As mentioned in a previous thread I ordered the £189 KBS splitter kit.
The kit contains front splitter, side skirts and rear corner skirts for the back.
Ordered last Sunday evening and arrived, in a big old box, Wednesday morning.
Opened up to find all wrapped up in bubble wrap..................apart from the front splitter.
Looking closer it appeared that the splitter had been smashed and bashed about in transit. Not happy!
Was getting ready to send a ****ty message to KBS.
Unwrapped the bubble wrap on the side skirts.....................
.............again. They looked to have been scratched and pitted. Fuming!!
I then realised that they were covered in a protective plastic. Pulled off the plastic and shiny shiny.
Right. My materials for the job of the day were removable Scotch pads, permanent Scotch pads and self tapping screws. After reading other members methods for fitting splitters I decided not to use the nuts and bolts supplied.
Out to the garage to begin.
My trusty car ramps, which I have used probably on all my previous cars do not fit under a 135. May have to get some ramp extensions at sometime.
However, to get me out of this tight spot. 4 paving bricks and a concrete fence post came to the rescue.
This gave me just enough height to use my power drill vertically.
I completed this job on my own. However, it would be best with 3 people. 2 to take each end of the splitter and the 3rd to ensure it all lines up straight.
However, I was on me todd.
I used the removable Scotch pads to stick the splitter up, check how it lined up, realised it was well out, stick the splitter up, check how it lined up, realised it was well out, stick the splitter up, check how it lined up, realised it was well out, stick the splitter up, check how it lined up, realised it was well out.................you get where I am going with this!
Once I was happy...........ish..............I used the permanent pads. Closed my eyes and prayed.
I used there predrilled holes to go into initially, so in went the self tappers. Had a look, had more self rappers and added a few more srlf tappers (about 8 extra nicly spread out) just to make sure.
My garage is not wide enough to get around both sides of the car in one go. So the nearside skirt was fitted whilst facing on head first.
The sides are a lot easier than the splitter.
Once done the car was reversed out of the garage, turned around and then I attempted to reverse into the garage.
My garage has a slight slope leading towards it. I was aware of this and took the car backwards very very slowly. Then I heard the scrape. Fortunately, no damage.
So with the back ar5e hanging just inside the garage I managed to fit the rear skirts and nearside skirts.
I attended the Bluewater meet today and took a couple of pix.
Had positive comments about the splitters and a few were very very surprised at the cost of the kit.
All in all would I recommend?
Abso bloody lutly!
All i have to do now is remember to move my foot out a little further when exiting the car. Keep kicking the side skirt.
The kit contains front splitter, side skirts and rear corner skirts for the back.
Ordered last Sunday evening and arrived, in a big old box, Wednesday morning.
Opened up to find all wrapped up in bubble wrap..................apart from the front splitter.
Looking closer it appeared that the splitter had been smashed and bashed about in transit. Not happy!
Was getting ready to send a ****ty message to KBS.
Unwrapped the bubble wrap on the side skirts.....................
.............again. They looked to have been scratched and pitted. Fuming!!
I then realised that they were covered in a protective plastic. Pulled off the plastic and shiny shiny.
Right. My materials for the job of the day were removable Scotch pads, permanent Scotch pads and self tapping screws. After reading other members methods for fitting splitters I decided not to use the nuts and bolts supplied.
Out to the garage to begin.
My trusty car ramps, which I have used probably on all my previous cars do not fit under a 135. May have to get some ramp extensions at sometime.
However, to get me out of this tight spot. 4 paving bricks and a concrete fence post came to the rescue.
This gave me just enough height to use my power drill vertically.
I completed this job on my own. However, it would be best with 3 people. 2 to take each end of the splitter and the 3rd to ensure it all lines up straight.
However, I was on me todd.
I used the removable Scotch pads to stick the splitter up, check how it lined up, realised it was well out, stick the splitter up, check how it lined up, realised it was well out, stick the splitter up, check how it lined up, realised it was well out, stick the splitter up, check how it lined up, realised it was well out.................you get where I am going with this!
Once I was happy...........ish..............I used the permanent pads. Closed my eyes and prayed.
I used there predrilled holes to go into initially, so in went the self tappers. Had a look, had more self rappers and added a few more srlf tappers (about 8 extra nicly spread out) just to make sure.
My garage is not wide enough to get around both sides of the car in one go. So the nearside skirt was fitted whilst facing on head first.
The sides are a lot easier than the splitter.
Once done the car was reversed out of the garage, turned around and then I attempted to reverse into the garage.
My garage has a slight slope leading towards it. I was aware of this and took the car backwards very very slowly. Then I heard the scrape. Fortunately, no damage.
So with the back ar5e hanging just inside the garage I managed to fit the rear skirts and nearside skirts.
I attended the Bluewater meet today and took a couple of pix.
Had positive comments about the splitters and a few were very very surprised at the cost of the kit.
All in all would I recommend?
Abso bloody lutly!
All i have to do now is remember to move my foot out a little further when exiting the car. Keep kicking the side skirt.