So I finally got round to getting my new rear diffuser sprayed and picked it up this week.
Bonded it all together (which a was less than fun experience as the stupid tube of adhesive you get with the kit decided to split about 4 minutes into the job making the job of putting down a nice line of adhesive rather tricky) then decided with the weather being rather lovely to tackle the job of replacing the old one, which as you can see from the pics had suffered quite badly at the hands of the tailpipes.
A quick picture of what lay ahead with the new shiny part laid out ready.
First step was to remove the number plate and then the 5 or so screws that hold the diffuser to the car, there are also two sneaky screws that sit between the valance and the diffuser which need to come out so you can unclip the whole thing from the car.
Now I'd like to say that I removed it with ease but the truth is I had a right old battle and until the introduction of a screwdriver to pop open the clips there was much swearing and furious staring at the back of the car.
Anyway once the first few clips popped and I got the screwdriver to the others it came off pretty easily, the clips have little lugs on them which clip into place so you need that little bit of pressure to just hold them away while you pull the valance towards you
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After the valance was removed I was left with a bit of light cleaning and then the simple task of clipping the new part home.
You can see from the picture the locating holes in the bodywork that the valance clips into, there are a fair few clips to pop in.
New valance/diffuser in all clipped and screwed back in, now just for the job of lining up and screwing in the number plate, bit of
help from the wife on this one just to get it looking something like level, then just use the two self tappers to screw the plate to the valance.
And job done
By the way, the Cadbury Popcorn things were the wife's