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Originally Posted by phan
really appreciate this response. more than anything, i've noticed the clear coat over the top "CF" cracks easily, stupidly so, and figured that would be non-existent in some of the more expensive reps (i thought they were better built). my currently lip is stil in decent condition, it's the clear that's cracking that bothers the hell out of me. that's what i'm trying to combat more than anything as i'm fairly careful despite ride height and LA roads being...LA roads.
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I have not seen any reps in the boston area have cracking clear, must be all the perfect weather in LA! to remedy the cracking you can sand the material down prior to installation and seal the whole lip in a very good high quality clear at a body shop, and then XPEL wrap the lip. i did that to mine and its very resilient even to rock chips, not resilient however to hitting the road
Post a pic of the cracking too, it will help to understand if it could be UV related, or impact related from rock chips.
The real CF from Vorsteiner or other companies use an epoxy that is very thick, it is like a gel coat on a boat. it has a tendency to yellow, cloud, and crack if it is improperly mixed/ poor quality product.
Eventuri had this problem on a set of intakes they offered. they offered at one time blue CF intake tubes with blue cf housings. however i did a full restoration on these and found that it is regular black CF and blue tinted epoxy over the standard epoxy. this tinted epoxy is not heat resistant and yellows in the engine bay.
I will post pics of that process soon, one i complete the tube restoration, the filter housing are completed.
