Check your splitter install

[Steve68]

I'm going to go ahead and say "Technician" is way too generous a title for some of these guys.

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[jonesd]

I spent 2 hours trying to install my splitter last weekend and I'm not sure what I was doing wrong. I got the side pieces installed and moon clips installed in about 30 minutes.

I spent the next hour and a half trying to get the center piece installed and I could never get any of the splitter holes to line up with any of the clips. Every one was about 1/4 inch off from lining up. I'm guessing I just didn't have it seated all the way somehow? I used the rubber mallet method and it definitely seemed seated because it was a pain to pull it back off...

Any tips would be appreciated

 

[honeybadger]

I spent 2 hours trying to install my splitter last weekend and I'm not sure what I was doing wrong. I got the side pieces installed and moon clips installed in about 30 minutes.

I spent the next hour and a half trying to get the center piece installed and I could never get any of the splitter holes to line up with any of the clips. Every one was about 1/4 inch off from lining up. I'm guessing I just didn't have it seated all the way somehow? I used the rubber mallet method and it definitely seemed seated because it was a pain to pull it back off...

Any tips would be appreciated

I had the same problem. I installed mine wrong the first time. Discovered the little tab was the problem. I applied a fair amount of pressure on the bottom of the front lip while using the mallet to get it into place. Check out post 20 of this thread. http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43097&page=2

 

[EF300]

Well my splitter is installed correctly. I just harpooned an armadillo at 80 MPH, sucked it under the car and spit it out the back. I now appreciate the strength of a properly installed splitter. In the end I got away with 2 gouges in the splitter. The painted bumper and stripe are good as new, thank god.

RIP central FL Armadillo 11/6/2016

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[BoomBoy]

Does it look like it was installed incorrectly?

 

[honeybadger]

Does it look like it was installed incorrectly?

Looks like it might be. But check post 20 for the tab and then check your car. If the tab is not inserted, then it definitely is not installed correctly. http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/show...t=43097&page=2

 

[stanglife]

Looks like it might be. But check post 20 for the tab and then check your car. If the tab is not inserted, then it definitely is not installed correctly. http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/show...t=43097&page=2

Yeah, there's a gap there that should not be. Re-install time.

 

[JWS]

Hammer Time!

 

[Steve68]

Does it look like it was installed incorrectly?

Nopers. Even if the center tab is in the slot (it doesn't look like it is to me), you shouldn't be able to see the fascia tab holes. In other words, it should be more flush to the fascia lip.

 

[blkguyblk5.0]

I'm having the opposite problem. I'm trying to take my splitter off along with my belly pan so that I can install my tow hook. Can not get the splitter off for the life of me. Is there a guide to taking it off?

 

[Steve68]

I don't think so. Here's how I got mine off. With one hand, reach under the car and grab the edge of the splitter where it meets the belly pan and pull forward, while at the same time using your other hand to push downwards on the front lip of the splitter. You may need to move your hands from side to side along the edges to get it to fully release.

 

[elmn8r]

I installed my splitter today and followed the video linked in the first post of this thread(thx Steve16). I had the car up on jack stands to gain access to the underside of the car.

I was having a bit of trouble getting the tabs in the center of the center section(including the ~1/4" tab that Steve16 calls out in his pictures) of the splitter high enough to go into the slots. I was by myself and came up with a useful solution to get the tabs to sit higher while I positioned the center section in place.

I took two large screw drivers and put them in the center two 45* access holes from the bottom of the splitter

Then placed the tips of the screw drivers under the housing for the screw clips. You have to lift up a bit to get the tips under the housing which holds the middle section up perfectly to get the tabs in place.

And, there is enough pressure on the screw drivers to hold them in place while you work with putting it in place.

 

[altjx]

Sigh, mine looks a little like [MENTION=11582]BoomBoy[/MENTION]'s. I watched the video but really don't feel like dealing with this. After putting 2500 miles on the car and it still looks the same, do you guys think it's eventually going to fall off?

 

[FireAnt]

My very first post. I'm so thankful I saw this thread.
Of course the splitter on my car had the dreaded gap and when I investigated the issue.
I found that the dealer had installed zero bolts on the center section !
Freaking zero out of nine. Unbelievable!
Installed per video and it's perfect now.
Good thing I save all my bolts and such from other projects over the years.

If your in doubt, check your splitter !!!

 

[Steve68]

My very first post. I'm so thankful I saw this thread.
Of course the splitter on my car had the dreaded gap and when I investigated the issue.
I found that the dealer had installed zero bolts on the center section !
Freaking zero out of nine. Unbelievable!
Installed per video and it's perfect now.
Good thing I save all my bolts and such from other projects over the years.

If your in doubt, check your splitter !!!

So are you saying that the center section of your splitter was being held on entirely by the friction of the interlocking tabs between the fascia and the splitter?

If so, you win the prize for the worst installation on record thus far.

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