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Old 03-27-2006, 09:57 PM
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Default Having problems installing my chinspoiler!!

I know this may sound dumb. first i couldnt fit my drill underneath the bumper to drill out holes for the bolts i got. soo then i got the bright idea of pulling the car to the end of my drivay and let it hang off the edge soo that the bumper is only sticking over and then i got all the bolts in and now i cant get the side holes drilled for the last holes on the left and right side of the chin spoiler!! the drill is too long to fit underneatht he ground and the bumper. i tryed to jack it up but i cant get it to move up and down fair anough for it to start jacking up (if that made sence) any ideas??? btw it looks sweet.
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I am not sure how you fare in the home tool catagory, but you could use a dremmel tool to drill thru the plastic. It is small enough to fit inthe tight spaces.
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Old 03-27-2006, 10:12 PM
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i wish i had a dremel.[&o]
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Old 03-27-2006, 10:16 PM
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Depending how drastic you want to go, the plastic is fairly thin you could heat a set punch and push it thru. There is no way to jack the car up?
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Old 03-27-2006, 10:19 PM
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well the jack i got sucks pretty bad and it got pretty dark. i dont need a hole in the chin spoiler itself i need to drill it in the bumper.
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Old 03-27-2006, 11:36 PM
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This is a 2 person isntall for sure, 3 rocks. Tape it where you want it and drill through the chin spoiler AND bumper.

P.S. Drive up on blocks of wood and then slide your jack under.
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Old 03-27-2006, 11:43 PM
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Its pretty obvious that you just need to get it up in the air somehow.
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Old 03-27-2006, 11:45 PM
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I did it alone, on a windy day. Tape the thing up a lot on one side, tape it alot on the other, then fill in the middle. Jack it up on one side with a jack (I used the stock jack) drill the holes you can, then jack the other side up and drill the holes.
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Old 03-27-2006, 11:52 PM
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I'm not sure what kinda tools you have, but you could always cut the drill bit to make it shorter. I used my stock jack to get the car up enough to get a 3-Ton jack under the front end. Once I had it up in the air I Duct-taped the spoiler in place. I adjusted it and drilled all of the holes by myself. Once you have the car in the air its not that bad. Keep working at it!
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Buy a 90 degree drill.
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