Hey I just got my spoiler I bought used Its pretty beat up but everything seems fixable except for maybe this. There is a bump in the top of it. The seller claims it wasnt there and UPS did it but I find that hard to belive. Heres some pics.
forget the wing... sell it and buy some bling..
mo_dingo said:You need to cut out the bad part, patch in a new piece of smooth fiberglass, and do some filler and paint work to get it to look right.
That sucks, either way.
Scott
BlueOvalStangGT said:Do you think its worth fixing? I only paid $30 for it, now I know why
BlueOvalStangGT said:WEnt to a few shops today and they said its not worth fixing, what should i do with this thing??
mo_dingo said:Depends on whether or not you want to try to fix it. It wouldn't be difficult, just time & money consuming. If you don't want to fix it yourself, forget about it. A shop will charge you an arm and a leg.
I assume you just want a stock wing. Have you looked around ebay/stangnet/corral classifieds for another? You might luck out with some patience. It isn't likely to find one that matches your color car, so you would have to get it repainted. So call around, and ask how much they would charge to repaint a spoiler, and compare it to the cost to repair the wing you have.
The paint on the wing matches your car, so you would only have to paint a very small portion of the wing. The cutting & fiberglass work is what will cost you.
Scott
BlueOvalStangGT said:Let me clarify a few things, the shops said it would cost more to fix then a new one. 2nd It does NOT match my car, my car is black. I already have a stock black wing and the one in the picture is a S351. I think this is made out of urethane, does fiberglass stick to that? Im not sure if i want to fix it, IF i do, how do you think i should go about doing this? Im thinking grind down the whole bump(there will be a hole in it) and the laying some fiberrglassbut make it dent inward. Then take bondo or something to fill that dent and then it will be smooth, where can i get bondo/some sort of filler?
mo_dingo said:There is no way you could "grind" all of that out. The wing is probably 1/32" thick, hollow inside.
How much does a new S351 wing go for unpainted?