factory "style" spoiler?
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@Jerm: Do you have a link to the auction or seller you used for the spoiler on Ebay? I'm intersted and have seen a few different ones. Also did you purchase/install the spoiler strut from TRDsparks? I was wondering if 1) it was needed and 2) was it compatible with the spoiler you bought?
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This is the one that I got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-2012-Sc...#ht_927wt_1110
I didnt need the struts but if/when it snows then the factory ones wont hold up.
Be warned, if u get this spoiler that the two outside screw studs are impossible to get the nuts onto. You have to drill additional holes into the bottom of ur hatch. -there is no access to those studs-.
i would recommend a telescoping pen magnet.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-2012-Sc...#ht_927wt_1110
I didnt need the struts but if/when it snows then the factory ones wont hold up.
Be warned, if u get this spoiler that the two outside screw studs are impossible to get the nuts onto. You have to drill additional holes into the bottom of ur hatch. -there is no access to those studs-.
i would recommend a telescoping pen magnet.
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Hey Jerm, I actually got this figured out. i didn't update this thread since I just started one dedicated to this problem. The technician that installed it was FOS saying that's how they fit. I offered to walk him over to a car on their lot with a spoiler installed by the factory and he knew it was a night and day difference. All kinds of management were notified. To make a long story short. There is a known problem accessory spoilers (not installed from factory) to have warping issues. They are seeing it more than they want. The only difference is that the gap is never consistent. Mine just happened to be one of the worst. Toyota is being notified. The service manager at my dealer ended up personally taking a 3rd spoiler with him and drove my car to a body shop to make sure I get the quality that toyota intended.
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It does come with bolt drilled holes on the spoiler. It shows I need 6-8 holes if I remember. But since I just picked up the Tc, I didn't want to damage her by drilling holes. Therefore I used 4x 3M strip tape and heat it up and stuck it on. I have never had an issue yet. I been on the highway going 140km/h and rain and heavy winds and slamming the trunk. The big test comes when it starts snowing here and colder weather in the -10 to -20....
It fits perfectly to the back of the trunk. No need to cut or adjust it.
The color match was just a tad darker then original but you don't notice it unless you put your face to the spoiler and the back trunk. Maybe it was just me that can tell the difference.
I got the spoiler the day I picked up the car lol. Which was a little month ago.
It fits perfectly to the back of the trunk. No need to cut or adjust it.
The color match was just a tad darker then original but you don't notice it unless you put your face to the spoiler and the back trunk. Maybe it was just me that can tell the difference.
I got the spoiler the day I picked up the car lol. Which was a little month ago.
i live in markham... how did the tape hold up in the winter?
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