R58 Coupe Spoiler .............
#1
Coupe Spoiler .............
We all know this feature is nice and distinctive but my car has less than 400 miles and the hatch stamping seems too soft to handle the download of the spoiler in full open position..... no contact with the body panel. Again, the car is new.
It seems there is not enough bracing to support the weight and operating hardware of this feature and there is some stress showing through the hatch body panel. Is it what I have to expect?
It seems there is not enough bracing to support the weight and operating hardware of this feature and there is some stress showing through the hatch body panel. Is it what I have to expect?
#4
Today, I took pictures but both dents are not easy to see because of the light reflexion. Anyway, I will post some pictures when I will have time.
To figure out the problem, stand behind the car and look at both rear tips of the spoiler. The dents are at 10.00 and 2.00 and highly visible on a metallic paint as mine and clearly visible. You will observe the sheet metal on the hatch is slightly bent downwards the size of a half dollar. This is not a body panel stamping issue.
To figure out the problem, stand behind the car and look at both rear tips of the spoiler. The dents are at 10.00 and 2.00 and highly visible on a metallic paint as mine and clearly visible. You will observe the sheet metal on the hatch is slightly bent downwards the size of a half dollar. This is not a body panel stamping issue.
#5
#7
I am sure there is a software patch that will disable the Spoiler as it is done when the optional fixed mounted spoiler is installed.
I have not had any issues with the spoiler at all , including operation in freezing rain or snow.
Keep motoring !
Last edited by Grumpy_i_m; 07-12-2015 at 05:35 AM.
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Just a FYI. If it were to freeze down it will sense the resistance and stop trying. U can still get home. And on my 2013 last winter ( I have a 2015 r58 now ) in NY it was brutally cold and below freezing a lot and it never Froze to the car
See attached owners manual instructions
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+1 drivehard.
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