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    Quote Originally Posted by oldopelguy View Post
    I just took my OEM spoiler off. I live on a gravel road and it makes it impossible to clean the top few inches of the rear glass. I got this car to be practical, styling that makes things more difficult has to go.

    Looks like you'll have to drill 6 holes to mount it, two for the bolts on the ends and four across the middle for the pop clips that hold it on.

    Anyone have a source for a non-spoiler third brake light?
    The rear spoiler is actually functional reducing turbulence/drag, improving MPG.


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    Oldopelguy , did you fill the holes after you removed the spoiler?

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    Spoiler Rattle!

    Quote Originally Posted by Cobrajet View Post
    I haven't installed one, but I did have to putter around with mine to fix a nagging rattle. There are essentially two bolts under the small black plastic cover in the middle of the rear hatch on the inside. There are two more bolts near the outside edges of the hatch, also on the inside. These are not covered. I believe that trim tape is also used for sealing purposes.

    Not sure if holes will need to be drilled, but it is likely.

    Spoilers are standard here in the States (and in Canada I believe), so most folks here haven't had much reason to mess with one.
    Question! What was your fix for the spoiler rattle? I have a annoying rattle coming from my Spoiler on my '14 DE and it sounds like a rattly sandwich cart everytime I go over a slight bump or road imperfection. I've tried tightening the bolts already, but it only fixes it temporarily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldopelguy View Post
    Anyone have a source for a non-spoiler third brake light?
    I was looking at new wing options and just thought about the third brake light, I take it the US model is bare under the wing, aside from the bolt/conduit holes and washer nozzle?

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    The real cat's meow here, would be if we could crowdsource a kammback that integrates into existing mounting holes for the OEM spoiler.



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