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Rear spoiler warping
Started by obsolete, Jun 19 2020 01:04 PM
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Posted 19 June 2020 - 01:04 PM
Does anyone know why this is happening, and what kind of a can of worms I'd be opening up by trying to address this? It looks like there is rust inside.
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Posted 19 June 2020 - 06:58 PM
There probably is. The wing itself is a urethane. The trunk lid is metal. It looks like the trunk lid is rusting underneath and lifting the wing.
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Posted 19 June 2020 - 07:04 PM
The urethane is bonded to a metal skeleton. When it rusts it pulls away from the frame work. Water gets under the wing from the back hatch and when it sits there is soaks it up. I have seen it more common on the side “wings”
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Posted 19 June 2020 - 10:14 PM
get a used one theres lots of them around...…….most get throw away..i have a black one ,,but im in So cal ..the notch in wing is a drain hole that got plugged and rusted the rear deck lid steel out usually its the sides that go...…….
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Posted 20 June 2020 - 03:18 AM
I guess that is a good reason to take them off once every 5 years and clean it all up under there.
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Posted 23 June 2020 - 02:21 PM
damageinc86, on 20 June 2020 - 03:18 AM, said:
I guess that is a good reason to take them off once every 5 years and clean it all up under there.
Yeah... that sounds good. Until you try to take it off.
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Posted 24 June 2020 - 01:54 PM
Thanks guys. The back panel on the hatch, below the spoiler, appears to be plastic. A magnet does not stick to it. So, it seems like the metal "skeleton" of the spoiler must be what's rusting.
I haven't looked at the service manual or searched the forum yet, but has anyone removed the rear spoiler before, and if so, got any tips to share?
I haven't looked at the service manual or searched the forum yet, but has anyone removed the rear spoiler before, and if so, got any tips to share?
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Posted 24 June 2020 - 08:43 PM
You’ll have to shim it as you go, cutting the double sided tape that holds it on. There is an Allen cap bolt in each corner also. I had to cut down an Allen wrench to get it in there
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Posted 24 June 2020 - 08:45 PM
I have a nice condition red one with no rust, just a quarter size section of paint peeled off near the wiper mount of you want to pm me for pics and price
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Posted 29 June 2020 - 03:59 PM
Thanks. I have a lead on a good one locally. For anyone else with the same problem (and for my own reference for when I finally get around to doing this job), I found two older forum posts on removing the spoiler:
http://www.starquest...howtopic=140590
http://www.starquest...howtopic=127900
http://www.starquest...howtopic=140590
http://www.starquest...howtopic=127900
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