Drambeenie Risers MEGATHREAD.

[tehShirt]

Originally Posted by Cephas

Yep, and I think so. Everything clicked together during assembly quite nicely, but then when I went to install the whole thing and tighten down the spoiler bolts, the gap never closed, at least not nearly as much as I had thought it would.

I would suggest loosening the trunk/riser and spoiler/riser bolts and making some adjustments. I realize the trunk side may not allow much movement if you used the tape.


If the risers are slightly askew, it can cause the gap.

[Cephas]

Originally Posted by tehShirt

I would suggest loosening the trunk/riser and spoiler/riser bolts and making some adjustments. I realize the trunk side may not allow much movement if you used the tape.


If the risers are slightly askew, it can cause the gap.

Yeah I went back and did that yesterday afternoon but the tape has the risers fairly solidly attached. I emailed the guy, hopefully he gets back to me. At least maybe I can get some new VHB templates and redo the install to see if it fixes it.

[tehShirt]

Originally Posted by Cephas

Yeah I went back and did that yesterday afternoon but the tape has the risers fairly solidly attached. I emailed the guy, hopefully he gets back to me. At least maybe I can get some new VHB templates and redo the install to see if it fixes it.

Hopefully he gets back to you soon!



Did you install the spoiler to the risers first, and then to the trunk?



I have an original prototype of the risers and helped Drambeenie with early testing. I ran it without the tape for over a year... I think you could get by without the tape as long as you have some material to seal off the trunk holes.

[Cephas]

Originally Posted by tehShirt

Hopefully he gets back to you soon!



Did you install the spoiler to the risers first, and then to the trunk?



I have an original prototype of the risers and helped Drambeenie with early testing. I ran it without the tape for over a year... I think you could get by without the tape as long as you have some material to seal off the trunk holes.

Yeah I bolted the risers to the spoiler first (loosely, maybe too loosely?) then the risers to the trunk. I'll give it a week or so and then find some VHB-like material and try it on my own. I certainly don't want it going through winter like this...

[tehShirt]

Originally Posted by Cephas

Yeah I bolted the risers to the spoiler first (loosely, maybe too loosely?) then the risers to the trunk. I'll give it a week or so and then find some VHB-like material and try it on my own. I certainly don't want it going through winter like this...

Hey, you should email drambeenie@gmail.com and he will take care of you.

[Cephas]

Yep, did. He got back to me the other day. Apparently that gap is intentional, a design revision to fix another problem. I would guess it's to prevent contact between the spoiler and the shroud, which might cause it to crack over time, since the spoiler wobbles a little.

[tehShirt]

Originally Posted by Cephas

Yep, did. He got back to me the other day. Apparently that gap is intentional, a design revision to fix another problem. I would guess it's to prevent contact between the spoiler and the shroud, which might cause it to crack over time, since the spoiler wobbles a little.

That's good to know, I wasn't aware that had changed. I'm glad he got back to you. I hope you enjoy the risers!

[Cephas]

Yeah, they're sweet! Now any idea if I can swap those endcaps to match the white, or do I have to have them painted?

[tehShirt]

Originally Posted by Cephas

Yeah, they're sweet! Now any idea if I can swap those endcaps to match the white, or do I have to have them painted?

The spoiler endcaps? Somewhere in this (or another) thread Drambeenie tried to remove them, but they are permanently glued on.


I would suggest having a professional vinyl wrap them, they should be able to do it without creases. I've always thought having the risers color matched and the spoiler ends black would be ideal.

[Cephas]

Awww, you called my setup ideal! <3

[Skyehigh55]

Thank the lord Drambeenie for still having these available. M7Y pure red ordered through Amazon!

[BRZBLUEBUILD]

Anybody looking for a set of these in WRB I just listed mine on eBay.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by BRZBLUEBUILD

Anybody looking for a set of these in WRB I just listed mine on eBay.

List it on the classified here instead of shitBay.

[FR-S2GT86]

Alright, I posted this here last week,
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...86#post3474086

but got no response, so I'll try on this thread:

Sorry for digging this old thread back up, but I'm in the process of installing my new-to-me '17+ BRZ Limited OEM rear spoiler and Drambeenie risors on a virgin trunk lid, and am asking anyone out here with a '17 and up BRZ Limited or a '17 and up 860 who has also installed the Drambeenie risors for a few measurements.

Starting with installing the spoiler first using the OEM risors, after careful eying of where they should be placed using pictures from some of the above installations, so far I've got some 5/16" round holes drilled in the trunk and the spoiler set down in place so that I know that this is relatively close to the proper position,



I know that some of the OEM holes are oval, which appears to be out of necessity due to the way the bolts set in place as you lower the whole spoiler down onto the trunk lid,
which I may have to widen these newly drilled holes to accommodate for the bolts so that there is no metal-to-metal contact between the bolts and circumferences of the holes. I don't want any popping noises or rust to form from dissimilar metal contact. These holes will of course get a coat of body paint before I'm done.

Then I installed the Drambeenie risors onto the spoiler and tried it that way. Now I'm just looking for measurements from anyone that has the Drambeenie risors on a '17+ model car with the factory-drilled holes. I'm needing measurements as seen in this picture here,



and as seen in this picture here,



This is just so that I know my installation is as close to factory specifications as possible.

One other thing, did anyone ever figure out how the two outer wings come apart so that I can remove them? In this picture here,



it certainly looks as though they are able to be disassembled. If I were to guess, there is an inner and an outer piece that snap onto the center piece and once they are removed, the two screws on the bottom of the spoiler and the two on the end must be removed to complete the removal procedure of the center piece. I'm planning on customizing the spoiler ends. Should I just start prying them off with some panel removal tools hoping that they don't break?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.