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Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« on: January 28, 2010, 02:38:28 pm »
I'm trying to tart up the rear of my car in a subtle way  :laugh:, Before I put my Milltek on I was thinking of getting the diffuser part vinyl'd in a matt Carbon fibre effect or a plain matt effect

Heres an R32 diffuser with carbon (although not vinyl) I know its not the same but you get the idea of the colour contrasts. What are your guys thoughts?

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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 03:06:10 pm »
Plain mat IMHO will only contrast with a clean car so I would cf it  :innocent:

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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 03:31:06 pm »
I just got hold of a cheap spare and had it painted, was going to Carbon wrap it but the colour they painted happened to match the wheels!  :laugh:







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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2010, 03:50:14 pm »
That looks sweet, and would probably work on black as well although if I didn't like it its not removable.
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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2010, 03:55:43 pm »
That looks sweet, and would probably work on black as well although if I didn't like it its not removable.

The rear diffuser is a 5 min job to take on and off so if you have a spare you could!  :wink:

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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2010, 05:42:16 pm »
Even with an ED30? I only used the R32 photo to show the black / carbon contrast as I couldn't find one with an ed30?
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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2010, 05:44:48 pm »
ooo vry nice  :happy2:
light CF contrasts well with black  :innocent:
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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2010, 05:57:35 pm »
Liking the idea of carbon wrapping rear diffuser!  :happy2:

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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2010, 07:09:01 pm »
Rear diffuser in Cf Wrap. On red, but perhaps photoflop it?



Have had wraps on the car for nearly a year and still looks great, no pealing or punture impacts to report front or back.

Worth doing as like has been said, you can always remove it and it keeps the precious paint underneath imaculate.
« Last Edit: January 28, 2010, 09:01:27 pm by Phil Mcavity »

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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2010, 07:51:17 pm »
Question time: Nice one how much did that cost you, who did it, did they have to drop the zorst, are you happy with the fit and finish etc, Any more pics from a distance  :party:
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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2010, 08:16:22 pm »
Nice. Should look good!

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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2010, 08:23:30 pm »
Even with an ED30? I only used the R32 photo to show the black / carbon contrast as I couldn't find one with an ed30?

Ah, as you didn't say I presumed you had a dirty two!  :confused:

In that case no, the bumper lower half is in one piece!  :happy2:

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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2010, 08:58:25 pm »
@rob

They did it "Raccoon" in Durley for £70 from memory.

They didnt need to drop the exhaust , although did make it tricky to wrap around the tunnel.

Some other in process pics as youve requested. :wink:





front splitter done..



Mirrors done, but would not reccomend the longevity of doing this..



and i think it makes a huge difference to the cars appearance.

As she used to look before the other modifying got well and truely underway :ashamed:



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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2010, 09:30:04 pm »
I was thinking about the front splitter and mask as well, but had concerns about stone chips. How much was the front splitter if you remember? By the way it looks good with the Milltek.
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Re: Opinions Please on Rear Diffuser
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2010, 09:34:04 pm »
The front and rear wraps look smart Steve. :happy2: How long did it take them to do the job?
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