Those with 6LE CF Diffuser come in
05-19-2012, 09:02 PM
#1
Those with 6LE CF Diffuser come in For those that have this piece for a t/a, how was your fit?
I am on my second one and the fit is still off. The replacement piece is better than the original one I got a couple months back (pieces were on backorder). Mark was helpful in trying to get it corrected the first time. I have not contacted him yet about the second one not fitting correctly, but plan on it as well. Just wanted to get feedback on if this is how others have been.
Here is the original one:
Here is the replacement piece that I just received this week, from a new batch of diffusers:
The piece lines up better than the original, but still cant even get it to lay flat when I push on it and hold it in place.
I am on my second one and the fit is still off. The replacement piece is better than the original one I got a couple months back (pieces were on backorder). Mark was helpful in trying to get it corrected the first time. I have not contacted him yet about the second one not fitting correctly, but plan on it as well. Just wanted to get feedback on if this is how others have been.
Here is the original one:
Here is the replacement piece that I just received this week, from a new batch of diffusers:
The piece lines up better than the original, but still cant even get it to lay flat when I push on it and hold it in place.
05-19-2012, 10:13 PM
#2
so you have the adhesive on the diffuser and had it held there for a good amount of time? if you put the diffuser on the way that the instructions say to, tape it to the car and allow the heat to form it to the car. it doesnt come curved from 6LE and it will curve over time. you should have kept the first one because from the looks of it, it was perfectly fine.
05-20-2012, 09:09 AM
#6
I have the regular plastic one and I had the same fitment issues. I seriously don't understand why these things weren't molded to actually fit the car. Anyhoooo... I got mine to fit decently well by pushing on the diffuser extremely hard and installing screws on the ends of the bottom of the piece into the bumper.
05-20-2012, 11:49 AM
#7
Mybandit and Doggy -> It came with no instructions, but thanks for stating the obvious of following instructions. I sent pics to Mark asking if this was normal and he offered a replacement as it should not have been off that much. I also ordered the Cf splitter at the same time. That came with incorrect hardware (Mark had to end up sending me out a correct set) and also found out it does not come pre-drilled like the abs pieces do. I could not even get the original piece to follow the bumper at all, so that's why they sent out a replacement. These are not like the abs ones that can mold over time as the fiberglass backing makes it pretty firm. Even if I was able to hold it with screws, the fiberglass is already cured and wont change shape, it will just add additional stress to the stock bumper.
Blk98vert, yes this is what I pm'ed about, just figure for the cost it should fit better where I'm not struggling to get it to hold shape. At this point I am debating on whether I want to keep this piece or not.
Carlos, your car looks great.
Blk98vert, yes this is what I pm'ed about, just figure for the cost it should fit better where I'm not struggling to get it to hold shape. At this point I am debating on whether I want to keep this piece or not.
Carlos, your car looks great.
Last edited by peterlawl84; 05-20-2012 at 11:57 AM.
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05-20-2012, 12:18 PM
#10
It had a bunch of 3m tape on it but it couldve been from the previous owner (who never installed it) I used the license plate bolts. After I took all the tape off I had a buddy push one end in rivet it then work our way to the other side so it all lined up good
05-20-2012, 02:39 PM
#12
Mybandit and Doggy -> It came with no instructions, but thanks for stating the obvious of following instructions. I sent pics to Mark asking if this was normal and he offered a replacement as it should not have been off that much. I also ordered the Cf splitter at the same time. That came with incorrect hardware (Mark had to end up sending me out a correct set) and also found out it does not come pre-drilled like the abs pieces do. I could not even get the original piece to follow the bumper at all, so that's why they sent out a replacement. These are not like the abs ones that can mold over time as the fiberglass backing makes it pretty firm. Even if I was able to hold it with screws, the fiberglass is already cured and wont change shape, it will just add additional stress to the stock bumper.
Blk98vert, yes this is what I pm'ed about, just figure for the cost it should fit better where I'm not struggling to get it to hold shape. At this point I am debating on whether I want to keep this piece or not.
Carlos, your car looks great.
Blk98vert, yes this is what I pm'ed about, just figure for the cost it should fit better where I'm not struggling to get it to hold shape. At this point I am debating on whether I want to keep this piece or not.
Carlos, your car looks great.
05-21-2012, 11:09 AM
#15
I am still waiting to hear back from 6LE, I am not trying to be a snob, but for the price, I think it should fit better where it should not be a struggle to hold in place.
05-21-2012, 12:29 PM
#16
I plan on painting the rivets black so it blends together better but the marker wore off. I really didn't want to rivet it either but I had no choice because of the fitment issue
05-21-2012, 07:58 PM
#18
I hope so for your sake, I think you will have to come up with a solution on your own to make it work. It's a nice piece but it doesn't contour to the bumper so your either going to spend hours heating it up or 10 minutes bolting it to the bumper
