[K9GunSlinger]

Hello all,

About to get the BMW front splitter from mod bargains here local to me. just a few questions. they said the fitment is the most perfect plug and play versus eBay ones but from your guy's experience, does it "lower" the car much? i need some clearance because the entrance into my garage is raised a bit, my current BRZ which is lowered about an inch can't make it up going straight in without scraping so i have to back it in.

And most people just get the front splitter unpainted correct? i will be getting a 2017 mineral white M240

Thanks all!!

John

[omera60]

The fitment truly is plug and play, no issues. I have it on mine with M-sport suspension and in total the car is 15mm lower then regular ones. Suspension alone lowers the car 10mm and the splitter lowers it 5mm. It doesn't give me a though time and roads here are sh*t. I only had an issue once while I was getting into a garage that had a pothole just between the street and the ramp into it, went in crossways with no problem. I had mine in black but the connection to the bumper painted in the car's color (alpine white, see the attachment). It really gives the car that aggressive look and you should definitely go for it, if I can manage in this kind of road conditions, I'm sure you'll be just fine

[K9GunSlinger]

awesome! thank you for the info. i will most likely stay with the stock suspension. so just 5MM lower? ill prolly go this route..

[K9GunSlinger]

Originally Posted by omera60

The fitment truly is plug and play, no issues. I have it on mine with M-sport suspension and in total the car is 15mm lower then regular ones. Suspension alone lowers the car 10mm and the splitter lowers it 5mm. It doesn't give me a though time and roads here are sh*t. I only had an issue once while I was getting into a garage that had a pothole just between the street and the ramp into it, went in crossways with no problem. I had mine in black but the connection to the bumper painted in the car's color (alpine white, see the attachment). It really gives the car that aggressive look and you should definitely go for it, if I can manage in this kind of road conditions, I'm sure you'll be just fine

and where did you order yours from? BMW? or mod bargains

[omera60]

If you are sticking with stock suspension then there is nothing that can stop you 5mm what they told me it would be and to my eye it seems like it. I got mine from BMW. If you have any questions don't hesitate to shoot them at me

[K9GunSlinger]

Originally Posted by omera60

If you are sticking with stock suspension then there is nothing that can stop you 5mm what they told me it would be and to my eye it seems like it. I got mine from BMW. If you have any questions don't hesitate to shoot them at me

so do you know how far your bottom of your lip is from the ground? i couldn't find the ground clearance on a stock M240 either.

[omera60]

Unfortunately I don't know and the car is at the service for a transmission issue. I can measure it once I have it back and report here if that's fine with you?

[K9GunSlinger]

thank you!

[Spydeputy]

this is a "Lightweight" front lip splitter.
Zero issues at 5MM lower.
Perfect Fit.

[K9GunSlinger]

Originally Posted by Spydeputy

this is a "Lightweight" front lip splitter.
Zero issues at 5MM lower.
Perfect Fit.

so this is the OEM BMW M Performance front splitter? only lowers the car's front clearance by 5MM? that doesn't sound too bad.

[FakeM2]

I had an frs that was lowered about 2-3 inches and I noticed that the frs had less issues getting into driveways that my m235i with the m performance lip at stock height. I think this because the m235 bumper is longer from the tire.

[K9GunSlinger]

Originally Posted by FakeM2

I had an frs that was lowered about 2-3 inches and I noticed that the frs had less issues getting into driveways that my m235i with the m performance lip at stock height. I think this because the m235 bumper is longer from the tire.

oh shoot, well i have a brz thats lowered about an inch and i cant get into my driveway going straight in. so maybe i shouldnt get the splitter on the M240..

[K9GunSlinger]

anyone else have input?

[Hasser]

Originally Posted by omera60

The fitment truly is plug and play, no issues. I have it on mine with M-sport suspension and in total the car is 15mm lower then regular ones. Suspension alone lowers the car 10mm and the splitter lowers it 5mm. It doesn't give me a though time and roads here are sh*t. I only had an issue once while I was getting into a garage that had a pothole just between the street and the ramp into it, went in crossways with no problem. I had mine in black but the connection to the bumper painted in the car's color (alpine white, see the attachment). It really gives the car that aggressive look and you should definitely go for it, if I can manage in this kind of road conditions, I'm sure you'll be just fine

Have you got a front end photo of your car with the front splitter on.

Interested in seeing it with the upper parts white and lip black.

I'm heading the same way but the lower part in ferric grey.

[omera60]

Originally Posted by Hasser

Have you got a front end photo of your car with the front splitter on.

Interested in seeing it with the upper parts white and lip black.

I'm heading the same way but the lower part in ferric grey.

It looks more natural in terms of transition of colors IMO. I don't have any on my phone but will take one for you tomorrow, do you have any specific angles you'd like besides the direct front view?

[Hasser]

Originally Posted by omera60

It looks more natural in terms of transition of colors IMO. I don't have any on my phone but will take one for you tomorrow, do you have any specific angles you'd like besides the direct front view?

Thanks, front view and a 3/4 angle from front to rear would be good.

Appreciate it.

[omera60]

Originally Posted by Hasser

Thanks, front view and a 3/4 angle from front to rear would be good.

Appreciate it.

Sorry, I couldn't take them, the weather is horrible here and I didn't have the time to go to the garage I will post them as soon as I see the car

[K9GunSlinger]

anyone happen to get measurements of how much the front splitter adds?

[Nito310]

Originally Posted by K9GunSlinger

Hello all,

About to get the BMW front splitter from mod bargains here local to me. just a few questions. they said the fitment is the most perfect plug and play versus eBay ones but from your guy's experience, does it "lower" the car much? i need some clearance because the entrance into my garage is raised a bit, my current BRZ which is lowered about an inch can't make it up going straight in without scraping so i have to back it in.

And most people just get the front splitter unpainted correct? i will be getting a 2017 mineral white M240

Thanks all!!

John

If the corners of your front bumper don't scrape right now chances are that even with the lip you'll be good. It doesn't add that much to it. Worst case you'll just need to learn how to come in at an angle. And that's something you'll need to learn not just for your driveway but for all driveways.

[Nito310]

Here's a pic that shows how much it adds. The problem comes from the middle part of the bumper since you'll now how a piece that bridges the two corners together. That's the part that makes it tough and takes away ground clearance. It also sticks out in front of the car so you need to be careful of cement parking stops when parking the car.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...7D23754034.png[/IMG]

[K9GunSlinger]

Originally Posted by Nito310

If the corners of your front bumper don't scrape right now chances are that even with the lip you'll be good. It doesn't add that much to it. Worst case you'll just need to learn how to come in at an angle. And that's something you'll need to learn not just for your driveway but for all driveways.

nah i definitely understand! im used to driving up driveways at an angle, but my garage is one of thsoe single wide garages not the double two car garage so when i back up and pull out from the garage i literally have about 3-5 inches on each side of the car where i wont swipe my side mirror off (if i dont fold them down) or scratch the body.

otherwise this wouldnt be an issue! haha appreciate the advice though

[K9GunSlinger]

Originally Posted by Nito310

Here's a pic that shows how much it adds. The problem comes from the middle part of the bumper since you'll now how a piece that bridges the two corners together. That's the part that makes it tough and takes away ground clearance. It also sticks out in front of the car so you need to be careful of cement parking stops when parking the car.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...7D23754034.png[/IMG]

Awesome! THANK YOU for the photo. i couldve sworn someone told me it only adds 5mm-7mm to the stock bumpber.. so thats roughly 2/10 - 3/10's of an inch? not much! might have to make the move on this..