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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 10 July 2018, 14:38:08

Title: Rear tailgate spoiler
Post by: tigers_gonads on 10 July 2018, 14:38:08

On a Face Lift estate

How do the buggers come off ?
Can't see any bolts  :-\

Title: Re: Rear tailgate spoiler
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 July 2018, 14:41:14

Heat :y

Title: Re: Rear tailgate spoiler
Post by: tigers_gonads on 10 July 2018, 14:42:18

Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 10 July 2018, 14:41:14

Heat :y

That all ???

Title: Re: Rear tailgate spoiler
Post by: tigers_gonads on 10 July 2018, 15:22:57

Off  :y

Shame about the 2 nice friggin chips out of the front edge though  :'(

I've just tapped 3 panel pins in for support and filled them with plastic padding  :-\

See if it stays in there when it comes down to sanding  :-\

On a good note, the clip on trim bits came off the old tailgate easy and the colour is a perfect match so that's one less thing to piss me off  ::)

Title: Re: Rear tailgate spoiler
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 July 2018, 15:23:34

A bit of effort as well...

Stand facing the tailgate as it sits closed on the car, place your palms side by side about in the centre and try to bench press it up. It should eventually start to peel off. Just work your way around it with a scraper.

Should take about ten minutes with a heat gun :y

Title: Re: Rear tailgate spoiler
Post by: tigers_gonads on 10 July 2018, 15:27:09

Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 10 July 2018, 15:23:34

A bit of effort as well...

Stand facing the tailgate as it sits closed on the car, place your palms side by side about in the centre and try to bench press it up. It should eventually start to peel off. Just work your way around it with a scraper.

Should take about ten minutes with a heat gun :y

Its sat on the kitchen worktop work bench now  :y
No heat needed.
The tailgate is facing south and the paintwork is blistering hot anyway  ;)