Hi all,

 

I'm looking to remove the rear spoiler and wiper from my Zed and am wondering if anyone has done this, have any advice to minimise cost re: filling and paint etc. Not looking to spend a fortune but interested to know if anyone has done this?

 

Many thanks.

couple of people have done it.. if you search you'll find loads of different threads and ideas...

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=113652&highlight=rear+wiper

Your not going to be able to avoid filling and painting. Removing the stock spoiler leaves quite a mess. You'll have 5 holes, a lot of paint damage and glue to remove.

 

You will need to have the holes filled and smoothed, and the tailgate sprayed. Then you will need the Perspex strip to cover the area above the rear lights.

 

Alternatively you can fit a Fibreglass tailgate skin which covers all of the above up in one go, and leaves a kind of smooth lip spoiler on the end. Its just as much work to do though.

 

If removing wiper then get hole welded and filled. If you just fill it then it will crack and the filler/fibreglass will sink.

Thanks for that. Sounds a bit costly to me. I'll get a quote though because I think it's worth doing

As it happens, somebody pranged the back bumper and I had this done at the same time as the insurance repair. They filled the hole where the wiper was but 1 month after general day-to-day use, the paint cracked around the hole. I took it back and they fixed it by doing the entire job again.

 

Very happy with the results though. Thank for the responses/advice.

Sounds like a result ;)

theres a smoothed boot on ebay at the mo in Notts that hasn't sold for ages and keeps getting relisted, its £59.99 now but does not come with perspex strip. May save you the time and effort in getting yours done. And if your spoiler and boot are ok at the mo, then you can seell your standard one to me ;)

Doh! It's a bit late in the day now - the work has been done and I'm left with the spoiler and wiper motor. I did check ebay at the time and didn't find anything. C'est la vie! I'm left with the spoiler ('95 spec.) in tip-top condition if you're interested in that?

Well at least you have got it sorted. Its ok I want to find a decent standard spoiler from the earlier models, because IMO they look the best! :nelson: