[Shotimes] Re: Spoiler mount hole locations

[Jon Heese]

Yes, all of that makes sense, Frank.  Thanks for your help.

FYI, in contrast to the Gen1 trunklids (which only had a spoiler in the 
rare '91 Plus), I believe that there are access holes in the 
under-webbing of all Gen2 trunklids.

You can even use these access holes to roughly "check" the placement of 
the measured holes (after you drill them, of course...).

Regards,
Jon Heese

fwhittle@mindspring.com wrote:
> Here are the measurements:  There are 5 holes for the spoiler's mounting studs and 1 hole for the wires.  The 5 mounting holes are 3/8" diameter and the hole for the wires is 3/4" diameter.  The forward holes on each end (toward the front of the car) are 5 7/8" from the left and right edges of the lid, respectively.  Measure with the tape perpendicular to the edge of the decklid and to the centerline of the holes.  The 2 holes behind those, toward the rear of the car, are 5 3/4" from the left and right edges of the lid.  The distance between the centerlines of each pair of holes is 1 25/32".  The rearward holes are "about" 1 13/16" from the rear edge of the lid (measure through the centerlines of the pair of holes).  I say "about" because the rear edge is a radiused edge and is therefore a bit subjective.  I didn't make any effort to hold the tape against the lid down to the edge, I just held the tape down at the hole and looked down on it as it went off the rear of the li
d.!
>    You may be up to 1/16" off either way depending on whether you see it the same way as I or not.  Probably not enough to make a big difference.  The center hole is actually on the centerline of the lid.  Use whatever method you wish to find the centerline.  The center hole is "about" 2 7/32" from the rear edge of the lid.  That leaves the hole for the wires.  This hole is 3 1/16" from the rear edge of the lid and 7" to the right (passenger side) of the centerline of the lid.  I don't know if a standard non-spoiler lid will have the access holes on the underside for the nuts and the wiring so you may need to make those too.  I hope this all makes sense.  If not, let me know.
> 
> Frank Whittle
> '95 ATX
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 13:24:45 -0400
>> From: Jon Heese <shotimes@jonheese.com>
>> To: shotimes <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Shotimes] Spoiler mount hole locations
>>
>> I'm in the process of adding a spoiler to a '92 trunklid, and instead of 
>> guessing and screwing it up (BTDT), I'm curious if anyone has measured 
>> and documented the location of the holes in reference to the edges of 
>> the trunklid...
>>
>> Or, if anybody feels like taking theirs off and measuring the hole 
>> locations to help out a fellow SHOwner, please let me know. =)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jon Heese
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