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Old 03-27-2006, 08:35 PM
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Just what the title says. Spoiler will be finished tomorrow (paint) and I'm thinking of installing myself. It's the USDM and came with the template, hardware and instructions. Any one done this? Any suggestions? Thoughts?
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no i dont have the oem spoiler. i am as comfortable as one can be drilling holes into my new car

i'm gonna attempt this in a little while. wish me luck!
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I hope you have steady hands. Good luck
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Post some pics when done....let us know how it goes.
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so far so good! the holes are all drilled without incident and the spoiler screws fit in nicely. Just checking some pictures on here to make sure it's lined up right (like it matters now)
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success (for the most part). I lost one of the nuts in the hatch so have to go to home depot later to pick up another. i guess i drilled two of the holes at a a little of an angle because the nuts wouldn't go on from the stock opening that you're supposed to insert them from (this is on the inside of the hatch). A little dremeling and i opened up the hole enough to get one of them on, but that was after i lost the other nut. aside from that, fit looks good, it's sturdy and everything went great.

will post pics tonight.
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what we started with


spoiler back from the shop painted


the tools!

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the template on the car. took a few minutes to get it perfect but it's real easy to line up


using a centerpunch and hammer i made the dents for the pilot holes

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I know why your having a problem... that hammer is not even close to big enough



there you go
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close up of one of the holes after hitting it with the 1/4" bit


holes all drilled


pic showing the holes with the nismo rust inhibitor (+5hp!)


the test fit, thank God it fit in the holes!

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installed


side shot


stock rims are gross


tada!

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all done. all in all not very hard at all, nismo really made it easy. more of an "oh ****" factor than anything.
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Originally Posted by mc350z
good job!!!!!!


too bad i cant use that spoiler because i have the OEM and it wont cover my holes. its not worth it to me to get them filled so im sticking with what i have
thanks. i hear ya on the holes... i'm glad that they never installed the oem lip on my car... although it certainly doesn't look bad.
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Originally Posted by jakesford
I know why your having a problem... that hammer is not even close to big enough



there you go
that's a BFH!
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Had my SB Nismo spoiler put on when I ordered my Z. Really looks great. You did a nice job!
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Originally Posted by mc350z
the irony is that my car didnt come with the OEM lip spoiler. but i installed in back in 2002 before the nismo stuff was available. so if i just would have waited i could have got it. now of course i could get the JDM one but its $800 and if im gonna spend that kind of money i might aswell spend 1200 and get what i really want the V2 spoiler.

great install pics! enjoy your spoiler.
wouldn't consider a jdm replica? what about evo-r's v2 replica?


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