APR splitter users: How did you mount it?
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APR splitter users: How did you mount it?
Anyone using the APR splitter? I searched around to see what kind of issues people ran into when installing, but haven't found any. I'm looking at the bottom of the stock 03 front bumper and it's not flat. The sides drop down further than the center. I saw some pics of one install and the splitter points upward because of the drop on the sides of the front bumper. Please share if you have mounted yours and have it flat. I'm thinking that some spacers to drop the mounting surface in the center, or find a way to push the sides of the bumper up. Pics would be best. Thanks.
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waiting for pics, i want to replace my Stillen splitter with APR
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Uh, I'm confused, you want to see the bottom of the front bumper? I'm assuming that you are looking to see my splitter pointing upward perhaps? I don't have the splitter mounted because of the uneven bumper and I'm looking to see who has and how they mounted it to be flat.
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Hmmm. I'm pretty sure the splitter shouldn't be pointing up, so I'm going to say that it's not right to point up. I was mainly wanting to see who mounted theirs correctly and how they overcame the shape of the bottom of our bumper cover. Wasn't really trying to see if it would be right or not. No biggie, once I get mine done, I will post up so people that are interested in a splitter will see how I did it.
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I had a the splitter
I installed the splitter with the rear spoiler. The rear spoiler has been a great addition but the front splitter is just too agressive and fragile when hung on the OEM front bumper. I rolled into the kitty litter at turn 2 at Laguna Seca and the splitter dug into the gravel and broke the bumper. I replaced it with a bumper that has a small splitter built in. This has added the correct balance and the addition of aero has eliminated the loose feel above 90mph. You do have to rebalance the shock settings.
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I installed the splitter with the rear spoiler. The rear spoiler has been a great addition but the front splitter is just too agressive and fragile when hung on the OEM front bumper. I rolled into the kitty litter at turn 2 at Laguna Seca and the splitter dug into the gravel and broke the bumper. I replaced it with a bumper that has a small splitter built in. This has added the correct balance and the addition of aero has eliminated the loose feel above 90mph. You do have to rebalance the shock settings.
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Good luck with the install. It is really difficult to get right.
Ray
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You need to make (3) aluminum dowels to space the front to be flat. They look to be about .75" tall or the height of the change in the bottom of the bumper. I also had to use four braces to keep the splitter from flexing at speed.
Good luck with the install. It is really difficult to get right.
Ray
Good luck with the install. It is really difficult to get right.
Ray
Sweet. Thanks Ray. I was thinking of something similar. I'm thinking about getting some small dia. pipes and cutting them down to be spacers and getting longer bolts to go through them. I'll go to the home improvement store and see what kind of small tubes they have. Just got a bunch of snow here so I might be in for the next few days. I will try to document my install so others can see how I did it. I'll keep in mind the extra bracing you used too. I might pick up an extra set just in case mine flexes too much too. Thanks for the tips.
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First update. Went to the hardware store looking for spacers and such, but thought of a better idea. Maybe. Got a long M8 bolt ,and with 3 washers ,and 2 M8 nuts. The long bolt with the washers and nuts will be able to leave up to a 1in. gap at the center part of the bumper where it needs to be spaced. So what it will look like from the top to bottom is: bolt head, washer, bumper cover, washer, nut, gap on the bolt, nut, washer, splitter, washer, nylon locking nut. I think this will work. I'll report back when I actually work on it. Attached pic shows the hardware included with the splitter and also what I picked up to supplement it to leave a space. I will use the washer and nylon nut from the splitters hardware.
Sorry, no pic for now. I'll try again later.
Sorry, no pic for now. I'll try again later.
Last edited by misterniceguy; 12-23-2009 at 12:29 PM. Reason: pic added
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