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 Post subject: Crashed it!
PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 8:09 am 
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Trying to get to the surf for a pre-work wave or two, I discovered a patch of diesel and slid into the earth bank at the side of the road. I thought the worst until I looked at it and from a distance there is no damage at all. Closer inspection shows a few crack in the paint on the spoiler, and the gap at the front between the wing and the spoiler is slightly (3 or 4 mm) larger than at the rear (at the wheel arch).

Are front spoliers easy/cheap to replace? It's a white car, though it looks like I'll have respray the font soon anyway as someone nicked the front badge and scratched the paint. :evil:

It's a horrible rainy day here at the moment so I haven't had a roll on the ground to check it out thoroughly. Drives OK.
Any advice welcome - poor girl's been in the wars recently. :(


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 Post subject: Re: Crashed it!
PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:39 am 
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Trying to get to the surf for a pre-work wave or two, I discovered a patch of diesel and slid into the earth bank at the side of the road. I thought the worst until I looked at it and from a distance there is no damage at all. Closer inspection shows a few crack in the paint on the spoiler, and the gap at the front between the wing and the spoiler is slightly (3 or 4 mm) larger than at the rear (at the wheel arch).

Are front spoliers easy/cheap to replace? It's a white car, though it looks like I'll have respray the font soon anyway as someone nicked the front badge and scratched the paint. :evil:

It's a horrible rainy day here at the moment so I haven't had a roll on the ground to check it out thoroughly. Drives OK.
Any advice welcome - poor girl's been in the wars recently. :(

Which model is it? The spoiler is PU & designed to absorb impact, so it maybe just a case of new mounts & realigning & away you go.

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PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 11:03 am 
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Cheers Jim - the car is a 944 1987 Lux. I don't think the spoiler is cracked, just the paint. (Still raining so I can't really check it properly). Is it wise to take it off, or just adjust it in situ?

Impressed how it looks completely unscathed, tbh. Even the mud has washed off now.

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PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:21 pm 
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One of the chassis mounts and both side mounts are fragile, so Id suggest taking it off. The large mount which takes the towing eye wont be damaged - the one on the other side is a 924 bumper mount (used front and rear and on the rear of 944s too). As theyre easily bent, leading to the' wonky bumper' look sported by many 924s, Id suggest using another threaded mount if a replacement is required.

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