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24th November 2006, 11:30 | #1 |
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ZT rear spoiler
I`ve managed to find a rear spoiler for my ZT (not fitted at birth).....I`m now at the stage where I`m going to drill holes in my boot lid!!!!!!!!
Has anybody got any tips? Thanks Mark |
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24th November 2006, 14:13 | #3 |
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Thanks Ron, my biggest worry is drilling in the right place, the spoiler has two bolts either side, one appears to be located behind the rubber stoppers which gives me around about 10mm of flat steel to choose from......it`s going to be a tense moment drilling through that lovely paint!
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Mark the spoiler has studs for the nuts (well mine does) which can be removed I would take them out then use something like sheets of blue tack on the boot lid then position spoiler and note where the raised marks appear
Also when you remove the boot lid trim you will see nice holes for the nut runner to fit through |
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Of course the other thing to do is make a cardboard template from the spoiler first, making holes in cardboard is a lot cheaper
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Thanks Keith.....the new spoiler (which came from a 52 plate ZT) has a stud & a bolt on each side (ie 4 in total) & the car has no nice holes as you describe! I think I`ll have to make up a full width template from card.
I do like the blu tak theory though most ingenious. Mark |
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Been there and done this!
On mine two of the holes were marked on the underside of the boot lid. One small circle can be seen. This helps no end as once these are drilled the second hole is easy to locate. Check to see if they are there on yours too. Here is the result with the lip spoiler still in place Tip - make sure you collect ALL the swarf. I have little bits everywhere rusting away.
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Thanks Rich...looks good, I`ll have another look. I`m still a little nervous of the drilling as once started theres no going back!
Was the spoiler an option from new as I`ve not seen many ZT`s without it? Mark |
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In support of what TI Rich said make sure all the swarf is cleared away, every last little bit. I once made the mistake of not doing that properly when fitting an aerial on a Hillman Super Imp. It cost me a respray for the wing and bonnet. I thought I had got it all off but there were very tiny bits and within days they were rusted to the paintwork.
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