techboy Posted September 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Getting closer. I was able to get the hatch installed tonight with help of my wife. Just need to wrap up a few odds and ends. A little hard to see the "TURBO" in this light, but it'll look good - I promise. I contacted the graphics company that made my rear graphic back in '16, luckily they still had the graphic on file so I'll picking that up tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 It's looking good! You will also have the piece of mind that the hatch is painted under that spoiler and less change of paint chipping at that junction line in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Very nice work as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Picked up the new copy of the rear graphic. It's hard to see but it's laying on the table in front of my old hatch. Measured and marked everything out. Ran a credit card over it a few times to make sure we had good adhesion. I increased the gap between the "N" in Starion and the "E" in ESIR b/c I felt like on my old hatch the graphic kinda all ran together and looked like one long word. I like the spacing better this time around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
860QuestTuner Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Looking good , love the paint color. Is the decal reflective vinyl ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted October 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 9:07 AM, 860QuestTuner said: Looking good , love the paint color. Is the decal reflective vinyl ? Thanks. And no, I don't believe it's reflective. Pretty sure it's just regular old white vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_pat Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 8/3/2022 at 11:35 AM, obsolete said: That's what I would do instead of risking drilling through the glass. Instead of tape, I would use this, 3M 8001: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/3m/3m-5-ounce-weatherstrip-adhesive/mmm0/08001?q=3m+8001&pos=0. The only compromise is that the spoiler will probably never come off the hatch again. I may use this plan as I have a flatty hatch as well but also have a spare widebody hatch with spoiler. I didnt realize there was a difference between the hatches until now .. thought I had to remove the flatty metal and move widie body version to it. worst case I will still have my original hatch with spoiler to put back on the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete Posted May 7, 2023 Report Share Posted May 7, 2023 Hey @techboy, thanks to you and this thread, I am now a member of the successful Starquest hatch spoiler removal club, and I've got the special-edition, members-only allen wrench to prove it: This is a hatch I bought from a part-out years ago, its spoiler will now live on to replace the wavy one on my car. Thanks for the great thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted May 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 8:16 PM, obsolete said: Hey @techboy, thanks to you and this thread, I am now a member of the successful Starquest hatch spoiler removal club, and I've got the special-edition, members-only allen wrench to prove it: This is a hatch I bought from a part-out years ago, its spoiler will now live on to replace the wavy one on my car. Thanks for the great thread! Nothing makes me feel better than knowing something I did and documented helped someone else. Part of why I was irritated when the old board went down and many tutorials got lost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted May 8, 2023 Report Share Posted May 8, 2023 I just made a new post in the FAQ section linking to this. If anyone sees some good threads and recommends moving them to the FAQ, let me know. I've been trying to do this as I see them, but I'm sure I have missed a few. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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