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t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 18:37
here is the build pics of the rear spoiler i built for jamest5r
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0230.jpg
rear spoiler as supplied
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0233.jpg
conduit screwed on and heated to match curve of spoiler
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0234.jpg
another view of conduit and securing screws
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0235.jpg
measurements for bending conduit around spoiler
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0236.jpg
cuts made with 1mm cutting disc and hacksaw
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0239-1.jpg
ends bent and secured with screws
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0241.jpg
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0242.jpg
spoiler prepared for attachment of conduit with fibreglass filler
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0243.jpg
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0244.jpg
conduit attached...note ends have been added and attached
this was the messy bit but nothing a good rub with some sandpaper can't cure
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0249.jpg
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0250.jpg
after filling and priming with 2 pack primer
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0254.jpg
5 coats of basecoat later
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0256.jpg
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0259.jpg
3 coats of 2 pack laquer later
just needs final polishing but camera batteries failed
will try to post finished pics tomorrow
spoiler built over a 3 day period
sorry if some of the pics aren't 100% but i'm not david bailey

claymore
Friday 17th February 2012, 18:41
pics aren't working for me :(

Jamest5r
Friday 17th February 2012, 18:43
Nor me.

Nealevo
Friday 17th February 2012, 18:47
Me either!

Volvostorm
Friday 17th February 2012, 18:48
I'm joining the 'Pictures ain't working' club too! :P

daza-b
Friday 17th February 2012, 18:51
I'm joining the 'Pictures ain't working' club too! :P

me 2 or 3 or 4, ahh sod it, :worthless: haha

t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 18:54
me neither am transfering pics to photobucket to try that

t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 19:14
ok peeps try again...............have edited original message

claymore
Friday 17th February 2012, 19:21
Fantastic write up, much appreciated, I'm going to do something to mine soon.

Jamest5r
Friday 17th February 2012, 19:36
Very nice.....and going on my car even better :)

t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 19:40
glad you like it................will look even nicer when polished

Volvostorm
Friday 17th February 2012, 19:41
If you use the photobucket links with the [img] tag in front, the pictures show up in your thread :)

But, it looks great, I will have to get mine down to you :)

daza-b
Friday 17th February 2012, 19:47
cool, i like it a lot....when u making me one?! lol ill pay ;)

t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 19:58
If you use the photobucket links with the [img] tag in front, the pictures show up in your thread :)

But, it looks great, I will have to get mine down to you :)

thanks for that.................have ammended thread.............always wondered how to do that.

Volvostorm
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:00
Almost there, some pictures still aren't showing

claymore
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:02
Almost there, some pictures still aren't showing
All showing fine for me :)

daza-b
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:26
still think he should make them and sell them haha

Volvostorm
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:30
All showing fine for me :)

Works ok for me now too, odd that

t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:35
still think he should make them and sell them haha

i make them to order..............you supply the spoiler and i modify and paint to match your car
£40 unpainted (finished in primer for you to paint)
£55 painted to match your car
both plus postage or delivered by vpcuk delivery service

t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:37
Works ok for me now too, odd that

just noticed i missed some so re edited them
be nice to me i'm a computer numpty

daza-b
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:37
i make them to order..............you supply the spoiler and i modify and paint to match your car
£40 unpainted (finished in primer for you to paint)
£55 painted to match your car
both plus postage or delivered by vpcuk delivery service

cool ill let u know shortly :)

rikcougar
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:38
Nice work, beautiful finish

t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 21:41
cool ill let u know shortly :)

no problem........i just charge for materials which is why i can do them for this price...................my way of putting something back into forum.....................can also paint any other parts ie engine covers etc .........

theflyingbrick
Friday 17th February 2012, 22:22
me and you will be having a little chat sunday,im thinking of colour coding my bumpers wing mirrors door stips lol and i reckon you could rub my wheels down and paint them aswell lmao but well chat sunday ;)

t5steve
Friday 17th February 2012, 22:25
me and you will be having a little chat sunday,im thinking of colour coding my bumpers wing mirrors door stips lol and i reckon you could rub my wheels down and paint them aswell lmao but well chat sunday ;)
look forward to it matey............all the above no problem

T5frankie
Friday 17th February 2012, 23:12
I'll be having one of these in the near future nice job

pookie
Sunday 19th February 2012, 17:30
Deffo one for me soon.

Salut!

Pookie

t5 pete
Sunday 19th February 2012, 17:40
Is it only me but i can only see 3 of the pictures

jayeastanglia
Sunday 19th February 2012, 21:50
Can vouch the spoiler looks much better in real life and you wouldnt see the joins or filler...I still remember steve telling us at a meet about the local bloke near him who said it must have been a TOCA spoiler