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Rear Spoiler With Rear Lid Change, Removing and Installing



Rear Spoiler With Rear Lid Change, Removing And Installing

Rear lid preparation
- Cut installation template as indicated and paste it to vehicle rear lid following illustrated dimensions.







- With a soft pencil or crayon, draw outline of gray shapes - a - directly on vehicle surface
- Drill holes to rear lid as indicated on Installing Template
- Remove Installing Template
- Apply scotch tape to outer borders of outlined surfaces to mask them before primer application
- Clean thoroughly with alcoholic cleaner and then apply primer to outlined surfaces (three surfaces) on top of rear lid - a and allow to dry

Installing







- Apply primer to base of spoiler (three surfaces) - 1 - and allow to dry
- Apply adhesive material to the base of spoiler (three surfaces) - 1 - using VAS 5237

NOTE: Spoiler has to be attached to rear lid of vehicle within 5 minutes after adhesive has been applied, otherwise adhesive will loose effectiveness

- Attach spoiler to rear lid of vehicle making sure that the drilled holes match with the attaching holes on spoiler







- Route stoplight wiring harness through the center hole drilled pulling it firmly to make grommet fit

CAUTION:
- Make sure that the stoplights cable passes through the central hole drilled
- Make sure that the grommet attached to the stoplights cable fits in central hole
- Avoid squeezing stoplights cable with spoilers central base


- Fasten spoiler using a screw on each of outer holes drilled.







- Tightening torque (1.5 Nm)







- Pass cable through center rectangular hole inside rear lid - 1 -.
- Apply electrical terminals and connectors following Wiring harness repair kit VAS 1978 instructions.
- Insert wiring into hose - 2 -.
- Attach cable into clip - 3 -.
- Connect terminal into harness connector and attach into connector holder - 4 -.