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MenZerna 07-15-2016 09:24 PM

Anyone have a Dawn / Sportwing Spoiler?
 
On eBay, they are marketed as Sportwing, but they are Dawn spoilers. Anyone have this?

If so, how's fitment? Does water collect underneath? Is the adhesive holding on the far edges? These only use two screws, to the OEM's 11 screws. It relies a lot on the 3M backing tape.

Zbrah 07-15-2016 10:00 PM

A picture would help

cooltoy 07-16-2016 12:19 AM

Or a link.

MenZerna 07-17-2016 06:40 PM

My main concern is if the 3M adhesive strips are going to hold, and last. The spoiler mounts with two screws towards the center, and relies on the adhesive strips to achieve the flush-mount.

Here's a pic of the spoiler just sitting on my car, not installed. Looks fine..
http://www.the370z.com/members/menze...iersitting.png

Here's one end. Notice the gap that the adhesive must overcome.
http://www.the370z.com/members/menze...e93402-gap.png


And another view of the gap..
http://www.the370z.com/members/menze...93401-gap2.png


So I'm supposed to "press down" and just assume the adhesive will bond.

Does anyone else have this spoiler or similar that uses adhesive strips?

kenchan 07-17-2016 07:47 PM

If made out of flimsy garden trim yes.. But if a solid piece no.

cooltoy 07-17-2016 10:24 PM

Every spoiler, OEM or not, uses 3M Tape (plus bolts).

cooltoy 07-17-2016 10:25 PM

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...y-spoiler.html

OldGuyFla 07-18-2016 09:45 AM

I had gaps on the ends in mine when it was just sitting on the trunk. The amount of torque I had to put on the outside screws to get it to lay flat was quite a bit. I would probably say that it won't hold if it is anything like mine.

MenZerna 07-18-2016 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 3518729)

That’s likely my spoiler, just rebranded. Looks like there’s been success with it. Thanks for the link.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldGuyFla (Post 3518901)
I had gaps on the ends in mine when it was just sitting on the trunk. The amount of torque I had to put on the outside screws to get it to lay flat was quite a bit. I would probably say that it won't hold if it is anything like mine.

The convertible is different than the coupe. I can press the outside of the spoiler flush with the car with one finger.

daveb91 07-19-2016 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 3518729)

That's what I got and it didn't have the gap in the above pictures

OldGuyFla 07-19-2016 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 3518729)

This is the same spoiler I have & the coupe & the roadster ones are the same. As for being able to push it down with one finger I believe that when you tighten down the screws in the middle that it will then take a little more pressure to bring it down flush. These things are rigid. Yours looks just like mine.

EDIT - I went & looked up your spoiler & found that it says it is made of ABS plastic. So now I'm not too sure about how it will do. Most of the spoilers like the one I referenced above are fiberglass.

http://www.carid.com/2014-nissan-370...ers%5B0%5D=346


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