EVO VIII spoiler remove
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EVO VIII spoiler remove
I am going to remove my stock spoiler, I was looking at how its attached and I have read that I need to remove the 2 nuts and 2 bolts then rock it off. I also might need to use fishing line to seperate the tape. I am assuming I need to remove the rubber stoppers on the trunk to get at the bolts, is there something I am missing, I tried to slide them off/twist and slide but they seem like they are on there pretty good. Any suggestions for getting them off?
Sorry if this has been covered, I tried searching, and have not read any mention of this. I am just afraid of breaking anything
Sorry if this has been covered, I tried searching, and have not read any mention of this. I am just afraid of breaking anything
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In my case, the two bolts closest to the rear of the car were exsposed already, while the two closest to the rear window were covered by black vinyl stickers.
You have the right idea with the 10mm socket and some fishing line/dental floss though...but another tip is to leave the rear of your car in direct sunlight to loosen that industrial strength double-sided tape. My spoiler practically fell off when I did that.
Beware, the area underneathe where the spoiler was mounted may be ugly. My paint was blistering; probably from the trapped moisture. So I either need to do some cosmetic work or find a Lancer trunk.
I fell in love with my car all over again once I removed the spoiler, let us know what you think
Good Luck
You have the right idea with the 10mm socket and some fishing line/dental floss though...but another tip is to leave the rear of your car in direct sunlight to loosen that industrial strength double-sided tape. My spoiler practically fell off when I did that.
Beware, the area underneathe where the spoiler was mounted may be ugly. My paint was blistering; probably from the trapped moisture. So I either need to do some cosmetic work or find a Lancer trunk.
I fell in love with my car all over again once I removed the spoiler, let us know what you think
Good Luck
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I just had to put mine back on- there are 2 nuts and 2 bolts. the two nuts are closest to the rear window covered by a black rubber cover. remove the cover then get a 10mm socket to remove. The two bolts closest to the rear of the car are hidden by the rubber pieces that level out the rear trunklid. Unscrew those from the holes then the nuts are under that.
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I just had to put mine back on- there are 2 nuts and 2 bolts. the two nuts are closest to the rear window covered by a black rubber cover. remove the cover then get a 10mm socket to remove. The two bolts closest to the rear of the car are hidden by the rubber pieces that level out the rear trunklid. Unscrew those from the holes then the nuts are under that.
Hope my paints not bubbled
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I looked into my workshop manual and it said procedure is the same for previous model. Guess I need an Evo VII manual as well
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I understand guys, I think that removing the spoiler is like cutting your ba**s off, but I need to lower the profile of the car. I am just tired of cops turning around and following me I plan to put it back on for the track. I also would like to change to Evo VII tails, black out the intercooler and exhaust. My car is fairly loud and I draw enough attention to myself as is. I need to take it off anyway to re-clear coat it. If I don't like the way it looks it might go back on permanently. Removing the spoiler would also, help lower the number of people that might want to steal it. Who knows, maybe I will put one of the APR wings on it.
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apr gtc spoiler FTW. thats exactly what im doing. hopifully not to much longer. I cant stand wingless evos. mine is only that way till my spoiler is done and shipped. I kept the oem wing on the trunk did not want to disturb it. I just bought a viz cf trunk looks better that way anyways. my wingless evo does not look that bad with the ait racing body kit and jdm rear but still needs a spoiler. hopifully soon