Saturday, April 11, 2020

CF Diffuser install issues

Guys, need some advise.

I got a rear diffuser on eBay from a Taiwanese company that came recommended on a facebook group.
I will say that the sales ad did say that fitment may not be 100% and that professional installation was recommended.

Well, I just spent a couple of hours with a dremel tool and removed excess carbon fiber here and there and freshen up the tabs that clip into the bumper.

I have noticed that the fitment is not 100 in the two lower corners, and that it will pull a little on the bumper, but all in all I think it could fit.

But, there is a but, a kind of major issue. I have the kick to open trunk feature, and the antenna bracket that run along the whole bumper appears to come just far enough down that the diffuser won't fit.
Basically the curvature of the diffuser hits the bracket before it gets high enough for the center tabs to get to the place it needs to clip into the bumper.

Anyone solved this issue? looks like that bracket runs all the way up the back of the bumper and is not something that will come off easy or that it can be cut enough to give enough room.

Im talking about the piece circled in white on the picture.










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