Styling Fiat stilo splitters???

[Marshall147]

I realised the other day my car doesnt have a splitter on it. Must of came off when the first owner had it. anyway, i was just wondering where you can get one from....... or if there is any ulturnitive splitters that can be made to fit the stilos which look nicer.... i.e cuppra splitter

if anyones got any pics of any that would be cool

cheers guys.

 

[muppet42]

Standard splitter's probably easiest to get from the dealer as it's basically attached to the bumper via staples - not the easiest thing to remove from a scrapped car.

I replaced mine recently as ironically it was split and had been since I got RGZ back in 2006. I put a Leon Cupra splitter on, cost £24 approx from Seat dealer but you'll find them online too. Expect to pay £30 on ebay plus shipping, so well worth going to the dealer.

In terms of appearance of both, haven't yet got a good pic of the Cupra one on my car but here's one standard (not mine, Ecion's)...

And with the Cupra splitter, which mine basically looks like now. This one's on Mr Cousins'...

From memory the OEM splitter costs less than £20 from the dealership or shop4parts. There's other options too, probably from Lester who make sideskirts and such for the Stilo as well

 

[Mr Cousins]

Ill sell you the OEM splitter for £10 from my car mate It's sitting in my dining room haha. And cheers for using my picture man i feel honoured XD

 

[Marshall147]

cheers guys for all the advice and pics. im gonna have a think on which one I want. if i decide on the OEM one ill give you a e-mail Cousins

cheers

 

[roy lovelock]

well mine ironically enough is also split, is there any purpose to them.. i didnt think they were the typical splitter and were more of a protection against kurbs etc (they rubbed first before causing damage).
it seemed to me a lot of work to replace for very little gain.
roy

 

[muppet42]

I think it's meant to be for aerodynamic purposes but I honestly don't think it offers a huge amount of difference. As you say, it rubs on kerbs before anything underneath would - the bumper's curved so the splitter can be heard rubbing before the bumper does saving you (if you have a lowered car normally) a more costly bumper repair.

Annoyed I haven't got an undertray as you can see from certain angles the underbits of the engine bay (engine mount for example) if you look at certain angles. The OEM splitter came down lower than the Cupra one and hid it somewhat - some pics from Stanford when they're uploaded shall show this. Still though, from most angles I reckon the Cupra splitter's an improvement aesthetically speaking anyway. Really suits the car, even if it was a little fiddly to fit.

And Mr C, not a problem - I'm grateful for the provision of such an illustrative picture

 

[Morty Mort]

Annoyed I haven't got an undertray as you can see from certain angles the underbits of the engine bay (engine mount for example) if you look at certain angles. The OEM splitter came down lower than the Cupra one and hid it somewhat.

If you HAVE an undertray which I have, the OEM splitter hides it very nicely. I lost the splitter on the highway in Denmark, doing 130 km/h. Suddenly heard a flaff-flaff-flaff noise and knocking under my feet. The picture in my head was like this: "Fooook, I just changed the timing belt" and I nearly developed a bipolar disease. Clutch in, engage neutral, roll off road... luckily it was the splitter that had worked itself off the moulding and was held in one corner, going under the car hammering up under my feet. I took a nose dive when driving off the ferry 30 minutes before, so I propably killed it there.

Afterwards the front looked poorly designed. The benefits of the OEM splitter is that it hides the undertray / engine parts from most angles, and it rubs the kerb (or ice during the heavy winters over here) before scraping or breaking any plastic parts.

M.