Once again I come before the brain trust, desperate for help.

The carbon front splitter on my 2015 V12VS is, well, split. I won't get into the details of how as it pains me to recount the terrible sound it made, but I am in need of some help. I have a new splitter showing up tomorrow from ECPS group and am quite set on trying to save a few (hundred) dollars by doing the install myself. In looking at the mounting setup on Scuderia, I can see a bolt that secures the two peaks of the unit to the frame, however I cannot for the life of me figure out how to access said bolts. I have the shop manual for the car, but I can't seem to find the process in the menus.

Any tips, tricks, or blunt realizations would be greatly appreciated.

Please excuse the terrible arrow below, it's just my fat fingers drawing on a phone screen.

 

You will need to drop your inner fenders and remove the air filters. Then you will be able to reach up and get at that bolt. It's tight squeeze.

 

I managed to figure it out after somehow stumbling into the correct section in the shop manual. For anyone who is wondering:

1) Remove both front wheels
2) Remove wheel liners (I did not pay proper attention to where the lift went and inadvertently blocked one bolt on each liner, forcing me to pull them aside).
3) Unbolt air boxes on each side (3 screws)
4) Remove three screws on each side securing bumper liner to upper panel.
5) Remove two screws that secure upper grill to bottom of fender.
6) Carefully pull away cover from final two clips. Have a second person hold as you disconnect the 4 front parking sensors.
7) Take a step back and pray you remember which screws/bolts go to which step.
8) Reassure yourself it will all go back together just fine, unlike every other project before.

 

Your timing is perfect. I need to make a repair on the front spoiler on my 2013 V8 VS after an unidentified member of the family pulled too far forward over a curb with 90 degree parking.

I had the car on a lift over the weekend and was hoping to get the spoiler off by just taking off the torx bolts. That did not work, but I ran out of time to discover how it was all put together.

Thanks for the step by step.

Steven

 

Best of luck! If I can offer one bit of advice, it would be to have two people there to remove the cover and then to put it back on. The piece is actually quite flimsy so if you try to pull it off by your self, it will start bending and bowing out of control. If you don't have the 2013 shop manual, let me know and I'll tell you where to get it. I couldn't have done it without it!

 

There is no need to remove your front bumper to remove your front splitter. As long as you remove the fender liners and remove the air filters, you can reach up and get the upper bolt on the splitter. Removing the front bumper may make it easier, but a lot more work.

 

It will come off at a friends auto shop with plenty of help. Even better, they will make the repair on the spoiler since mine is only slightly damaged, some scratches on bottom and what hopefully is only a surface crack on top. The spoiler was painted black by the prior owner when it was repaired at some point. While I can get CF cloth with the same weave I suspect any repair will be visible, so trying to decide how to finish it.

I was able to find a 2010 shop manual but it did not include the spoiler setup on my 2013 S. Please let me know where I can find one. Thanks

 

LBF,

thanks for the heads up that the spoiler can be removed with out taking the cover off. Makes it an easier job.

sreven

 

Your welcome. The top bolt is a tight squeeze for your hand, but it's better than dealing with electrical wiring and possible damage to the bumper cover.