gm full width spoiler
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Well, gee, I'm flummoxed. Did you forget the word "ends"? Did you do the install? Did you use tape or bolt it down? Were the installation instructions followed? Any pictures?
Last edited by ruxvette; Oct 10, 2017 at 09:55 AM.
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A photo is worth a thousand words. 
Is your spoiler OEM or aftermarket?
OEM should fit just fine. Maybe you didn't drill the holes big enough for a little play and the spoiler was put in a bind as you tightened it up or it is not sitting flush against the body because of this.
Is your spoiler OEM or aftermarket?
OEM should fit just fine. Maybe you didn't drill the holes big enough for a little play and the spoiler was put in a bind as you tightened it up or it is not sitting flush against the body because of this.
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 11
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A photo is worth a thousand words.
Is your spoiler OEM or aftermarket?
OEM should fit just fine. Maybe you didn't drill the holes big enough for a little play and the spoiler was put in a bind as you tightened it up or it is not sitting flush against the body because of this.
Is your spoiler OEM or aftermarket?
OEM should fit just fine. Maybe you didn't drill the holes big enough for a little play and the spoiler was put in a bind as you tightened it up or it is not sitting flush against the body because of this.
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From: Greensboro NC
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Loosen up all of the bolts slightly. If there isn't any play in the holes so that the spoiler can move slightly with the bolts slightly loose then the holes are not big enough.
If there is no allowance for a slight movement as you tighten the bolts part of the spoiler can get in a bind and not lay flat.
If it will lay flat (or very close) when there are no nuts on the bolts, then it is not the spoiler but the installation. If it won't lay flat, you may have to enlarge the holes slightly.
Also, it must be centered and you should probably "hand snug" all of the bolts and then tighten them from the center out to each end..
If there is no allowance for a slight movement as you tighten the bolts part of the spoiler can get in a bind and not lay flat.
If it will lay flat (or very close) when there are no nuts on the bolts, then it is not the spoiler but the installation. If it won't lay flat, you may have to enlarge the holes slightly.
Also, it must be centered and you should probably "hand snug" all of the bolts and then tighten them from the center out to each end..
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