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Old 01-09-12, 05:10 PM
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I took it to the body shop to get it color-matched. haha I installed it when i got home. Its a solid stick.
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make sure you check it once in a while ....my CF one flew off coming back from the dealer last week on the highway
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make sure you check it once in a while ....my CF one flew off coming back from the dealer last week on the highway
How long did you have it on before that?
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Originally Posted by my1s250
make sure you check it once in a while ....my CF one flew off coming back from the dealer last week on the highway
Damn, definitely didn't install it right then, because i've had mine for coming up on a year now and is not budging one bit if you try and shake it. I've had my trunk spoiler 3M taped down for a year now too without any movement or peeling.

Plenty of others here have had 0 issues with 3M tape, that stuff is crazy strong as long as the installation is done correctly
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well I bought the one from ebay so the middle section was not double sided tape to the glass only the two side....is it supposed to be stuck to the glass too???
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Originally Posted by my1s250
well I bought the one from ebay so the middle section was not double sided tape to the glass only the two side....is it supposed to be stuck to the glass too???
Just to be safe, I would use double sided tape on any part of the spoiler that makes contact with your windshield! You don't have to, but it doesn't hurt to make sure it's extra secure.
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
Damn, definitely didn't install it right then, because i've had mine for coming up on a year now and is not budging one bit if you try and shake it. I've had my trunk spoiler 3M taped down for a year now too without any movement or peeling.

Plenty of others here have had 0 issues with 3M tape, that stuff is crazy strong as long as the installation is done correctly
I used white 3m double sided tape and noticed the roof spoiler isn't sticking in the middle anymore and is getting looser and looser...the part of the tape that sticks is white, with red backing. I heard the grey colored one is stronger?
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Originally Posted by my1s250
well I bought the one from ebay so the middle section was not double sided tape to the glass only the two side....is it supposed to be stuck to the glass too???
Yeah you need more than just the sides! I had 3 lines of tape all the way across mine when it was installed. Clean the glass very well, install when the glass is warm/hot and you should be golden. Some people like to put some 3M adhesive promoter too, not a bad idea at all.

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I used white 3m double sided tape and noticed the roof spoiler isn't sticking in the middle anymore and is getting looser and looser...the part of the tape that sticks is white, with red backing. I heard the grey colored one is stronger?
Yeah the high strength one should be gray colored with red backing. That's the one you want to use
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Originally Posted by ISNIK0802
I took it to the body shop to get it color-matched. haha I installed it when i got home. Its a solid stick.
How much did the shop charge to match the paint?
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Originally Posted by DKnight350
How much did the shop charge to match the paint?

He charged me 50 bucks to have it painted. He did a pretty good job too.
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could someone link the best 3m tape for this? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by 0909
could someone link the best 3m tape for this? Thanks!
This is what i used..

http://www.findtape.com/product531/3...achment%2bTape

and the promoter

http://www.findtape.com/product605/3...e-Sided%2bTape
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FYI....white 3M tape is used for INDOORS & gray 3M used for outdoors.
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Originally Posted by ISNIK0802
He charged me 50 bucks to have it painted. He did a pretty good job too.
Whats up bro, where was this shop located at..? I'm from the central valley Hanford to be exact..
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I've tried installing mine twice with the correct 3m tape from amazon and even added a bead of lock-tite to glue it to the glass and it still came off after a few days. I don't know what you guys are doing that i'm not. I'm going to try again in the fall when the humidity is lower and see if thats my problem.
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