bumper burn marks
10-03-2005, 02:51 PM
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bumper burn marks
well i got my blitz nur spec r which is freakn big and its leaven black marks on my bumper would the kart boy longer hangers take care of this or do i just have to keep cleaning the spot? did a search all i could find about the "burn" marks was clean it. kart boy hangers or clean ???
10-03-2005, 06:26 PM
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this guy told me i should get one of those panels (stainless steel) to put above it. id rather leave the burn marks then slap that APC crap on it. o well guess it will just be a weekly thing to clean
10-03-2005, 08:46 PM
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Have you checked out Varis ? They're CF and made in Japan, Fizz sells them and so is CVR Motorsports, they're priced on the high side and then there's the ebay CF exhaust finisher, the seller's from Singapore, cheaper but they're not domestic. Watch your bumper, if your tip is touching/barely touching, soon it will not be marks anymore but melting plastic.
10-04-2005, 12:15 AM
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The Kartboy hangers come in the original OEM style which is almost like stock. The long ones drop the exhaust about an inch. I'm getting the stock ones for my TBE cause the long ones make it hang low. I might go and purchase the Varis CF heat sheild depending on how things go in the future.
10-04-2005, 07:26 AM
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its not touching the bumper at all ive got just about 1/2 inch or so it looks really good where it sits id hate to drop it down lower. i might check into varis. so if i got the long hangers would it stop the marks??
10-04-2005, 11:01 AM
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The carbon-fiber bumper guard makes no sense -- CF is in a resin suspension that has to have a melting point pretty close to the actual bumper's melting point. It might look nice, but if the exhaust is hot enough to ripple your bumper it will melt the CF too.
I wish the JDM Subaru exhaust shield didn't look so odd.
I wish the JDM Subaru exhaust shield didn't look so odd.
10-04-2005, 08:00 PM
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its not rippling or melting my bumper its leaveing black marks from the exhaust thats all they wipe right off. all i want to know is if the kartboy long hangers will help stop this or should i find an exhaust heat shield for it?? no melting no rippling just black wipe away marks.....?
10-04-2005, 09:04 PM
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10-06-2005, 05:19 AM
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not a big fan of that look. alittle funky looking if you ask me. the CF one looks much cleaner and goes with the lines of the rear bumper much better. ill get the varis one after i get my DP
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If you're trying to get it off your bumper, and it's not really melted-in, then try some Meguiar's Mild-compound clay bar, applied with a liberal amount of Meguiar's Final Inspection Spray.
You may have to first use some medium-drying solvent, like 3m light adhesive/tar remover before claying it.
You may have to first use some medium-drying solvent, like 3m light adhesive/tar remover before claying it.
10-17-2005, 11:11 PM
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I still say that if the bumper can melt, the CF guard can melt also.
I'm thinking of getting that stainless one shown below (the JDM Exhaust Finisher) and scuffing it up and painting it flat black with engine block/caliper paint. My APS 3" turboback sits about 1/4" of an inch from the bumper, it is really tight up against it. No black soot yet (I still have an up-pipe cat) but it is hot to the touch after a 30-minute drive.
I'm thinking of getting that stainless one shown below (the JDM Exhaust Finisher) and scuffing it up and painting it flat black with engine block/caliper paint. My APS 3" turboback sits about 1/4" of an inch from the bumper, it is really tight up against it. No black soot yet (I still have an up-pipe cat) but it is hot to the touch after a 30-minute drive.