CSL Diffuser options

[Cubieman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izVjRbQG0ao

Man, this thread....I just bought one from Happychicom, I almost went a month without spending something on this car.
In that video the fitment isn't good at all, I hope if mine fits like that I can sand it in a few spots for flush fitment.
I'm all about not cheaping out, but for for this peice I'm willing to roll the dice. I knew I should have pulled the trigger months back, now I got to pay quite a bit more.

[Epsilon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izVjRbQG0ao

[Tbonem3]

I have 82mm (OD) SGT tips and they didn't touch.

[Cubieman]

I am tempted to get one of the happybuyitnow pieces but worry it will touch by double walled SCZA muffler tips, just eyeballing my setup and pictures of CSL style diffusers looks a bit tight.

Anyone with the larger diameter tips on a SCZA muffler running one of these diffusers?

[heinzboehmer]

Yeah picture's pretty bad. I can grab a better one next time I go out to the garage.

[repoman89]

Hard to tell but certainly looks better than SG 👍

[heinzboehmer]

The messy 2x2 weave on the exposed part of the SG piece that came on my car eventually irritated me enough to replace it with a 1x1 Mile End piece. Really cheapened the whole look and I couldn’t unsee it. How is the weave on the happybuyitnow ones?

Not Karbonius-level, but pretty good. This is the best pic I could find:

[repoman89]

The messy 2x2 weave on the exposed part of the SG piece that came on my car eventually irritated me enough to replace it with a 1x1 Mile End piece. Really cheapened the whole look and I couldn’t unsee it. How is the weave on the happybuyitnow ones?

[Tbonem3]

As picky as I am, these diffusers are the least I’m worried about. Even the cheap ones do just fine for me

Exactly. We're not talking the boot or airbox or something really important.

[Toby22]

As picky as I am, these diffusers are the least I’m worried about. Even the cheap ones do just fine for me

[Lip]

if you want the highest quality, wait for mile end or karbonius. If you want good-enough quality, just go with Happybuyitnow168

[antknee]

i got one years back from Tekarbon (which is prob the same as the happybuyitnow on ebay) Fitment is great and i kind of like the metal tab used to install over the factory clips. Makes removing them effortless & less prone to damaging.

[heinzboehmer]

Happybuyitnow168 aka amoeba wings out of Taiwan iirc.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/PAINTED-Car...8AAOSwlspazd~W

Damn, these were like $270 just a while ago. Still, outside of OE or MileEnd, this is as good/cheap as it gets imo.

^ that's 2x2, here's 1x1 at same price:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HALF-CARBON...UAAOSwAghazd~t

+1. Got one of those a few months back. Quality, fitment and paint match are all pretty good, especially for the price.

And yeah they really upped the price on those. Got mine for $298 + tax and shipping. Total came to $318.

Here's a couple pics of fitment and paint match:

[jbfrancis3]

Yes, Mile End composites had the following to say just a week ago (to me via email): Unfortunately they are no longer available at the moment. We no longer have a mold to create it, as our mold has reached the end of its lifespan. We are hoping to recreate a new mold sometime this summer if we can get a hold of another OE diffuser. Sorry about that. Stay safe!

Here's what Ana at Karbonius had to say back in Oct 2019: Regarding with diffuser, sorry, we do not have in catalogue. There was a problem with mould and we decided not to manufacture it, at least at the moment. We are now working in an online shop and our website is not being updated

I bought a SG piece and it was/is fine. I bought 2x2 regular weave (they couldn't do it in pre-preg). I opted for paint match and it was spot-on. I had to shave down the top from the inside to fit well enough into the bumper. The bottom fastening hole were a little off. It looks perfectly fine from the outside. With 15% discount I paid a tad over $525 inclusive of the $180 paint match. I only cared to check with Mile End recently because I had a new rear OEM bumper and wanted to put the best possible piece on, since I was going to the effort of repainting. Now I'll keep what I have.

[Sharocks]

Wait for a used Mile End or VCSL one.