All right folks so I committed a cardinal sin of sports car ownership, I bought a carbon fiber spoiler from China 🤦🏻‍♂️

It looks great, was well packed, but it does not sit flush against the spoiler for mounting. It raises up 1/8th of an inch or so.

I don’t believe that using the bolts and using force to bring it into contact would work since it’s such a big difference. Thoughts?

 

Carefully file/sand the mounting pillars for the spoiler to conform the the mounting surface of the car. Should not show and be doable as long as there is enough material to work with.

 

Looks to me like the supports are "flat" (on the bases where they mount) whereas the lid itself is slightly curved downwards, hence the gaps.
I have bought a few badges and such over the years from China and they have always been flat when they should be slightly curved to match the contour of wherever they are supposed to go.
The only thing I can suggest is to fill the gaps with black silicon RTV sealant, I have used windscreen sealant for years with very good results, this one: https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/...=en_AU&start=3
It's black so you will hardly notice it, it sticks really hard so it will help hold the wing on, and it is totally impervious to weather, sun, water etc so it will last forever.
Fill the gaps then smooth over and clean off the excess with a finger dipped in turps, then finish off with a soft cloth dipped in turps. You have about 10 minutes to do this before it starts to set/cure.

 

Besides it not sitting flush at the bottom, how is the overall look of it from the sides? If possible, can you post a few other pictures. Thank you

 

how did u stop ur wing from going up at 70 ??

 

Maybe a gasket of sorts made of a black rubber or foam? If trimmed correctly it could look oem and fill that gap.

 

I haven’t gotten that far.
I was going to disable the motor.

 

It looks pretty nice besides the wonky fit. I’ll post some additional pictures shortly; need to take some pictures

 

 

Check out my DIY on the rear wing(s). Has lots of good info that may help you. Also, I would suggest making a mock-up of the slight contour of the decklid with cardboard or other material, and then grinding/sanding/filing to match. Then if you can find some rubber gasket material and trim to shape, but maybe 1/16" larger, it will look perfect.

Link to my DIY HERE

Good luck.
DC

 

Looks nice. Keep us posted as to how you end up fixing the gap issue. Thanks

 

I was planning on following this method

 

Hey, just seeing if you made any progress with getting the spoiler mounted?

 

Honestly - not a bit of progress at all.
Its still sitting in the box in my front room.

Ill get to it eventually 😂