Easy to install a full-width spoiler?
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Le Mans Master
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Easy to install a full-width spoiler?
Got a ZR1 type full-width spoiler last year at Carlisle. I didn't come with any hardware or directions. Is this easy to install and do I need some sort of template? Thanx..
Burning Brakes
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From: Wichita Falls, TX
They are real easy to install. I use masking tape so I could mark the location of the new holes to be cut. To ensure you have everything lined up properly, ensure the ZR1 spoiler is lined up off the factory holes before you mark the new holes.
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Le Mans Master
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Thanx for the info. I assume I'd be drilling two new holes and using the two pre-existing holes from the old spoiler?
Pro
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If I remember correctly, when I added the ZR1 spoiler to my 06 Vert, I first removed the tail lights, removed OEM spoiler, used blue painters tape and existing spoiler holes as a guide for marking the additional holes needed for the new spoiler. When I drilled the new additional holes I made sure they were large enough to allow for a little play to allow for minute adjustment of the Spoiler to insure it would lay flat with no binding or buckling. A good drill will pass through the body like a hot knife through butter so be carefull when drilling.
Instructor
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From: Miami Florida
My GM spoiler came with a template for the holes. It isnt to hard to do just takes time if you want it to come out perfectly.
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Le Mans Master
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Safety Car
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If I remember correctly, when I added the ZR1 spoiler to my 06 Vert, I first removed the tail lights, removed OEM spoiler, used blue painters tape and existing spoiler holes as a guide for marking the additional holes needed for the new spoiler. When I drilled the new additional holes I made sure they were large enough to allow for a little play to allow for minute adjustment of the Spoiler to insure it would lay flat with no binding or buckling. A good drill will pass through the body like a hot knife through butter so be carefull when drilling.
Agree re: giving yourself some play in the holes - both side-to-side and fore-and-aft - especially if you don't have a paper template to work with.
It concerns me that if the thing didn't come with instructions that it also might not have all/any of the hardware, too. Make sure you have everything you need before you start in.
Take a tranquilizer about an hour before you go to drill the holes
It's not hard to do. Just take your time and think about each step before doing it. Measure twice, drill once and all that.
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