Repro direct connection trunk lid spoiler- any ideas on mounting without drilling?
I see this keeps popping up. The simple way of installing these is to make a fiberglass mold of that area on your trunk. They make silicone sheeting that has a "sticky back" on one side that you can apply to your painted truck lid to lay up fiberglass on. I'd cover the rest of the back of the car with the heavy weight trash bags. The most important thing is to 'NOT' mess up you paint. then fiberglass away. Probably best to vacuum bag the wet fiberglass, but that's beyond what most people can do.
Once you get the top of your trunk lid mold made you can cut it down so it fits flush to the bottom side of what ever spoiler you bought. Most of the fiberglass aftermarket spoilers are poorly made and they don't fit flush to the truck lid anyways, because the fiberglass pulls and shrinks in deferent directions when it cures. I guess you could stick the spoiler on by putting double sided tape onto the bottom piece you just made. Or you could fit a metal or aluminum framework on top of the trunk mold to bolt it on.
It takes some fitting, you might have to cut the trunk mold you made in half because it shrunk, but you actually have something that can make a structure that the spoiler can be bonded to.
Or just drill a bunch of holes to mount whatever you bought. And when it sits in the sun it will take a different cure and have even more flaws pop up.
No matter what, now you made your trunk heavy and it won't stay up.
I see this keeps popping up. The simple way of installing these is to make a fiberglass mold of that area on your trunk. They make silicone sheeting that has a "sticky back" on one side that you can apply to your painted truck lid to lay up fiberglass on. I'd cover the rest of the back of the car with the heavy weight trash bags. The most important thing is to 'NOT' mess up you paint. then fiberglass away. Probably best to vacuum bag the wet fiberglass, but that's beyond what most people can do.
Once you get the top of your trunk lid mold made you can cut it down so it fits flush to the bottom side of what ever spoiler you bought. Most of the fiberglass aftermarket spoilers are poorly made and they don't fit flush to the truck lid anyways, because the fiberglass pulls and shrinks in deferent directions when it cures. I guess you could stick the spoiler on by putting double sided tape onto the bottom piece you just made. Or you could fit a metal or aluminum framework on top of the trunk mold to bolt it on.
It takes some fitting, you might have to cut the trunk mold you made in half because it shrunk, but you actually have something that can make a structure that the spoiler can be bonded to.
Or just drill a bunch of holes to mount whatever you bought. And when it sits in the sun it will take a different cure and have even more flaws pop up.
No matter what, now you made your trunk heavy and it won't stay up.
