I think the standard spoiler is the only thing left on my zed that really dates the style - so I'm thinking of buying a tailgate skin from the zcentre, but have been told by my local bodyshop that to fit and paint will cost anything up to £400! Has anyone else had this unit fitted, and is this a fair price? I hope not!:)

 

 

Ch

I've just removed the standard Nissan rubber spoiler from ny '90 NA - bubbling and cracking in the frost. It was a pig to remove - only 4 clips and 2 small nuts and some adhesive tape - but then there were three blobs of some black glue - really good stuff. Finished up cutting the thing in half down it's whole length then into 6 pieces - all with an angle grinder. Trouble is you can't lever it against the bodywork or you'll damage the tailgate etc. You have to reply on lifting it off.

 

Anyway, there's about 4 holes to fill, some indentations in the paintwork to fill, then paint, and I've just bought a infill panel from Luke at the Z Centre - £85 plus VAT and P+P (£106) with high level brake light.

 

1st time I've dealt with Luke and he was very helpfull with great advise as to fixing said panel.

 

...so - why not go this route - after all the car was initially designed without a spoiler (original na) - the spoiler was added to denote a TT - it's a cheaper option thatn a tailgate skin - and possibly looks better?

 

...good luck

 

Jack

Jack, what do you mean by an infil panel - can you give me the Zed centre product code so I can have a look?

 

Also - you'll find a lot of people on here who strongly believe that the spoiler adds essential high speed downforce.

(Though these tend to be people trying to explain why they have a Max Power wing on the back of their cars!!!)

 

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Originally posted by Jack

I've just removed the standard Nissan rubber spoiler from ny '90 NA - bubbling and cracking in the frost. It was a pig to remove - only 4 clips and 2 small nuts and some adhesive tape - but then there were three blobs of some black glue - really good stuff. Finished up cutting the thing in half down it's whole length then into 6 pieces - all with an angle grinder. Trouble is you can't lever it against the bodywork or you'll damage the tailgate etc. You have to reply on lifting it off.

 

Anyway, there's about 4 holes to fill, some indentations in the paintwork to fill, then paint, and I've just bought a infill panel from Luke at the Z Centre - £85 plus VAT and P+P (£106) with high level brake light.

 

1st time I've dealt with Luke and he was very helpfull with great advise as to fixing said panel.

 

...so - why not go this route - after all the car was initially designed without a spoiler (original na) - the spoiler was added to denote a TT - it's a cheaper option thatn a tailgate skin - and possibly looks better?

 

...good luck

 

Jack

 

Cheers Jack - I've already got Luke's LED light conversion, and so I really wanted the skin to go with it - I think it would make the car just about perfect. Besides, I thought the skin was designed to cover up all the holes and indentations? I know what you mean about the black mastic! The rear lights were held on with the stuff - absolute b*stard to get off!:)

it's code ZC007B on Lukes website - 2 options £35 without brake light or £85 with. I wanted the high level brake light as my old high level brake light got wired as a fog light every time I went for an MOT - and reverted back straight away after...

 

Luke says that the part is genuine Nissan, relatively fragile and needs additional mastic to secure and protect the more fragile ends. Sounds relatively straightforward to fit - mastic and 3 clips...

 

And I agree about the addition of the spoiler - adds to the drag coeficient of the car too and squares off the rear end making it look too big... And you'd be surprised how much it weighs - especially when it's full of water...