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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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Different Bolt Holes on Spoilers??????????

ok guys, as some of you know i found a new spoiler for myself but the guy just informed me that it doens't have bolt holes compatible with my year car. What should i do to make it fit?
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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Drill new holes in your decklid to mount it and fill the old ones...Its a simple process that you or any bodyshop can do. Chimps can do it.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 12:29 PM
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how much are we talking here?
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 05:07 PM
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Call one and find out. Each shop sets their own prices by what I like to call the "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR" formula. Give a few bodyshops a ring, I doubt dialing a phone will test your capacities.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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You could drill your own holes since thats the easy part, and to save time money and trouble just put bubble gum in the old holes to keep the water out.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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Originally posted by omcrider
You could drill your own holes since thats the easy part, and to save time money and trouble just put bubble gum in the old holes to keep the water out.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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Sounds like trouble. Better call the mullitia.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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or you could get a decklid for the same spoiler and swap it with yours.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 11:35 PM
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Originally posted by Dave84Bird
or you could get a decklid for the same spoiler and swap it with yours.
This is exactly what I did for mine...The spoiler came with the deck lid so I didnt have to drill new holes...I just brought mine to my trusted body man and he charged me 180 bux to install the new deck lid, fill the holes on the rear quaters from the other spoiler, and fill and smooth it out... So I think any body shop would be pretty reasonable price to do it...

Jason
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