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Re-fitting spoiler to try to get rid of noise
Squeaks and rattles from the spoiler have been driving me insane, I finally went ahead and started the tightening/gasket replacement job.
Notes:
-There is a ton of accumulated crud above the window after 14 years. The glass adhesive does not seem to have failed anywhere.
-The trim clips used for this thing are not the kind you get for a few pennies in bulk aftermarket. The 3x wide white ones look to be minimum $8 shipped each. None of mine broke so far.
-The thin foam gasket has completely vaporized; using 3M trim tape to provide replacement cushioning.
-Kind of weird how the paint is in completely different state depending on the panel. The roof is in absurdly bad shape. But that top bit of the tailgate which was just as exposed to the sun looks mint. Maybe getting shaded by the spoiler some of the time made a difference, but I doubt that.
-I’m at the point where I think rattle canning some of these panels in my driveway is actually going to look better than the current state. Does anyone have any recommendations for paint that’s a good match? Will probably order dupli-color’s product to see how it goes.
u/rodface — 3 days ago