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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:26 PM
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Front Bumper/Lip/Spoiler Ideas?

Does anyone have any ideas for a front lip/spoiler that would actually be functional, but also looks good without a complete body kit? I think a lot of the front spoiler/lips look silly without a complete body kit, but I don't want to ruin my 7. Ideas? Thoughts?
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 07:20 AM
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Functional for what kind of racing?

You could always do a DIY splitter.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 08:19 AM
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Entry level Road Racing. Or also, so that when I'm going ~70 on the freeway the car is more stable.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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That's kind of where I'm at, too. The front just gets way too floaty at high speed, so I'd like to reduce that if I can without completely wrecking the lines of the car.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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Yeah, they seem to be boxy, so it looks like someone stuck a box on the end of a bullet, or else they are just gross, too ricey and crap. Something like this http://www.boomplustoys.net/images/a...er_for_rx8.jpg might be good, but I can't find anything like it for Sevens.

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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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I've been interested in figuring out whether this could be adapted to work with an SA front end. Haven't taken the time to dig into it, yet.

'74-'78 Z Type 1 Air Dam. Simple, available, and close to the right period.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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I could probably handle that. Looks clean, simple, and not super flashy. Keep us posted if you figure it out.
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 01:30 AM
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IMSA front spoiler always looks great, or I would like to see someone on here do this:

Early integra front bumper


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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:05 PM
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You dont happen to know if thats a G2 or G1 front bumper do you?
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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What?! A glorified honda part on my RX-7?! Sacrilege! JK, but really, I'm not a huge fan of that look.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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wow, on the same boat too. been trying to find a ront lip or spoiler that would look good and not mess the cars look. anyone on here has or knows where we can start our search please let us know, thanks.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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how about a nos Kamie?
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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I kinda like that. Is there anything that is even more subtle? I will actually probably go with that if I can't find anything else. Thanks 13x.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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Where can you get that NOS Kamei spoiler/lip?

Holy crap, looks like that Kamei lip is rare as @#$%$@#! Too bad, I liked it.

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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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IMSA front spoiler always looks great, or I would like to see someone on here do this:

Early integra front bumper


Me want.^
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 05:46 PM
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Me want.^
JK, haha
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 10:11 AM
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Oh yeah, I'll definitely go with that. Haha.
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