View Full Version : Fitted my vr6 splitter at last!!
Scott-16v!
10-10-2005, 20:12
bought a golf vr6 splitter for my valver a couple of months back, and this afternoon i finally got around to fitting it from this:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/my%20clio/lowfront.jpg
to this:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/my%20clio/splitterlowdown.jpg
can only just get on the drive though with about an inch clearance
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/my%20clio/splitterdrive.jpg
took me all afternoon but was easier than i though it would be, once i got the right drill bit i was straight through all the pop rivvets, then i had to butcher the splitter in the middle cos it was too wide, and on the ends cos it was too long, i'm pleased ive done it though i think it looks mint
let me know what you think, good or bad comments welcomed 8) :D
Justin..
10-10-2005, 20:27
looks ok. its good the way the centre bit lines up with the stock bumper :)
Scott-16v!
10-10-2005, 20:30
and the grill :wink: , lucky really as i measured with a screwdriver down from the middle of the numberplate for where i needed to cut the splitter and its looks pretty damn accurate to me :lol:
V nice
I wanted to fit one time ago.......bit to low now :oops:
debottomley
10-10-2005, 21:45
Like it mate, alot.
How much did that set you back if you dont mind me asking?
Scott-16v!
10-10-2005, 22:09
they come in halves from gsf car parts at £16.25 each, came to about £38 including the vat :)
whether it stays on or not depends on how long it last over humps, going into car parks and turning into streets :lol: got 2" clearance on the flat and about an inch going onto the drive as seen in pic :P
Justin..
10-10-2005, 22:26
lol, can you get ibiza splitters from there?
Scott-16v!
10-10-2005, 22:31
i'd imagine so yeah, quite a few people have already got them though which is part of the reason i wanted something different :)
Justin..
10-10-2005, 22:31
i know but i like em
James Clio 16v
10-10-2005, 23:15
I like that. Suits the car.
like it, nice n subtle, shud look good sprayed. :)
I like that but wouldnt spray it as it is going to get a beating lol
Scott-16v!
11-10-2005, 11:19
^^exactly! the one i had on my mk3 golf got ripped off about a dozen times :oops: and that was nowhere near as low as the valver
Was it easy to fix to the bumper, what did you use ??
Scott-16v!
11-10-2005, 11:27
dads tools lol, had to drill the old one off cos it was rivveted on, once i'd cut this one to size i bolted it on so that it wouldn't be too easy to rip off, about a dozen bolts in it i thinkm quite lucky cos a few of the holes on the bumper matched up with the brackets on the splitter. took me about 4 hour to do. now i'm in the process of putting the rubber one on the back bumper and its proving to be a right bitch to fit, i have to keep hacksawing loads off the top clip bits so that it will bend to fit :x
nice work keep us posted :)
Scott-16v!
11-10-2005, 11:36
will do, anyway finished my cuppa so i'm off to finish the other side :D
Andyvalver
11-10-2005, 13:19
Not my cuppa tea mate personally. I prefer the standard one :oops: soz
Scott-16v!
11-10-2005, 17:55
finally finished the rear splitter and just took some pics 8)
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/my%20clio/rear1.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/my%20clio/rear2.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/my%20clio/rear3.jpg
and a pic side on as requested to show both splitters, i think it looks good and i'm happy with it for the time being :)
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/my%20clio/sideon.jpg
Not dissimilar to the Seat Ibiza splitter
Scott-16v!
11-10-2005, 18:10
the front or the rear :? ? its not much deeper than the seat one really, i think it only looks massive in the original pics cos its so close up, the one on the rear is the original valver front item
http://lunner.co.uk/RSi/March%2005/slides/CIMG0958.JPG
Scott-16v!
11-10-2005, 18:14
ah i see, i'd say there the same depth, roughly 3"
Yup, ripped mien off ona fox, got a new one sat in my garage waiting to be fitted, but it literally scrapes on everything
Scott-16v!
11-10-2005, 18:21
a fox lol :lol: , not tried the humps yet, and ive steered clear of steep streets, gonna have to try 'em sooner or later though :roll: :lol:
Mine even srapes going up the kerb inot the gym carpark
is it my eyes or do you have a phase 1 petrol cap? :shock:
Scott-16v!
15-10-2005, 14:26
^^ive wondered about that before, dont the phase 2's has a sunken barrel for the key? maybe its cos my car was manufactured in the changeover year being a mid/late '94 model. knowing renault they thought sod it weve got some of these left lets put that on :roll:
Mish_16V
15-10-2005, 19:23
mine looks same and mines an M as well..
^^ive wondered about that before, dont the phase 2's has a sunken barrel for the key? maybe its cos my car was manufactured in the changeover year being a mid/late '94 model. knowing renault they thought sod it weve got some of these left lets put that on :roll:
god my eyes are good!
Dont worry about it though, phase 1's are miles better - mine always refuses to give my key back after filling up! :roll:
Scott-16v!
16-10-2005, 09:25
mine looks same and mines an M as well..
8) i think they look a bit better than the phase 2 item imo, a bit smoother looking
that looks well smart mate, i wudnt mind a better splitter but mines already rather low!
Lunner your car looks rather sad...lol
Scott-16v!
21-10-2005, 15:36
that looks well smart mate, i wudnt mind a better splitter but mines already rather low!
wuss :roll: :lol: 8)
lol i dont mind spendin £36 on a splitter but for it to be ripped off by the speedbumps on my street when i pull away when i first put it on is a bit of a waste lol. it catches on almost everything as it is.
Infact sod it why shudnt i have a splitter.....il just make sure it doesnt come off with big hefty bolts :D lol wot splitters generally fit~?
Scott-16v!
21-10-2005, 17:56
lol, mines whacked loads of humps and carpark entrances in the few weeks its been on :oops: the bolts have kept it in place though and its not budged. generally people fit laguna and seat splitters, don't know how easy they are to fit. mine took a lot of chopping to be honest, but its worth it in my opinion 8)
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