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I guess if I were to leave it on, over time it would just wear down until it either doesn't scrape anymore or it breaks off. I don't see how

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Old 07-12-2012, 02:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I guess if I were to leave it on, over time it would just wear down until it either doesn't scrape anymore or it breaks off. I don't see how it would break off.

As long as I don't scrape my bumper I don't care what happens to the plastic underneath there I guess. Anyone thinking the same thing?
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Yea I would leave it on. You can use it as a feeler before you do start scraping your bumper. Without it as soon as you feel some scraping it's too late!
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Yea I would leave it on. You can use it as a feeler before you do start scraping your bumper. Without it as soon as you feel some scraping it's too late!
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Yea I would leave it on. You can use it as a feeler before you do start scraping your bumper. Without it as soon as you feel some scraping it's too late!
I did this until it cracked and started hanging off on one side.... then i took it off. I left the wind deflectors in front of the wheels for a while too, but then they started pulling off too...
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I did this until it cracked and started hanging off on one side.... then i took it off. I left the wind deflectors in front of the wheels for a while too, but then they started pulling off too...
Hmm mine will eventually come off as well as I want to put the Stillen lip on it color matched. Unless I decide to go with something else. Either way I will end up worry about scraping the lip kit at that point though. My springs should be sitting on the doorstep by now. Question is do I install them now or wait until after I install my exhaust that supposed to come in this month? I want to wait but going to be hard with all the parts sitting around waiting to go swift/spc/spacers. The car should be coming along nicely by Z Nationals which I hope to make it to.
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This is why I don't think I'll ever lower my Z. I'm supper gentle on driveways and speed bumps. Never touch the speed bumps but do scrape every once in a while on a steep driveway. Mainly when I don't make the entry angle sharp enough. I probably should measure the lip and see if mine's a little lower than average.
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I guess if I were to leave it on, over time it would just wear down until it either doesn't scrape anymore or it breaks off. I don't see how it would break off.

As long as I don't scrape my bumper I don't care what happens to the plastic underneath there I guess. Anyone thinking the same thing?
i forget who it was, but someone trimmed the front center deflector using a dremel. looked pretty good. you know how the sides of the deflector comes down lower than the center. he trimmed that part off so it's a straight cut.
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