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GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 11:49 am
by bazza_2011
Hello

I brought an aftermarket EB GT wing for my car, but it didnt come with bolts or anything to mount it with. So
i was wondering, what size bolts are required to secure the wing to my boot lid? Also the wing has nothing
inside the mounting holes for a screw or a threaded bolt to thread onto.

Any help that i could get would be greatly apprieciated.

Thanks
Baz

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 4:31 pm
by nstg8a
did you buy it new?

sounds like when it was made they forgot to put the threads in the mould.

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 4:48 pm
by LUXO_8
you're just going to have to devise a way..... drill some holes down through the top. mount some big **** off bolts in it then bog the holes up.....

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 4:51 pm
by nstg8a
^^sounds brutal, but i cant think of any other way.

or just sikaflex the wing on... might work. for a while.

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 7:21 pm
by XR_Lightning
brutal, but atleast it will hold unlike just sikaflex, how else do you think spoilers are held on? they always have nuts & bolts, so Wayne's suggestion was very valid...

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 7:25 pm
by nstg8a
XR_Lightning wrote:brutal, but atleast it will hold unlike just sikaflex, how else do you think spoilers are held on? they always have nuts & bolts, so Wayne's suggestion was very valid...


i wasnt disagreeing with him...

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 7:45 pm
by oneredED
If you could get a really beefy version of the first picture, it might just work. No idea how it would hold up though haha.

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Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 8:06 pm
by holmsy
drill into the bottom. bolt from in the boot.
put something like 2nd pic onereded just posted.
it should grab in enough to hold.

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 28th, 2012, 8:12 pm
by XR_Lightning
what is the mounting surface of the spoiler like?? maybe you could make a thread in it and screw some studs in there with loctite so they dont screw out, then just drill some holes in your boot and put some nuts on the other side of the boot, and use some sikaflex around the base of the spoiler aswell, for added security and to seal against water and dirt

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: January 31st, 2012, 2:31 pm
by OMY-747
Are the feet solid? Or they hollow with just a base plate? Depending on how they are will depend on the best way to go about it.

If its just a base plate you can go into bunnings and look at all the heavy duty mounts for hanging stuff straight off plaster, like the 2 pictures onereded posted up.

( on a side note, my 1000th post :drinks2: )

Re: GT wing on an EB

PostPosted: September 20th, 2012, 12:38 pm
by Simo
When I did mine i used some threaded rivets.
they work well
http://www.rivetsinstock.com/rivet-nuts ... serts.html