Rear diffuser from China finally fitted
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Finally got the rear diffuser from OYA Carbon fitted. Here's my previous thread;
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Grange Exeter did the fitting, £750.00 all inclusive, contact Paul Easton. They removed the existing one, and found this is not a direct replacement as hoped like some other diffusers available in the UK. The parking sensors need to be removed and re-attached to the diffuser, trimming the carbon fibre holes designated for the sensors. The mesh covering the small rear cooler is also too large to fit behind the diffuser, so they removed this, cut to size and bonded it into the back of the diffuser. The side edges of the diffuser are bolted inside the body work so there are no visible external fixtures.
My only concern is that the stands and existing bolts used to hold the old part are removed so the centre of the diffuser is not fixed. It would be interesting to find out if this deforms at high speed as air gets caught in the rakes.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Grange Exeter did the fitting, £750.00 all inclusive, contact Paul Easton. They removed the existing one, and found this is not a direct replacement as hoped like some other diffusers available in the UK. The parking sensors need to be removed and re-attached to the diffuser, trimming the carbon fibre holes designated for the sensors. The mesh covering the small rear cooler is also too large to fit behind the diffuser, so they removed this, cut to size and bonded it into the back of the diffuser. The side edges of the diffuser are bolted inside the body work so there are no visible external fixtures.
My only concern is that the stands and existing bolts used to hold the old part are removed so the centre of the diffuser is not fixed. It would be interesting to find out if this deforms at high speed as air gets caught in the rakes.
Arjxh56 said:
It looks very nice. £750 sounds pretty steap though?
It would be nice to see a side by side picture of an original AM rear defuser on the car and then this one. Do you know if there are any visible differences?
4 hours work + parts = £750 inc VAT, maybe cheaper elsewhere, but they did a great job.It would be nice to see a side by side picture of an original AM rear defuser on the car and then this one. Do you know if there are any visible differences?
Here are some other diffusers
http://www.thevantagecollection.com/products_e_rea...
http://www.paramount-performance.com/acatalog/V8Va...
Pictures of the vantage collection;
http://www.aston-martin-vantage.com/the-vantage-co...
original fit well over the entire surface, the sides Chinese not fit well
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/aston-martin/28...
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/aston-martin/28...
GingerMunky said:
My only concern is that the stands and existing bolts used to hold the old part are removed so the centre of the diffuser is not fixed. It would be interesting to find out if this deforms at high speed as air gets caught in the rakes.
Not a concern. CF doesn't bend and therefore won't deform like a plastic or other FRP material.spainconection said:
original fit well over the entire surface, the sides Chinese not fit well
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/aston-martin/28...
Did you fix yours using the existing bolts undernear?http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/aston-martin/28...
GingerMunky said:
spainconection said:
original fit well over the entire surface, the sides Chinese not fit well
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/aston-martin/28...
Did you fix yours using the existing bolts undernear?http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/aston-martin/28...
GingerMunky said:
mikey k said:
The very outside vertical edges don't seem to meet the bumper correctly?
yes, they are about an inch lower than the bumper, but visually you can't see it unless your down there on your hands and knees.Looks good, IMO no difference to the original one. I had my original N420 diffuser (from astonmartinbits) mounted last year. If I am not mistaken, the dealer also had to drill some extra holes and it was not a "simple" bolt-on job. Also I think he had to remove the rear bumper in order to install the diffuser.
Jarod
Jarod
mike n helen said:
A week has gone buy and nothing seems to be happening with what started out to be such a promising opportunity, nobody else interested in a group buy??
Mike
The end result looks great. Mike
I am interested in a purchase. But the £750 fitting cost seems high. I will speak to my local dealer in Reading and see if they can do it for cheaper.
M333V8V said:
The end result looks great.
I am interested in a purchase. But the £750 fitting cost seems high. I will speak to my local dealer in Reading and see if they can do it for cheaper.
Might be worth you having a good look at how mine is fitted and see it it could be done more easily and cheaper. I'm at the silverstone weekend and Henley boat trip, if you are at either perhaps we can meet to have a look at the fitting.I am interested in a purchase. But the £750 fitting cost seems high. I will speak to my local dealer in Reading and see if they can do it for cheaper.
I installed my own CF diffuser. It involved removing the wheels, wheel liners, taillights, older diffuser, proximity sensors, 3 mesh panels, mounting brackets, disconnecting the exhaust tips and rear lighting harness and then removing the entire rear bumper. You then have to drill holes into the underside of the bumper for the mounting clips (not included). You will also have to attach a wire mesh to the diffuser (it doesn't come with it). If you are comfortable with all these steps, you can save yourself the ~£750 installation fee. Otherwise, best to pay an expert to do it. It took me at least 5 hours to do it since I had never tackled the job before.
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