Repro direct connection trunk lid spoiler- any ideas on mounting without drilling?

MRGTX said
This seems like a better idea than affixing pieces with epoxy to do the same job. I'll have to think about how to do this without leaving a gap....

Yeah it will look like it’s been attached with screws but no holes in the deck lid. The biggest thing is you need enough flat surface area so the body tape has some good grip.

I don’t think the gap would be very big, I know I was planning on gluing some rubber washers to the backside of the screw pockets to keep the screws from cracking the spoiler on mine. So there’s a bit of a gap between the pockets and the lid already, the metal strip would take that up and as long as you kept it relatively thin the edge gap should be small.

The original DC spoilers were just attached with plastic push rivets, that’s why they’re always cracked at the pockets when people attach them with screws.

A56 said
I would just drill the holes and attach it as designed, while making certain that no water has access to your trunk. Filling those holes down the road should you change your mind is easy. You're going to have to repaint the trunk either way you choose.

Yeah that’s what I’m doing. Got some nice stainless steel screws for it, use some RTV on the backside to fill the hole as they go in. My deck lid has all the hand depressions from being closed too hard over the years in that spot anyway, I’m gonna cheat and leave them there since the spoiler will cover all of them and pulling them will be a pain since they’re covered by the inner structure on the backside. If someone wants to remove the spoiler later they can weld up the little holes and pull the dents while they’re at it.