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How to install Spoiler
I recently purchased a painted amg style spoiler and i do not know how to install it. I bought this tape http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=517047_0_0_
would it be enough to hold it securely?
Thanks in advance.
would it be enough to hold it securely?
Thanks in advance.
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I recently purchased a painted amg style spoiler and i do not know how to install it. I bought this tape http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=517047_0_0_
would it be enough to hold it securely?
Thanks in advance.
would it be enough to hold it securely?
Thanks in advance.
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I recently purchased a painted amg style spoiler and i do not know how to install it. I bought this tape http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=517047_0_0_
would it be enough to hold it securely?
Thanks in advance.
would it be enough to hold it securely?
Thanks in advance.
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Possibly not. It is difficult to know and control for all variables including surface prep, surface temp, proper psi along length of spoiler as being applied, cure time, etc. I've had OE adhesives fail even with controlled applications in the plant on vehicle programs I worked on at a domestic car company. I strongly suggest using a bead of urethane along the tape, and blue tape to hold it in place for a day. Be sure it's in the right spot. This one wont easily come off. But, the guy on the highway behind you will be thankful.
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....including the one for which I worked, and have occasionally seen them fall off, even when applied in controlled plant environments exactly according to the manufacturer spec. Bodyside moldings are one thing, but a head-height rear spoiler is quite another.
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Sure, most work. Some don't. How much risk you want to take depends on how much you care about the possible effects of a failure. I can tell you from working around high volume production, this stuff is far from totally reliable even in "perfect" conditions. Make your own decisions from there.
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Sure, most work. Some don't. How much risk you want to take depends on how much you care about the possible effects of a failure. I can tell you from working around high volume production, this stuff is far from totally reliable even in "perfect" conditions. Make your own decisions from there.
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