CS400 waist spoiler?

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i contact them and got this:

Dear rb5_286,

When
we use USPS to ship Internationally, we can declare ANY value we want,
and mark as anything we want, we have full control, the only thing is,
we don't want our customers to have customs issue, like the customs
doesn't want to release the parcel and get you in trouble and all that.
As
long as you don't mind, we can declare as low as $19.99 and mark as
gift. Or a higher value and mark as gift of whatever you prefer, say
$29.99 and mark as merchandise.
By default we mark as gift anyway to
everywhere except the following countries who are known to have customs
issue if we declare low value and mark as gift:
UK/Canada/Germany/Russia/France.

Please do not tell us what value
to put and mark as what here, you need to notify us "add note to
seller" at ebay/paypal checkout, and put what value you want there, so
when we print out the paypal transaction we see it, especially when
replying ebay messages and printing out paypal transaction are handled
by different person in our company.

Thanks, we look forward to do business with you.

Cool, think they were about $135 plus shipping, and looks like low tax!!!

Got the CS400 rear waist spoiler back today, all well painted and looking shiney and sexy.

Just got to be brave enough to strip the trim out of the hatch lid and drill 4 small holes!!!
Job for the weekend in the light I think!!

yes gotta be a slow and take your time job!!!

dont forget some paint to cover the bare metal where you drill mate

cant waitto see the finished fitting

Indeed... paint the thru hole and let dry, and I put a half ring of silicone over the hole so any rain runs around it... worked on the STi lower wing on my classic wagon!

It'll get done on Saturday all being well, rain etc.!!!

Snow Forecast!!!


still, i fitted my WR RB5 spoiler in the car park at work when it was snowing



dam did i regret it, silicon never went off so for a year on i had silicon residue running down both sides of the rear making a right mess!!!

LOL

The instructions for fitting are very precise ... even down to don't fit in under 20 C temperatures! So about 3 days a year then!

I'll see what the weather does, and may get the boot ready for fitting, trim out, holes marked up maybe drilled...


In the meantime I could fit the ball joint adjustable drop links and 2 piece front brakes and pads!

Right.

Fitted the cosworth rear waist spolier ( a la CS400 ) that I got off here a few weeks ago.


It was painted in dark gray metallic ( the car colour, obviously ! ) at a local bodyshop and was pretty damn good, for £60.



So out with the instructions.

I took photos so will add them later.


Clean the panel below the window, really should have washed the car first but it's cold and didn't want the adhsive to not stick. Instructions say fit when temp is over 20C .. so not likely in UK then!

Degreased panel with meths ... hmm not sure the paint liked it too much!



The spoiler is held on with 3M adhesive tape at top and botton edges and ends, and 4 studs that need driling in the panel!

So off with the inner boot plastic trim, and found the rear light lenses needed to come off to tighten the studs.

Cut themplate to size and affix to car with the right 1mm margin at the ends and over the Subaru badge on he rear hatch.



DRILL!!!! 2 holes were 10 mm at the ends, 2 were 7mm in the middle... I found out why when offering up the spoiler - as the hatch lid is curved in 2 dimensions, fitting the end stud in made the others be 1/2 inch out... so had to offer up all 4 studs at once and the extra size of the end holes allowed this!

Fitted first go when I realised this!!

I painted through the drilled holes, and put a ring of silicone sealant above them to divert water past the holes ... actually the spoiler has a central drain hole and channel to take rear screen water off and avoid the studs / holes.




Peel off the 3M tape cover, add a blod of silicone to the base of the studs to aid waterproofing, and fit!


Good job I had an 8 mm fine ratchet spanner as there is no direct route for a socket and sod all room for a soanner to tighten the studs / nuts.

All done, and site correctly and looks balanced !





Another good job done, took about 1 1/2 hours including letting the silicone and paint dry.

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how do u find the weight of it with the tailgate opening and closing as they reckon you need to get the uprated dampers

Wasn't sure on these but i am liking that

Cheers guys!

Mark - the tailgate still goes up easy and holds it's own weight even with the waist spoiler, so I don't intend to fit the uprated rams yet ( especially at £100 a pair! ).

vulnax wrote:Cheers guys!

Mark - the tailgate still goes up easy and holds it's own weight even with the waist spoiler, so I don't intend to fit the uprated rams yet ( especially at £100 a pair! ).

You have nothing to fear mate, My std struts hold my wrc wing up lol

LOL and you can do your ironing on it too!!!

Looks nice

Wasn't sure about them, but looks really good especially in that colour!

Don't no how it would look on white

It came just black, I had it painted, you could get it painted white...

But as you say, how would it look on a white car.

THought I'd update thread with the carbon version I got from the states



I purchased some 3M VHB tape and fitted this to the entire back of the spoiler, used a heat gun to warm the glue up, after cleanign the paintwork with IPA I had a friend help, we lined the centre up and push fitted from the centre out to go round the curvature of the boot.

Held in place for a minute with pressure