I have a question about installing a new replacement GM rear spoiler on an 87 Camaro convertible. Does the lower rear edge where the spoiler meets the trunk lid get bonded to the lid with double sided trim tape? The spoiler I bought from GM many years ago came with a strip of double sided 3M type trim tape, when I test fit fasten down the spoiler it is slightly warped across the lower rear section like it needs some tape there?

Thanks

Tony

 

My car is also an '87 and it did not have any double sided tape to hold the spoiler on in any place, although if it looks crappy and it will help and not be seen, I would use it if I absolutely had to. I just wouldn't want it to be seen, "don't ask don't tell" policy.
My pictures may give you an idea of how it fit on my car.

 

Those spoilers were a cheap, tacky band-aid solution to the ASC's lack of craftsmanship when making these cars into convertibles. The spoiler will not fit right in the typical fashion. The previous owner of mine used adhesive sealant (the kind from a caulk style tube) in addition to some sheet metal bent 90* to make internal brackets. The toneau cover is "fastened" in the same fashion from the factory, just loads of sealant.

Any way you can make that spoiler stay on is fair game, double sided tape, Loads of sealant or making cheap simplistic internal brackets for it. Of course in my mind the only real solution was to fix it entirely.







I'm still finishing the spoiler but you get the idea what I've done.

 

I bought my replacement rear spoiler from GM in 2000, that spoiler came with a loose installation kit and no instructions, the parts may have been to stiffen up the spoiler or fit a different third light? The black plates have ASC numbers stamped in them. Below is a picture of what's left over. Back in 2000 ebay wasn't up to speed yet, convertible rear spoliers were nowhere to be found in any yard so the only source was GM. Employee cost in 2000 was $493 and I had to wait a couple of months for some to be produced. The extra parts were to make it a deal

Thanks

Tony

 

Mine had those plus another bracket on each side. I can't believe yours was almost $500! I have seen them pop up on ebay for several hundred and I always thought that they were asking too much. Good news for me since I'll be selling my old one!

 

I have a Taurus fan on a be cool radiator and the only thing holding it to the radiator is gasket maker. The sealant you use on the China wall when putting an intake on a sbc. That black stuff from autozone is perfect and if you want something more permanent get a tube of urethane that they use to install windshields at a glass shop but that stuff really holds and doesn't clean up near as easy as gasket maker. In the 80s I used urethane to fix washing machines with rusted out holes and they would never leak in that area again but it has to wear off of your hands. Very aggressive stuff.

 

 

Based on those accessories in that pic I am not sure you have an actual 87 spoiler. Not saying I am correct on this. But my 87 did not have those metal tabs or pop rivets. However, all the years after 87 did have them. 87 spoiler was completely different from 88 and beyond. The brake light was different and the shape was different and the way it mounted was too. But perhaps since you bought yours as a part replacement maybe they started packaging the replacement units with the hardware from 88 and up? but if in fact you have an 87 car and a non 87 spoiler that would explain why it doesn't fit well.

 

neilcase
You are correct about the 87 convertible spoilers, I believe some had a shorter third brake light, it's possible that when GM got on board they requested a change to the longer third light used on current Camaro's. My donor convertible was an 88 so I stayed with 88 parts. My custom built convertible turned out nice the spoiler aligns properly, see pics below.


Tony