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Old 03-16-2009, 08:48 PM
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You know how those pesky aci skirts get way too much road rash??? Well here's a way to take care of it. This a 10 guage stainless steel plate bolted thru the ground effect and into the bumper with custom mounting brackets I fabbed up. The ss splitter piece I had a buddy make for me. All I did was make a mf board 1/2" template of what I wanted and he cut me the piece of ss.

I want to send a special thanks to cf member stormrider for giving me the idea

Here are some pics installed. As soon as she's back on the ground I'll be doing some major pic whoring.











Old 03-16-2009, 08:53 PM
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Great idea!! Are you ready to do mine? I'm going to get in touch with you so that you can spray tint my front corners.
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Very clean job, looks great
Old 03-16-2009, 08:56 PM
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Wow, thats a great idea! could you get a few pics from a few feet back?
Old 03-16-2009, 09:13 PM
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that looks real clean ..... great job
Old 03-16-2009, 09:19 PM
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Great idea!! Are you ready to do mine? I'm going to get in touch with you so that you can spray tint my front corners.
Thanks. Yeh i'm ready for it. lol. I'll be posting on movslow sometime to get another deal going for others in the area. I'm not sure on when though. I've been too busy to do another run of lights.

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Wow, thats a great idea! could you get a few pics from a few feet back?
I will get pics when I can get out of the garage. It's raining currently and the car is still on lifts. But when i can raise the door w/o rain drops falling from the door to car I will get some at a distance.

culookin and 209time thanks.
Old 03-16-2009, 09:40 PM
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That should help alot!
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While that looks great and is really well done, you better hope you never hit a pedestrian. That would be a lawsuit waiting to happen. Sortof defeats the 5mph bumpers and is like mounting a full length knife to the front of your car.
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While that looks great and is really well done, you better hope you never hit a pedestrian. That would be a lawsuit waiting to happen. Sortof defeats the 5mph bumpers and is like mounting a full length knife to the front of your car.
Yeh, that'll be my problem if I HIT SOMEONE My car doesn't work well at 5mph anyway. The lowest i can go w/o it jumping and shaking all over the place is 15-20. I thank you for your comment though. Anyone else that is thinking about doing this should think about what you've said as well.
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I don't know, that edge looks a little too dull to cut through ankles. Might wanna hone it down and sharpen it a little more.
Great mod!
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Awesome idea and like the looks
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Finally no rain and I could open the door for further away shots.





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The front looks way cool.
BTW am I seeing things correctly, Is your garage carpeted?
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Thanks...and yes my garage is carpeted. I couldn't resist.
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Anyone else that is thinking about doing this should think about what you've said as well.
Yes, this is a very serious issue that I think we all should be aware of.
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I've had this on for a summer of driving. I have scraped the ss piece a ton w/ NO damage to it or the aci. I have had so many pm's on this wanting more info and I would reply. But never took pics since it was summer and I couldn't get pics of it on the ground. Well here's the pics.















The spacers I used plastic tubes (water lines). They are different lenghts depending on where they mount. The amount of space changes bc of fiberglass and from inward to outward. There are washer above and below these. I had it all bolted up and it fit real tight against the aci but you could give it a tap and it would make a slight rattle. Not wanting that I unbolted and put a line of 3M double sided tape the length of the aci. Then bolted it all back. Works perfectly. No noise, no damage and gives it a different look.

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Question -

Wouldn't it do the same if you was to move the SS back to be even with the spoiler- so there would be no lip?

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Wouldn't it do the same if you was to move the SS back to be even with the spoiler- so there would be no lip?
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Originally Posted by dcd58
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Wouldn't it do the same if you was to move the SS back to be even with the spoiler- so there would be no lip?
Yeah but wouldnt look nearly as cool!


Also, to the OP, what thickness SS did you use?
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Looks very cool... Don't hit anything with that! It's going to be extra messy if you do.


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