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Has Any P3D+ Owners Gotten Carbon Fiber Spoiler?
- Thread starter Zoglog
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Mine was done by Mobile as well. It’s been several months, and it’s not perfect, but close. One side very slightly lifted, but not very noticeable at all.
be careful. They can fly off completely- then you have to buy a new one. If it is coming off- just take it off; pull off the double sided tape and put new double sided tape on.
taking the tape off is a pain- you are forewarned
Dolemite
is my name
Has this happened to anyone? I've taken the tape off 100% and it took me about two hours start-to-finish. The stuff is insane.
Stopped by my local SC today - looked at a brand-new PYD spoiler... it was lifting at the edges. lol.
Does anyone have any suggestions on re-taping?
I bought a used one with no tape on it, I put some double sided tape on it, but I guess I used too much, or the tape was too thick, and it didn't sit flush on the trunk lid, so I removed it. I haven't taken the tape off yet, I'm not looking forward to that, but what have people done when putting new tape on and what'd worked well?
I bought a used one with no tape on it, I put some double sided tape on it, but I guess I used too much, or the tape was too thick, and it didn't sit flush on the trunk lid, so I removed it. I haven't taken the tape off yet, I'm not looking forward to that, but what have people done when putting new tape on and what'd worked well?
Dolemite
is my name
Short of bolting it down, I don't think it can be fixed. Maybe if you "hollow out" the back by sanding or something, but I have no idea how that works with CF.
The fact of the matter is that this is carbon fiber... it doesn't give a *sugar*. It was invented to be as light and as strong as humanly possible - once its shape is set, that's it. I have my old iffy spoiler from my P3D sitting next to me, and no amount of bending force I can apply w/ my bare hands even causes it to warp. Any adhesive we can get over-the-counter probably ain't gonna cut it... it might work, initially, but like I said, CF is insanely stiff and will want to return to its shape. Add a few cycles of 100º days and it's back to square one.
The fact of the matter is that this is carbon fiber... it doesn't give a *sugar*. It was invented to be as light and as strong as humanly possible - once its shape is set, that's it. I have my old iffy spoiler from my P3D sitting next to me, and no amount of bending force I can apply w/ my bare hands even causes it to warp. Any adhesive we can get over-the-counter probably ain't gonna cut it... it might work, initially, but like I said, CF is insanely stiff and will want to return to its shape. Add a few cycles of 100º days and it's back to square one.
WilliamG
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I know it’s possible for them to do this right. My April 2019 3P was one of the first from the factory with spoiler already installed, and it looked perfect then and still does now.
Dolemite
is my name
It’s not a matter of anyone doing it right - it’s simply that the spoilers are jacked-up from whatever factory is cranking them out in Mexico or China. A 10 year old can install it perfectly if it’s shaped correctly - there’s really no rocket science behind it. You just align it, peel the tape, stick it on. All the bullshit you see on YouTube on “installing it properly” is just that. There’s no special procedure - the problem is the quality control. Like all things Tesla.
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