APR Splitter Installed. Post your Pictures...

r4gs · 02-22-2011, 07:22 PM

^+1, the rods accentuate a more motorsport look, and look just fine in polished silver!

Shipkiller · 02-22-2011, 07:31 PM

At first I did not like the rods. I am coming to like them.

I do think the splitter finishes the front end off. The way it should be.

ZStig · 02-22-2011, 08:34 PM

sneak preview. needs a wash.

inTgr8r · 02-22-2011, 08:45 PM

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Need to powder coat black IMO...

VinnieAces · 02-22-2011, 09:27 PM

hey roffle i noticed your rods arent nearly as much on an angle like the other installs, any reason for this or just cosmetic preference?

ZStig · 02-22-2011, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnieAces

hey roffle i noticed your rods arent nearly as much on an angle like the other installs, any reason for this or just cosmetic preference?

I noticed that if they're really angled, the rods are almost fully extended, leaving very little room to adjust for downforce, so i did it my way so I don't run out of thread when adjusting it

ZStig · 02-23-2011, 10:38 PM

Z4Murder · 02-24-2011, 06:36 AM

im totally a noob in the aerodynamic/ downforce department. if at all possible... the splitter perfectlty parralel to the ground is what i'm looking for? or if it happened, would it be better for a slight angle downwards to create proper downforce? i know this seems like a dumb question, but without doing research it seems that angling downward a little bit would be a good option?

inTgr8r · 02-24-2011, 07:22 AM

Yes angled down will create more downforce.
You can have too much of a good thing though and may upset the balance of the car.
With the surface area of this splitter you should have ample DF with the splitter set level.

ZStig · 02-24-2011, 02:58 PM

I'm 50/50 on my rods, but I'm not sure I'd have a good angle without them

NickyC · 02-24-2011, 03:27 PM

I try to be as supportive as I can to my fellow Z4 owners, and I appreciate greatly the wonderful feedback I always get about my car but damn.....those rods.

ZStig · 02-24-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NickyC

I try to be as supportive as I can to my fellow Z4 owners, and I appreciate greatly the wonderful feedback I always get about my car but damn.....those rods.

the rods also come with flame style racing stripes, I'm gonna put mine on today

NickyC · 02-24-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Roffle Waffle

the rods also come with flame style racing stripes, I'm gonna put mine on today

Haha. Like Caddyshk said however, can you paint them matte black? I know they serve a purpose functionally, but it's all I see when I look at the pictures. I think they'd be 100x better painted black.

ZStig · 02-24-2011, 03:41 PM

I don't see why not. I might coat them with a 3m spray on rubber, which should be more chip resistant than regular paint

Shipkiller · 02-24-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Roffle Waffle

I noticed that if they're really angled, the rods are almost fully extended, leaving very little room to adjust for downforce, so i did it my way so I don't run out of thread when adjusting it

When I installed my rods, I locked the uppers so they had 10 full turns.
Then locked the bottom section so they had 7 full turns.

When I adjusted them to flatten out the splitter, I only needed two turns. One turn will move the splitter appreciably.

VinnieAces · 02-24-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Roffle Waffle

I don't see why not. I might coat them with a 3m spray on rubber, which should be more chip resistant than regular paint

Plastidip? probably going to end up using that i think

ScottinSSMD · 03-03-2011, 07:42 PM

I was expecting to see a whole collection of pics here.

ZStig · 03-03-2011, 08:16 PM

rods removed, wrapped the spacers in black electrical tape after this pic though

VinnieAces · 03-03-2011, 10:39 PM

Love your blacked our headlights scott!

schwank · 03-27-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnieAces

Love your blacked our headlights scott!

Plus one on that, got any picts?

inTgr8r · 03-27-2011, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnieAces

Plastidip? probably going to end up using that i think

Was thinking the same thing.
I considered PC but it was too expensive.

I have an entirely different plan for mounting mine I'll post em up when done.

Caddyshk · 03-27-2011, 04:38 PM

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