stock 3piece to whailtail

[Dutch7m]

I'm going from a stock 3piece spoiler to a whailtail spoiler from shine.

But what did you guys, that also did this, do with the holes of the original spoiler?

i don't really like to get them welded, so i can alway's go back to the 3-piece.

 

[Satan]

Also interested in the same thing. Was planning to swap spoilers tomorrow, but can't find anything on removing the 3-piece spoiler. Last time I tried to remove a side-piece on another Supra, I cracked it.

I want to be able to swap the spoilers from time-to-time, so want to keep everything intact and not close up any holes.

 

[Satan]

Stock spoiler was easy enuff to remove... Took about 15 minutes to remove. Installation of the new one, took about 15 minutes.

 

[akito]

I bet there are plastic plugs/screws out there that will fit snug on the holes. That is probably the best way for you to plug it up w.o having to close it up permanently. A coworker went rear wiper blade less and had a plug to plug up the hold for the wiper motor.

 

[Satan]

Yeah, I am thinking thru a few options. The hatch doesn't close quite right without pushing down on it, so I am worried that I may end up cracking the spoiler at some point. So, I will add some spacers/washers to lift it up slightly, as well as use a different C-clamp so that I can reinstall the bump stops as well. To plug the holes, I am going to use some type of flat-topped bolt. I saw this done often in Okinawa, to prevent the holes from rusting I suppose. I only spent about 30 minutes on the swap yesterday. Should only take about 20 minutes to make the changes, next weekend. I'll post up what I end up doing.