D*mn air dam
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Drifting
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Forestville CA
D*mn air dam
Ok, I finally did it. I hit the right front corner of the chin spoiler on a parking lot bumper and when I backed away it popped the corner loose. I can only assume that I am not the first to do this
Does anyone have any advice before I try to pop the black chin spoiler back into the body work. It is just sticking down about 3/8 of an inch.
And looks like no big deal, but when I tried to do it in the parking lot, it was being pretty stubborn and I didn;t want to force it.
Thanks
Does anyone have any advice before I try to pop the black chin spoiler back into the body work. It is just sticking down about 3/8 of an inch.
And looks like no big deal, but when I tried to do it in the parking lot, it was being pretty stubborn and I didn;t want to force it.
Thanks
I should have thought of that first. Will take some afterwork and post later
Racer
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 470
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From: Broken Arrow Oklahoma
From your derscription, it sounds like you didn't pop the replaceable rubber spoiler loose, but instead pulled the black plastic piece loose that is called an inner fender extension. It is the piece that contains the air inlet for the brake cooler. The rear side of this is held in place by fingers from the bumper cover that go into slots on this piece. If that is the case, remove the three screws holding the corner air dam piece on, then remove a nut and 2 more screws that retain the inner fender at the bottom. This will allow you to reattach the piece properly without breaking the fingers on the bumper cover. When I did this, I found it helpful to jack up the car and remove the wheel on that corner for good access.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,381
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From: Forestville CA
From your derscription, it sounds like you didn't pop the replaceable rubber spoiler loose, but instead pulled the black plastic piece loose that is called an inner fender extension. It is the piece that contains the air inlet for the brake cooler. The rear side of this is held in place by fingers from the bumper cover that go into slots on this piece. If that is the case, remove the three screws holding the corner air dam piece on, then remove a nut and 2 more screws that retain the inner fender at the bottom. This will allow you to reattach the piece properly without breaking the fingers on the bumper cover. When I did this, I found it helpful to jack up the car and remove the wheel on that corner for good access.
I let you know how it goes.Thanks!
