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WeeYari
04-07-2009, 07:18 PM
Just acquired a second hand RS style hatch spoiler (that's the little lip spoiler, not the big wing).

Is just 3M tape sufficient to hold this sucker on? I really don't want to drill holes into the hatch unless absolutely necessary.
jdinrc
04-07-2009, 07:24 PM
Just acquired a second hand RS style hatch spoiler (that's the little lip spoiler, not the big wing).

Is just 3M tape sufficient to hold this sucker on? I really don't want to drill holes into the hatch unless absolutely necessary.

I wouldn't trust just the tape. If someone accidentally leaned on the spoiler it could damage the tape.
gmodder
04-07-2009, 07:39 PM
how do you lean on a spoiler?:iono:

pretty easily being that the top of my yaris comes to my stomach..:laugh:
jdinrc
04-07-2009, 08:39 PM
pretty easily being that the top of my yaris comes to my stomach..:laugh:

+1 :laughabove:

I've seen people at a car wash grab a spoiler to support themselves as they lean down and dry off the bumper, and on sedans I've seen people use spoilers as trunk handles. :eek:
SIPNGAS
04-07-2009, 09:29 PM
Mine has been on with the 3-M tape for over a year. It is NOT kept in a garage and just went through a pretty cold winter. It's as secure now as it was last summer.
PreciousPups4U
04-07-2009, 09:39 PM
Mine is attached with just 3M tape as well. Has been on for almost a year. No wiggles or anything. I even use it to hold on to when I stand on the back bumper to wash the top of the car. Seems as solid as the day I put it on.
thebarber
04-07-2009, 09:54 PM
3m tape will be fine, its such a small spoiler....as long as its the true 3m tape...
talnlnky
04-07-2009, 10:00 PM
wow... I can't believe you can get away with 3M tape... those strips aren't rated for much weight.
uncleyaris
04-07-2009, 10:53 PM
BTW Wee, sounds like you got some surprises up your Yari for meets this Spring and Summer!!!!! HAve you seen the instructions from Toyota on the install? I'm sure there is a member around who bought and installed as per instructions.
YarisSedan
04-07-2009, 11:19 PM
When i have my ford escort hatch years ago. I think it was a 96. I purchased a roof spoiler that i stuck to the hatch glass with 3m Tape. When i sold the car years later it was still good. He brought the car back to me to asked me to help remove it caues he was getting his windows tinted. ANd we had a heck of a time trying to remove it. Required a huge amount of force to tear it off. And once he was done just bought a roll of 3m tape and put it back on.
Meteorite_Marty
04-07-2009, 11:27 PM
Ask yourself... WWTD?

What would Toyota do?

I can't imagine they would put a spoiler on with tape.
YarisSedan
04-07-2009, 11:29 PM
Well there isnt much other options. You cant screw it into the glass and you cant really glue it. U would need a special type of ahesive.

My rear bumper guard was attached with 3m tape.
thebarber
04-08-2009, 12:30 AM
i had an ATS spoiler on my matrix xrs....held on w/ 2 screws and 3m tape...that 3m tape was like cement once it got on there....i didnt really need the screws...
YarisSedan
04-08-2009, 01:08 AM
FYI i did have a wind deflector visor for my acuras sunroof. One day i was driving down the freeway i heard this god awful rattaling and then this loud clunk. I looked in my rear view mirror and it ripped the screws and clips off and flew away. Luckly it landed in the shoulder area and there just happend to be no cars behind me at the time.

While my ford escorts spoiler held on by 3m tape never had that happend =)
yarisugi
04-08-2009, 02:22 AM
Be sure the 3M tape that you use is specifically called 3M VHB tape.
If you still have doubts about this VHB tape, see this from Discovery Channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OtrDvDvF5I) (youtube video).
Actual footage starts at about 1:20 in
schleppy
04-08-2009, 09:27 AM
If you clean both the area the spoiler is attaching to, and the area under the spoiler REALLY well, and use some heat, it'll be fine. That 3M stuff holds INCREDIBLY well.

I had small pieces of it hold door molding on my old GTi for two years. It never budged.
33OH
04-08-2009, 09:46 AM
Just do it the right way and put two tiny holes in your car. Don't be responsible for a motorcyclist's death.
thebarber
04-08-2009, 12:36 PM
Just do it the right way and put two tiny holes in your car. Don't be responsible for a motorcyclist's death.

the tiny lip spoiler wont come off w/ a band of 3m tape around the edge of its attachment....
33OH
04-08-2009, 12:41 PM
I believe I have the RS spoiler that he is referring to. I installed it with only 3M tape at first and you can definitely get it to come off if you really try. What's to say that highway speeds and a little wind won't do the same?

