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      05-17-2018, 10:50 AM   #1
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F32 Rear Diffuser HELP!

Hi everyone, new here.

Looking for a matte black rear diffuser to fit to my 2014 420d F32, single exhaust tip on the left.

Any advice on the best replicas that ship to the UK?

Initially liked the idea of carbon fibre but understand it's a bigger job due to needing to remove bumper etc and not really interested in taking that on.

Thanks!
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I bought mine from Ikon Motorsports, and I believe they ship worldwide, but you'll want to contact them to be sure. It's a very good product with perfect fit. No modification needed. It was made in Taiwan by "GoodGo" so if you can find UK dealer that sells that brand, you should be set.

https://www.ikonmotorsports.com/2013...in-outlet.html
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or you can bypass all the US middlemen and buy direct from the supplier on aliexpress

I bought all my CF parts thru aliexpress thru the taiwanese vendors

all parts came in quick and was signicantly cheaper than ebay vendors.

all parts fit 100% and had no issues whatsoever

i installed my CF diffuser for my f30 no removal of bumper and perfect fitment.
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Thanks for the replies!

I have access to a P.O. box so don’t mind shipping from US.

Will look into those that you both suggested
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or you can bypass all the US middlemen and buy direct from the supplier on aliexpress

I bought all my CF parts thru aliexpress thru the taiwanese vendors

all parts came in quick and was signicantly cheaper than ebay vendors.

all parts fit 100% and had no issues whatsoever

i installed my CF diffuser for my f30 no removal of bumper and perfect fitment.

I have read some people have managed it but on the F32 the diffuser is bigger than that of the F30 and because the carbon fibre is more rigid than plastic it’s hard to get to pop into place without removing the bumper from most of the people I’ve spoken to unfortunately
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I have read some people have managed it but on the F32 the diffuser is bigger than that of the F30 and because the carbon fibre is more rigid than plastic it’s hard to get to pop into place without removing the bumper from most of the people I’ve spoken to unfortunately
ya i cant speak for f32 but from what you said, sounds like you may need to pop off the bumper
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So can F32 diffuser fits F30?
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So can F32 diffuser fits F30?
Nop. Two different animals.

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I have read some people have managed it but on the F32 the diffuser is bigger than that of the F30 and because the carbon fibre is more rigid than plastic it’s hard to get to pop into place without removing the bumper from most of the people I’ve spoken to unfortunately
My F34 CF diffusor (very short supply, comes only in CF) is larger than F32. The problem is that the lock tabs on aftermarket CF diffusors are typically too thin when compared to OEM design. I had to re-build those using epoxy putty (there was another person out of UK that had to do the same thing on his F34, if I remember correctly), otherwise the diffusor was popping off. No bumper cover dismantling was required. Taking the bumper cover off for installation will not prevent the diffusor from popping off later if the tabs are not holding on correctly.
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