Cupra Splitter Fitted.....Easy and VERY rewarding mod

[Tiffy]

Well today i had a few hours to kill so i went to Seat and bought a Cupra Splitter.
Got it home and jacked the front of the car up, Cut the lugs off the splitter and trimmed the centre lugs to fit to the shape of the bumper.
Offered it in place and taped it into position to see if it was all equal everywhere.
12 Self tapper screws later and i have this.......

Deepens the front end and finishes the bumper how it should of been done from the factory.....superb mod for £45 and 2 hours start to finish....(Including driving to the dealer)

Car is dirty as it hasnt been cleaned in a week and its going in tomorrow to get the Eibachs springs fitted.....

 

[Chris-Vspec]

Looks great, made our b6 look a lot better from the front, can't wait to get on and fit one to the B7, what a great mod for little cash and time.

 

[B_FUR]

Very nice mate, cars looking spot on.... Even better when you've got springs fitted.

 

[jdp1962]

Fantastic result. Two questions

Do the self-tappers come with it? If not, what size to buy from the local hardware store?

What did you use to trim the bits off?

 

[Tiffy]

No Self Tapers come with it mate......I used 1" ones out my van.....lol

To trim the lugs off i used a Dremel....but im sure a hacksaw will work fine too......

Make sure you have some strong tape to hold it in place while working out where you want it....

Easy enough mod though buddy.

 

[jdp1962]

Easy enough mod though buddy.

For you, maybe. But you saw my efforts at ambient lighting, didn't you?

 

[Tiffy]

Hahahaaaaa......

Just take your time mate, honestly it's easy...

 

[tuffy]

Im really keen on this mod, and everyday i think......i'll ring the local seat dealer in a minute......and i still havent! looks great Tiffy!

 

[nbray67]

Tiffy, that looks mint mate. Looks like a factory fit, great work!!

 

[Macdoon]

Another one in the splitter club lol, well done Tiffy

 

[Tiffy]

Im really keen on this mod, and everyday i think......i'll ring the local seat dealer in a minute......and i still havent! looks great Tiffy!

Get it fitted mate, changed the look so much

 

[crazy88]

I'm 50/50 on this, because my front end is now rather low as it is and is frequently getting stuck on kerbs. however, my justification is that if I lower it some more it won't even be able to get on the kerbs to get stuck. (and I must stress, it's the wife who gets is stuck, I barely drive the thing)

 

[ESD1711]

Looks good buddy!

Cant wait to get mine on - feels like its been sitting in my cupboard for ages!!

 

[RMH1A4cab]

It is easy to fit, but personally if I had an sline bumper I wouldn't fit one I don't think it needs it, mine is an sline but with an SE bumper which I think definitely needs it.

 

[jdp1962]

Is the part number 1ML 805 903?

 

[Tiffy]

Is the part number 1ML 805 903?

OOOOHHHHH GET YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..............hahahahahahaaa...

Yes buddy, thats the one.....i wanna see it fitted by 5pm....

 

[jdp1962]

OOOOHHHHH GET YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..............hahahahahahaaa...

Yes buddy, thats the one.....i wanna see it fitted by 5pm....

Easy, tiger; it was just a casual enquiry....

 

[Tiffy]

hhahahaaaaaa...Get one ordered up...You know you want too

 

[jdp1962]

Well, I've just made an enquiry - a casual enquiry, you understand - at my local Seat dealer. They have one, it's £45.61 in. VAT, I'm working from home today, it's sunny and the dealer is half a mile away. What to do?

Perhaps I should start a poll.

 

[g00se]

Well, I've just made an enquiry - a casual enquiry, you understand - at my local Seat dealer. They have one, it's £45.61 in. VAT, I'm working from home today, it's sunny and the dealer is half a mile away. What to do?

Perhaps I should start a poll.

 

[jdp1962]

Ok, just supposing I did, would it look anything like this?

 

[B_FUR]

I imagine it would look exactly like that....
good job mate, makes a real difference to the SE don't you think.

 

[SL11CKK]

Ok, just supposing I did, would it look anything like this?

A bit off topic, but can you please tell me what your paint code is as I'm going try to paint my wheels that colour to experiment.

 

[jdp1962]

A bit off topic, but can you please tell me what your paint code is as I'm going try to paint my wheels that colour to experiment.

What, do you mean the body paint colour? It's Quartz Grey, not sure of the code but you should be able to find it easy enough.

 

[Tiffy]

Ok, just supposing I did, would it look anything like this?

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..........GET YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks great buddy......

 

[jdp1962]

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..........GET YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks great buddy......

Heh-hey! Glad you like it. As with everything I do, it is a little bit bodged. It's probably a couple of mm further back than would be ideal, plus I cut too much of the central struts off, so they don't meet up with the underside of the bumper.

 

[jdp1962]

I wanna see it fitted by 5pm....

It was fitted, and the pics posted, by 11am. I think you owe me a quid for every hour earlier than 5pm!!!

 

[Tiffy]

I did notice the centre struts......lol

BUT

You had a go and it looks loads better......Pat on the back for that man....... You can now be pround everytime you look at it to know that YOU did it....

 

[A4_MaJiK]

Heh-hey! Glad you like it. As with everything I do, it is a little bit bodged. It's probably a couple of mm further back than would be ideal, plus I cut too much of the central struts off, so they don't meet up with the underside of the bumper.

I managed to do this with a dremel but not as much as yours. Still touches the bumper but the surface isn't curved with the bumper so theres a slight gap here and there lol

 

[jdp1962]

I managed to do this with a dremel but not as much as yours. Still touches the bumper but the surface isn't curved with the bumper so theres a slight gap here and there lol

I've still got the bits I cut off. What are the chances I can trim them to the correct size, and slide them into place?

 

[jdp1962]

A bit off topic, but can you please tell me what your paint code is as I'm going try to paint my wheels that colour to experiment.

Found the code; it's LY7G

 

[A4_MaJiK]

I've still got the bits I cut off. What are the chances I can trim them to the correct size, and slide them into place?

Very slim I would of thought (no offence intended towards your skills and knowledge).

 

[jdp1962]

Very slim I would of thought (no offence intended towards your skills and knowledge).

Bud, my skills and knowledge (or should I say lack of) are way beyond taking offence!

 

[crazy88]

Looks very nice indeed, and I do like that colour of car. Almost as good as dolphin grey.

 

[jdp1962]

I've still got the bits I cut off. What are the chances I can trim them to the correct size, and slide them into place?

How's this?

 

[A4_MaJiK]

How's this?

Job well done I say! Better than anything I could have done anyway haha Perhaps touching up with black permanent marker?

 

[jdp1962]

Job well done I say! Better than anything I could have done anyway haha Perhaps touching up with black permanent marker?

According to the instructions, the white glue you can see will dry clear.

 

[ReDBull]

Looks good guys! There's no wonder these splitters have gone up so much. I don't want to sound pedantic but its a Cupra R splitter not Cupra.

 

[Audibritz]

I gotta put mine on the weekend. What's people using to Whack it on there?

 

[jdp1962]

I gotta put mine on the weekend. What's people using to Whack it on there?

Self-tapping screws; about 20 of them in my case.