Quick help
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Quick help
Hey guys,
Swapping out the diffuser but the diffuser clips will not click in, mainly in the middle. There seems to be nothing wrong with the tabs. Is there a trick I am missing or something? The tabs just slide out, and nothing is broken
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Swapping out the diffuser but the diffuser clips will not click in, mainly in the middle. There seems to be nothing wrong with the tabs. Is there a trick I am missing or something? The tabs just slide out, and nothing is broken
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2013 P31 C63 Sedan
When I installed my CF diffuser, I had to modify the slots in my bumper that the diffuser snaps into. Make sure none of the clips on the diffuser are contacting the bumper and your bumper doesn't need to be modified. I used heat to try and help keep the bumper and diffuser more workable, but I'm not sure how much that helped. On the PFL cars, people have mentioned putting screws through the tabs that won't snap in, so you might want to consider that route. I would not recommend this BUT in my case, I got frustrated with it and stopped being gentle trying to install it and starting pushing the diffuser so hard I was about to snap the CF diffuser in two. It finally snapped into the bumper and has held ever since with no cracks in the finish (*knock on wood*). Installing the diffuser was a b*tch and I'd argue that you would almost have to remove the rear bumper to install the diffuser properly.
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It is just the oem one so it's swap out, swap in, and that's why I am confused as to why I'm having this issue.
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It's alright, thanks for your help, I appreciate it. I can't say I fixed the problem but right now it's firm on there and everything is evenly set so I guess problem solved :S
