Estate spoiler removal
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Estate spoiler removal
Anyone know how easy it is to remove the tailgate spoiler from estates?
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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steve_earwig
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Re: Estate spoiler removal
I'm sure someone else will know better but I had the one off my D8 and it was quite easy to remove, a few torx I think. Only problems I had was getting it caught somehow between the roof and tailgate and almost squashing it in there (can't really remember how I managed that, maybe I needed to open the tailgate again and it fell in between, who knows) and one of the screws holding the brake light in was so corroded it sheared off when I tried to undo it.
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Re: Estate spoiler removal
Cheers.
Hmm at £1.80 I should probably replace the rear washer jet while I'm at it - damn thing's corroded and has a knackered one-way valve so you need to hold down the wash for ages before it starts dribbling...
I'm actually wanting to pull the spoiler off as respray practice. My bimmer's got a scuffed bumper (turns out the parking sensors don't pick up the foot-high step out the front of my house until you've driven half way up it...
) but I don't want to risk painting it unless I know I can do a reasonable job. The wife's spoiler has virtually no lacquer left on it, so I reckon it'll make a great learning aid since I can't really make it much worse 
. Just got to get some wire wool and scratch it to buggery afterwards to match the rest of the bodywork 
Hmm at £1.80 I should probably replace the rear washer jet while I'm at it - damn thing's corroded and has a knackered one-way valve so you need to hold down the wash for ages before it starts dribbling...
I'm actually wanting to pull the spoiler off as respray practice. My bimmer's got a scuffed bumper (turns out the parking sensors don't pick up the foot-high step out the front of my house until you've driven half way up it...
) but I don't want to risk painting it unless I know I can do a reasonable job. The wife's spoiler has virtually no lacquer left on it, so I reckon it'll make a great learning aid since I can't really make it much worse . Just got to get some wire wool and scratch it to buggery afterwards to match the rest of the bodywork <steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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DaiRees
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Re: Estate spoiler removal
I never took the one off mine but I'm pretty sure it's just a few screws. I did hear about a guy who had his spoier ripped off by a bike rack, that's why my estate never had the bike rack fitted (taking the kids out with our bikes dear, where are your keys? 
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Seen a few cars driving around without the spoiler, looks very wrong!
)Seen a few cars driving around without the spoiler, looks very wrong!
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GingerMagic
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Re: Estate spoiler removal
Hi, yes it is only a couple of screws, piece of cake. Don't forget to unplug the brake light first rather then geting the wire snagged halfway through.
2003 2.2hdi estate - mine
1998 Volvo 940 auto estate - also mine
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PP2000 user, can help with faults / diagnostics in the Bournemouth area.
1998 Volvo 940 auto estate - also mine
2019 Citroen C3 something - the wife's
PP2000 user, can help with faults / diagnostics in the Bournemouth area.
Re: Estate spoiler removal
I removed mine the other day, four torx screws and a smaller two to remove the light and washer. Resprayed mine with aerosols as the paint was fading and peeling. Looks much better now!