20-21 Fake Vents on a 2019

[Smilo359]

Hi!
So from what I can see, it seems like the front ones are a direct swap, but it's looking like the rears would require some modification? I've tried to dig and see what kind of modification or how extensive but I can't seem to find an actual answer to that... Can anyone shed some light on this for me? I really like the way the newer ones look and am trying to figure out if I should proceed with buying and swapping out all four or keeping it as is.
Thank you all in advance!

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[boosted180sx]

the 20+ rear vents have more depth vs the 17-19s.
so, in order to fit them you have to cut out the bumper area behind the vents so the 20+ ones can fit.

the vents are pretty expensive for what it is though ....

 

[Smilo359]

the 20+ rear vents have more depth vs the 17-19s.
so, in order to fit them you have to cut out the bumper area behind the vents so the 20+ ones can fit.

the vents are pretty expensive for what it is though ....

oh ok, that doesn't sounds too bad - especially if it's not something that you'd be able to see once it's all put together... they are indeed quite pricey....

 

[boosted180sx]

you dont need anything special to cut. and yes, nothing is visible once the vents are in place.

i just used an exacto knife and heated up the blade using a heat gun. the plastic is thin so it cuts through it like butter once the blade is hot.

before cutting:

after cutting:

 

[danfg2]

the 20+ rear vents have more depth vs the 17-19s.
so, in order to fit them you have to cut out the bumper area behind the vents so the 20+ ones can fit.

the vents are pretty expensive for what it is though ....

For the 19s you don't have to cut anything. The are deep enough. The 17's-18's you do have to cut.

 

[boosted180sx]

For the 19s you don't have to cut anything. The are deep enough. The 17's-18's you do have to cut.

that depends on the build date. the early 19s are still produced with the earlier bumper and the later 19s were produced with the "new" bumper which has a recessed areas

 

[Smilo359]

you dont need anything special to cut. and yes, nothing is visible once the vents are in place.

i just used an exacto knife and heated up the blade using a heat gun. the plastic is thin so it cuts through it like butter once the blade is hot.

before cutting:

after cutting:

oh wow!! thank you so much for including those photos, that's going to help a lot!

 

[Smilo359]

For the 19s you don't have to cut anything. The are deep enough. The 17's-18's you do have to cut.

that depends on the build date. the early 19s are still produced with the earlier bumper and the later 19s were produced with the "new" bumper which has a recessed areas

well of course mine is a 19 so it could be either or hahaha I'm not sure of the build date of mine but I bought it in september of 2019 so that makes me think is from the earlier ones

ok so here comes a stupid question... do i have to take the rear bumper off to do it? the front bumper will already be off because i'll be swapping out headlights so might as well do those at the same time. but i'll probably have to take the rear bumper off also, right?

 

[boosted180sx]

well of course mine is a 19 so it could be either or hahaha I'm not sure of the build date of mine but I bought it in september of 2019 so that makes me think is from the earlier ones

ok so here comes a stupid question... do i have to take the rear bumper off to do it? the front bumper will already be off because i'll be swapping out headlights so might as well do those at the same time. but i'll probably have to take the rear bumper off also, right?

i am unsure of what build date has the new one or not. I just know that there are 19s with the "old" bumper and there are 19s with the "new" one.

you dont HAVE to remove the rear to do it but it would make your life hell of a lot easier if you do. Especially when it only takes like 5 mins to remove bumper.

i opted to do mine without removing it because i have a varis diffuser on it which has to be removed to take off bumper and i was not down to do that.

 

[SonicBreezerST160]

well of course mine is a 19 so it could be either or hahaha I'm not sure of the build date of mine but I bought it in september of 2019 so that makes me think is from the earlier ones

ok so here comes a stupid question... do i have to take the rear bumper off to do it? the front bumper will already be off because i'll be swapping out headlights so might as well do those at the same time. but i'll probably have to take the rear bumper off also, right?

Easier to do with the bumper cover off of the car. Once you get used to taking it off, it's really no big deal. The rear vents are about $80.00 each iirc? I swapped them out on my previous 2017 STH.

 

[boosted180sx]

The rear vents are about $80.00 each iirc? I swapped them out on my previous 2017 STH.

nope. not for the Type R ones lol. Its got the Type R tax on it LOL.
They're like ~$250/ea or something like that.

 

[Smilo359]

i am unsure of what build date has the new one or not. I just know that there are 19s with the "old" bumper and there are 19s with the "new" one.

you dont HAVE to remove the rear to do it but it would make your life hell of a lot easier if you do. Especially when it only takes like 5 mins to remove bumper.

i opted to do mine without removing it because i have a varis diffuser on it which has to be removed to take off bumper and i was not down to do that.

oh i didn't realize the bumper comes off that easily, i was thinking it might be a pain in the ass to take off. does the front one come off easily too? (seemed simple enough on my old hatch but haven't tried it on the R yet)

 

[boosted180sx]

oh i didn't realize the bumper comes off that easily, i was thinking it might be a pain in the ass to take off. does the front one come off easily too? (seemed simple enough on my old hatch but haven't tried it on the R yet)

rear is just two screws each on the side and 2 allen on the center with just plastic clips underneath. Its very easy.

front bumper is basically like the old hatch. a few more pop clips maybe but its simple. just time consuming.

 

[Smilo359]

rear is just two screws each on the side and 2 allen on the center with just plastic clips underneath. Its very easy.

front bumper is basically like the old hatch. a few more pop clips maybe but its simple. just time consuming.

awesome, that's definitely good to hear. dude, thank you so much, you've been very informative!

 

[danfg2]

that depends on the build date. the early 19s are still produced with the earlier bumper and the later 19s were produced with the "new" bumper which has a recessed areas

how do you find out if it's an earlier built 19 or later?

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