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Carbon fiber rear diffuser from China (results)

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Old Apr 1, 2021 | 04:14 PM
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My biggest snag was paying someone who said they could do it. He botched it but it is recoverable since he cut out too little and the 2 sides didn't match. I have been cleaning it up a bit with a file (slow and precise). My plan is to clamp a piece of 6 foot, 1/8 angle aluminum across the bottom of the diffuser, to get a consistent reference so the height of the cut outs will be even. The next task is to get the rounded parts consistent. The guy used some of the cutout portion to create the "lip" so that the sides the face has support. They also aren't even but not horrible. I will fix that once I can get the height measured out. Making them match is the biggest challenge.

The hard part is I am having to work around the quad tips which are welded in. They look good although once I finish I may have them brought up a bit so they are flush with the bottom of the diffuser. My last thought is to paint some of the underside that are viewable from the rear flat black.

 
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Old Apr 6, 2021 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by OldGuy1
My biggest snag was paying someone ... that are viewable from the rear flat black.
Looks good from this angle! Haha. Thanks for the response.
 
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Old May 1, 2021 | 05:07 PM
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It looks great i got mine from china as well but the black version not a fan of the carbon fiber, yeah about outside clips samething happened to mine but i got lazy so i haven't fix yet

 
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Old May 1, 2021 | 05:19 PM
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That looks smart, never really seen one in that shape that wasn't carbon fibre, but I'm liking that.

Is your car wrapped matt? Or is it the photo?
 
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Old May 1, 2021 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by dolphinfreindly
That looks smart, never really seen one in that shape that wasn't carbon fibre, but I'm liking that.

Is your car wrapped matt? Or is it the photo?
Thanks, its aluminum satin wrap
 
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Old May 4, 2021 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by yera35
Thanks, its aluminum satin wrap
roughly how much that wrap cost?
 
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Old May 7, 2021 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by tsantsa
roughly how much that wrap cost?
$2000
 
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Old Jun 11, 2021 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by yera35
It looks great i got mine from china as well but the black version not a fan of the carbon fiber, yeah about outside clips samething happened to mine but i got lazy so i haven't fix yet
dang if I had known black would look like that i might have gone that route too! i like the carbon fiber but that looks cleannn
 
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Old Jun 11, 2021 | 04:35 PM
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yera35, what wheels are those and what size/offset are they?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2021 | 09:45 PM
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yera35, what wheels are those and what size/offset are they?
Hey bro, wheels are 19" niche misano 19x8.5 all around offset.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2021 | 10:08 AM
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Very nice, to the 8.5's in front rub? Did you spec the stock offsets?
 
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Old Jun 13, 2021 | 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by OldGuy1
Very nice, to the 8.5's in front rub? Did you spec the stock offsets?
stock was 19x7.5 in front but the 8.5 with the 225/40 tires works fine
 
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