02-13-2018, 07:49 AM | #351 |
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@johan After you try @Drambeenie's suggestion, you could also use a pick to pull the green clip back flush with the trunk. Mine required this little extra nudge.
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Okay, so... with a good amount of assistance from a couple friends we were able to finish the install.
I'm going to be writing a review, probably on the weekend, but there are a few tricky parts to the install that I haven't seen mentioned yet. It took the three of us two hours due to those problematic bits. I would say the worst was the alignment of the two risers and spoiler so they'd go back in the trunk holes. The left side holes (or one of them) are/is slightly different from the right side, which made aligning the risers a bit more difficult. We tried probably 5 different variations where we attached the risers to the spoiler first, and each time the bolts wouldn't line up on either the left or right side's holes. Unfortunately we had already removed the red side of the tape and had to kind of re-stick it so that we could re-adjust the alignment. What we ended up doing was removing the risers from the wing and lightly bolting them to the trunk first so ensure they were in position to tighten properly with the holes, and then we bolted on the spoiler from there, then we removed the whole spoiler + risers in order to re-remove the red tape and properly bolt everything in. So far after one quick 3.5 mile or so drive on the freeway I haven't had any issues or rattling (well, I heard some rattling from the trunk but I think that was just my tools and bottle of quick detailer). I'm going to take that stuff out tomorrow and test on the way to and from work. Anyway, as mentioned before, I'll write up a more thorough review later including what I think of the components, quality, instructions, etc. But thanks so far @Drambeenie! Looks great! One picture: |
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02-14-2018, 12:58 PM | #353 |
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Photos from a bunch of angles in sunlight. I can try to get more later for paint-match checking; I was a bit late to work already this morning lol so I just did functional photos first rather than nitty gritty aesthetic photos
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Somewhere in there you have to get those green clips to engage. I still haven't gone back in there to try and fix that. I will say that after 2 days with the extra air getting under the spoiler and my increase in AOA over stock, my butt dyno is finding the car more stable while performing "evasive maneuvers". |
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Also, it was brought to my attention that my avatar is now out of date. I'll need to remedy that.
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I think we got the green clips seated ok but not perfect. So I might still go and try to adjust them if needed. But everything feels really sturdy, and I've driven on the freeway/curvy on/off-ramps so far without issues or rattle so I think it's good to go. @Drambeenie maybe it'd be worth mentioning this process in new instructions if you need to print more, or just as a message/email to people who are still receiving their risers? (shrug) |
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Come to think of it... I'll bet the correct process would be to:
- Remove green clips from riser - Install clips in trunk - Prep riser/spoiler/3m/etc - Push risers/spoiler onto green clips - Finish install That would work and would be relatively easy. The design of the green clip on the "riser" side is such that if it engages at all, it's going to go all the way, whereas the trunk side of the clip is more finicky. It's too late for me though, since the tape is already stuck to the trunk. |
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Something I’ll mention as well that I hadn’t before. I don’t know exactly what kind of treatment was done on the risers after painting, but I ended up putting 3 or 4 coats of light wax on them the night before the install. Not a requirement by any means but just an added nice thing to do if you care about that kinda stuff.
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