Skoda splitter disaster

[Jordi17]

So yesterday we fitted my Skoda splitter which I ordered last week. Screwed it in as instructed and was left with a decent looking splitter. So anyway, was driving down a dual carriageway today, and I hears a scraping noise, so I thought WTF is that and pulled over into a layby. As I pulled in a hears a crack, so gets out and looks at the front to see whats occuring. I look to find the inner plastic wheelarche protector missing. I look down towards the end of the layby and there it is laying in the road. So that is completly broke and grated where its been hitting concrete at 70mph. On further inspection, it has not only broke, but ripped into my front bumper, as pictured below...

And then the plastic inner wheelarch thats fallen off and been scraped to fcuk

So basically, i'm left with no plastic bit, and a broken front bumper which I am pissed off about!

Need to get a quote on getting my front bumper fixed now!

 

[Cub.]

I might be thick, but what has it got to do with the skoda splitter you fitted. Unfortunate about the bumper though.

 

[Wayne-G]

Surely thats got nothing to do with your splitter, sounds like the arch liners been catching between your wheel and bumper and caused that... or something along those lines..

 

[Ged]

do you mean the splitter came off and got caught between the arch liner and the wheel maybe?

 

[Christopher]

I'm guessing you screwed the splitter into your liner enough to push it upwards.

Air then got underneath it and boom.

 

[ch!ppen]

I'm thinking the Skoda splitter isn't to blame...

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Air then got underneath it and then FiveKay kicked in, y0.

EFA.

 

[AK]

Lol.

 

[Jon.G]

Looks like you've not put your arch liner back properly.

 

[Italian_Job]

nothing to do with the skoda splitter, that happened to me too going over 100 with stock splitter, the archliner went in pieces but luckily didnt crack my bumper.
When the front screw loosen up, the airflow might tear it apart.

 

[Jordi17]

Annoyed, any ideas on pricing for getting this done? It shouldnt be a whole bumper jobby?

 

[couzens]

probably cheaper and easier to find yourself a used silver bumper

 

[Rob]

I hears it could be expensive.

 

[djjonnibgood]

i had all on to get those plastic stud things out that hold the arch liner in..cant ever imagaine the blooming thing coming loose and causing this much damage, id be gutted!

 

[Revels]

You'll regret that.

Mark my words.

 

[Gally]

Weird thing to happen. Especially considering the 25 torq that holds the liner to the bumper (hence the split).

Unlucky. Expensive.

 

[MarkCup]

Same happened in my Cup, barrelling along at 80+ and suddenly got a noise from hell and vibration through the steering wheel.

The arch liner had come out, bent backwards, and kept catching under the front wheel. Luckily it didn't catch properly under the wheel and rip itself out at 80mph.

This was with no mods as well...so it seems that some go with no warning.

 

[Stu-]

Oh dear..

 

[Jordi17]

I hears it could be expensive.

Going to get a quote. Gutted about it tbh

 

[Jordi17]

You'll regret that.

Mark my words.

Regret what?

 

[Daniel]

I bet Andy Carrol beat fcuk out of your bumper while you were driving along.

Can't blame him though, he's probably a lovely guy.

 

[Jordi17]

Why be an idiot, this is a serious conversation

 

[Jay.S]

If I had to guess which person on here would fit a spiltter wrong it would be you...

Pics of it after fitted but before the crack?

 

[Feirny]

Karma.

 

[Donny_Dog]

Have I missed the bit about the splitter.... how is that involved?

 

[Feirny]

Have I missed the bit about the splitter.... how is that involved?

He's tried to fit it, and f*cked it up. Resulting in this.

 

[Jordi17]

I had to unscrew two of the bolts because other wise the splitter wouldnt have sit flush onto the bumper, there would have been a big gap in there

 

[Donny_Dog]

He's tried to fit it, and f*cked it up. Resulting in this.

Gotcha.

So you created an aerofoil with no where for the air to pass, other than to force pressure on the lining and eventually crack the bumper?

I blame skoda TBF.

 

[Dan D]

Same thing happened to me when a garage didn't fit the arch linner back in properly. It didn't damage my bumper though. The weird thing was I'd just fitted a scoda splitter?!?!?

 

[Jordi17]

Been quoted about £160, wasnt such a cheap splitter after all...

 

[Stu-]

It'll be just as cheap to buy a second hand bumper?

 

[Skeeter]

I had to unscrew two of the bolts because other wise the splitter wouldnt have sit flush onto the bumper, there would have been a big gap in there

?

Are you talking about the screw in the bottom of the bumper at the end by the wheel arch?

I just cut a bit out of the spitter so it didn't cover it.

 

[Jordi17]

Yeah that one, stuck out so wouldnt have gone over it.

 

[ch!ppen]

LOL! Should have done what Skeeter said. Fail.

 

[Will.]

Opps

 

[BlazeYouQuick]

Terrible.

 

[Stefan.]

so really the o/p fucked it up himself

 

[stephen chadwick]

you fail not the splitter, could have but the bolts back in after through the splitter maybe ? thats what i did and is a ok

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

Anyone else and i might feel sorry for you but seeing as you give advice on things you have no clue about i don't...

Karma is a b**ch.

 

[McGherkin]

Next time you change a wheel, leave some of the bolts out. There can't be a reason for them being there.