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hosstheboss

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hosstheboss

hosstheboss

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Guys, have any of you guys had "issues" getting in / out of multi storey car parks? I'm worried about ripping off the lower rubber spoiler on my RB320? Wife is getting well fecking peed off with me refusing to go into these. :thumbup:

st3ph3n

st3ph3n

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I caught the splitter on my car in a few multi-storeys but not severly and most of them were okay. Similar design but probably sitting slightly lower as I'm running Teins. It eventually met its end at a level crossing though.

zeolite

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Guys, have any of you guys had "issues" getting in / out of multi storey car parks? I'm worried about ripping off the lower rubber spoiler on my RB320? Wife is getting well fecking peed off with me refusing to go into these. :thumbup:

YES!!!!

Lancaster centre car park! Splitter then fell off on the M6

Don't do it!

Smiler AS

Smiler AS

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If your meaning the Elgin one in particular, I stuck to the entrance and lower level when I had the Prodrive springs on and was ok,

(had splitter on too with Hawkeye (only saying that due to Hawkeyes having quite long noses)).

Any of the Inverness ones are ok too.

I havent yet ventured in with the Teins on, car is prob another 10/15mm lower than on prodrive springs.

Ps. Let me know if you venture up top in Elgin!

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thefastone

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Yeah hawk-eyes seem to be worse than the blobs as they stick out more at the front over the wheels... I remember Marc (Boyakasha) trying to get in and out of the one next to the train station, which has pretty harsh ramps, I think that he even tried reversing down the carpark to avoid the scraping, which of course failed miserably... :thumbup:

but the ban accord car park (the one next to boots, off schoolhill) is not too bad I find, but then I am driving a classic, at normal height...

You only have to try it once to find out, you'll soon know if its going to be a bad idea or not...

I'm sure if you use that one, you'll probably be fine... (You ARE in Aberdeen aintcha?) failing that, Denburn for the win! You'll have no problems in there! IN fact, Chapel street is ok too, come to think about it, you might get a little scrape, but Idont know how bad, Ive had an RB320 (Dianne's) and an STi hawk eye in there with no real issues...

Ask at Kenn and Dianne, I'm sure that they will tell you if there's any that the have any problems with...

thewelsho

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Yes, the front of the Hawkeye was extended to increase safety, i.e. crumple zones and energy absorption in case of a front on shunt. When I had my splitter on, it scraped its way on every ramp going down and up, it was a painful and butt-clenching moment each time. I avoided multi-stories thereafter and still wont go in even now that its gone. So don't!

eck

eck

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I would rather walk into town on broken glass rather than park the motor in one of those multi storey door ding factories :thumbup:

scouk

scouk

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I would rather walk into town on broken glass rather than park the motor in one of those multi storey door ding factories :D

:thumbup:

My bro's RB320 has never seen a multi storey as far as I know.. But he does have the rubber protector just incase.. Amazingly he managed to ground his old bugeye on standard springs on a carpark somewhere :lol:

I've not tried the elgin one yet with the bugeye since fitting the splitter.. It was relatively close before and not willing to jam up the carpark trying... ALthough that's just given me an idea for a local meet.... That's one way to attract attention to ourselves.. TopGear style!! :banana:

colzo

colzo

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My Blobeye has the OEM STI splitter but is on standard springs and has had no issues with the multi storey car parks. However my old P1 was a nightmare both up and down the ramps.

C_WRX

C_WRX

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Guys, have any of you guys had "issues" getting in / out of multi storey car parks? I'm worried about ripping off the lower rubber spoiler on my RB320? Wife is getting well fecking peed off with me refusing to go into these. ;)

Sooo, already having prodrive springs fitted, if I fit a front splitter I can get out of having to go to the shops !! Thinking the wife might not accept that as a good reason !!? :lol:

plimpix

plimpix

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Sooo, already having prodrive springs fitted, if I fit a front splitter I can get out of having to go to the shops !! Thinking the wife might not accept that as a good reason !!? :lol:

yea happened to me couple times then i had a bump and had to get new one anyway ;)

ballsie

ballsie

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My 08 STi with lip spoiler and v-limited extension likes to scuff coming out of the Buchanan Galleries. I don't think its doing serious harm but it sounds awful!

nkwrx

nkwrx

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Hi mate, got a splitter on my Hawkeye on Prodrive springs and never had a problem

with any multi storey carparks in Glasgow........The Dunoon ferry though, that's another story!!! ouch!

Boyakasha

Boyakasha

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Yeah hawk-eyes seem to be worse than the blobs as they stick out more at the front over the wheels... I remember Marc (Boyakasha) trying to get in and out of the one next to the train station, which has pretty harsh ramps, I think that he even tried reversing down the carpark to avoid the scraping, which of course failed miserably... ;)

Yip I remember that night well :lol:

That was the first and last time my car ever went near a multi storey carpark :lol:

thefastone

thefastone

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Yip I remember that night well ;)

That was the first and last time my car ever went near a multi storey carpark ;)

HAHAHA! That was one of the funnies things that Ive seen in a long time!!! watching you sheepishly reversing down the ramps!!! ;)

That said, you went in the Chapel street one with no issues straight after, but man that was hard work persuading you! :censored:

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hosstheboss

hosstheboss

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Thanks for all of the feedback guys. Too many NO's for me to risk it i think, between that and the thought of all the numpties in Aberdeen with their arms full of Christmas shopping putting loverly big "dings" in the bodywork of my baby - i just couldn't handle it!! Wife's Cooper S is covered with dents - not sure how many are self inflicted though ;)

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