best way to fit ...sti6 rear spoiler?
20 January 2004, 10:43 AM
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ordered an sti6 rear spoiler from grade-a and i'm wondering how people have fitted it to there car? but it's not just that bit i'm wondering about, what about the fitting of the bottom part to the top part of the spoiler?
20 January 2004, 02:24 PM
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Copied from another thread which I responded to last week:
( Working early this morning, so only just seen this).
I have one on a '98 car.
It's fitted with the three bolts on either side which held the original spoiler, and "Puri-Flex" aka "Cica-Flex", which is a sealant obtained from car paint suppliers.
Comes in 2 or 3 colours: I used black with a red car.
You have to hold it in place temporarily, (I used double sided sticky pads and two teenage helpers: ) while you mark the bolt hole positions for drilling.
Edited to say: it helps fitting to self-tap the bolts in BEFORE you fit it, remove them, then refit on the car.
That way you know they'll go in and go in straight.
:
Then upend the spoiler, place a continuous bead of Puriflex etc round the outside bottom edge of the spoiler, about 10mm in from the edge, and a continuous bead around any holes in your boot: bolts, wiring etc.
I also put 3 extra blobs, one in the centre, and one 20cm either side of it.
Now replace spoiler, get helpers to hold it again, and quickly insert and tighten bolts: NOT too tight, just to hold it.
Then go round and remove any extra Puriflex that got forced out with LOADS of paper towels, and plenty of white spirit, running a wet finger tip or a white spirit loaded towel along any edges to give a good clean bead.
Leave for 12-24 hours, and you can remove the bolts if you want: it won't come off!!
Alcazar
As for fitting the two bits together, they bolt together, so you need to place them together and temporarily secure with masking tape, mark position to drill upper part, remove two halves and drill a starting hole for the self-tapping bolts to go in.
Run a bead of Puriflex round the top parts place bottom in position, and bolt up reasonably tight with socket and extension bar.
Use plenty of paper towel/white spirit to remove excess Puriflex, and to achieve a good finish.
I did this bit AFTER mine was sprayed, but before will be OK.
Still Alcazar!
[Edited by alcazar - 1/20/2004 2:26:44 PM]
( Working early this morning, so only just seen this).
I have one on a '98 car.
It's fitted with the three bolts on either side which held the original spoiler, and "Puri-Flex" aka "Cica-Flex", which is a sealant obtained from car paint suppliers.
Comes in 2 or 3 colours: I used black with a red car.
You have to hold it in place temporarily, (I used double sided sticky pads and two teenage helpers: ) while you mark the bolt hole positions for drilling.
Edited to say: it helps fitting to self-tap the bolts in BEFORE you fit it, remove them, then refit on the car.
That way you know they'll go in and go in straight.
:Then upend the spoiler, place a continuous bead of Puriflex etc round the outside bottom edge of the spoiler, about 10mm in from the edge, and a continuous bead around any holes in your boot: bolts, wiring etc.
I also put 3 extra blobs, one in the centre, and one 20cm either side of it.
Now replace spoiler, get helpers to hold it again, and quickly insert and tighten bolts: NOT too tight, just to hold it.
Then go round and remove any extra Puriflex that got forced out with LOADS of paper towels, and plenty of white spirit, running a wet finger tip or a white spirit loaded towel along any edges to give a good clean bead.
Leave for 12-24 hours, and you can remove the bolts if you want: it won't come off!!
Alcazar
As for fitting the two bits together, they bolt together, so you need to place them together and temporarily secure with masking tape, mark position to drill upper part, remove two halves and drill a starting hole for the self-tapping bolts to go in.
Run a bead of Puriflex round the top parts place bottom in position, and bolt up reasonably tight with socket and extension bar.
Use plenty of paper towel/white spirit to remove excess Puriflex, and to achieve a good finish.
I did this bit AFTER mine was sprayed, but before will be OK.
Still Alcazar!
[Edited by alcazar - 1/20/2004 2:26:44 PM]
21 January 2004, 06:55 PM
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i've actually seen one fitted from revolution, under the brake light part in the middle of the spoiler there was a huge gap, instead of taking it back to revolution, my mate put three big screws through the boot lid from the bottom, up into the spoiler, to try and get it to sit flat on the boot lid, it didn't work !!!!!!!
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22 January 2004, 07:44 AM
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na, na, na m8. i fitted but forgot to take me camera. your description helped but i decided not to use as much sealer. solid as a rock, reliable as time itself tho
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