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Old 03-29-11, 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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Functional for what kind of racing?

You could always do a DIY splitter.
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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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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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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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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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I could probably handle that. Looks clean, simple, and not super flashy. Keep us posted if you figure it out.
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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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You dont happen to know if thats a G2 or G1 front bumper do you?
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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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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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how about a nos Kamie?
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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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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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Originally Posted by aws140
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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Originally Posted by Crispin38
Me want.^
JK, haha
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Oh yeah, I'll definitely go with that. Haha.
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