BlackKnight1982
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Ive finally finished my front splitter today.
Here are a few pics of the process.
The splitter started life as a 6mm thick piece of marine plywood (waterproof)
While lifting the front end of the car into the air i used stands to hold up the plywood to the car then i carefully drawed the splitter shape out.
Then i cut it out using a jigsaw, once half way through i used the piece i had just cut off as a template to get a matching curve.
Once cut out it was carefully sanded down and several coats of black floor paint which is highly durable and waterproof was added to each side, i gave mine 4 coats but its down to you really.
Once all the paint was dry & hardened i used 6mm black edge trim which i carefully pushed onto the leading edge of the splitter.
I used 4 black pan head screws to hold it in place, tbh it doesn't really need them but i would rather be safe then sorry.
I used two existing holes in the radiator/condenser bottom support bracket. For which i put 10mm head 50mm length bolts through with the relevent washers & put a nut on and tighting it up onto the bracket then i used 10mm ID oil/fuel hose which i cut down the make rubber spacers to go over the length of thread & existing nut which i had just tightend up.
I put the splitter up to this and marked the splitter where the thread of the bolts touched then drilled the 2 holes.
I then bolted on my two front spitter support rods which would hold the front of the splitter. I bolted these through existing holes which the lower bumper rubber fixes on.
Once this were fixed to the bumper i placed the swivel head end were i wanted it and marked and drilled two holes.
I then bolted the splitter using nylock bolts & big washers to the 2 rear mounts which have the rubber hose on & to the front bolts which go through the support rod.
I also fitted two speed screws with speed clips & washers, on either end of the splitter through onto the tabs on the bottom of the corner vents of the bumper.
FINALLY FITTED
Ive got about 80mm of ground clearance on the front but mine is lowered 55mm all round, ive taken it out today and it seems to have a made quite a difference to way it handles, alot more than i anticipated.
Here are a few pics of the process.
The splitter started life as a 6mm thick piece of marine plywood (waterproof)
While lifting the front end of the car into the air i used stands to hold up the plywood to the car then i carefully drawed the splitter shape out.
Then i cut it out using a jigsaw, once half way through i used the piece i had just cut off as a template to get a matching curve.
Once cut out it was carefully sanded down and several coats of black floor paint which is highly durable and waterproof was added to each side, i gave mine 4 coats but its down to you really.
Once all the paint was dry & hardened i used 6mm black edge trim which i carefully pushed onto the leading edge of the splitter.
I used 4 black pan head screws to hold it in place, tbh it doesn't really need them but i would rather be safe then sorry.
I used two existing holes in the radiator/condenser bottom support bracket. For which i put 10mm head 50mm length bolts through with the relevent washers & put a nut on and tighting it up onto the bracket then i used 10mm ID oil/fuel hose which i cut down the make rubber spacers to go over the length of thread & existing nut which i had just tightend up.
I put the splitter up to this and marked the splitter where the thread of the bolts touched then drilled the 2 holes.
I then bolted on my two front spitter support rods which would hold the front of the splitter. I bolted these through existing holes which the lower bumper rubber fixes on.
Once this were fixed to the bumper i placed the swivel head end were i wanted it and marked and drilled two holes.
I then bolted the splitter using nylock bolts & big washers to the 2 rear mounts which have the rubber hose on & to the front bolts which go through the support rod.
I also fitted two speed screws with speed clips & washers, on either end of the splitter through onto the tabs on the bottom of the corner vents of the bumper.
FINALLY FITTED
Ive got about 80mm of ground clearance on the front but mine is lowered 55mm all round, ive taken it out today and it seems to have a made quite a difference to way it handles, alot more than i anticipated.