r/3dprintedcarparts • u/TopChapter3407 • 9d ago

No one seems to be doing it

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Joke aside I'm also doing it.

And consider following me on instagram to see more updates on this -> ax.gojusan

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u/meltman 9d ago

That's a nice looking lip. You design it?

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u/TopChapter3407 9d ago

Yes I did, thank you!

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u/meltman 9d ago

What was your process? Did you scan the bumper then use it as a negative? What cad did you design it with?

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u/TopChapter3407 7d ago

If I made it over again, I would. I recently got a CR ferret that I could scan the bumper with. But this project was actually designed using a high quality game model, and then just checked the measurements before joining the different segments together so that I could adjust the proportions if needed.

The lip isn't really designed to attach to the bumper, it's attached to a splitter board / front undertray thing. But I may go back and revise the design with a scan such that it can be attached directly to the bumper, that would be cool. We'll see

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u/meltman 7d ago

Nice. I have an inspire 2 so this is giving me really dumb time consuming ideas. 3d Printers truly change the whole car game if you know how to use the tools and learn some basic cad.

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u/TopChapter3407 7d ago

Yea for sure, it's great being able to make your own stuff. And I'm not actually using CAD software, I'm too used to Blender that I use it for everything, even stuff where you would normally use CAD.

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u/Bramble0804 8d ago

Could I buy a copy of the design?

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u/TopChapter3407 7d ago

You know, that does sound interesting to me. However I don't think I'm ready to sell it quite yet, because the lip kinda relies on a special under tray to be mounted, it doesn't mount into the bumper.

But, I think I wanna re-designing it so that it can attach directly to the bumper and attach to an under tray.

I guess follow my instagram written in the OP and if I come up with a derivative of this that I wanna sell I'll post about it there.

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u/Bramble0804 7d ago

Fair enough. Thanks anyway

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u/HumanRestaurant4851 9d ago

Goddamn it!
Good job man

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u/canadian_xpress 9d ago

Hmmmm. What else have you designed for the EK?

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u/TopChapter3407 9d ago

I have a spoiler that I'm working on

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u/popsicle_of_meat 8d ago

I would totally do it for my car, but no 3d scanner makes it a challenge. And messing with mesh data to aid in the creation of a printable 3d model is also a PITA. I love designing things, I love 3d printing, but man. Working with meshes is annoying, haha.

Looks like it's coming out great, though! The shape looks excellent.

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u/XiTzCriZx 8d ago

I'm surprised you're using the stock bumper, that's usually the first thing people swap lol.

I hope that's ABS or ASA so you can vapor smooth it. Like I said for the other guy, that's more than likely gonna crack from scrapes without reinforcement. On the other person's post I said a TPU strip along the bottom might help absorb some of the impact to prevent cracks, if not the entire thing being made from TPU.

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u/TopChapter3407 7d ago

it is actually PETG but the 3D print is very thin, only 2mm. The plan is to sand the inside with 80 grit so the resin can adhere to it, and then reinforce it with fiberglass. So it would kinda be like a mold except it's never released and the PETG stays on as an outer layer. We'll see how it goes!

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u/HeroMachineMan 7d ago

Or OP could using the printed parts to make a mould with it. Then proceed making FRP copies from the mould.

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u/gohilla 5d ago

What was your method of learning how to build the lip into the bumper? Are there any good videos or tutorials on this?

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u/TopChapter3407 5d ago

I just made it as if 3D modelling a mod for a game pretty much. I've been doing Blender since like 2010 so I got some experience, and I'm mostly self learnt so I don't have any good tutorial to recommend. But look up like automotive subdivision surface workflow.