Spoiler install

patriotaki · 03-29-2020, 04:14 AM

How can i install a rear lip spoiler? will a 3M double sided tape be good enough? is there any specific one i should get?

also if i want to remove the spoiler, how do i do it if i use a double sided tape?

mbanks21 · 03-29-2020, 07:45 AM

3M automotive tape is what most people use. When you want to remove it you'll need to clean the tape residue but worry about that when/if the time comes.

Fliplegend · 03-29-2020, 08:35 AM

Yes 3M is what many use. They key is prepping the surface. The cleaner the better adhesion.

exE36M3 · 03-31-2020, 04:58 PM

FWIW, it depends. I've used 3M outdoor 50lb, 3M automotive and urethane glue.
Of the three, the glue is the only stuff that has held up under rain and sun over the years.

Tape is OK in a pinch, but as soon as a cold rain hits, the tape shrinks, water seeps into the space and it begins to deteriorate. My last car, a Subaru BRZ, man I ripped the spoiler off 3x in a year because the tape just wouldn't hold. So when it came time to add the spoiler to my 435i, I had a body shop use the glue.

sqwinny · 03-31-2020, 05:05 PM

3m super strength molding tape is what worked for me and my spoiler. Everything else sucked. Clean all surfaces with rubbing alcohol, apply to spoiler and heat up tape slightly with heat gun, apply to clean trunk and hit with slight heat pressing spoiler into trunk. Will take a couple hours to set but doesn't come loose even in heavy tropical train storm miami rain.

Billfitz · 03-31-2020, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fliplegend

The key is prepping the surface.

Use this, after a thorough cleaning with rubbing alcohol.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Solidjake · 04-04-2020, 10:37 AM

thompsac25 · 04-07-2020, 10:20 AM

Few more DIY videos to help...

mike@x-ph.com · 04-07-2020, 11:27 AM

We use 3M VHB

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exE36M3 BMW CCA Member 488 Rep 808 Posts Drives: 2015 435i M Sport Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: NorCal iTrader: (4)	FWIW, it depends. I've used 3M outdoor 50lb, 3M automotive and urethane glue. Of the three, the glue is the only stuff that has held up under rain and sun over the years. Tape is OK in a pinch, but as soon as a cold rain hits, the tape shrinks, water seeps into the space and it begins to deteriorate. My last car, a Subaru BRZ, man I ripped the spoiler off 3x in a year because the tape just wouldn't hold. So when it came time to add the spoiler to my 435i, I had a body shop use the glue.
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