DIY - Quik Latch Mini install(front bumper)
 

Just finished this install at 6:30am in the morning..

Prep work: Jack up car, remove wheels if necessary, remove weather stripping under the hood, remove screws/clips. Remove screws/clips under the bumper. Remove screws/clips in the wheel arch. All this should be in a previous DIY on this forum


Mask off bumper and fender. Use the small black plastic clip as your mounting point. You want to use the location where the silver phillips self tapper is mounted. Remove the screw. Use a 6.5mm drill and install the threaded part of the QLM.
Mark a line in marker directly above where the mounting point is. Also mark off on the bumper area. Drill a pilot hole to see where the little round point is on the QLM.
Try to center it, once you have found the center, trace a circle using the button part of the QLM.
Use a dremel to remove the excess plastic to fit the QLM button.
The rest of the install should be pretty easy. The tricky part for me was trying to find a decent mounting point for the bolt.
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As you can see from the above pics, the front of my bumper now isn't sagging.

By far of the coolest DIY so far! Great addition to the forum!

Sweet

Where did you buy the part?

@stevo_12v can you give us a close up picture of the stud/stem (the part that is fastened to the black bracket below the fender) with the bumper off?

Sub

List of parts needed?

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REAR BUMPER Install
 

Update: Made a start on my rear bumper quick release setup. You need 4x of these. Pics below show you the mounting locations.

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Eyebrows?
 

What is the purpose of the black plastic "eyebrows?" Do you have a pix of your rig that shows this mod from the front?

Re: Quick Latch... very cool! Ditto on parts list, etc.

Moar downforce brah.

looks great and clean. i am wondering anyone can push and release bumper though. right? i hope it has like locking mechanism key

Keep some of the bolts on for security.

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Sub'd. Looks awesome!

Nice! @mkivsoopra wanna do this?

Those are canards. They serve to provide downforce in the front of the car for more front end grip.

very cool. +1 for parts list.

anyone install this for the bottom and top front bumper? for easy removal and install

Did you remove the black plastic piece too?

I am confused about all the pop clips and screws that hold the bumper to the car. Are all those removed and the only thing holding the bumper is the Quik Latch?

I would lean towards yes just because that's the point of the quick release!

I can't et mine straight the way your doing it here

what diameter do i get?

bump same question^^

the stainless is $50 per latch!? plus you gotta buy the mounting buckets for each one @ $12/pc!?

Has anyone else tried this DIY? Does it work over time and prevent the bumper gap, with only one Quik Latch Mini on each side in that location?

Why would you go with stainless? I don't think this DIY requires mounting buckets, but I could be wrong.

Someone should make a brz kit

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I just made another DIY using 1 latch on each side just in a more forward location, right where the gap happens. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95624

Thanks...very appreciated!

long shot here, but bump for OP to update pics?

Do these actually replace the need for most / all of the pop clips? It'd be great to only have these and a couple screws to remove the bumper.

Are there any safeguards preventing some random person from stealing your bumpers?