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I bought my splitter used and so I'm not sure if a new opne comes with longer screws for the connection at the rear of the splitter, 5 screws in total I think, but I had to go to OSH to get longer stainless screws and stainless fender washers to make it possible to screw the rear of the splitter down.
I used #12 by 1.5" stainless screws and they worked great.
Installed one last night - w/ my trusty sidekick (my son) it took us 2 hours and 10 minutes. 15 minutes spent finding the right tools, you'd have to see my garage to appreciate - .
When I finally got round to fitting it, it took me about 1.5-2hrs to fit. Hardest thing I found was trying to line up the splitter with the almost-jelly-like OEM bumper.
Took me about 1.5 hours. Used spring clamps to hold everything together while drilling. Really helped!
Also used longer screws at each end with a spacer made from rubber fuel hose. This keeps each end of the splitter "flat" instead of curving up at the ends.