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Ive been reading up on how to fit my kamei spoiler and some people say you need the brackets and other say that theyre useless and you only need the adhesive to hold it in place, but im not so sure?
For one, mine doesnt have the brackets that fit over the window and secondly I dont know what adhesive to use that will be strong enough but wont damage paint or the spoiler if removed.
If anyone has fitted one before please let me know how you did it or what you used, also, pics would be great too :)Cheers,
Matt

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I have used sikaflex and tigerseal to fit spoilers in the past on a polo and T4.  They never fell off but I never tried to remove them so don't know what damage they would do to paint.

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Just found this which helps with making the brackets

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Mine had brackets similar to the pic but in stainless. There was no adhesive or signs of, but it was 2nd hand and prob 25+ years old.

I believe originally only the ends where glued down, the clips holding the on main part of the spoiler.

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1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet

The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.

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Yeah I was thinking along the lines of that sort of adhesive but i dont want to do any damage to the spoiler so I was going to use some sort of double sided tape.
Okay that makes sense, ive had a go at making the brackets but its mostly guesswork and as I lack good metalworking tools they arent very good :/

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Below are scans of the fitting instructions for the MKII Golf version of your spoiler.

I've also taken a couple of pics of the brackets in situ on a MKI spoiler to give you an idea of orientation.

Both spoilers are near identical in principle so I'd imagine the same fitting instructions apply to each.

Having read this I'd err on the side of saying it's the brackets that provide the main security (specially when on the move, at speed) with the adhesive assisting / providing weatherproofing for the fittings. Both seem to be needed to fit it properly.

The smaller, black brackets are the MKII version + there for reference.

If you click on any of the scans / images they'll take you to my photobucket where you should be able to super-size them for ease of reading.













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bacardincoke that is very useful thankyou! Do you think you could give me some rough dimensions of the mk1 bracket so that I can try and recreate it? because my guesswork wasn't very successful  :lol:

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Longest side (with oblong screw hole) is 40 mm x 20 mm.

Oblong hole is 18 mm x 5 mm (Starts 2 mm in from apex of radius).

Upright is 14 mm.

Hooked top is 5 mm across before dropping down 2 mm.

Steel is 1 mm thick. 

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Bacardincoke said

Longest side (with oblong screw hole) is 40 mm x 20 mm.

Oblong hole is 18 mm x 5 mm (Starts 2 mm in from apex of radius).

Upright is 14 mm.

Hooked top is 5 mm across before dropping down 2 mm.

Steel is 1 mm thick. 

Thats perfect thanks mate  :thumbs:

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No problem… Remember to stick up a few pics when you've it fitted!

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Will do  :thumbs:

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Glue arrived this morning so I had to fit it :wub:


Thanks for everyones help  :thumbs:

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Looks the business mate!  :thumbs:

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Looks great :) definitely a fan!

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Mazza. you must be well chuffed with that tail-blazer!

I was once told there a tad rare!

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Thanks guys  :$
I think the spoiler and heckblende go together well  :)

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mazza411 said

Thanks guys  :$
I think the spoiler and heckblende go together well  :)

Yes they do! Well done mate.

And stop blushing, we all know you love the attention.  :thumbs:  

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 :lol:  haha your not wrong there  :cool:

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