Last night I noticed the spoiler adhesive was already starting to pull away on the bottom side of the trunk lid. Next thing you know I've spent 15 minutes pulling and prying to get the thing free from the trunk lid. Once it was free my gut got a bit squirmy. This thing has been here a while. After some hasty cleanup, the paint doesn't match the rest of the trunk now, and there's enough blemishes/scratches that a re-spray would be the only option. I'm not a painter.
I panicked a bit. A lot really.
Some cleaning and scraping took the old adhesive stuff off. My fingers are now heavily blistered. What a genius idea this has been. I stared at it for a few minutes minus the spoiler, and then proceeded to stick it back in place with new 3m trim tape. Not a fan of the looks, but mainly because it's going to cost some money to get the trunk lid back to purty status. Maybe STX is for the birds?
I'll start looking for a whiteout trunk to swap or buy before too long. Not the outcome I was hoping for, but at least I know now.
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hatchethairy, on Flickr
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hatchethairy, on Flickr
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hatchethairy, on Flickr