05-09 Exterior Modifications Making Your '05 Stand Out from the Crowd

Wow, I jacked up my GT500. :(

Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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Unhappy Wow, I jacked up my GT500. :(

Well, my GT500 front splitter anyways. I cant figure out how to put the **** thing on. I suck with a saw, to I cut the side honeycombs off, and scratchedd it up to the edge that might hang out a little...but I dont know how to bolt this crap up.

If I line it up with the 2 screws in the middle, and the ones on the sides, the side wings wont match and the front sticks out way too far and the holes are revelealed. If I push it back to where only the last piece edge thing sticks out, and all the hole are behind the bumper, then the screws dont match the holes underneath WTF?!

Can someone please post some under bumper shots of how you tacked it up, or im going to kill someone. I looked at those other threads, no one posted pics under the bumper, or what they used to tack it up, or where they cut, or whatever. I almost lost a **** finger while I was at it.

Soooooo, help me out please.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Well here is how one guy did it several months ago (w/o cutting the honeycomb) and it looked like it came out okay.

I would give him credit if I kept his handle, but I forgot to copy it. I think you still end up with a slight gap at the wheel wheel (everyone has so far).

"Take 1 inch wide tape, and following the contour of the bottom edge of the bumper cover, attach it to the underside of the bumper cover between the wheel well opening and the center notch. At the wheel well opening, attach another 1 inch piece at the end of the bumper cover (creating a curved "L").

Starting an inch in from the wheel well opening (using utility knife or drywall saw) make the long cut to just inside (1 inch) the center notch of the bumper cover.
This will allow the "honeycomb" section to pass through the center of the cover.

When finished with that cut, make the short cut (approximately 1.5 inches long and an inch in from the wheel well opening) to complete the "L". You do not need to remove the bumper cover material that remains. I attached it to one of the rear mounting points to provide additional stregth.

The splitter will slide into the cutout area and its tabs will overlap the "lip" created by the cuts.

Use the top wheel well mounting point (for the 90 degree wings) and the four mounting points on the underside back edge of the bumper cover. Two of the splitters mounting holes can be used on each side of the center notch. Additional mounting points can be drilled on each side near the beginning of the notch. This will bring the bumper cover bottom edge flush against the splitter. I also drilled the splitter "wings" so that the factory mounting points could be used.

Cover the exposed center mounting holes and honeycomb with black bodyside molding and that about does it.
Clean the surface well and consider a touch of "RTV" to provide additional grip for the molding."
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