$3 DIY DIFFUSER with a CHOPPING BOARD! (seriously)

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  • čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
  • After upgrading my exhaust, I wanted a rear diffuser for the car to match the look. Trouble is, there aren't many available for the Passat CC, and it's hard to find one for any car for less than $300. I set out to build one for 1% of that price, and as you'll see in this video, it worked!
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Komentáře • 70

  • @davidmizak4642
    @davidmizak4642 Před 2 lety +8

    Thank you so much for your time and labor on this video. It seems like an inexpensive way of doing but it looks great when secured properly and painted. Thanks for sharing your ingenuity and skill.

  • @mopar2018
    @mopar2018 Před 2 lety +4

    Was looking up diffuser videos and ran into yours. Amazing job, I love the finished look.

  • @iamKilano
    @iamKilano Před 2 lety +4

    This was really nicely done! Love the design you came up with too.

  • @Reaper-cs7qt
    @Reaper-cs7qt Před 2 lety +2

    Excellent idea !!! Great video. Thanks for sharing, definitely my next project !!😁😁👍🏻

  • @purplemonstertv
    @purplemonstertv Před rokem

    Have to say that’s a great idea and looks good. Love the way all
    Done by hand. Great video

  • @eldrickejleest
    @eldrickejleest Před 2 lety

    Great idea and nice work!

  • @panaroux
    @panaroux Před 5 měsíci +1

    Such a sick tutorial man, thanks!

  • @hazardthad2370
    @hazardthad2370 Před 2 lety

    Nice video man, literally was looking for a jetta mod lol, can't wait to try

  • @udownwito.p.p4153
    @udownwito.p.p4153 Před rokem +1

    Looks sick bruv! Good job and vid, subd 💪🏿

  • @DJWizmuzk
    @DJWizmuzk Před 2 lety

    Nice vid, excellent idea

  • @monteclark5191
    @monteclark5191 Před 2 lety

    Kudos man! Looks awesome, thanks for the idea! I soon will be applying your idea to my 14 cc R, subbed!

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety

      CC gang 💪 thanks legend!

  • @markgrovenor389
    @markgrovenor389 Před 2 lety +15

    Well done buddy, I love to see people use a bit of imagination and get the results they wanted! How is it holding up? Did the paint stay on long term?

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety +6

      Honestly still looks just as fresh, I was expecting to have to repaint by now but it still looks perfect!

  • @viniciusbueno852
    @viniciusbueno852 Před rokem +2

    Very Nice! If u use a Rubber U Channel on the exhaust cut looks way better, and you can spray paint all in black! Here in brazil every body do this cuts and use rubber as finishing!

  • @william2828
    @william2828 Před rokem +1

    Well done bro, I am gonna try do this actually now

  • @caveyfpv6232
    @caveyfpv6232 Před 11 měsíci

    Looks clean 👌👌

  • @kid1274
    @kid1274 Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing 👍 brilliant idea which I gonna copy on my ride.

  • @bondoman2k
    @bondoman2k Před 2 lety +4

    Definitely a great DIY. Looks good too! I have a 2009 Mini Clubman this would look great on, EXCEPT, My rear bumper is 'squared' off at the bottom so in order to do this I would either have to cut and rebuild the lower center of my bumper cover, or find one from another model of Mini (which ain't cheap so that's out of the question..lol). I already have lower side skirts (complete with 'wings') I made myself using styrene house baseboards from Home Depot, and built a front splitter from an old abs sheet I got from someone for nothing. ;)

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety

      Mate that's the way to do it 👌

  • @TheBigBentley911
    @TheBigBentley911 Před rokem +1

    I'll be damned. That looks better than I thought it would. Good job.

  • @diegochan3351
    @diegochan3351 Před 4 měsíci

    Great idea Im definitely trying it

  • @a.joegevara3519
    @a.joegevara3519 Před rokem +2

    I've used nylon twine to cut PVC pipe, I'd imagine it would cut that as well.

  • @TurunHenkka
    @TurunHenkka Před rokem

    I was looking for this, thanks

  • @danielsonyShima5
    @danielsonyShima5 Před 26 dny

    nice job bro!

  • @xlot504
    @xlot504 Před 2 lety +1

    That was legit man!

  • @nichollastee9616
    @nichollastee9616 Před rokem +1

    great idea

  • @andersonjames3748
    @andersonjames3748 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks bro

  • @mazerguru3891
    @mazerguru3891 Před měsícem

    You did great.

  • @locoautos7862
    @locoautos7862 Před 2 lety

    Awesome job .. new sub

  • @taiblatiftaiblatif724

    Nice job..

  • @marwanehags1242
    @marwanehags1242 Před 2 lety +2

    Hello my friend, how are you? Good work my friend, please, I want the exact sizes

  • @williamh6547
    @williamh6547 Před 2 lety +2

    Nice 👍, Gunna do something very similar to my charger, but with aluminum, no way I'm paying for that crap that's mass produced. Great job dude

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety

      Aluminium will be nice, if you’re painting it let me know how it goes as painting aluminium can be fiddly

    • @williamh6547
      @williamh6547 Před 2 lety +2

      @@OEMStez painting aluminum is tricky ONLY because people do not properly prep it, if you clean it with metal cleaner, then sand the surface, clean again, then prime with self etching aluminum primer, THEN you paint. I have yet to have any of my aluminum projects chip, or peal. PREPARATION is the key. 👍

  • @Gangster9988
    @Gangster9988 Před rokem +1

    so fu*cking creative!!

