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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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how is this rear spoiler attached?

http://www.mjpshop.co.uk/product/ima...019b_1_373.jpg

Alright. theres a z in a local junkyard that has this spoiler on it and i'm trying to salvage it, but crawl all over this car as i might, looking for screws or bolts, i can't find the ones that attach that spoiler to the car. Now, i'm not gonna ask this often, but could someone please make me look like an idiot and point out a simple solution to how to get this spoiler off this car?
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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its either under the trunk/hatch (remove the panels) or just molded/glued to the surface....
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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i think its glued cuz i looked under the hatch and no screws. can it be removed without destroying it if its glued?
I can kind of wobble or shake it and it gives a little bit. its not molded cause it still has a seam around it.
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 07:03 AM
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well if ya cant find screws, then it has to be bonded. if it wiggles and shakes keep doing it, it may just come loose. some of the screws if it has any could be way up in the sheet metal of the hatch and the sides of the body where the extenions are. just keep at it and it will come loose.
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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Why not just grab the entire hatch?
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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hmmm, is that a 3 piece, with the ends attached to the body? and will it fit properly on a 2 seater?
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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Ah yes... it is a 3 piecer. The quarter panel pieces are definitely glued / taped on.
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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Too bad it's in a yard...heat gun is the way to go to loosen things up a bit.
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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alright. i found the screws. they were so rusted up i couldn't find them without a wire brush to scrape the rust off. (also the reason i didn't grab the whole hatch) and the side ones on the rear panels were screwed in too. Had to reach way up into the body to find em. got em out, and the antena screw is wallowed out, so now i gotta get a drill so i can disconnect the antenna to get the driver side fin. Whole deal for 30 bucks. Am i gettin screwed here for a fiberglass fin in good shape?

*Note: Watch for snakes in the spare tire compartment. One scared the **** outta me when i yanked the panel.
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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$30 sounds awesome to me!
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 04:54 AM
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Damn too bad that Z is in the yard...take the whole car.
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 06:55 AM
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wow 30 bux, ppl here want 60 minimum for anything like that
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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Junkyard Steal. Woot!! I would grab the whole thing, but it looks like the jolly green giant tried to punt the passenger door in. and succeeded. And its non turbo, and i'm rocking the turbo z. So i need turbo z parts right? and most of the interior is trashed. Red anyway. mines black interior.
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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When you get a chance post some pics of the wing. That's a really cool style, and it was on a 2-seater and not a 2+2?
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/JPerkins280zxt/

Heres the link to my photobucket account. its got some pics of the z's in the junkyard and a coulple of the spoiler. the Junkyard owner ran me off so i had to snap a few and go.
Old Sep 29, 2007 | 08:21 AM
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wow, i wish there was some like that in the yards around here!
Old Sep 29, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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yeah. the yard owners a ***** though. if he thinks it'll run or can be fixed, you'll never get a good price off of it. That blue one that was burried under the rims. he wanted three hundred for it.
Old Oct 3, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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what salvage yard was it?
Old Oct 3, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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RT salvage. on 10th and sooner. the spoilers still there. i haven't pulled it yet cuz i gotta get a drill.
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