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Originally Posted by vrmouseyd15b
After just over 5 months and roughly 12,000 (crazy, huh?) miles, I got a little hung up in the snow and tore my airdam off. I was literally plowing with it at intersections, though!
So I ended up unscrewing the airdam off completely and re-securing my front bumper. Also took off the lower grill block (looked totally un-cool with holes cut for the fog lights  ), and raised the front end up about an inch and a half.
While I was under there, I noticed that my front (adjustable camber ebay cheapos) upper control arms had cracked a little at some of the welds  Didn't take pictures, since I was too pissed off & couldn't believe what I'd seen! I'll take pics of it as soon as I get the new parts in place.
New ones will be Blackworks Racing adjustable upper control arms - kit includes rear camber adjustables as well. Great since they are ebay cheapies as well.
More pics once parts arrive!
Aslo looking to upgrade to ground control coilovers and adjustable shocks...
Thanks,
Victor |
That's why I'm always leery of knock-off parts for critical components. If it will kill you or be very expensive to repair when it fails, go with a name you know and trust.
As for the air dam, mine is not as low but no amount of snow will rip it off the bumper. It is made out of paver edging and is very durable and the bumper cover will rip before my air dam will. Here's a pic from when I installed it:
2+ years later it is every bit as solid as the day I put it on, in spite of taking many hard hits (rocks, other debris, scraping on bumps, etc).