OE rear spoiler removal tip

[AaronR]

As some of you may know there are 4 adhesive double sided pieces of tape that hold down the oe rear spoiler (along with 6 screws in the spoiler held by bolts). Upon removing the bolts on my spoiler I quickly found out that the double sided tape used is ***REALLY*** strong. It was so strong that I didn't want to yank on it to remove the piece becuase it felt like I would damage something or remove paint.

Here is my tip:
If you use dental floss to saw the adhesive tape in half, the spoiler comes off in about 2 minutes. You can feed it under the spoiler and saw across the tape (tape is about 1/8th inch thick). I searched the forum looking for a tip last night when I was having problems getting the spoiler off, but did not see any so now there is one.

Pics of the installed Taitec GT500 wing on the car to follow tommorrow
Aaron

 

[Larry Bastanza]

AaronR,

That is a "killer" tip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,
LarryB

I guess that guy in the Curcuit City commercial had it right LOL.....

 

[mason@tirerack]

Gotta respect the wing!

 

[Acura NsX Pilot]

Fishing line aka monofilament also works great.

 

[khappucino]

so after you get the wing off, did any of you attempt to remove the rest of what was left of the old sticky tape, or did you just bolt the new wing up without new sticky tape?

 

[Climberao]

so after you get the wing off, did any of you attempt to remove the rest of what was left of the old sticky tape, or did you just bolt the new wing up without new sticky tape?

I removed as much of the tape as possible with the edge of an old credit card :biggrin: Since my new R type spoiler came with new foam tape I replaced the old tape and mounted the wing. If you can't get the old tape off I really don't think it will make a difference unless it interferes with the mount or look of the new spoiler?

Post pics when you get it mounted

 

[Malibu Rapper]

Dental floss is also the preferred method for cutting through the doublesided tape on emblems as well.

 

[Meeyatch1]

Boy...this tip came back from LONG ago. Aaron sold that car a long time ago.

 

[khappucino]

I removed as much of the tape as possible with the edge of an old credit card :biggrin: Since my new R type spoiler came with new foam tape I replaced the old tape and mounted the wing. If you can't get the old tape off I really don't think it will make a difference unless it interferes with the mount or look of the new spoiler?

Post pics when you get it mounted

pics
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52170