Questions about the IE front Air dam

[omar510]

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is the ie front air dam worth it? Searching thru threads shows negative feedback for the air dam.

Is the air dam the same as the zender?

What's a good alternative to it?

[AceAndrew]

It's a horrible Air Dam, simply awful, why would you waste your money on that piece of plastic trash.

I ran one until it fell off at 190 mph, it scared small children as well, so good riddance.

if you search long enough to find an unhappy customer your bound to find one sooner or later. Good luck with your hunt!

[firefirefire90]

fell off at 190mph? Are you pulling my leg?

[hrg88]

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is the ie front air dam worth it? Searching thru threads shows negative feedback for the air dam.

What does "worth it" mean? What are you looking for? I like the look of the IE air dam and without turbo flairs the fit is very good. With the flairs it took a bit of "massaging" to get the corners to be a good fit with no gaps (reformed with a heat gun). For racing (or parking into curbs), ABS holds up much better than fiberglass.

[AceAndrew]

fell off at 190mph? Are you pulling my leg?

Maybe

[mtriple]

It's a horrible Air Dam, simply awful, why would you waste your money on that piece of plastic trash.

I ran one until it fell off at 190 mph, it scared small children as well, so good riddance.

if you search long enough to find an unhappy customer your bound to find one sooner or later. Good luck with your hunt!

Not true. I broke the sound barrier on the 405 IN TRAFFIC the other day and the spoiler was still in tact. Actually the super sonic waves polished it and it wiped out all the rock chips. As new now.

In all seriousness, I love mine and I am very happy with it. I had it professionally installed and painted. Its holding up pretty well so far.

Its your choice of course man.

Hamada

[omar510]

Does it need a lot of prep work for install?

Is it a copy of the Zender?

[Guest]

It is a copy of the zender(I've got both, an original and IE abs version). Because it's not as rigid(think stiffer version of a 15gal rubbermaid container) it doesn't fit up as nice as the plastic zender; however, it will last longer. I have yet to install either, I plan on installing the IE one on my agave when I have a free day as I want it to be perfectly aligned the first time.

[omar510]

Not as stiff or stiffer than a zender? is the bavauto one the same as well?

[Guest]

I'm not sure about the bav auto one, I think it's the turbo style though. The IE one is stiffer than the original Zender(very thin plastic).

[Pierre]

The BavAuto spoiler is a copy of the Kamei which I also make.

(Mine is better I think.)

Bav Auto's and mine are both made of fiberglass but they are very different from th IE unit which is made out of ABS. The Kamei mounts without a bumper, the IE mounts with a bumper. (Some mount the IE without a bumper but I think it looks odd.)

[-=Charley]

loved mine. I don't know why anyone would not, it's a fucking ABS airdam. If it's not strong enough hell, make some supports for it sissies.

[firefirefire90]

The BavAuto spoiler is a copy of the Kamei which I also make.

(Mine is better I think.)

Bav Auto's and mine are both made of fiberglass but they are very different from th IE unit which is made out of ABS. The Kamei mounts without a bumper, the IE mounts with a bumper. (Some mount the IE without a bumper but I think it looks odd.)

would be cool if you could make yours with some molded brake ducts though

[Pierre]

The BavAuto spoiler is a copy of the Kamei which I also make.

(Mine is better I think.)

Bav Auto's and mine are both made of fiberglass but they are very different from th IE unit which is made out of ABS. The Kamei mounts without a bumper, the IE mounts with a bumper. (Some mount the IE without a bumper but I think it looks odd.)

would be cool if you could make yours with some molded brake ducts though

Interesting you mention cooling ducts.

On my last upgrade, I had the center opening modified to accept a duct adapter for brake cooling. There are no plans to cut holes in the dam itself to accommodate brake cooling ducts in addition to the center opening. I guess anyone can just do that to an existing air dam if they wish. My next project is to make the actual piece to fit the air dam center opening so that a duct can attach to it.

If there is enough of a demand, I may proceed with it.