gqxchinkx9o9

Just wanted to vent. I had a body shop reinstall a Rieger roof spoiler for me, it was on for about a week or so. Today I decided to do some "spirited" driving, by the time I got home and tried to head out again, I realized my roof spoiler was gone. At first I thought I got jacked again, but looking at the silicone left over it was very "flat" and smooth, it didn't look like it was tampered with or "cut".

Now I'm in the market for another Rieger roof spoiler ::sigh::

Sam

kevblah

ugh isnt the shop responsible to some extent?

gqxchinkx9o9

probably, the problem is he is a very good friend of mine, he'll probably do the labor for free, i just need to find another spoiler. strange though how it got away from the silicone? my luck is terrible so far. thanks for hearing me vent!

JonathanMax

LETS VENT!

(from the Coors commercial)

sorry to hear about that. good luck finding another Rieger roof spoiler!

cldriver

Don't think silicone is the best adhesive for this. Forgot the name, but its the black adhesive that comes with Lorinser roof spoiler. ***** stays on.

casper_c230

I think you may be talking about the 3M windshield adhesive. It comes in a long black tube. I've heard you have to cake on a ton to get it to stay.

cldriver

Ok, I remember what its called, BetaLink K1 adhesive. Don't know if its made by 3M.
http://www.minspeed.net/GLUE.htm

I didn't put on a ton, just a strip of what comes out of the tube all along the spoiler contact surface area.

And one more thing, those guys who installed it for you did remove paint from the bonding surface area, right?

gqxchinkx9o9

I'm not sure if they did, but thanks for the tip, I'll see if I can look for it.