CT4-V 4 BW Front Spoiler

[RDATLTE]

This was all I was provided, but if this doesn’t include the part number, I could ask the parts rep for it.

That's ok thanks. I think I have it somewhere. I just have to dig it out.

 

[futurerustanddust]

That's ok thanks. I think I have it somewhere. I just have to dig it out.

Found the part numbers. This includes the part number for the splitter.

 

[1Evil55]

Thanks for those PN's. My IMSA was de-decaled before I purchased. Thinking of adding some of it back.

 

[futurerustanddust]

FYI, just got the call from my dealership and the parts have arrived, so looks like the backorder may not be as delayed as it has been in the past. I'm going to go pick them up and swap them out today.

— picked up the parts. The guys at the dealership were also shocked that it came in so quickly. They just had a car that was in the shop for 6-8 months waiting for the same part. So order away, maybe they are back in stock now.

 

[futurerustanddust]

Swapped out the cracked splitter for the new one today. I have a lift at my other residence in Utah, but not here in Florida, so the whole situation was a bit of a comedy of errors and some first class jerry-rigging.

The first issue I had was just trying to get the front end of the damn car high up enough to work underneath. With the CF2 package, there aren’t many ramps available that it will clear, so I had to slap some together that would.

A random 2x10, some aluminum ramp leads and a few bolts and I was in business. I probably should have made it a bit taller, but I only had one board to work with.

Removing the original splitter was a matter of taking out approximately four thousand T-15 screws then removing six retainer clips. Four of the clips are hidden behind a plastic fairing that most likely would be avoided by removing the front-most cover plate under the engine, but there are holes in the fairing that allow you to insert a pick tool and undo the clips. From that point it was easy to simply slide off.

Putting it back on was somewhat simple, although not removing the cover plate under the engine made putting four of the retaining clips back on practically impossible, so I simply installed all the screws and two of the clips, which is more than enough to hold the splitter on quite securely. Once I can find a place to rent a lift for an afternoon I’ll undo things and get it all back to factory spec, but I’m not worried about it being loose at all, it’s extremely tight.

After all that rigmarole, the car is back together and looks great. The installation of the IMSA decal I did yesterday prior to install, but was as simple as any vinyl decal installation. I considered installing PPF over the splitter, and might still do that at some point, maybe when I reset everything.

Bottom line, once it actually arrives, the install of the splitter is absolutely something anyone could do as long as you have access to a lift, or can jack the hell out of the car. Hopefully all who have been waiting can get a replacement soon.

Having said that, I feel like the cost of the splitter is pretty fricking high given there seem to be acceptable aftermarket options for far less. I always go with only OEM parts on my cars, especially if it happens to be a special edition (regardless of how special it is or isn’t) so this was the only real option for me, but if you can get a good replacement for 1/4 the price of the official part, it’s probably a better way to go if you don’t care about everything being stock.

 

[RDATLTE]

Swapped out the cracked splitter for the new one today. I have a lift at my other residence in Utah, but not here in Florida, so the whole situation was a bit of a comedy of errors and some first class jerry-rigging.

The first issue I had was just trying to get the front end of the damn car high up enough to work underneath. With the CF2 package, there aren’t many ramps available that it will clear, so I had to slap some together that would.

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A random 2x10, some aluminum ramp leads and a few bolts and I was in business. I probably should have made it a bit taller, but I only had one board to work with.

Removing the original splitter was a matter of taking out approximately four thousand T-15 screws then removing six retainer clips. Four of the clips are hidden behind a plastic fairing that most likely would be avoided by removing the front-most cover plate under the engine, but there are holes in the fairing that allow you to insert a pick tool and undo the clips. From that point it was easy to simply slide off.

View attachment 33527

Putting it back on was somewhat simple, although not removing the cover plate under the engine made putting four of the retaining clips back on practically impossible, so I simply installed all the screws and two of the clips, which is more than enough to hold the splitter on quite securely. Once I can find a place to rent a lift for an afternoon I’ll undo things and get it all back to factory spec, but I’m not worried about it being loose at all, it’s extremely tight.

View attachment 33528

After all that rigmarole, the car is back together and looks great. The installation of the IMSA decal I did yesterday prior to install, but was as simple as any vinyl decal installation. I considered installing PPF over the splitter, and might still do that at some point, maybe when I reset everything.

Bottom line, once it actually arrives, the install of the splitter is absolutely something anyone could do as long as you have access to a lift, or can jack the hell out of the car. Hopefully all who have been waiting can get a replacement soon.

Having said that, I feel like the cost of the splitter is pretty fricking high given there seem to be acceptable aftermarket options for far less. I always go with only OEM parts on my cars, especially if it happens to be a special edition (regardless of how special it is or isn’t) so this was the only real option for me, but if you can get a good replacement for 1/4 the price of the official part, it’s probably a better way to go if you don’t care about everything being stock.

I'm too concerned about the carbon fiber on the aftermarket splitters not matching the OEM carbon fiber to pull the trigger right now.

 

[futurerustanddust]

I get that. That is one of the main reasons I went with OEM.

 

[Dirkbg]

At the time I ordered the OEM front splitter, it ran $730 with $40 shipping, it was about the same price as the aftermarket versions. That was back in 3/23. I probably should have ordered two, just in case.

 

[futurerustanddust]

At the time I ordered the OEM front splitter, it ran $730 with $40 shipping, it was about the same price as the aftermarket versions. That was back in 3/23. I probably should have ordered two, just in case.

Wow, that’s some inflation over the past three years. They now approach 4 grand.

 

[Dirkbg]

I'm seeing the online sources running around $2300, but not in stock. Still, more than 3x the cost from 3 years ago.