i have the claybar, but no polishing compound...do you guys think claybar would be enough?? i want to do this tonight, if possible. also, for those of you that had to bend yours to fit, did you actually reshape it with heat or did you just flex it and stick it on the trunk?

 

why dont you use one of your friends to hold one side and you hold the other.

just an idea.

i coudlnt get mine on correctly so i just quit

 

i can bend it myself and get it on straight, i'm just worried about the adhesive not holding if there's going to be constant pressure on it from the bent spoiler.

 

would heating up ABS plastic make it bend and set?

I am looking to re-do my failed attempt of installing my spoiler. Right now it is sitting, stripped of all paint, and sanded to a smooth finish...and it's been like that for the last 1.5-2 weeks.

 

wow, this is all quite disheartening to hear...lip spoiler is definitely on my to-do list. Should I take this as a sign that it may be worth it to buy one (pre painted and shaped) from spoiler depot?

 

clay bar will be good enough, just make sure theres no wax left on there. you dont heat it and set it, it just cant be really cold because it wont bend in that case. so just duct tape it on, draw a guide line, and stick it on and bend it at the same time.

im sure youve seen this.

https://www.audiforums.com/m_174543/tm.htm

 

yea, i read the writeup you made, it's pretty good. i got the oem m3 spoiler though and it needs a considerable amount of bending to fit flush...i think i'm just gonna do what you did and hope for the best. i'll heat up the spoiler and the trunk with a heatgun before i apply it...as i was inspecting it yesterday i found a couple flaws in the paint job, so it'll be another week or so until i can put it on...[:@]...i'm growing impatient.

 

yea mine needed quite a bit of bending too. it was straight, no bend at all out odf the box, mine might just be made of a more flexy material. but good idea, try heating it and the trunk lid, the warmer that stuff is the better the tape will stick. good luck.

 

i'll post up the results when it's all done

 

u guys are using the double sided tape right? that came with the package.