[Paul Jarrett]

Somehow my rear spoiler came un-fastened to my trunk lid. Should I take it to a body shop or can I attempt to attach it myself?


Paul
Parker, CO
08 G8 GT

 

[PONY MAN]

Rear Spoiler

Just recently lost top part of rear spoiler and it is expensive to R&R. Anyone else have spoiler come apart or fly off ?

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[Paul Jarrett]

Will epoxy work?

 

[BlueG8GT]

If you know how to plastic weld, I'd start with that and add epoxy as reinforcement. I'd be leary of just using epoxy.

 

[Oldpoop55]

How about this option?

Flat Black 284 PDL Type Rear Trunk Lip Spoiler Wing For 08~09 Pontiac G8 Sedan | eBay

● Include 1 Piece Trunk Lip Spoiler. No poorly computer-manipulated picture to cheat you. PRODUCT PHOTOS ● Installation Instructions: Not Included.

www.ebay.com

 

[Imalabil]

I did this.

 

[PONY MAN]

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Flat Black 284 PDL Type Rear Trunk Lip Spoiler Wing For 08~09 Pontiac G8 Sedan | eBay

● Include 1 Piece Trunk Lip Spoiler. No poorly computer-manipulated picture to cheat you. PRODUCT PHOTOS ● Installation Instructions: Not Included.

www.ebay.com

The rear trunk lip spoiler wing ships from Taoyuan,Taiwan and the seller has a positive feedback rating of 95.5%. Personally, either is a sufficient reason to purchase elsewhere.

 

[sab123]

Somehow my rear spoiler came un-fastened to my trunk lid. Should I take it to a body shop or can I attempt to attach it myself?

Yes, you can attach it yourself. Normally the upper part of the spoiler is attached to the lower part with 5 small plastic tabs that break over time.You can attach it along the whole boundary instead. You might be able to glue it on, but my experience with glue wasn't good. I'd recommend "welding" it with a soldering iron. For that you need to get it off the car. Then reach from inside the spoiler and melt it together along the whole contact line. When I've got the replacement spoiler from my broken one, I've done this welding before installing it on the car, and it feels much stronger and holds much better. I guess as a safety precaution you can also drill the holes in the stumps of the tabs, and wire them to the lower half. That way if the welding breaks, you won't lose the top part.