Dechlan Tutty
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- East Gippsland, VIC
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- '04 VZ SV6 - Auto (5 sp.)
Hi all,
My spoiler has seen better days with 2 of the studs broken off the internal fibreglass (I presume it's fibreglass, maybe plastic) of the spoiler. It wobbles like crazy when you shut the boot, so you have to hold it. Also, general 100 km/h driving the spoiler wobbles a slight bit in the mirror, but 110 or more it goes wild. Bumps in the road do the same, etc.
Anyway, I like the look of them and wouldn't mind either getting a new SV6 or SS spoiler, but I don't want them to do the same thing in the future where the front lifts up and looks unfinished. They seem pricey, and even a senator type 'lip' spoiler still runs about $300 as far as I've found.
I could remove it fully, but that does 2 things: Leaves 5 decently sized holes in the boot, is exposed to elements and looks ugly, and removes my 3rd brake light. If I were to remove it temporarily before buying another, or possibly to leave it off, what do I do about the 3rd brake light? I feel like I've seen exec's and what not driving around with the 3rd brake light at the base of the rear window where the little black 'ridge' is in the detailing, but that seems to be completely blocked off on my car...
What have other people done for 3rd brake lights (location, wiring)? and what are people's suggestions to do with the spoiler situation?
Cheers
My spoiler has seen better days with 2 of the studs broken off the internal fibreglass (I presume it's fibreglass, maybe plastic) of the spoiler. It wobbles like crazy when you shut the boot, so you have to hold it. Also, general 100 km/h driving the spoiler wobbles a slight bit in the mirror, but 110 or more it goes wild. Bumps in the road do the same, etc.
Anyway, I like the look of them and wouldn't mind either getting a new SV6 or SS spoiler, but I don't want them to do the same thing in the future where the front lifts up and looks unfinished. They seem pricey, and even a senator type 'lip' spoiler still runs about $300 as far as I've found.
I could remove it fully, but that does 2 things: Leaves 5 decently sized holes in the boot, is exposed to elements and looks ugly, and removes my 3rd brake light. If I were to remove it temporarily before buying another, or possibly to leave it off, what do I do about the 3rd brake light? I feel like I've seen exec's and what not driving around with the 3rd brake light at the base of the rear window where the little black 'ridge' is in the detailing, but that seems to be completely blocked off on my car...
What have other people done for 3rd brake lights (location, wiring)? and what are people's suggestions to do with the spoiler situation?
Cheers