350 Russ Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 I decided to fit this myself to save a bit on bodyshop costs and also it means i dont have to lug it down there on the passenger seat! I started by masking up a centre line through the middle of the boot lid and took some measurements and got an exact centre line, after I did this i marked up the centre of the spoiler and lined them up making sure at all times that all the measurements were equal on both sides once i was happy with the positioning of the spoiler I put some more masking tape over all the bootlid where the edge of the spoiler would be and drew a line around the outside of the base of the spoiler this is the horrible bit! I took the measurements off the spoiler for the boltholes and transfered them to the bootlid! take every measurement at least twice! you really dont want to get this bit wrong! I drilled all the holes after i finished marking up with a 6mm drill bit which suited the bolts i was using just fine! After i drilled those bad boys i lifted the bootlid and drilled a 20mm hole on the underside of the lid for the 2 bolts that are nearest the rear window (nissan kindly already put holes for the other 2) I used a paintbrush to paint primer over the bare metal on the holes ive drilled to keep away the dredded rust! I also applied some silicone grease around the holes to keep water out, its only temporary but i didnt want anything that would set so the bodyshop can get it off without damaging it! then its just a case of put the spoiler on and bolt it up! Bobs your uncle! jobs a gooden!!!!! Quote
sparky370z Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 nice one!!!! looks awesome!!! how off centre is the nissan badge???? sparky Quote
350 Russ Posted February 7, 2010 Author Posted February 7, 2010 how off centre is the nissan badge???? Yeah i know! i remeasured it 3 times after that because i was sure it was wrong but the badge is definatly off centre! Quote
narcotix Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 It's a bit mis-leading that the badge is off ... you'd think it would be dead centre .. LoL Looks like you did a sterling job though ... Looking forward to seeing some pictures once it's been painted ... Quote
M13KYF Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 nice one russ and great one on the guide Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 good effort, i chickened out and got the body shop to do my V2 Quote
98duffa Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 great thread mate. any pics of the final product i.e sprayed Quote
350 Russ Posted March 3, 2010 Author Posted March 3, 2010 yeah theres a few in here viewtopic.php?f=26&t=31633 Quote
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