Carbon Fibre Front Splitter - honest opinions please

[TDI_TIM]

Hi guys,

Found a website that does a variety of made to order Carbon Fibre front splitters; Audi A3 8P Aero Parts / Tuning Performance Auto Parts Online Shop - Audi A3 8P Online Shop - Auto-Style USA - Japan Car Parts JDM Parts (then click on the make "Cobalt" third column, 6th one down) Mainly searching this as I was thinking of getting the Leon Cupra R splitter and painting in gloss black or getting it skinned in carbon when I noticed that website.

So I thought i'd have a quick photoshop mock up of my car before and after;




Honest opinions please.

 

[drnutta]

Although nice/different...

You seen the cost of shipping?

+Customs charges and VAT.

 

[andyam]

Go Cupra, unless you don't mind the extra costs of the custom ones. They are nice I must admit

 

[JimmyH]

I really like it, makes the front end look mean and purposeful.

 

[S3_Jacko]

Not a fan, sorry!

 

[Muzza80]

Very like the splitter I had fitted to the front of my Scooby and also my previous Focus ST.

Look great until you hit a kerb, large speedbump ect, it will happen and laqured carbon fibre is so brittle it just cracks/smashes. Much better off with an ABS plastic splitter, at least they flex a bit.

If a Cupra one fits then go for that, I'm sire they're made of a flexible ABS type plastic.

 

[manor13]

As above buying carbon then painting it for where it would be is pointless get the cheaper seat version.

 

[Muzza80]

As above buying carbon then painting it for where it would be is pointless get the cheaper seat version.

He never said he was going to paint a carbon splitter, he said he may paint or carbon skin a Seat one

 

[manor13]

did think it odd, speed reading aint no good

 

[Boydie]

IMO the worst thing you can do to an A3 is fit a cupra splitter!

The A3 already has flared ends and the lines of the cupra spliiter do not match up with any on the A3 - the new laguna!!

 

[TDI_TIM]

Yeah I like the look of it - there are a few other ones that look better. The S3 one on the site lines up with the curves better than the above one. But again its the cost of a carbon splitter and like Muzza80 said if I hit a kerb then game over really!


I know a company called TripleR Composites - who do a lot of Ford splitters, spoilers, diffuser fins etc.. they have recently started doing Seat cars too as I introduced him to the SeatCupra.net forum so might have a word with him about some splitters for the A3. Their facebook page is; https://www.facebook.com/pages/Triple-R-Composites/247344178667911 Take a look, some nice stuff on there.

 

[Jameze]

Not to my taste but if you installed air too you could drop your car down and plough snow with it!

That's some good Photoshop work though, I thought it was a before and after until I read the post.

 

[Ash187]

I had a cupra splitter on the 2006 Sline bumper and it suited it very well... but for that bumper you have on yours i think it looks pants. the facelift already has a nice lip on the bottom and even better on the S3 bumper

 

[TDI_TIM]

Not to my taste but if you installed air too you could drop your car down and plough snow with it!

That's some good Photoshop work though, I thought it was a before and after until I read the post.

Well I am sick with photoshop haha! I do like the front bumper I have with the flared edges, maybe if I lowered the car it would look better? Just I had the LCR splitter on my LCR and it looked really good, and I am a fan of aggressive fronts on cars. I like the lips that Triple R design - might make a photoshop mock up of that too and see.

 

[TDI_TIM]

OK what about this gloss black one - its the triple R composites one that they designed for the MK2 Leon. Its not an available product though but still.... (oh and I changed the grey bit to gloss black too)