[ChrisK]

So, I removed the rear diffusor, and I find these. Left and Right supports.

Are these required for the CF diffusor install?

[Cycle Pilot]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

So, I removed the rear diffusor, and I find these. Left and Right supports.

Are these required for the CF diffusor install?

I left them off.

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by Cycle Pilot

I left them off.

That's what I am thinking. Also the CF part doesn't have the tongues for the parts.

[RocketBoots]

To my recollection, in all the posts I've seen, people did not re-use them.

On a slightly different topic, could you tell us how you removed the stock diffuser? And if you had any stumbling blocks?

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by RocketBoots

To my recollection, in all the posts I've seen, people did not re-use them.

On a slightly different topic, could you tell us how you removed the stock diffuser? And if you had any stumbling blocks?

Their are plenty of videos on how to remove it, but everyone should watch this video. The center clips are a pita.

[Tag]

Patiently waiting all day to see a SO M2c with the CF diffuser. What's taking you so long? And, did you paint the muffler today too?

[ryem3]

And good luck trying to put those back on. I reinstalled the stock diffusor and there's no way I could get them back in.

Yes, the clips require serious force to remove. Best use a trim tool to assist in the removal.

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by Tag

Patiently waiting all day to see a SO M2c with the CF diffuser. What's taking you so long? And, did you paint the muffler today too?

No kidding - right!

Thursday is the day - if the weather holds. I wanted to remove the diffuser and the tips so I could do as good of a job as possible without removing the exhaust.

[Cycle Pilot]

To get the stock diffuser off, I went in behind the diffuser and removed some screws for the heat shield. This gave me enough room to my hand back there to release the clips. Much easier!

[RocketBoots]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

Their are plenty of videos on how to remove it, but everyone should watch this video. The center clips are a pita.

Thanks for the vid link; I hadn't seen that one. I'm planning to do mine soon, and was reading up on it as much as I could. Trim removal tool, come from behind, yank real hard... everyone seems to have a different approach. Unless you're IND; then it just falls off once you blow on it

I'm also planning to clean, prime, and paint my muffler while I have the diffuser off

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by RocketBoots

Thanks for the vid link; I hadn't seen that one. I'm planning to do mine soon, and was reading up on it as much as I could. Trim removal tool, come from behind, yank real hard... everyone seems to have a different approach. Unless you're IND; then it just falls off once you blow on it

I'm also planning to clean, prime, and paint my muffler while I have the diffuser off

I used a small pry tool as he did in the video and the diffuser came right out.
Make sure to wrap the pry tool in painters tape. No visible marks on the car.

I won't prime the can, but I will go over it with some 1500 grit sand paper.

Hopefully tomorrow will be the day!

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by ryem3

And good luck trying to put those back on. I reinstalled the stock diffusor and there's no way I could get them back in.

Yes, the clips require serious force to remove. Best use a trim tool to assist in the removal.

No kidding! I looked at putting those back on, and I can't figure out how they got installed in the first place. My only though was they were installed with the diffuser while the bumper was off.

[///M Houbi]

Don't remove the tips just put some plastic gloves on

[AlpsRider]

Originally Posted by ///M Houbi

Don't remove the tips just put some plastic gloves on

Nice job. Was the can difficult to remove? It looks like great weather in CH. You have green grass and sunshine :-)

[AlpsRider]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

I used a small pry tool as he did in the video and the diffuser came right out.
Make sure to wrap the pry tool in painters tape. No visible marks on the car.

I won't prime the can, but I will go over it with some 1500 grit sand paper.

Hopefully tomorrow will be the day!

I'm just curious what effect you are looking for by sanding the muffler. Is it for the satin finish look?

[Tag]

Originally Posted by AlpsRider

I'm just curious what effect you are looking for by sanding the muffler. Is it for the satin finish look?

When painting it’s all in the preparation. Sanding gives the paint more surface area to bond to the muffler. This helps prevent chipping, flaking, etc.

[///M Houbi]

Sorry for the confusion. It's not my muffler or pic, just wanted to show what I meant by using gloves.

Mine has been done the same and turned out very well, even without removing the muffler at all. Done two months ago, still like on first day

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by AlpsRider

I'm just curious what effect you are looking for by sanding the muffler. Is it for the satin finish look?

1500 grit sandpaper will remove any gunk that could prevent adhesion - nothing more.

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by ///M Houbi

Don't remove the tips just put some plastic gloves on

I wish I could drop the entire system - for sure the glove idea would work great!

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by ///M Houbi

Sorry for the confusion. It's not my muffler or pic, just wanted to show what I meant by using gloves.

Mine has been done the same and turned out very well, even without removing the muffler at all. Done two months ago, still like on first day

That looks great!

[AlpsRider]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

1500 grit sandpaper will remove any gunk that could prevent adhesion - nothing more.

Oh, OK. I misunderstood. When you said that you weren't going to prime the can I thought that meant that you weren't going to paint it since that paint looks like primer

[devo]

I used a red 3M Scotch-Brite pad to sand the muffler lightly, primed with VHT (SP106 Hi-Temp) and painted with VHT Hi-Temp Flat Black. All while on the car. Covered areas of potential over spray and used a piece of cardboard while spraying. Did the glove thing as ///M Houbi suggested.