GV Replica Lip Question

Red Blur

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2008 Mazdaspeed 3
I'm thinking about getting the GV replica front lip for my ms3. I'm wondering from the people that have it if it reduces your ground clearance and if so how much compared to the oem bumper clearance, thanks in advance.
 
I've never measured but it might a little, but not enough that you would notice. It does stick out more so that is what I scrape.
 
I'm waiting for spring before I install mine but I would imagine that it will hang a tad lower than stock - my guess is not much more than an inch. Like someone else already mentioned, it will protrude out noticeably so watch out when parking! TBH, the lip will not be the thing that scrapes, I'm lowered about an inch and what I scrape a tonne is the lower front splash guard. That thing hangs down pretty low.
 
Thanks guys, my last car had a front lip and pulling in and out of driveways was a b****. I told myself never again, but I really like how the GV lip looks on our cars!
 
I have one and it did not make it any lower. If you look straight on your bumper and got down low it it flush with the black plastic under portion that sticks below the stock bumper. The only difference is that it sticks out further than the original bumper does. SOOOO in a sense, you can/t cut a corner or go straight into a driveway as you would on your stock bumper as the stock bumper curls down and under the car while the lip is no lower but sticks out. Get what I mean?

This is a shot directly forward of it, the car is lowered a bit tho:
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On this side shot, look below the front bumper, can you see the lump barely peeking out fron under? thats the stock black plastic thingy that curves under your bumper. So as you can see its just as low as that thing is, just protrudes further outwards from the curved bumper:
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got all urs PMs, responded as well.. just waiting on mazda to give me answers cuz they really ****** me over.
 

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