Boot Lip Spoiler

Jimbo1959

Senior Member
Joined
Mar 22, 2018
Messages
1,803
Reaction score
1,851
Location
Ayrshire
Your Mercedes
VW Scirocco. The Quattro, E350 CDi Blue Efficiency Sport Coupe, now both gone
Got this a while ago and put it away to wait for better weather to fit it, I then promptly forgot all about it due to the Covid 19 issue.

Today I gave my car a wash and general spruce up and stumbled across the spoiler in the cupboard where I'd put it for safe keeping, so, I decided to do a test fitting.

It's still to be painted, however, what's the general consensus please?

:cool: Yes or

:( No? IMG_4450.JPG IMG_4454.JPG

It's a shame it needs to be painted because depending on the angle and light it almost looks ok straight out of the box. :D

There was a tube of mastic sent with it to stick it on, however I was thinking of using 3M VHB? double sided tape to do that as, it'll be a simpler, quicker fix, plus if I make an ass of it I can easily remove it and try again.

Opinions please, anyone else done this job and, what did you stick you spoiler on with?
 
Last edited:

Blobcat

Moderator
Joined
Feb 8, 2006
Messages
40,163
Reaction score
29,805
Location
Grange Moor
Your Mercedes
R171 SLK280, Smart R451, Land Rover 110 County SW, 997 C2S, R1250 GSA TE 40th, CBR600FP
Looks good
 
OP
Jimbo1959

Jimbo1959

Senior Member
Joined
Mar 22, 2018
Messages
1,803
Reaction score
1,851
Location
Ayrshire
Your Mercedes
VW Scirocco. The Quattro, E350 CDi Blue Efficiency Sport Coupe, now both gone
  • Thread Starter
  • Thread starter
  • #5
At first I was going to paint it black to match the lower plastic trim on the bumper but I think Silver is the way to go, just need to get the paint and D/S tape now. :)
 
OP
Jimbo1959

Jimbo1959

Senior Member
Joined
Mar 22, 2018
Messages
1,803
Reaction score
1,851
Location
Ayrshire
Your Mercedes
VW Scirocco. The Quattro, E350 CDi Blue Efficiency Sport Coupe, now both gone
  • Thread Starter
  • Thread starter
  • #11
Silver it is chaps, I must admit that as soon as I test fitted it I thought that silver would look better, more grown up and classy, not at all boy racerish, as I think the black would have looked.

I'll post some pics when I get it done. :cool:
 

rorywquin

Senior Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2016
Messages
9,488
Reaction score
6,388
Location
North Yorkshire
Your Mercedes
An old B-Class.
....................... I was thinking of using 3M VHB? double sided tape to do that as, it'll be a simpler, quicker fix, plus if I make an ass of it I can easily remove it and try again.

Opinions please, anyone else done this job and, what did you stick you spoiler on with?

3M VHB on mine and it is going nowhere....
1354E7F8-8897-4B04-961A-10A73F24AA90_1_201_a.jpeg
 

rorywquin

Senior Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2016
Messages
9,488
Reaction score
6,388
Location
North Yorkshire
Your Mercedes
An old B-Class.
MAke sure you clean everything properly before applying! Rubbing alcohol to get all the old wax off.
 

rorywquin

Senior Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2016
Messages
9,488
Reaction score
6,388
Location
North Yorkshire
Your Mercedes
An old B-Class.
Got this a while ago and put it away to wait for better weather to fit it, I then promptly forgot all about it due to the Covid 19 issue.

Today I gave my car a wash and general spruce up and stumbled across the spoiler in the cupboard where I'd put it for safe keeping, so, I decided to do a test fitting.

It's still to be painted, however, what's the general consensus please?

:cool: Yes or

:( No? View attachment 59673 View attachment 59674

It's a shame it needs to be painted because depending on the angle and light it almost looks ok straight out of the box. :D

There was a tube of mastic sent with it to stick it on, however I was thinking of using 3M VHB? double sided tape to do that as, it'll be a simpler, quicker fix, plus if I make an ass of it I can easily remove it and try again.

Opinions please, anyone else done this job and, what did you stick you spoiler on with?

Painting of a small spoiler like that is pretty cheap. I got a quote from a good place in York & they wanted £50. I ended up getting one from the link below in the correct colour.

If you have a part number it will come up on this site.

https://www.mbgtc.de
 

SmartAmg

Senior Member
Joined
May 19, 2018
Messages
16,687
Reaction score
7,491
Your Mercedes
2011 E class coupe 350 CDI
Black would look good, but so would silver, your choice, Jim.
And definitely 19mm VHB tape, if done properly it ain't going nowhere. :)
P.S. definitely don't do it Red.
:rolleyes:;)
 
OP
Jimbo1959

Jimbo1959

Senior Member
Joined
Mar 22, 2018
Messages
1,803
Reaction score
1,851
Location
Ayrshire
Your Mercedes
VW Scirocco. The Quattro, E350 CDi Blue Efficiency Sport Coupe, now both gone
  • Thread Starter
  • Thread starter
  • #20
Black would look good, but so would silver, your choice, Jim.
And definitely 19mm VHB tape, if done properly it ain't going nowhere. :)
P.S. definitely don't do it Red.
:rolleyes:;)

As much as red is my favourite colour Tony, to put a red spoiler on a silver car imho would look terrible.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Top Bottom