  • @505peedpoppers
    @505peedpoppers Před 2 lety +1

    Man!! As someone who isn't in love with the available diffusers for my car ...this video is on point!!! Thanks for the inspiration ...

  • @murzynek6944
    @murzynek6944 Před 2 lety +1

    I will be going for this you are genius and it looks clean as hell on the video. But its a shame that you skipped one important part at the beggining. Do you have any tips how to cut the cardboard so it fits car nicely? Or you were trying over and over again untill you got satisfying fitment?

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety +2

      Pretty much just trial and error yes, cut the contour gradually and hold it up against the bumper to check fitment. Hold it with as little pressure as possible to make sure the cardboard isn’t flexing as this will reduce accuracy, and you can shine a torch from the other side and look for gaps where light is shining through to get it perfect. Hope that helps 👍

  • @theinternet8853
    @theinternet8853 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent job man 👏
    Did you just use regular screws? Has it been ok on the car after all this time?

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety +2

      Just some basic sheet metal screws from memory, I'm going to do a 1 year update video in the next couple weeks

  • @Unknowntodayandtomorrow

    Wow I rate you!!!! 👍

  • @zeppie2002
    @zeppie2002 Před rokem +1

    Well done, bro!
    This was always in my mind when I had a modified VW Vento GT (Jetta III in the US), but never actually DID it
    Now that I have a Passat CC 1.8 TSI myself, I'm interested in this vid. :-)
    Did the black under-bumper part came off easily ? I did noticed there are a lot of plastic clips...
    Thanx in forward!

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před rokem

      Nice car - the clips do come off with some persuasion, they’re not that difficult to unhook but there’s just a lot of them. Hardest part is re-aligning them all when refitting. You can just do the mod on the car but much easier once it’s off. From memory there are a couple Torx screws as well, don’t rip it off until they’re out 😅 good luck mate

  • @chaideb-mament
    @chaideb-mament Před 6 měsíci

    what is this material bro??😮

  • @franchisefred4066
    @franchisefred4066 Před 2 lety

    Siiick

  • @kjohnston6650
    @kjohnston6650 Před 2 lety +1

    Bro, tell me, how did you go about getting the template ?

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety

      Just started with some cardboard pieces that I thought looked decent, tweaked size and shape until I liked how they looked, and then fine tuned the edge that sits against the car to make sure they were flush. You'll want 2 templates, one for the inner pair and one for the outer pair, as they sit slightly differently on the car. Very easy, just use some thick cardboard and play around a bit

  • @Raymo2u
    @Raymo2u Před rokem +1

    In the future you should use RIT Dye instead of painting them, that way even if they get nicked up it will always be black

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před rokem

      That’s interesting I’ll look into that

  • @cainnolan4404
    @cainnolan4404 Před 3 lety +4

    what downforce will this add to my 90s honda civic

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 3 lety +6

      should add at least 40hp of downforce bro

    • @barabasiistvan1709
      @barabasiistvan1709 Před 3 lety

      @@OEMStez lol!

    • @barabasiistvan1709
      @barabasiistvan1709 Před 3 lety

      It's a difuser of the wind from underneath the car! Helps in turned

    • @carlmollnowii340
      @carlmollnowii340 Před 2 lety

      It will add no downforce. Purely cosmetic. This is added to the rear valence, which is not a diffuser.

  • @ToximGV
    @ToximGV Před 2 lety +1

    This is actually bonkers, such a good idea, i have just finished doing this on my Audi A3 8P, looks pretty decent concidering it cost me like £5 and if i decide i dont like it in the future i can just buy a diffuser for £80. Cheap mods like this make me happy. I sanded my fins to 800 grit and i they where completely smooth, everything was pretty easy to do, the only thing that was kinda hard was getting rid of the texture, that was a pain... other than that im well chuffed :)

    • @danblades5893
      @danblades5893 Před 2 lety

      Is yours facelift 8p. Mins has the grey diffuser factory and it’s so hard to get the cardboard shapes

    • @ToximGV
      @ToximGV Před 2 lety

      No mines the pre face lift so its smooth at the back, i actually wanted the facelift back but they arent interchangeable, it would however look really cool with these fins on, you should persevere and get them to fit, use cardboard and just keep making tempaltes till they fit nicely

  • @VWG512
    @VWG512 Před rokem

    Can i know the material of chopping board because i cant find it

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před rokem +1

      Plastic type is HDPE, a lot of chopping boards are made from it

  • @drivenltd2020
    @drivenltd2020 Před 2 lety

    How did you get your template

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety

      Just trial and error with cardboard

  • @Tareqprince
    @Tareqprince Před rokem

    Nice jop

  • @dirtylaundry00.
    @dirtylaundry00. Před 3 lety +1

    hello there

  • @ronniematthews3408
    @ronniematthews3408 Před 2 lety

    You could have bought black cutting boards

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před 2 lety

      Where's the fun in that? 😜 also makes it a little harder to demonstrate shaping on camera

  • @just_passing_through
    @just_passing_through Před rokem

    I think it’s time to call out the elephant in the room. You did not add a rear diffuser to your car. Your car came with a rear diffuser. What do you did was take off the rear diffuser that was supplied with the vehicle, screw some fins to that diffuser, and put that same diffuser back on… now with fins. Which ultimately serve no purpose. Fins add no downforce above a diffuser without fins, and are completely pointless.

    • @OEMStez
      @OEMStez  Před rokem +3

      Correct, it’s a visual mod🗿a functional diffuser is not required on a daily driven Passat that averages 27kph

    • @jvinsnes
      @jvinsnes Před 10 měsíci

      lol this comment