Some members may remember the air scoops and M “fang” protectors I made a few years back
I was contacted last year by Jingle, about making a diffuser for the e85/6 in a similar style to the Fancywide diffuser made in Russia. See below pictures:
So using an original (borrowed) Fancywide diffuser as a reference, we set about making our own version but with some changes we felt were better aesthetically and some essential ones for uk roads. The initial prototypes were laser cut from some scrap mild steel so that we could cheaply make changes and adjustments
The one small issue was that I no longer have a z4 and had no way of checking if the changes would work on the car. So Luke (sorry not sure of forum name) and Jingle, made the long drives from other parts of the country, to my workplace, so that we could test fit the diffuser and decide what worked and what didn’t and also what other changes they wanted
The diffuser is designed for an M bumper but we had a facelift 2.0 also, which the diffuser fitted also. It also had a quad exhaust with oversized exhaust tips. This is the only variable that will change from car to car. On a standard exhaust, some minor modifications to the diffuser may be needed. The modification wouldn’t be seen and could be done easily. See below picture showing cut lines
The original diffuser sticks out from the back of the rear bumper, like a 2” shelf protruding from the bumper. It was decided that might look good in a race car but didn’t look right on a road car. So the diffuser needed shortening by 2”
The fins were also too deep. With uk roads and speed bumps, it seemed obvious that these would catch and be damaged fairly quickly. So the fins are 2” shorter and 1” shallower, in comparison to the original.
There was also a small, outside fin, that we decided looked too small, so we replicated it but made it much deeper, so it would actually be visible.
So after months of messages and meets and changes etc, we settled on a diffuser that we felt would function on U.K. roads
Whether the diffuser performs any function at all, I admit to having no idea at all lol.
The diffusers are made from 1mm aluminium, laser cut into shape, they are then shaped using a press brake machine. We then send them off for powder coating to produce the finished
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I enjoy doing stuff like this and Jingles/Lukes original idea was to make them a diffuser. We hadn’t planned on making lots of these but decided that due to all of the time and effort that went into making them, it would be a shame not to offer a few other people the opportunity.
The diffuser weighs 5kg all together but obviously this is spread over the width of the car.
I supply all of the fixings to put the actual diffuser together.
So I made 10 x sets and 3 x sets have been sold. The price for a complete set, including fixings and postage is £240.
I was contacted last year by Jingle, about making a diffuser for the e85/6 in a similar style to the Fancywide diffuser made in Russia. See below pictures:
So using an original (borrowed) Fancywide diffuser as a reference, we set about making our own version but with some changes we felt were better aesthetically and some essential ones for uk roads. The initial prototypes were laser cut from some scrap mild steel so that we could cheaply make changes and adjustments
The one small issue was that I no longer have a z4 and had no way of checking if the changes would work on the car. So Luke (sorry not sure of forum name) and Jingle, made the long drives from other parts of the country, to my workplace, so that we could test fit the diffuser and decide what worked and what didn’t and also what other changes they wanted
The diffuser is designed for an M bumper but we had a facelift 2.0 also, which the diffuser fitted also. It also had a quad exhaust with oversized exhaust tips. This is the only variable that will change from car to car. On a standard exhaust, some minor modifications to the diffuser may be needed. The modification wouldn’t be seen and could be done easily. See below picture showing cut lines
The original diffuser sticks out from the back of the rear bumper, like a 2” shelf protruding from the bumper. It was decided that might look good in a race car but didn’t look right on a road car. So the diffuser needed shortening by 2”
The fins were also too deep. With uk roads and speed bumps, it seemed obvious that these would catch and be damaged fairly quickly. So the fins are 2” shorter and 1” shallower, in comparison to the original.
There was also a small, outside fin, that we decided looked too small, so we replicated it but made it much deeper, so it would actually be visible.
So after months of messages and meets and changes etc, we settled on a diffuser that we felt would function on U.K. roads
Whether the diffuser performs any function at all, I admit to having no idea at all lol.
The diffusers are made from 1mm aluminium, laser cut into shape, they are then shaped using a press brake machine. We then send them off for powder coating to produce the finished
View attachment 4I enjoy doing stuff like this and Jingles/Lukes original idea was to make them a diffuser. We hadn’t planned on making lots of these but decided that due to all of the time and effort that went into making them, it would be a shame not to offer a few other people the opportunity.
The diffuser weighs 5kg all together but obviously this is spread over the width of the car.
I supply all of the fixings to put the actual diffuser together.
So I made 10 x sets and 3 x sets have been sold. The price for a complete set, including fixings and postage is £240.
Yeah it is quite subtle tbf.
North West Surrey
