

daytime shots tomorrow!

[PK-]

looks good!! would the plexiglass shatter if it hits the cement (maybe going over a big speedbump) ?

[1stk20z3]

day pics from further away please.

[ameuba10]

Originally Posted by PK-

looks good!! would the plexiglass shatter if it hits the cement (maybe going over a big speedbump) ?

i guess there is a possibility, but i havent hit one before hand . im going to try some in fiberglass later this week

[brdhouse]

so you just stuck it on with double sided tape? or did you get longer screws for the hfp kit?

[ameuba10]

double sided tape, but it holds up like a rock so far. my next splitter will be screwed in though

[jdmEGO]

very nice dude !!!!!

[ImBiginKorea]

Originally Posted by inyong1988

damn just ordered apr cf splitter for 340shipped..wow...

Yeah but this is nothing even remotely close to the apr splitter.

--Korea

[HondaFREAK]

Originally Posted by PK-

looks good!! would the plexiglass shatter if it hits the cement (maybe going over a big speedbump) ?

Lexan Might work a little better if you wanted extra strength...sand-able and paint-able. Could make the full air splitter out of that..but good work amueba

[ameuba10]

thanks everyone, but this is going to be my only plexi set, the rest are gonna be fiber