I bought a front MG ZR splitter a long while ago now and have been working quite hard on it, few things needed fixing; end cap had snapped off, paint was bubbling up a treat and there was some bumper tape left on it.
As I received it, end cap fixing snapped off and bubbly paint etc...
Using various grades of wet and dry paper (roughly 200 to 400) I smoothed it back to as good a base surface as possible.
Wet and dried back to a smooth surface
A small fixing was fabricated out of some plastic to replace the broken one. This was then glued into place.
End cap fixing replaced
I then had it resprayed at a local body shop.
Sprayed
Now onto the part about fitting. Both end caps were screwed on to help with the positioning of the front splitter. As the car was on jacks in the garage the front wheels were off, this made it much easier to work on, a recommended step if you are going to undertake the same task.
I already had some strapping lying about in the garage, which was ideal for the job at hand, holding the splitter tight to the front bumper. Each end would be tied to the suspension and pulled tight.
After deciding on the straps to hold the bumper on, I started applying some silicone sealant to the inside ridge (joining face) of the splitter, as you can see it was applied liberally. Once the whole strip had been siliconed, it was moved into position, and then held in place by the strap.
It was also necessary to support the splitter from below, to do this I used two blocks of foam which were also lying around in the garage. They were bent and put under the splitter. They had just enough energy to keep the splitter up, but not enough to move it any higher and out of place, spot on luckily.
It was then a case of waiting overnight for the silicone to go off thoroughly. Upon taking the supports away the splitter didnt fall off so it was a job well done.
Silicone on
Held whilst drying
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