J_Owens

hi so i am switching from my oem factory spoiler which i amgoing to try and sell and going to a carbon fiber aftermarket wing, i wanted to know if anyone had any ideas on what to plug the oem wing holes with?

TheWulf

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Most people use Bondo. You'll want to sand/paint for sure though.

NgoRX8

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see if you can swap for a spoilerless trunk.

if not, take it to a shop to bondo and repaint.

shakeyourbrakes

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buy some putty JB Weld and jam it in the back side of the trunk, smooth it down, let it dry and put a light cover of spot putty or bondo. Strong as hell and easy... make sure to do a good job painting though..thats how my trunk is debadged

b'Eight'

Do what they used to do in the olden days. Use melted lead or solder to fill the wholes. Must special prep or the paint won't stick.

nuke0907

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don't try this.

J_Owens

thanks for the tips guys, not sure whixh way ima go with yet but appreciate the advice

J_Owens

anyone happen to know anyone that would trade there spoilerless trunk for my trunk with factory spoiler? my trunk is the dark grey/silver metailic color

alnielsen

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I don't think lead will stick on an aluminum trunk lid. If you don't want to do the body work to fill the holes, 2 way radio shops sell rubber plugs to fill holes. I saw these once in an Antenna Specialist catalog.

StealthTL

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Trunklid is steel.


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alnielsen

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My Bad.

CTrx8

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i'm sure someone will do it. throw it in the FS/WTB forum and say you want to swap trunks. just make sure you put the actual color though.

NaarLeven

helicopter tape!

NaarLeven

factory wing will leave behind some pretty big marks depending on how long its been there, the paint is pretty much ruined... ask me how I know

Trekk

You could Tig weld the holes closed. You put a pc of flat copper under the hole and weld the hole up. The weld wont stick to copper.
Best thing to do is trade trunks. Bondo isn't made to fill holes really... its just to smooth out little dings.

But then again... I have seen a kid build a full front bumper out of bondo....

shakeyourbrakes

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yea true, the spoiler leaves a mess behind.. my method with the JB weld works perfect on the emblem holes, you cant tell i ever had holes there and it took me about an hour.. i switched spoilers though and its pretty rough under there, almost too rough to do anything yourself unless you have access to good painting equipmenth

BigRed

pics or it didnt happen!

PSTNLSS

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Not using this stuff

canaryrx8

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if you want it done right take it to a shop, otherwise trade trunks or just live with the spoiler. JB weld will crack eventually, and everything else mentioned will look like ***. The correct way to do it would be to weld the holes shut, sand it down and then put a thin layer of filler over it (too much will crack). A reputable shop can do this, but repainting the trunk is going to be the most expensive part.

Jethro Tull

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If you go the plug route, you may as well just shove corks in the holes. Or you could pop some strakes in there...

New trunk lid is the way I'd do it.

J_Owens

lol i thought about strakes, or something else i could stick in there that would look nice, too bad someone doesnt make carbon fiber spoiler hole splugs, i dont think that would look so bad, hmmm maybe time for a patent? lol

Razz1

I vote for strakes!

GAMBEAN

duct take on the under side of the trunk ftw! until it gets warmer out I will put on the cf evo-r.