wind splitters

[theWeezL]

Originally Posted by burton51m

it is sortof hard to make and you might need someone elese to help you

-the first thing you do is lay the fiber mesh stuff out and have someone hold it for you where you want it on your lip.

-mix the epoxy...you'll need a lot for your lip.

-spread the epoxy all over the fiber and cover it all. dont forget to get the edges of the fiber so it dosent peel. the epoxy will seep into the fiber and create a strong bond. let it sit over night.

- if you mess up a little dont worry because you can always sand it down and fill the parts in with more epoxy.



if you want to save money you might want to put carbon fiber only on the front or tip of your lip since it will be taking the most beating, but covering the whole thing is fine too.


when you attach the lip to your bumper you can drill through the carbon fiber or you can make pre drilled holes

I might be mistaken, but Im pretty sure your just talking about fiberglass, not carbon fiber...Carbon fiber is made by superheating a cabon impregnated mesh, melting the cabon and causing it to re-align on a molecular level creating extremely strong and light solid material.

Ive worked with fibergalss before, and while its harder to work with than bondo, its stronger and more flexible. It is however, NOT carbon fiber...

Actually Sup'2NR, those look better than I pictured in my mind...dont skimp in the end, go the extra mile on em. make em look factory good and get us all to oooh and ahhh, hehe

[Supra2NR]

i thought i was right, cuz i never heard anybody using epoxy with carbon fiber,

fiberglass version of the splitter is on the way , this was basically a trial, and a pattern basically now, i got the shap, i got the mounting holes,

everybody can expect a more slick profile next time around, and im thinking of molding it to the front bumper

anybody took thier front bumper off? got a write up share it please

[burton51m]

as for this...

Originally Posted by Supra2NR

anybody took thier front bumper off? got a write up share it please

i posted a thread asking the same thing and got no replies... maybe youll have better luck.

[burton51m]

Originally Posted by theWeezL

I might be mistaken, but Im pretty sure your just talking about fiberglass, not carbon fiber...Carbon fiber is made by superheating a cabon impregnated mesh, melting the cabon and causing it to re-align on a molecular level creating extremely strong and light solid material.

Ive worked with fibergalss before, and while its harder to work with than bondo, its stronger and more flexible. It is however, NOT carbon fiber...

youre right... my friend has it and calls it carbon fiber i guess b/c it looks similar to it. they use that stuff on boats to fix the cracked hulls which are also fiberglass which makes sence now why they would be selling it at boat shops.
I didnt mean to make it seem like it was "actual" carbon fiber. i just called it that.