Im looking to buy a 86 trans am. Its in really good shape except for a few small things. It has a 305 4bbl and its automatic. I dont expect it to be quick...

But anyway, the spoiler is shot. Im aware that this is a 86-only spoiler. If I get a spoiler off a newer trans-am or gta (87 and up), can I remove the brakelight from the back glass? Or will I be left whit holes in the glass or something?

Bear with me, im new to f-bodies...

 

There would be two big holes in the glass.

The '87-'90 spoilers are all rotted out too, your best bet for the same look would be a '91-'92 spoiler or a fiberglass replacement of the original.

 

Wouldn't plan on easily finding a good used 91-92 spoiler either....most are rotted just like the 87-90s. Mine was broke all the way through in about 8 places when I bought my car. Best bet is to tough it out and get a new one. I got lucky and found an NOS factory paint defect takeoff from eBay a few years back for about $140 shipped.

 

Alrite, so If I get one of those spoilers, I guess Ill just run a third and a fourth brakelight then.

Will it still bolt(if they even bolt on, i havent taken one off yet) to my 86 hatch?

 

I've switched hatches many times and encountered no problems. With the urethane wrap around spoiler, they have usually rotted beyond repair or they have been cut somehow. I had swapped hatches and used the regular spoiler until finding a notch back in the junkyard and then I fitted a Fiero GT wing to the back deck.

 

IIRC, you will have to drill new holes in your hatch as the different spoilers mount in different locations.

 

If you buy a 'glass aerowing (87-90), you don't have to install an 87-90 style 3rd brake light. They come with the holes on the underside of the wing, but the only time you can see them is when the hatch is open. I didn't have one on my car for some time because my original was missing and couldn't find a good replacement. Nobody ever noticed the holes. You can just use your original on the glass and that's it.