Hey i just picked up a factory spoiler for my CL and it didn't come with any instructions. It has all the mounting hardware and is already painted to match.
Does anybody on here have a install guide for this?

 

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anyone?

cant find anything by doing a search

 

You have to drill 3 holes in your trunk



This is what it looks like installed. Most people have a bodyshop do it. Though some members install their own, just be careful.

 

ive been debating doing this, ffound em on ebay painted for like 150-200 i trhink

 

yeah i got mine for 120 plus 35 shipping.. painted et all. no install instructions however.

wonder how many hrs a shop would charge for this
dont think it;d be more than 1.

 

I've just do it 2 week later you have to drill 6 hole (2 each side and 2 in the center ) it's pretty easy the 4 hole (each side ) are stamped into the metal so you just have to open the trunk and check ,you will see them and Will know were to drill. For the center check into you box you will a piece of carton that have the shape of your trunk and have 2 mark to indicate where to drill

 

i dont understand why noone will buy my spoiler for $100 plus shipping Oh well, time to throw it on ebay then

 

I forgot they were stamped on the trunk good point

 

Shit I'd bought yours if I'ved knowed, it was a mess to have it shipped

 

if it was painted black i would

 

Yours looks like that? Wow, you got ripped.

Proper install should be like this:


No, but seriously, I'd have the body shop do it. You don't want to deal with messing up your trunk and/or spoiler unless you feel 100% confident with the instructions above.

 

werd... plus, if you mess up, you'd need a new trunk, if they mess up, you get one for free!!!

 

I got ripped.

 

i bought a new oem factory paint match for $100 shipped from the east coast. they have an alignment template for you to mark off where to drill. i was scared to do it myself, but i just took my time. i will see if i can find it, and mail/scan it to you.

 

thanks its been a while since i posted this thread so i had forgotten about it until i got emails saying new posts were made lol

 

i ve got that little tempelate too
i think i will do this myself..doesnt seem hard

where does the led light cable plugin?

 

the harness in the top inside the trunk

 

You have to remove the wire harness from the 3rd brakelight and hook it up to the wing

 

i guess i could splice and have both still active?

 

that is what i thought
though maybe there is a secondary spot for this connector

 

There is only one connector, mine came stock from the factory and I have a 3rd brake light that is not hooked up to anything. You could try to splice it, another member jfkhan was looking into doing that, I don't know if he did it yet or not.

 

Removing the 3rd brake light for the spoiler sound's a little I don't think that's how Acura wanted it to be, I'm sure there is another way right? It just doesn't sound right. I'd rather keep my 3rd brake light and paint over the brake light on the spoiler if I'm not going to use it anyway.

 

No, that is how Acura intended it. The third brake light is physically there, but it doesn't light up.

I'm sure you could completely remove it if you want, but why? I don't see the point of splicing the harness either; if people aren't going to see our big ass tail lights, or the spoiler light, they sure as hell aren't going to see the light in our rear windshield.

 

Dang, just remembered about the window brake light. Can you take that thing out? That would just be way too much light with the brake lights/spoiler lights/window lights.

 

If the factory spoiler is properly installed (meaning, you disconnect the third brake light to plug in the spoiler light) the third brake light won't light up.

 

The window brake light IS the 3rd brake light They only power one or the other is what I'm saying. Look at the pic i posted above, my 3rd BL is there, but as I mentioned, there is no power run to it to power the brake light because it goes to the wing brake light instead. Acura intended it to be one or the other. It would be too much light, that's why it's one or the other. You need to read what people are saying mang. You can remove the 3rd BL, I did when I got my tint done, but reinstalled it cuz otherwise there'd be a big hole in my rear deck

 

 

^^^ OHHHHH! That's the 3rd break light! Ok, makes sense.

 

What'd u think it was?

 

lol, I thought it was one of the lights in the back lights. There are 3 bulbs per light....
IDK! It made sense at the time..

 

:shakehead

 

Got the spoiler on no problem.

2 things though.

1. The new springs that came with the oem spoiler appear to be identical to the ones that were already on there.

I changed one and there was no change in how the trunk opens.

2. I changed the setting on the springs, but now one of the springs touches the drivers side speaker (wtf?) (it doesnt do it when its in the normal position)