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JPC500 23 March 2012 08:54 PM

My HTA rear Diffuser ive fitted on my Bug
 
A pic of my HTA rear diffuser that ive fitted, i bit tricky doing it on my own but very pleased overall with the new look :norty:
http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/...n/IMG_0966.jpg">

CharlySkunkWeed 23 March 2012 09:02 PM

looks well , but i cant justify the price unfortunatly. Ever since i got my scoob i've wanted something there.

JPC500 23 March 2012 09:07 PM


Originally Posted by CharlySkunkWeed (Post 10547385)
looks well , but i cant justify the price unfortunatly. Ever since i got my scoob i've wanted something there.

HTA do a smaller cheaper one that just fits in the middle for about £80 mate

JonMc 23 March 2012 09:07 PM

Splitter's looking good:thumb:

martin850 23 March 2012 09:22 PM

Nice, would like to get one myself.

chronicK 23 March 2012 10:35 PM

Fitted mine the other day, did you find yourself with the choice of having it ride too high up the middle or not meeting on the right corner aswell?

tubbytommy 23 March 2012 10:39 PM

it doesnt look like its fitted correctly to me, looks bowed in the centre.

chronicK 23 March 2012 10:51 PM

At first I put it down to maybe my bumper was mis-shapen, but seeing that makes me thinks HT's original is out.
Diffuser fitted the other way so centre lines up:
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/t...h_DSCF0339.jpg
Notice the bulge conveniently pinpointed by the TOW sticker :)
This will pull up when I add a small nut and bolt just to the right of the fin, but having purchased their v limited splitter and being very happy with it expected something better than this for the money.

tubbytommy 23 March 2012 10:54 PM

id rather have no difusser if the fit is like that. are you sure its on correctly?

JPC500 23 March 2012 10:54 PM


Originally Posted by tubbytommy (Post 10547558)
it doesnt look like its fitted correctly to me, looks bowed in the centre.

It ain't bowed mate it's just the angle of the photo

JPC500 23 March 2012 11:01 PM


Originally Posted by chronicK (Post 10547584)
At first I put it down to maybe my bumper was mis-shapen, but seeing that makes me thinks HT's original is out.
Diffuser fitted the other way so centre lines up:
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/t...h_DSCF0339.jpg

Yes mate I agree the right hand corner has been moulded to the wrong angle !
It all lines up apart from that corner and no matter what you do you there is always a gap, I wasn't happy with how it looked so i masked up both sides of the diffuser and sealed all the edges and filled any gaps with black Sikaflex.
Now you can't tell and it looks all flush against the bumper

stevie1982 23 March 2012 11:37 PM


Originally Posted by JPC500 (Post 10547592)
It ain't bowed mate it's just the angle of the photo

Sorry but I have to agree with the above, it looks on the pi$$ fitted to far forward in the middle and down on the right you can see more of the diffuser's underneath if that makes sense.

Fitted one to my old mk1 type 25 and the fit was spot on.

Can you pop a few more pics up

JPC500 23 March 2012 11:47 PM

I will put more pics on to show it is on properly !
I spent enough time on it getting it right and level due to the incorrect angle of the corner moulding

CharlySkunkWeed 24 March 2012 11:14 AM

if i was designing a difuser , it would sit like this -

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...f/IMG_0966.jpg

JPC500 24 March 2012 11:42 AM


Originally Posted by CharlySkunkWeed (Post 10547972)
if i was designing a difuser , it would sit like this -

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...f/IMG_0966.jpg

Cheers Charly 😉

CharlySkunkWeed 24 March 2012 10:46 PM

Lol , it wasnt a compliment , i drew an outline of where i thought it should sit. I would ask HTA if its maybe warped ? Whats it sit like in the add ?

chronicK 24 March 2012 10:48 PM

I messaged them about mine just 5 minutes ago, from trying to fit mine I would say the holes and or cut stencil were misaligned.

JPC500 24 March 2012 11:26 PM


Originally Posted by chronicK (Post 10548711)
I messaged them about mine just 5 minutes ago, from trying to fit mine I would say the holes and or cut stencil were misaligned.

It definately is a poor fit with the wrong angle for the r/h side but with perseverance and some engineering I have got it fitted level and even on both sides, it's the angle of how the picture was taken that makes it look out. If I get chance I'll take a better pic tomorrow

JPC500 24 March 2012 11:32 PM


Originally Posted by CharlySkunkWeed (Post 10548707)
Lol , it wasnt a compliment , i drew an outline of where i thought it should sit. I would ask HTA if its maybe warped ? Whats it sit like in the add ?

No mate, ref your outline I wouldn't want it to sit that high up anyway, the add pic is showing it situated the same as mine. I had to rework it but I'm happy with the finished look !

CharlySkunkWeed 25 March 2012 07:15 AM

Fair enough m8. I had been looking at one of these since i got my bug and wondered what they look like.

JPC500 25 March 2012 09:11 PM

another pic of mine showing that it is level boths sides and the original HTA listing pic
http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/...n/IMG_0980.jpg"> HTA listing pic
http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/...n/IMG_0940.jpg">


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