good morning all

goes anybody have rear spoiler fitment instructions, i have purchased one recently, i see it has a removable cover over the sticky pads, but i am not sure where the two small plastic clamps go ( one one each side) can anybody help

thanks and regards

john f

Not so much instructions but there i a photo in McPhersonstruts gallery of the brackets Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

on the hse that i have on loan thay go under the lip on the rear tail gate either side and clamp the spoiler to the tailgate  rainy-city
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thank you for the info i dont have a spoiler fitted to look at

thanks

john f

http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/i18n/index

Language/Type of car and year/Owner/Accessory fitting instructions/Styling/Body Kit and scroll down to page 7

I fitted one recently, the instructions on Topix are pretty poor, simple pictures but they give you an idea.
Here is how I did mine.

Clean the two areas of the tailgate where the spoiler will stick to, with alchohol or similiar, I actually used nail varnish remover but not ideal as you dont want it on the paint long, you are only removing the wax/polish etc so a sound surface is there for sticking too.

Remove the two clips either side of the spoiler bracket, a T25 Torx is needed for this. DO NOT remove the sticky pad covers yet.

Position the spoiler up to the tailgate and look and feel how it fits, it is extremely light in weight so it is easy to hold. I then made marks around the edges of the spoiler on the tailgate with a dry wipe marker pen, I found this easier than marking a centre line which only gives one reference point.

get used to offering up the spoiler at a angle onto your marks and rotate forwards into position, you get one shot at this as once the sticky pads take hold they wont let go.

Once your happy with positioning, remove the sticky pad covers, place the spoiler gently just in case, step back and confirm your happy with position, press the outer ends of the spoiler firmly onto the car, at this point you can give it a quick tug, it will not budge.

Fasten the two clips either side and job done, it took me 10 minutes max. There is a picture in my gallery showing the gap along the bottom edge you need to aim for, basically put your thumb on the tailgate and rotate the spoiler up,

Straightforward and simple just dont rush and get the feel with a trial run first.

look forward to seeing the end result

how much faster is your car now? At work
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Chick pulling has dropped from 10 secs down to 5

In reply to CG. I have unfortunatly not been to conducted windtunnel testing to compare the overall drag co-efficent performance pre and post fitment, therfore I am unable to confirm if an actual increase in overall volocity will be evident after spolier fitment. what i can say with out contradiction that it will look the bo***cks !!

john f

There is no whole drilling involved for mounting it?

No holes.....just two sticky pads and two small plastic clips, the sticky pads are so strong that the clips are merely a backup in my opinion.

This pic is from Mcphersonstrut, the brackets are fitted to the ends of the spoiler, the new bracket has just one fixing screw.

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the spoiler on rrs is essential when entering warp speed on the slip road A1M Boroubridge At work
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Hello again

As I am scottish and an engineer I am well versed in tech, we scots invented most of it , however i cant imagine my FL2 ever reaching warp speed unless of course i happen across a "black hole" which i have heard there are many in yorkshire, the locals call them "pits OR SO I AM TOLD

SD4 Freelander 0-60 8.9secs

RRS 2.7 0-60 11.9secs

The spoiler is on the Freelander to lessen the vortices caused when we pass lowly RRS's so we don't blow them off the road

Sorry for Hijacking your thread John, let us know how the spoiler fitting goes, it really is straigtforward, get some pics on here then we can see it and let you know if it is straight or not