Black Strip Under Front Bumper ???

[joec]

has anyone every had to buy a new one of these ????

if so any idea on the price??

our 182 we bought recently, had the black strip in the boot. i assumed it was in the boot as it was being loaded onto a transporter and ground clearance was an issue .
when it finally stopped raining i decided to fit it only to realise that where it screws onto the existing bolts on the bumper the plastic parts on the strip are all missing except from the 3 in the middle that dont get screws fitted.
ground clearance obviosly was an issue.

please help as the car looks lost without it.

joec

 

[Scott]

Usually referred to as a 'splitter' mate
Price seems to vary with renault garages i think, some go up to £100 +. Usually one in the forsale section on here or on ebay.

 

[joec]

100 for that plastic strip

 

[Scott]

Yep, most garages were quoting the wrong price with it though, should be quite a lot cheaper than that.

 

[Karlos182]

Post a pic of the splitter matey, as it sounds to me like you're assuming the screws under the front of the bumper hold the splitter on, when in actual fact they hold the undertray in place. The splitter has it's own self-tapping screws that screw directly in to the bumper. I just hope I've not mis-read your post!

 

[joec]

Post a pic of the splitter matey, as it sounds to me like you're assuming the screws under the front of the bumper hold the splitter on, when in actual fact they hold the undertray in place. The splitter has it's own self-tapping screws that screw directly in to the bumper. I just hope I've not mis-read your post!

that man is a star.

you are right, i had assumed that the screws hold on the splitter as well.
i was wondering why the splitter had a small pack of screws with it.
now it all seems to make sense the cut outs are there to remove the undertray screws without removing the splitter.

thanks a million Karlos

 

[TJ182]

Mine neve rcame with a splitter and tbh I cant be arsed paying 100 notes for it. Id rather lower it or spend the money elsewhere...

 

[joec]

Mine neve rcame with a splitter and tbh I cant be arsed paying 100 notes for it. Id rather lower it or spend the money elsewhere...

cant really see it being 100 notes .
now i know that it is just a case of screwing it on i wont be needing a new one

 

[Karlos182]

thanks a million Karlos

No problem matey. Mine's been ripped off so many times by things like stray pheasants, kerbs etc, that you get used to screwing them in all the time. I'm just glad I didn't get the wrong end of the stick by mis-reading your post!

P.S. You might want to drill some tiny pilot holes for the self-tappers, although this probably isn't necessary. Just a thought.

 

[jayxx83]

I think the cars look lost without the splitter. All of them should have, standard 172 mk2's look like high riders in comparision to 1*2 cup etc