Amuse side skirts - scraping question.

cooltoy · 04-01-2015, 12:57 PM

Hello.

I am making some scrape plates for my Amuse (Shine) kit.

I have heard that there is a chance for the side skirts to scrape. Regardless of good or bad driving, I would like to protect them, just in case I have one of those brain farts.

For those that have them on and have had a crape, where on the skirt does that usually happen? Starting in the middle or more towards the back?

I don't want to build a scrape plate that is the whole length of the skirt if I can avoid it. Where would be the best place to start it?

Thank you in advance.

TerribleONE · 04-01-2015, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

Hello.

I am making some scrape plates for my Amuse (Shine) kit.

I have heard that there is a chance for the side skirts to scrape. Regardless of good or bad driving, I would like to protect them, just in case I have one of those brain farts.

For those that have them on and have had a crape, where on the skirt does that usually happen? Starting in the middle or more towards the back?

I don't want to build a scrape plate that is the whole length of the skirt if I can avoid it. Where would be the best place to start it?

Thank you in advance.

If you are lowered, pretty much the entire skirt is at risk.

FairladyZ10PG · 04-01-2015, 02:59 PM

The entire underside is correct but it gets worse towards the rear...

cooltoy · 04-01-2015, 03:19 PM

Sorry. Forgot to mention - stock height.

So should I do it starting about half way? Or just do the whole thing?

I did not want to add too much weight, but if the whole thing needs to be done, then then it was I will do.

Stailey · 04-01-2015, 03:22 PM

Interested to see what you come up with... will you be producing more? I definitely want to protect from scraping too.

FairladyZ10PG · 04-01-2015, 03:30 PM

I don't think you have to worry at stock height

Probably not worth the effort and $ to make the plates and make holes in your sideskirts

TerribleONE · 04-01-2015, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FairladyZ10PG

I don't think you have to worry at stock height

Probably not worth the effort and $ to make the plates and make holes in your sideskirts

I didn't have any issues before putting my KWV3s on

cooltoy · 04-01-2015, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stailey

Interested to see what you come up with... will you be producing more? I definitely want to protect from scraping too.

No, it's just a one off for myself. Sorry.

But Fly1 makes them to fit to any template you want. Or they can do the standard template. Your choice.

Fly1 Motorsports Custom Skid Plates / Splitters

cooltoy · 04-01-2015, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FairladyZ10PG

I don't think you have to worry at stock height

Probably not worth the effort and $ to make the plates and make holes in your sideskirts

Maybe I'll just do halfway, 'cause I am anal. The material would only be like $50.

6MT-Z34 · 04-01-2015, 04:31 PM

just photoshop the rest...it give you full protection with half the weight and cost lol

cooltoy · 04-01-2015, 04:32 PM

HaHa.

GaleForce · 04-01-2015, 05:31 PM

If you're going through the trouble to make plates, do the entire length. Halfway just makes another potential spot to get hung up on.

axmea? · 04-01-2015, 06:32 PM

I don't have the amuse skirt but have the sunline rep. It has scrapes on the entire length of the skirt so I magine it would not be much different. The amuse hang lower than the sunline kit. I have a new replacement kit sitting in my garage and will run a plate for the entire run. I also need to find a way to reinforce where it is mounted on the fender.

04-01-2015, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Amuse side skirts - scraping question. Hello. I am making some scrape plates for my Amuse (Shine) kit. I have heard that there is a chance for the side skirts to scrape. Regardless of good or bad driving, I would like to protect them, just in case I have one of those brain farts. For those that have them on and have had a crape, where on the skirt does that usually happen? Starting in the middle or more towards the back? I don't want to build a scrape plate that is the whole length of the skirt if I can avoid it. Where would be the best place to start it? Thank you in advance. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

04-01-2015, 02:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
FairladyZ10PG A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal-IE Posts: 1,890 Drives: PGraphite m6 Rep Power: 255	The entire underside is correct but it gets worse towards the rear... __________________ ///MPPSK///M Performance FRONT SPLITTER///M Performance KIDNEY GRILLS///MPerformance CF MIRRORS///MPerformance CF SPOILER///AC SCHNITZER

04-01-2015, 03:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Sorry. Forgot to mention - stock height. So should I do it starting about half way? Or just do the whole thing? I did not want to add too much weight, but if the whole thing needs to be done, then then it was I will do. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

04-01-2015, 03:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stailey Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Queens,NY & Atlanta,GA Posts: 131 Drives: '11 370z 7AT Rep Power: 13	Interested to see what you come up with... will you be producing more? I definitely want to protect from scraping too. __________________ 2011 Black Cherry 370Z Touring+Sport 7AT \| Motordyne Shockwave E370 \| Berk HFC \| Stillen Gen III \| Hotchkis Sways \| ONEighty Headlights \| UpRev Tuned by RAD Atlanta, GA & Queens, NY - Stailey's Build Journal

04-01-2015, 03:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
FairladyZ10PG A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal-IE Posts: 1,890 Drives: PGraphite m6 Rep Power: 255	I don't think you have to worry at stock height Probably not worth the effort and $ to make the plates and make holes in your sideskirts __________________ ///MPPSK///M Performance FRONT SPLITTER///M Performance KIDNEY GRILLS///MPerformance CF MIRRORS///MPerformance CF SPOILER///AC SCHNITZER

04-01-2015, 04:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
6MT-Z34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 1,726 Drives: PW Z Rep Power: 15	just photoshop the rest...it give you full protection with half the weight and cost lol

04-01-2015, 04:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	HaHa. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

04-01-2015, 05:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
GaleForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 21,749 Drives: Varis Arising II Rep Power: 51865	If you're going through the trouble to make plates, do the entire length. Halfway just makes another potential spot to get hung up on. TerribleONE and cooltoy like this. __________________ >>>GaleForce's Build<<< >>>FaceBook @3GsCustoms<<<>>>Instagram @GaleForce370z<<< Varis Kamikaze-Z

04-01-2015, 06:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	I don't have the amuse skirt but have the sunline rep. It has scrapes on the entire length of the skirt so I magine it would not be much different. The amuse hang lower than the sunline kit. I have a new replacement kit sitting in my garage and will run a plate for the entire run. I also need to find a way to reinforce where it is mounted on the fender. cooltoy likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

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