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Fly1 Duckbill Wing Install - HELP!!!!

Hey guys, I'm going to give you the short version of this story...I'm looking for advice from you guys because I honestly don't know what to do. Today I went

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Old 02-26-2016, 04:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Fly1 Duckbill Wing Install - HELP!!!!

Hey guys,

I'm going to give you the short version of this story...I'm looking for advice from you guys because I honestly don't know what to do.

Today I went to a custom body shop to have my Fly1 carbon fiber duckbill wing installed. I was quoted for an hour for the install so I said I would wait around for it to be done....well it took 2.5 hours and they charged me $189 to install the stupid thing when they said it would only take an hour and would cost about $70...

After it was all said and done, I go out to inspect the wing and they mounted it off-center....now idk about you guys but this is completely unacceptable....they mounted the wing using 4 bolts in the 4 holes that fly1 puts on the bottom of these wings. I have a Z that does not have factory holes already drilled, so somehow when they tried to line up the wing, they did so off center about a half inch or quarter inch...

To rectify the situation...they offered me $25 off the install ($25 f&*#ing dollars?!) or to reinstall it and plug the holes...So then I'll have 8 god damn holes in my trunk if I ever decide to take the duckbill off...

What would you guys do if you were in my situation?

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Old 02-26-2016, 05:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Well that sucks. It's definitely not on center and $25 off the install is BS. Hopefully they can just slot the holes they made to get it centered up. It doesn't look off enough to need 4 need holes. I think they should fix it and drop all fees for screwing up your car.
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get it fixed. its crooked too.
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get it fixed. its crooked too.
I agree, they did a really bad job
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yep very bad. I helped the shop I went to line it up... we created sort of a template before we even drilled.

Id be pissed too.
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It'll bug me. There's a way to install that thing. Clearly not test fitted properly. Sorry for your troubles.
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Sorry but find another shop
These guys obviously don't care for attention to detail
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I really cannot add more than what others have said.
I do all my own installs just because of stuff like what happened to you.

Of course,we all do not have the same skills/tools when it comes to doing
things. Looking at the big picture,as I am a guy that is much older than
the average Z owner,I worry about the lack of skills or the willing to learn,
take the time to do the job yourself from some younger owners.

Rather have a friend or a shop do it.
Get off the phone and other stuff and learn.

By the way, the install does look like crap.
It would drive me crazy as is.
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You have two issues. It is not centered and it is not leveled. Off by as much as 3/16 to a quarter of an inch. You will need to dremel the holes larger starting at 12 o'clock going to 3 o'clock. If they did not use tape on the far edges of the wing and tightened the sh!t out of it, you might see some paint damage. Good luck.

Edit: with the enlarged holes use rubber washers along with the metal ones to keep water from seeping through.
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Like others have said it is off center & crooked but not by too much. Larger holes should give you enough to get it straight.
I just installed my spoiler a couple of weeks ago & drilled the holes a little oversize to allow for final alignment.
Yours looks like it needs to go about an 1/8" to the right which isn't that much.
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