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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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hey who has the pedestal spoiler on their tc, i want to know if it leaks after you wash your car, cause after i dry mine and i drive it, it leaks so i want to know if its just mine or what
Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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did you install yourself?
Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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Yea...did u install?.......the dealer??
Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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I suspect the dealer did the install and it sounds like they did a bad job. You should get them to fix it asap. Hopefully you haven't already developed a rust problem.
Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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i have it....

are you talking about leaks inside the car? mine doesnt do that


but when i wash my car and then drive the excess water comes from the crevice where the spoiler meets the trunk...but like i said, it doesnt leak inside the car...just down the back of the hatch...
Old Dec 30, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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ugh im so happy im getting mine off soon. dealer did a craptastic job on the install, and it just doesnt look good at all anymore
Old Dec 30, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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If water is just dripping out of the crevice, you can solve that by taking an absorber cloth and sliding the edge along the crevice, and usually it dries out all of the water.
Old Dec 31, 2007 | 01:49 AM
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yea the dealer put it on, it doesnt leak inside but drips out the crevice
Old Dec 31, 2007 | 03:47 AM
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yea the dealer put it on, it doesnt leak inside but drips out the crevice
Oh... that's normal.
Old Dec 31, 2007 | 04:31 AM
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Yeah, mine does that all the time. It really ____es me off too! An absorbent cloth helps a lot, but I can't get it to completely stop.
Old Dec 31, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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yup, mine too. I just stick the absorber in there and press down a little on the spoiler
Old Dec 31, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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yahh... or if you are really endowed with equipment.. compressed air is awesome for that stuff.
Old Dec 31, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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yeah compressed air is the way to go to get all the water out of all the lil gaps n such
Old Jan 5, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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i have a pedestal spoiler and that hasn't happen to me
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