AERO SILLS

[MrPT]

Oof!

 

[Attilio]

Blast!

Now I really want the aero sills

Any chance to get them made out of fibreglass or something else starting from an existing set?

A

 

[-Tom-]

Blast!

Now I really want the aero sills

Any chance to get them made out of fibreglass or something else starting from an existing set?

A

There have been quite a few threads chasing all avenues but nothing seemed come of them.

This thread is making me want interlagos with aeros

 

[BMWZ4MC]

Blast!

Now I really want the aero sills

Any chance to get them made out of fibreglass or something else starting from an existing set?

A

There have been quite a few threads chasing all avenues but nothing seemed come of them.

This thread is making me want interlagos with aeros

They definitely make it look more purposeful! :evil:

 

[MrPT]

I will never get round to doing this particular mad science project, but you could try creating a aero skirt from a standard one by making an aero-shaped former, dropping a standard skirt on top of it, filling it with water and then gradually bringing the water up to close to boiling point. If it behaves other, ABS-type materials (uniform, thermoplastic, melting point the right side of 100C), you should be able to gently push the standard skirt out into the aero shape. The weight of the water will do some of the job for you, but you'd probably still want to apply some pressure to get nice sharp edges etc. Any weak points could be reinforced, but I suspect there's already enough material to make it work.

Even better, put the whole lot in an oven and vac form it from the outside. Probably less faff, although you might need to jig/insulate the fixed (inboard) points to stop them warping. There will be some paint work to be done with either approach, but that's going to be the case for most people switching skirts anyway.

 

[SiJar]

Well they never sold Overpriced I think, however someone should now make a cheeky offer if they are after a pair of these,

 

[BMWZ4MC]

Sounds interesting MrPT. I have a pair of OEM skirts in storage back in the UK, one has a large surface scratch. If I were closer, I’d be very happy to sacrifice it to try either of your suggestions.
If anyone has the necessary tools in the South East and wants to give it a try, I’ll be back at some point once the world is out of lockdown...

 

[Leonardlp]

Just tot i will show the aero replicas on my coupe

 

[Tanel]

Where are those from?

 

[Leonardlp]

Singapore.

 

[brillomaster]

got any pics of the whole car Leonard? cos that teaser looks... really good... 8)

 

[john-e89]

I will never get round to doing this particular mad science project, but you could try creating a aero skirt from a standard one by making an aero-shaped former, dropping a standard skirt on top of it, filling it with water and then gradually bringing the water up to close to boiling point. If it behaves other, ABS-type materials (uniform, thermoplastic, melting point the right side of 100C), you should be able to gently push the standard skirt out into the aero shape. The weight of the water will do some of the job for you, but you'd probably still want to apply some pressure to get nice sharp edges etc. Any weak points could be reinforced, but I suspect there's already enough material to make it work.

Even better, put the whole lot in an oven and vac form it from the outside. Probably less faff, although you might need to jig/insulate the fixed (inboard) points to stop them warping. There will be some paint work to be done with either approach, but that's going to be the case for most people switching skirts anyway.

There’s more material on aero skirts than standard so surely if you could actually move them with hot water etc, would they stretch enough to fill the gap needed to fill out the standard skirt for the leading edge..?

 

[Leonardlp]

This ok?

quote=brillomaster post_id=1731185 time=1585929571 user_id=25875]
got any pics of the whole car Leonard? cos that teaser looks... really good... 8)
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[Tanel]

Soooooo .. where can I buy those? :roll:

 

[BMWZ4MC]

This ok?

That looks great

 

[Leonardlp]

We tried before to organise a uk group buy.. But the freight charges were hi.. Some people couldnt accept the final landed cost.
I have sent a few sets on a personal basis.. From singpaore

 

[Bing]

8)

 

[Lynchy]

Looking good Al