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Hi rise spoiler on car w/out it... can it work?

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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 05:28 PM
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Hi rise spoiler on car w/out it... can it work?
I have an 88 Iroc, and it has that fin thing on the back... can I take that off and put a hi rise on, or will there be a million holes under it?
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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 05:35 PM
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i did it you just have to weld in the holes and drill new
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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 09:31 PM
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Yes you can take it off...

There are 12 holes.....6 on the actual decklid, and 3 on each side....
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Old Jul 5, 2003 | 08:17 AM
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Ok, hmm, maybe I'm better off finding a hatch with that spoiler...


The low rise ones that were on the ~87 base models; does that have the same mounting holes?
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Old Jul 5, 2003 | 08:19 AM
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I think the middle holes might be in the same spot but i seen that they have 2 holes on the sides where the high rise only has 1. No big deal but i dunno if its exactly the same
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Old Jul 5, 2003 | 12:32 PM
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Originally posted by aaron7
Ok, hmm, maybe I'm better off finding a hatch with that spoiler...
A shop charged me $150 to fill all the holes......it's really not that expensive...

I would imagnie getting a whole new hatch would probally be more expensive and more of a hassle....
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Old Jul 5, 2003 | 12:36 PM
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Also if you find a decklid you will still have 6 holes on the rear quarter panel. It would be way eaiser to have a shop weld up the holes.
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On my hatch that Im putting on my car when I get the highrise I just fiberglassed the holes...If I use the hatch thats on the car now I'll just pull it next to the garage and mig weld it up
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Old Jul 5, 2003 | 11:26 PM
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Or another solution is you could just go to a local junk yard and get a rear piece from a car that doesnt have a spoiler. Then there would be no holes.
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 12:11 AM
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Originally posted by 89' RS/blue
Or another solution is you could just go to a local junk yard and get a rear piece from a car that doesnt have a spoiler. Then there would be no holes.
It is a PITA to just change the decklid....

You run a GREAT risk of breaking the glass, then you gotta re-seal everything....
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 03:33 AM
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I didnt think it was to bad to change the deck lid as long at u got 2 friends to help while some1 lines up and thightens the bolts.
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