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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: wilson on 07 February 2007, 10:43

Title: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 07 February 2007, 10:43: Hello all, my 16v has had the boot replaced at some stage and doesn't have a rear spoiler. the spoilers have three bolts, how do I fit a new one?

Can I just drill three holes? or is the GTI boot actually different?

Thanks
Wilson
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: rubjonny on 07 February 2007, 11:36: You can't drill toughend glass, it will shatter. To fit the spoiler properly, find a rear screen from a GTI and swap it over.
The other option is to rip the studs out and bond the spoiler to the glass somehow...
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 07 February 2007, 11:44: Oh dear, I didn't realise they were fitted through the glass !!!

Might just leave it off, unless a screen appears nearby !

Thanks for advise.

Wilson
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: Gambit on 07 February 2007, 12:37: or else find a mk2 golf votex rear spoiler which follows the same lines as GTi but fixes using the rear window seal
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 07 February 2007, 12:44: Oh right, are they aftermarket, that look the same? where would I find one of those...?

Thanks for your help

Wilson
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: Gambit on 07 February 2007, 14:11: i picked one up of german ebay last year, needs sprayed satin black, but has all the fitting clips etc which is the important part

even comes with little glass plugs to allow u to fit to a GTI screen

i ended up having to pay about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£40 all in inc postage from germany for it

never got round to fitting it either - might do it this summer though

look like this:-
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/Gambit001/Spoiler1.jpg
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 07 February 2007, 14:23: that looks exactly like original, will keep eye out, if I dont come across a good bootlid / or glass first !

Thanks
Wilson
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: sacvwgolf on 07 February 2007, 17:35: thats what mine is only i had a brake light. i got mine from potn
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 07 February 2007, 17:52: Quote from: sacvwgolf on 07 February 2007, 17:35
thats what mine is only i had a brake light. i got mine from potn

What is potn ?

Thanks
Wilson
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: sacvwgolf on 07 February 2007, 20:09: http://www.potn.co.uk/ (http://www.potn.co.uk/)
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: Gambit on 08 February 2007, 13:02: votex spoiler is slightly larger & more pronounced than the std GTI spoiler. u can see differences here

votex:-
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/Gambit001/votex.jpg

Std GTI:-
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/Gambit001/stdGTI.jpg
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 08 February 2007, 14:40: I want 100% standard, I've got one that I bought on ebay, I might see if I can find anything that will bond it on cleanly securely, any suggestions? there must be people that have fitted a spoiler to non Gti's?

or there is this on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320079986574&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:UK:1

The guy said he would send it wrapped in bubble wrap at my risk !!

Wilson
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: rubjonny on 08 February 2007, 14:42: just do it properly and swap the rear screen. It isn't hard, push the old one out and pop in the new one, its fiddly but doable in an hour or 2 depending how fast you work.
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 08 February 2007, 14:45: Quote from: rubjonny on 08 February 2007, 14:42
just do it properly and swap the rear screen. It isn't hard, push the old one out and pop in the new one, its fiddly but doable in an hour or 2 depending how fast you work.

Yer, your right... what was I thinking, "glue it on" :shocked: moment of madness !!

Think i'll bid on the one on ebay... hope the heated strips are all ok!
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: Gambit on 08 February 2007, 15:49: there must be a scrap yard near where u live??
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 08 February 2007, 16:04: Oh my god.... I never even thought of scrap yards :embarassed: :embarassed: I feel sooo stupid, can we delete this whole post !!! haha

Just called them, they've got one, Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£25 ! I'm gonna go and get it Saturday !

thanks for all your help !
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: rubjonny on 08 February 2007, 16:12: we all have to start somewhere :grin:
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£25 is a little steep for a rear screen though, I sell em for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£10. Another thing to check is if your car has green tint glass or not, obviously you want the rear screen to match ;)
Look for a slight green tint on a pice of paper held up behind a window, and check for the word 'tinted' stamped on the glass near the part numbers.
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: mattneck(Beavis) on 08 February 2007, 16:38: the green glass 5 door i was going to claim the lot from disapeered frommy local scrappy, screwing :cry:
Title: Re: Fitting Boot Spoiler
Post by: wilson on 08 February 2007, 16:49: Quote from: rubjonny on 08 February 2007, 16:12
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£25 is a little steep for a rear screen though, I sell em for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£10. Another thing to check is if your car has green tint glass or not, obviously you want the rear screen to match ;)
Look for a slight green tint on a pice of paper held up behind a window, and check for the word 'tinted' stamped on the glass near the part numbers.

Thanks for the advise I'll have a look.. I get the impression they might have been talking Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£25 for the whole boolid, but will check when I get there.

Where abouts are you? is it something you could post... suppose with post it'd come to around Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£25 anyway!