Alright so yesterday was 48 degrees which is a heatwave. So I was able to open the garage door and work on the car... So I attempted to install my new TopOne rear diffuser... I'm extremely disappointing right now and will be calling them shortly to figure out what is going on.
But here is my install so far.. (sorry sun was setting, getting cold, so pictures get darker)
First removed the three screws on each side of the bumper
Then removed the four 8mm nuts holding the taillights in
I removed the taillights to make removing bumper easier
Then pulled the bumper off and set it to the side
Now this bad boy is in the way.. luckily the brackets are weak so you will need to bend it off to the side a little. Just push it in towards the center of the car
Then hold up your race brackets to the pinch welds and mark your holes
Now grab your drill and go to town
Make sure to file the backside down smooth
Then mount your brackets
Do the same for the other side of course
Now the shitty part... since it's a real diffuser if you have any pretty accessories like a beaks bar it must come off
so you can install these brackets on the sway bar bolts
So this step not necessary if not running a beaks bar
But here you can see where I mounted the bracket. Now make it tight enough to stay but not to tight so you can't adjust it.
Now I laid my diffuser under the car and started with the front. Use the two longer bolts and mount them here loosely
Then lift the diffuser and bolt to the brackets you just installed
Now here is the shitty part... here is where it's not working out. Apparently the 05-06 rsx is different than 02-04 in the rear or they are using the same brackets as DC2 without trying them out.. (they kept telling me to reference DC2 photos for install)
The driver side is lower than the passenger side for pinch weld locations... I didn't notice till I tried to mark holes for diffuser...
This is driver side... fits great
this is passenger side... not so much, short about 2.5"
So i measured the height of the pinch welds...
driver side
Passenger side
So now I'm waiting to hear back from TopOne as I emailed them, and will be calling them this afternoon if no response...
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