It's just adding two screws into your car.
thebarber
04-08-2009, 12:51 PM
I believe I have the RS spoiler that he is referring to. I installed it with only 3M tape at first and you can definitely get it to come off if you really try. What's to say that highway speeds and a little wind won't do the same?

It's just adding two screws into your car.

i beleive you DONT have the spoiler he's talking about...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/dabarber/yaris/yarisshuttle.jpg
WeeYari
04-08-2009, 01:13 PM
i beleive you DONT have the spoiler he's talking about...



That is correct. Ryan has the wing spoiler. I wouldn't even entertain tape as the only fastener to use with something of that size and weight.

Side question - where the hell can I find 3M tape. CTC carries some other brand of 'trim tape', but I want the real thing.
33OH
04-08-2009, 02:28 PM
That is correct. Ryan has the wing spoiler. I wouldn't even entertain tape as the only fastener to use with something of that size and weight.


My spoiler weighs 2 pounds. I guarantee yours weighs more.
jdinrc
04-08-2009, 08:08 PM
then wash your own car , and pay attention to what you do. if someone leans on my car they get a swift kick in the ass.

3M tape won't damage your car, no need to drill and ask for corrosion if water gets inside and is easily removable

Sorry, I forgot there were people here who know everything better than anyone else. :thumbdown: My apartments don't allow me to wash my car there, and sometimes I just feel like letting someone else do the work.

Nothin wrong with tape, just said that in my opinion, defication occurs and better safe than sorry.:iono:
Kioshi
04-09-2009, 02:42 AM
3M tape holds like like cement. I have the RS spoiler, and for some reason the screws heads are popping out from the holes, so my hole cover caps are a bit at a slant (35 degrees)....used 3M tape to hold them down. ow, I have had them on for 1 year and couple months now, do they hold?

Hell yea! Drove to Tahoe in the snow, drove in the rain, all while doing 70mph+, easily the best thing to use

Go for it, and enjoy~
kuyachris84
04-09-2009, 10:03 AM
the answer is yes. 3M tape is tough shit. My eyelids and spoiler are held by 3M tape. My spoiler lived through 2 crazy winters already and my eyelids lived through 1 winter. So far so good! :thumbup:
WeeYari
04-10-2009, 02:33 PM
Spoiler is now mounted.

Given that this thing is slim, weighs 2 lbs, and uses slightly more than 6 feet of tape to mount, I used only 3M tape. No screws at this time.
thebarber
04-10-2009, 02:37 PM
Spoiler is now mounted.

Given that this thing is slim, weighs 2 lbs, and uses slightly more than 6 feet of tape to mount, I used only 3M tape. No screws at this time.

pics!
WeeYari
04-10-2009, 03:06 PM
pics!

Here ya go. It is only the RS spoiler, nothing earth shattering to see here. :wink:
SIPNGAS
04-10-2009, 03:20 PM
Ha...looks just like mine. :)
jdinrc
04-10-2009, 10:42 PM
Here ya go. It is only the RS spoiler, nothing earth shattering to see here. :wink:

Stylin'! :thumbsup:
WeeYari
04-06-2010, 10:11 AM
Update

One year later and happy to report spoiler is still rock solid.
33OH
04-06-2010, 02:13 PM
Mine fell off a while ago with just 3M tape. Just sold it to a member here a few month's back. I had the JDM RS spoiler.
severous01
04-06-2010, 05:34 PM
it's good enough to hold it. it's supplied with the spoiler from the factory...so if it's good enough for them then it is for me.

also, look around the junkyard. any spoiler you see out there is likely held on w 3m tape and they're mostly from mid 80's to 90's...it should last

also, emblems on your car are held on w that crap...they never come off.



use alcohol to clean surfaces, get all the old tape off, and apply on all surface area that should 'touch' together and you wont have a problem. anyone who's had problems likely didnt have enough tape on it or didnt prep right. so be sure not to wax the car before you put it on there lol...cuz that wont work.
33OH
04-07-2010, 12:04 AM
I used to apply vinyl to cars for a living. I know how to prep surfaces. Some spoilers are simply too big to be mounted with 3M tape. The OEM lip spoiler may not be one of them (according to this thread). But the JDM RS spoiler is in my personal experience.
marlondog
04-13-2010, 10:55 PM
A combo of both tape and screws will do the job. I recently purchased an oem replica spoiler for the liftback. Looked nice, but was at least 8 pounds and was only held together with 3m tape. The spoiler started falling off by the next day. If the spoiler is lightweight, 3m tape will do. If it's heavy, it better be screwed down!