Installing OEM/SpoilerDepot High Spoiler - Submitted by hyunelan2 You will need: The spoiler and provided hardware Crayon Phillips Screwdriver (get out a couple) Hammer (scary, I know) Electrical Connectors & Wire Stippers 1-2 friends 1. First, set the spoiler on the trunk lid to get it aligned correctly. Use a crayon to mark out the outline of the spoiler – this will be important, don’t skip that. 2. Take the spoiler off and lay it upside down on a towel, so it doesn’t get scratched. Insert the set screws (pointy things) into the 4 screw holes. 3. Now CAREFULLY put the spoiler back in the exact position it was on the car before… note that these screws are ment to scratch the paint, so don’t drag it across the car. It’s easiest to have a friend hold one end, you hold the other. Tuck you fingers under the spoiler and hover it just above the location of where it needs to be. Gently set it down. Now, push straight-down firmly above the set screws… this is to dimple the paint and mark the exact position of the screws. Don’t screw this part up. Take the spoiler off and set it back on the towel, remove the set screws from it. 4. This step is the hardest to do… it hurts to think about what you’re actually going to do… take a screwdriver and put the head directly on the dimple that the set-screw formed on the trunk. Now take a hammer (yes a hammer) and hit the screwdriver with it. Your goal is to make a small, but deep dent in the trunk. It is necessary to do this to ensure your drill bit doesn’t jump and mess up the rest of your hood. Repeat this for all four divits. You will also need to make a hole for the wires… this is a little more complicated, since you don’t have a mark for location… measure twice, swing the hammer once. *Note – I’m holding the tools here for demonstrative purpose. Use more care when actually doing it.* 5. Get out the drill. Use a SMALL drill bit, the smallest you have. Start slow and drill from above the center of the dent you made. Drill all 4 holes + the hole for the wires… take a deep breath. Get out the correct sized drill bit you will need for the screws. Now drill the hole to the proper size. I think the hole for the wires needed to be slightly larger, verify that before drilling, and install a grommet in the hole to protect the wires. Grease or seal the area surrounding the holes you drilled to prevent rusting. 6. Open the trunk. You will notice that the area directly below where you drilled has small black rubber plugs. Pull those out and set them aside. 7. Now for the tricky part. I would suggest using a magnetic-tipped screw driver to maneauver the screw through the hole that was plugged, and up into the hole that you drilled. I HIGHLY SUGGEST TAPING THESE ONTO THE THE TOP OF THE TRUNK. I dropped the same screw 2x… into the trunk… meaning I had to take off the trunk and shake it out… at +35 minues for each time you do this. 8. Affix the foam tape around the bottom of the spoiler that was supplied with the spoiler. 9. With the screws all in place and ready to go, get out a couple of screwdrivers and your friend. I used 2 friends on this step. I had one hold each side of the spoiler, while I screwed the holes in to the spoiler. Just get them all started, then you can have your friends hold the spoiler into the crayon marks while you turn the screws in. Don’t forget to start the wires through the hole you made for them… you’ll be really mad if you have to take the spoiler back off to do this. 10. Replace the black rubber plugs, close the trunk and rub off the crayon. Admire your work… almost done. 11. All that’s left is to wire up the brake light Easiest way is to tap into the 3rd brake light located on the rear dash, don’t forget to secure the wires with ties, so they don’t hang into your trunk. I ran mine through the trunk, then down the arm with the wires for the license plate lights.

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