997 Turbo 1.5 gen front lower lip spoiler

[domswinfield]

Does anyone else's front splitter hit eveything? I am so careful having own very low cars in the past but this always scrapes the speed bumps even at a snails pace!
I will soon need to get a new spoiler as this one is getting heavily pitted in places unless anyone has a clever solution to make it look nice again?
I have been eyeing up new spoilers from aftermarket companies but the turbo is lacking in choices. I really don't want to spend thousands as a lovely porsche part isn't that expensive. Any ideas? I am rather taken with some of the Sharkwerks carbon items but need to remortgage to buy one. Any ideas?

 

[angusc]

Mine used to clip the sleeping policemen around Cambridge. Then I had new shock absorbers and springs fitted (Bilstiens B6) and never had the problem again. My 997.1 has 91K on the clock. I was advised that Porsche guarantee the suspension up to 100K do mine were due to be changed. Centre of gravity is highly recommended for a geometry check.

 

[Lancerlot]

At normal ride height the splitter will clear most speed bumps satisfactorily, but the front suspension will droop significantly over time, reducing the clearance.
It's better to accelerate slightly, rather than brake over bumps, as this raises the front. You can increase the clearance slightly by driving over bumps at an angle rather than head-on. Buy a spare splitter from your PC, they're not that expensive (unless you have the aerokit version). Then you'll have one for show and one for go - only a 10 minute job to change (2 torx screws).
But get the ride height checked out soon. []
Regards,

Clive

 

[zeb]

unlucky dom.....there damn near a service item of these cars!

Clive's idea is sound, on my gen1 I had one on and one ready to go on when the inevitable happened.....[]