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[Renny]

I recently posted a question about a horrendous noise coming when I accelerated above 70. I now know it was the splitter ripping away from the front clam.

 

So here's the two holes and rips that have resulted. I have put duck tape and black vinyl over them for now but what else can I do?

 

Thanks

 

PS Anyone want to buy a splitter!? And sorry for the down under pictures.

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Edited by Rennywuk, 27 May 2013 - 12:29 PM.

[Cookies220]

Blimey, that's not good

 

Which splitter was that you had fitted?

[Renny]

_{It was one of Robin's. I think I may have scrapped the road or curb at  some point and this did the initial damage.}   

[Zoobeef]

I may be interested. What kind of splitter?

[Renny]

I'll put an ad in the market place forum later on but I'll give you first refusal. 

 

Cheers,

 

Renny

[danyeates]

It just wants refibreglassing from the inside. Easy enough and pretty simple to DIY. Once smooth, just redrill the holes. It will need repainting though. Or take it to a bodyshop that is competent with fibreglass.

[robin]

Very easy repair, is a problem on any of splitters fitted to clams that hitting curbs and speed bumps can do this to clams. I was thinking of making a metal bar to help bolt splitters in place but decided against this as thought this would cause substantial damage similar to above happened. Worth noting this is not a problem with the splitter but from the splitter hitting a solid object, worth noting to anyone who has any form of splitters fitted to cars that this can happen and should be checked if you hit a object.

[Renny]

Robin is right. The splitter is completely intact. I think I caught a kerb. Didnt seem like anything major at the time but I'll bet it cracked the clam and then travelling at speed just made it worse.