Front splitter replacement advice

albiro

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Hi all,

I have a 2016 T6 T32 that I bought from Leighton vans in 2018 and it has an inevitable "custom" front end which this morning I managed to ram into an elevated grass verge that I didn't notice. I heard a loud thump and upon inspection I've broken off what I think is called the front splitter (corrections welcome). The snap has occurred where the masking tape is shown below (my DIY solution to getting it home 50 miles away):

splitter_1.jpg

I'm now turning my attention to how I'm going to get this fixed knowing very little about it. I'm trying to identify whether what I'm calling the front splitter (ie below the number plate) is a part on its own, as illustrated here:

splitter_1_option_a.jpg

Or whether its part of a much larger area as illustrated below, where the areas in blue are not part of the same body piece:

splitter_1_option_b.jpg

Can anyone shed some light on these things come together?

I've been scouring Leighton van's "parts" site in the hope of seeing something that resembles the front end pictured above but all the exterior components there have a much less curvier look and a more aggressive angular styling so I'm guessing the above has gone out of fashion.

Does anyone know where one might be able to get some like-for-like replacement for the above? Failing that, could anyone give me some guidance on alternatives and what that might entail in terms of replacement?

Any advice or comments welcome.
 
 
Hi all,

I have a 2016 T6 T32 that I bought from Leighton vans in 2018 and it has an inevitable "custom" front end which this morning I managed to ram into an elevated grass verge that I didn't notice. I heard a loud thump and upon inspection I've broken off what I think is called the front splitter (corrections welcome). The snap has occurred where the masking tape is shown below (my DIY solution to getting it home 50 miles away):

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I'm now turning my attention to how I'm going to get this fixed knowing very little about it. I'm trying to identify whether what I'm calling the front splitter (ie below the number plate) is a part on its own, as illustrated here:

View attachment 131503

Or whether its part of a much larger area as illustrated below, where the areas in blue are not part of the same body piece:

View attachment 131504

Can anyone shed some light on these things come together?

I've been scouring Leighton van's "parts" site in the hope of seeing something that resembles the front end pictured above but all the exterior components there have a much less curvier look and a more aggressive angular styling so I'm guessing the above has gone out of fashion.

Does anyone know where one might be able to get some like-for-like replacement for the above? Failing that, could anyone give me some guidance on alternatives and what that might entail in terms of replacement?

Any advice or comments welcome.
Give Adam at LV a call.
He’ll sort it out for you.
 
I spoke to LV today and they tell me they don't have any spare parts in stock to replace it with. They've suggested I speak to a bodyworks repair specialist and see if they're able to help, so I'm pushing down that one to see if they can fix this:

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That will glue back and you could also glue in a strengthening rod behind it. Then, you can fill it, sand it and paint it up

Edit: And, if it goes wrong for you, you’ve lost nothing! A handy body shop would give it a go, but you could save yourself a small fortune even just getting it ready for them to spray it
 
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