front bumper protection ? will this do ?

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helalo

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was on ebay
i saw this , http://www.ebay.com/itm/CARBON-FIBER-UNIVERSAL-FRONT-LIP-E34-E39-E60-E38-E65-CANARDS-FLIPPER-SPLITTERS-/250986270332?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2003%7CMake%3ABMW%7CModel%3AZ4%7CSubmodel%3A2.5i&vxp=mtr&hash=item3a6ff28e7c

would this "protect" my z4 front bottom bumper ? theres bump infront of my house, when i back the car up. i have to be super carefull and back up in a none-straight angel so the right front bottom of the bumper does rub on the floor.
if this isnt protection, what would good protection to my front bottom bumper ?
 
The problem you will have with any extension below the already low bumper is that you're making it even lower, so you'll have more instances of scraping/catching (albeit of the 'protection' rather than your spoiler) and you may even put extra strain on the bumper.

If you're going to do it, then I'd suggest the thin aluminium/aluminum skid plates that RPI and such do.
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Quite like the idea of these but how do they attach if
the skid plates install in minutes and require no cutting, drilling or modification to install.
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having caught the underside of my bumper when exiting a petrol station.
 
I too have the RPI skid plates and would really recommend them. The fangs on my bumper ended up in a terrible state from grounding mainly when reversing out of a friend's drive. I replaced the bumper and fitted these - now it still grounds with an unpleasant noise, but the bumper remains unmarked. The skid plates themselves can't be seen either. They are worth every penny...assuming you have an ///M! :thumbsup:

Edit: They are fitted using the existing holes in the underside of the bumper where the screws hold the undertray to the bumper
 
The lowest parts of the ///M bumper are the fangs. These are designed to complement the shape of the fangs when viewed from beneath the car. I'm not sure they would work with the non-///M bumper as the leading edge of the bumper is about the same height all the way across without downward projections

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There are better pictures on the ca automotive website http://www.ca-at.co.uk/products-Y2F...eXBlPXo0bSZjYXRfaWQ9ODImY29tcF9pZD0xMTg=.html

The three larger bolts shown above in the first picture are those that usually hold the bumper to the undertray. Repeatedly reversing out of a drive into a road with an exaggerated camber meant that repeatedly my bumper fangs had snagged on the ground. The bumper had started to pull off the front of the car and these bolts had were tearing out of the undertray. Without the skid plates the fangs dig into the ground when reversing over raised pavements et cetera. The trailing edge of the fang (which is actually the leading edge when reversing) is fairly prominent not least of all because the front-to-back depth of the bumper at that level is only a few centimetres. With the fangs in situ, the trailing (leading) edge of the fang + plate combination is moved much further back under the car. This sits closer to the wheel so it is relatively protected.
Suffice it to say, I can now safely reverse out of my friend's drive where previously this was actually tearing the bumper from the car. OP, I'd be cautious of this. It may be worth looking under the car to see if the bumper has started to tear away from the undertray.

This thread http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=26768 discussed them previously. To answer your question from last May mmm-five

mmm-five said:
Won't the bolts hit the floor before the skid plate? If that's the case, why not just fit some bolts :P
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Yes, the bolts hit the ground, but they always did since they are there with the OEM set up. The plates are useful when reversing for the reason above. When going forwards, the plates skid up over kerbs (eg when parking injudiciously) whilst the plateless bumper would be scuffed.
 
would be quite easy to have some made up for a non M wouldnt it??? at the end of the day its just sheet metal with some holes
 
It is and it would, but it would need to span the width of the car as the non-M bumper is an even height above the road at the front (isn't it?).
 
aww good point, still a good investment though, my car isnt lowered yet and it scrapes all the time, im sure some speed bumps these days are made for expedition range rovers only.
 
chrisj900 said:
aww good point, still a good investment though, my car isnt lowered yet and it scrapes all the time, im sure some speed bumps these days are made for expedition range rovers only.
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+1 :(
 
Where can you get these from? If only there was something on the market like this for the Elise :headbang:
 
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