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Old May 28, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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Homemade spoiler extension

Just finished my homemade spoiler extension, let me know what you guys think. Used a piece of 26ga galvanized steel and some 1/4" machine screws and threaded inserts from home depot. The whole thing cost me about 50 bucks including paint and trim.



 
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Old May 28, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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Nice fab skills :D
 
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Old May 28, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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Thanks man, this was the second go round, the first one was the same design but had a few holes that didnt line up perfectly. Luckly I had some of the sheet metal left over, so I just traced the first one and cut it out and re drilled the holes. Now everything lines up perrrrrfect!
 
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Old May 28, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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noice kid!

Originally Posted by R53MAO
Thanks man, this was the second go round, the first one was the same design but had a few holes that didnt line up perfectly. Luckly I had some of the sheet metal left over, so I just traced the first one and cut it out and re drilled the holes. Now everything lines up perrrrrfect!
Yea- good job on the homemade spoiler ext! i'm a big fan of any person who thinks outside the box and makes his/her own thing!
 
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Old May 29, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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very different
 
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Old May 29, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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Haha, I take it your not a fan ngweibling. It's all good.
 
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Old May 29, 2011 | 02:35 PM
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looks good I am not a fan of the drilling some screws into the spoiler.

You think the screws are going to hold on high speeds?
 
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Old May 29, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Duvivr6: Im not too worried about it, I used these inserts that have very course threads on the outside and are threaded for a 1/4'x 32 thread count bolt on the inside. So you drill a hole, screw the threaded insert in (I put epoxy on the outside of them as well) and then the bolt threads right into the insert, and your spoiler. Here are the inserts I am talking about.

 
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Old May 29, 2011 | 04:54 PM
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Very nice, got a spoiler for sale in the market just in case you screw yours with this mod and need a replacement.
 
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Old May 29, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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Haha thanks man, that's one reason I went ahead with it, cuz if I mess something goes wrong with it, it will only be like $150 bucks to replace the original spoiler.
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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Ummmm......ok
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 05:37 AM
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Nice idea.. Now if you could find some material that is thicker so you can roll the edges to look more like the OEM you are bolting it too.
Maybe some 3/16'''' ABS Plastic or Lexan
 
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