Update 01-11-2009: Because the towing eyelet wasn’t reachable anymore with the spoiler on, I had to create a different one.
I bought this removable towing eyelet from a Porsche 924:
I then welded it to a 0.5 cm thick piece of iron. I also drilled some holes in it and welded two nuts behind the holes. Now I can screw it on to the towing eyelet I allready had.
After that I disassembled the spoiler and brackets. I cleaned up the brackets (I rounded the ends of the brackets with an angle grinder) and painted the brackets:
On this picture you also see the bottom deflector plate. It closes the area between the underside of the spoiler and the underside of the radiator.
I used hammerite, which is my favorite paint for not-visible brackets. But with hammerite you have to follow the rules on the can, which I normally do. One of the rules is “don’t use it with temps under 10 degrees celsius”. Well, it was above 10 degrees when I started painting, but when the evening came (i started in the afternoon), temps dropped below 10… Which resulted in a crappy paintjob, somehow it dried leaving a strange surface. But hey, the paint is on, and it will probably not rust. 🙂
Hi Friend
Regarding your work with the Kamei. How did you solve your problem and what was the end result? Must do the same with my beetle.
Thanx and good luck.
William
Hi William,
Which problem doe you mean? The problem of a “light” front end with highway speeds? Yes, the spoiler solved it. It now feels really stable at 130 km/h.
Greetings,
Gerrelt.
Hi ate this still available
Hi Carl,
Sorry, I don’t sell the Kamei spoiler.
Greetings,
Gerrelt.