| Wilburbeest |
07-03-2010 03:50 AM |
Wow nice pieces but seems awfully expensive for a little strip of fiberglass.
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Originally Posted by Primus
(Post 1868444)
I have a dumb question. It's probably the same for all these spoilers, but how do you get the bolts mounted to the spoiler?
I just got my spoiler in (Carbon By Design) but I'm not quite sure how to mount the bolts onto the spoiler. The stock spoiler already has them mounted and I assumed that is how this spoiler would come. I found the bag with the mounting hardware but there were no installation instructions so I'm not quite sure how to get the bolts into the spoiler.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Well I would say unbolt the stock spoiler and if you have more holes for the new one than are in the hatch, or if they are in different locations it's time to bring out the drill. You could probably make a template if you wanted to by taking some cardboard (or any number of other materials), sticking it to the spoiler with double sided tape, cutting it to the proper shape, then putting the holes in it and sticking that down on the car before you do any drilling. Of course set the spoiler on top of the template to be sure its right before the drill ever comes near your deck lid. You could also try what I attempted with my dovetail for my 4th gen, which was to stick squares of double sided tape onto the spoiler over the holes, cut out around the holes, then press the spoiler on the car and carefully lift it off, leaving the tape behind. I didn't have any luck with this technique but others have had it work somehow so it might be worth a shot. I ended up finding a way to use the drill guides the spoiler came with but it doesn't sound like you have those. If you're uncomfortable with any of that I'd recommend taking the car to a shop.
EDIT: just realized how long ago that post was made. Oh well maybe somebody else will find it useful. |
