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Posted by DanNY (91SE) on May 31, 2002 at 08:29:40:
In Reply to: stripped max last night posted by oE on May 31, 2002 at 07:31:40:
: Yesterday, : I stripped the max in preparation for it going in the shop. All I have to say is wow, after seeing a stripped SE. THe rear spoiler having the same issues as most other SE's was peeling so I decided to see exactly what the problem was...as it turns out there is a metal "sheet" the length of the spoiler that actually rusted through the foam. I decided to modify the spoiler and have it put back on. You'll have to wait and see what I come up with. But I wanted to know..from DanNY and anyone that knows about the spoiler holes, how would I go about getting rid of the holes at each end of the trunk. I wanted to have them filled but the guy at the body shop says because there is no backing there is a possibilty of it cracking if filled. SO I told him to leave them as is for now...just paint the car. I figure worst case scenario, I'll put some rubber stoppers in there or something...any ideas? I get the car back on Tuesday night...I'll let you all know what it looks like...hopefully I'll have my GF's digital camera for some pics. Ooooohh....I might have another mod up my sleeve...(*evil grin*) : sorry for length
if you don't want a spolier at all or want to start from scratch w/ NO holes...get a GXE trunk and have the shop paint that.
if you're just replacing the stock spolier with better mounts..then leave the holes because you're going to just slap the wing back on.
if you want to just fill it i would highly recommend you weld some metal behind it. or what my buddy suggested is to make a plug the same size as the hole and tack weld that in. then grind the welds smooth and a touch of bondo and you're good.