Low Spoiler Problem

[Grey]

My friend has got this problem with his R34 Grey skyline that has a very low rear spoiler. He wants the spoiler a good few cms higher so it stands out more. Does anyone know if this is actually possible without having to buy a new spoiler?

If worse comes to worse how much would it take to buy and fit a new spoiler onto the skyline?

Here is a picture of how low the spoiler is:

Edited March 7, 2011 by Grey

[jrm]

Picture looks like a factory sedan spoiler - you could just replace it with a coupe spoiler?

They usually go for $150-200, depending ... You'd then need to get it painted obviously - no idea on cost, you'd need to talk to a panel beater..

[Grey]

this car is actually a coupe, why would they have a sedan spoiler on a coupe?

[Charles89]

Yeah, that looks like a sedan spoiler, which sits lower than the coupe.

I can think of 2 reasons why people would change it.

1-personally taste

2-lower so it doesn't block drivers rear vision too much

[Grey]

Okay, but how can I help my friend remove it and adjust the height ?

[DTSNR32]

The best thing he could do would be to find a coupe spoiler and get it sprayed or find one in silver like Jenna said. Theres no real way to raise it without making it look shit or going to alot of effort.

[jrm]

The other thing that's worth noting is that the end-bits on the sedan spoiler are not as large as on the coupe spoiler, so even if you did raise it, it wouldn't quite 'look right'.

I've attached some comparison pictures of my R34 sedan where I replaced my sedan spoiler with a coupe spoiler, so you can see the differences:

Click for larger images.

Hopefully that will clarify the differences. As has already been mentioned - people like to be different, so it wouldn't surprise me if that is a sedan wing on a coupe. It's a fairly straight forward swap to go between them too, so it should be nice and easy to go back to putting a coupe wing back on.

The only way I can think of - off-hand - to raise it would be to use the nismo wing stays, which were designed for the coupe wing. Not sure if they'd fit the sedan wing. This would be a pretty expensive option, and would also require painting:

[Charles89]

Nismo wing stays are heaps expensive. I was lucky to find a set for $100 posted lol.

I used the stays without the bottoms bits, looks pretty good.

But I think your best option would be finding a coupe spoiler, I saw one that's silver for sale few weeks ago for $100, in Melb.

Also, I'd be interested to see a side on pic of the sedan spoiler on coupe

[Grey]

Okay, so I have found a coupe spoiler that was originally made for a grey r34 GTT coupe, the owner took it off and is selling it to me, now I just want to know how easy it is to remove the low spoiler and refit it with the new GTT spoiler that I bought, will it take welding? Glue? Sticky tape? Holes that don't match? Screws that don't match? Rainy day leaks?

[jrm]

Okay, so I have found a coupe spoiler that was originally made for a grey r34 GTT coupe, the owner took it off and is selling it to me, now I just want to know how easy it is to remove the low spoiler and refit it with the new GTT spoiler that I bought, will it take welding? Glue? Sticky tape? Holes that don't match? Screws that don't match? Rainy day leaks?

With regards the color - check the paint code under the bonnet - should list one of something like KV2, KR4, etc. If you're trying to buy the right color one, you want to make sure the color codes match.

To remove the spoiler, pop the boot, undo all of the clips on the underside holding the boot-lining in-place. You just need to twist to undo, then pull them off. Once the boot-lining is off, you'll be able to see up to the nuts holding the spoiler on. There should be two bolts on each side - I think they're 10 or 12mm. You'll probably need a fairly small smaller and extension to get in there.

Once these are off, it depends how the last owner fitted the spoiler; likely you'll need to use something like fishing line to cut the double-sided tape or whatever material they've used to hold the spoiler on and protect the paintwork.

With regards to the holes, the rear bolt hole is the same but the front bolt is in a slightly different position between the coupe and sedan. However, since you a coupe it's possible that it had a coupe spoiler on at all (than no spoiler at all) and if you're lucky there may still be the original holes there.

From there, it should be a simple matter of putting the new spoiler with something like automotive double-sided tape to protect the paintwork, and then bolting it on from behind - the nuts from the spoilers are the same size. Then you can just put the boot-lining back on and voila - you're done.

When I swapped my sedan spoiler for a coupe spoiler on my sedan I haven't had any leaks or dramas, so if you do it right you should be fine. If you're worried, talk to a panel beater maybe?

Good luck with it.