Front Splitter required
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Front Splitter required
Dont suppose anyone has a genuine front splitter for sale around the east anglia area?
Will collect so no postage worries. Thanks.
Will collect so no postage worries. Thanks.
1994 480GT - arrived!!
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C70 Coupé Convertible for the sunny days. Should sell it but can't!
XC60 and XC70 for the daily grind.
C70 Coupé Convertible for the sunny days. Should sell it but can't!
Re: Front Splitter required
Didn't you have a WR composites ones?
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Re: Front Splitter required
Got mine from there yes. Finding a used one will be difficult and.....broken
http://www.wrcomposites.co.uk/
http://www.wrcomposites.co.uk/
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
- dragonflyjewels
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Re: Front Splitter required
I believe that the Volvo ones are rather more prone to accidental damage.
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Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
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Re: Front Splitter required
I've got a composite one but getting it to fit well is proving difficult. It's much stiffer and thicker understand ably, so doesn't mould to the front bumper as well. Looking at options to mend the original, but again it's not easy.
1994 480GT - arrived!!
XC60 and XC70 for the daily grind.
C70 Coupé Convertible for the sunny days. Should sell it but can't!
XC60 and XC70 for the daily grind.
C70 Coupé Convertible for the sunny days. Should sell it but can't!
- WRDendy
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Re: Front Splitter required
What's the damage? I happen to be quite familiar with Volvo 480 front splitter repair for no reason in particular...
I'd say it depends - the nice thing about the Volvo ones is that being plastic they have a certain amount of flex when they hit something, whereas fibreglass tends to be more brittle and thus prone to splitting when hit, although it is probably stronger to begin with.dragonflyjewels wrote: ↑Tue May 22, 2018 5:27 pmI believe that the Volvo ones are rather more prone to accidental damage.
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Re: Front Splitter required
It has a piece about 12" missing from the centre towards one edge, and it's split the other side.
I'm sure it's fixable, so trying a few bodyshops.
As you say they Volvo splitter is much more flexible, and moulds itself to the shape of the bumper especially at the ends.
I'm sure it's fixable, so trying a few bodyshops.
As you say they Volvo splitter is much more flexible, and moulds itself to the shape of the bumper especially at the ends.
1994 480GT - arrived!!
XC60 and XC70 for the daily grind.
C70 Coupé Convertible for the sunny days. Should sell it but can't!
XC60 and XC70 for the daily grind.
C70 Coupé Convertible for the sunny days. Should sell it but can't!
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Re: Front Splitter required
Splitters from WR are very good, they fit neatly and all the fixings match. They did the painting as well.
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else