Front lip protection

f80_brian · 10-28-2020, 08:57 PM

What are you guys using to protect your aftermarket front lip? Concerned how low I'll be after getting springs and a front lip installed. I know front lips are made to take a beating when you're low but it would be nice to keep it as long as possible

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(My precious car was lowered so I'm used to driving low cars so I know how to angle on steep driveways. Just more cautious of this car)

Thanks in advance!

HyeM3 · 10-28-2020, 09:59 PM

Some people use Sliplo but I didn't want to spend $150 so I got this off Amazon for $20 and it's been great! It's absorbed everything I've thrown at it, even a rock the size of a football... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H28JMS...p_mob_ap_share

npcars · 10-28-2020, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HyeM3

Some people use Sliplo but I didn't want to spend $150 so I got this off Amazon for $20 and it's been great! It's absorbed everything I've thrown at it, even a rock the size of a football... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H28JMS...p_mob_ap_share

Do you have pics of your install?

bsmf8x · 10-28-2020, 11:46 PM

drivermod

Tbh I'd just get the lightweight lip as it's the only one that can take a beating and sell the carbon one while it's still in one piece if you're gonna lower it and have concerns.

The lip protectors are more for scraping, a curb that would destroy your lip is gonna destroy it regardless of what you put on the lip. Lightweight lip can take a beating. I run a carbon lip in NYC/NY but I'm extremely careful.

Thescout13 · 10-28-2020, 11:48 PM

Have had SlipLo on two different cars and couldn't speak more highly of it. Learned about it from some of the Ferrari, McLaren, 911, and GTR guys at our local informal cars and coffee we have in SD every Saturday, so decided to give it a try, it's been essentially bulletproof and a life saver in many situations. That said, I'm sure any guard could work.

HyeM3 · 10-29-2020, 12:02 AM

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Do you have pics of your install?

Ignore all the scrapes on the bottom of the lip, those were there before I installed it

Danlnyc88 · 10-29-2020, 01:48 AM

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Do you have pics of your install?

Ignore all the scrapes on the bottom of the lip, those were there before I installed it

I have a cup kit installed so I rarely scrape but I do scrape sometimes. My ACS lower splitter was 1.8k and it sits pretty low so this is dope.

Just ordered thanks.

Also to the OP cup kit is probably one of my favorite mods if you're willing to spend a little.

PhatLyfe · 10-29-2020, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HyeM3

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Originally Posted by npcars

Do you have pics of your install?

Ignore all the scrapes on the bottom of the lip, those were there before I installed it

I have a cup kit installed so I rarely scrape but I do scrape sometimes. My ACS lower splitter was 1.8k and it sits pretty low so this is dope.

Just ordered thanks.

Also to the OP cup kit is probably one of my favorite mods if you're willing to spend a little.

That ride height is kind of high, like stock suspension when you turn it on.

npcars · 10-29-2020, 07:45 PM

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Do you have pics of your install?

Ignore all the scrapes on the bottom of the lip, those were there before I installed it

I'm sold on this. Blends right in. Thanks!

Danlnyc88 · 10-30-2020, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HyeM3

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Originally Posted by npcars

Do you have pics of your install?

Ignore all the scrapes on the bottom of the lip, those were there before I installed it

I have a cup kit installed so I rarely scrape but I do scrape sometimes. My ACS lower splitter was 1.8k and it sits pretty low so this is dope.

Just ordered thanks.

Also to the OP cup kit is probably one of my favorite mods if you're willing to spend a little.

That ride height is kind of high, like stock suspension when you turn it on.

Yea man with this thing raised I can literally clear most driveways and speed bumps without a single scrape. Perfect example is my own driveway and the reason why I got the air cups in the first place. Impossible to go in and out without scraping.

itrocks4u · 10-31-2020, 02:33 AM

I like sliplo. Will give it a shot.

NSX2M4 · 10-31-2020, 06:51 AM

I have the slip-lo on my RKP lip. One year on the lip and not a single scratch on it. I'm at stock height though. Anything beyond that height, good luck.

M4_85 · 10-31-2020, 06:46 PM

I also have sliplo . Works great!

964+ · 10-31-2020, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Danlnyc88

I have a cup kit installed so I rarely scrape but I do scrape sometimes. My ACS lower splitter was 1.8k and it sits pretty low so this is dope.

Just ordered thanks.

Also to the OP cup kit is probably one of my favorite mods if you're willing to spend a little.

What kit is this? I'd be very interested in being able to have a front lift kit. The kits I've found are not available for our cars yet? A link or specifics would be appreciated.

Also does it affect handling at all?

Danlnyc88 · 11-01-2020, 12:11 AM

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What kit is this? I'd be very interested in being able to have a front lift kit. The kits I've found are not available for our cars yet? A link or specifics would be appreciated.

Also does it affect handling at all?

Stanceparts. Should be universal with most coilovers.

Nothing negative to say about handling.

10-28-2020, 08:57 PM	#1
f80_brian Private 34 Rep 80 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M3 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (0)	Front lip protection What are you guys using to protect your aftermarket front lip? Concerned how low I'll be after getting springs and a front lip installed. I know front lips are made to take a beating when you're low but it would be nice to keep it as long as possible . (My precious car was lowered so I'm used to driving low cars so I know how to angle on steep driveways. Just more cautious of this car) Thanks in advance!
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10-28-2020, 11:46 PM	#4
bsmf8x Lieutenant Colonel 777 Rep 1,636 Posts Drives: F82 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	drivermod Tbh I'd just get the lightweight lip as it's the only one that can take a beating and sell the carbon one while it's still in one piece if you're gonna lower it and have concerns. The lip protectors are more for scraping, a curb that would destroy your lip is gonna destroy it regardless of what you put on the lip. Lightweight lip can take a beating. I run a carbon lip in NYC/NY but I'm extremely careful.
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Thescout13 Brigadier General 4944 Rep 4,976 Posts Drives: '20 F80 M3CS, %E2%80%9818 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Have had SlipLo on two different cars and couldn't speak more highly of it. Learned about it from some of the Ferrari, McLaren, 911, and GTR guys at our local informal cars and coffee we have in SD every Saturday, so decided to give it a try, it's been essentially bulletproof and a life saver in many situations. That said, I'm sure any guard could work. __________________ Wife's Car: 2020 X4M Competition, Alpine White on Black Alcantara and Biege Current Car: 2018 F80 M3CS, SMB, DCT, ZEC, MPE Recently Departed: 2020 F87 M2C, LBB, ZEC, 6MT (Euro Delivery Aug. 29, 2019, totaled by an idiot in a Camry who then ran from the scene) Wife's Prior Car: 2018 F80 M3, Yas Marina Blue, DCT, Black 19s, Carbon Structure Anthracite Cloth/Leather Combination, Driving Assistance Package (Euro Delivery Oct. 9, 2017)
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NSX2M4 Major 1377 Rep 1,331 Posts Drives: 2019 M4 ZCP- RIVIAN R1S QUAD Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: FTL, FL iTrader: (1)	I have the slip-lo on my RKP lip. One year on the lip and not a single scratch on it. I'm at stock height though. Anything beyond that height, good luck.
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