Wanted to back track a little bit and do a separate post to address the challenges that came with the front bumper aero specifically since it was a thorn in my side. I was recommended by a family member to the shop ‘V & S Motor Service’ (I’ll save the in depth review of that for my shop experiences subthread) and long story short they agreed to do a job that they had no prior experience or knowledge in doing so it came out haphazard, careless, and botched. The aero I originally ordered was a
TracSpec Front Splitter Extension Kit with Winglets and also a set of
support rods from Aero Sport Concepts. I had upgraded to the SS bumper and this kit looked amazing in the photos on their website (they have a couple featured with the SS specific). It was an exciting addition to make my appearance a little more aggressive. Overall, product was very well constructed and high quality material! Down side was there was no instructions included on the install and because the shop had never done anything similar before, they were unfamiliar with the complexity of the kit. This led to them installing it wrong. See photos below and I’ll explain.
This next set of photos was provided to me by Aero Sport Concepts for reference after I sent them an email inquiry about what it’s supposed to look like. Clearly mine was nowhere near how it should’ve been. At the time of purchase, ASC did not have any reference material for installation available on their website (I see now they do). Just wish the shop had directed their concerns at me so I could seek guidance or further instructions from ASC instead of them just winging it.
If you’ve previously noticed, none of the LS/LT/SS bumpers are flat in the bottom, they all angle upwards to the center tip. This kit included spacers to level off the bottom that way the splitter would lay flat.
^Looks great right?…
The below set of photos are what my bumper actually looked like. I immediately noticed after the install looking at the front that the splitter still angled upwards indicating that they did not use the spacers correctly.
Notice there’s only 6 spacers in… there’s supposed to be AT LEAST 12 as shown in the above photos provided by ASC.
Then they decided to throw a random screw dead center which drove my OCD absolutely WILD!
Upon closer inspection, I realized the screw was only there because they didn’t understand how to attach the bottom of the splitter to the bumper using the connecting piece so just used a shit ton of glue which didn’t hold. The piece became separated and there was a gap between them showing all the glue.
The winglets never sat correctly. They would always pop out of alignment from the vibrations of driving.
Because the support rods were just installed to the bumper itself and not to the crash bar, eventually the down force created by air pressure while driving cause the bumper to permanently warp.
As someone who is very attentive to detail, all of these things drove me insane. I eventually purchased an entirely new SS bumper and started from scratch. The ACS Composites T4 splitter resolved the underside of the bumper not being level for the splitter extension. I had the install done this time by a shop that specializes with custom aero so everything was done perfectly. I was finally all smiles about how the front end looks.