Jerry Feather

Actually, not fill the void, but do something so that it looks like it isn't there.

What I think I have figured out about this issue is to make an overlay that will cover the entire central part of the early S spoiler from the front edge to just over the back edge and extending outboard to about the two foreward longitudinal extensions. I think I will make it out of ABS Plastic about .060 thick and form it with the smooth side out so that it can be painted a flat black to closely match the color of the existing rubber spoiler. There will be two edges shown, but there will be no sign of the void, yet the void will still be there for those who want to go back to original.

So far, that is the best I can come up with, and then only with the help of my fabricating buddy, Doug Corson, who I work with closely on all the interior trim work that I get involved in. He suggested something along this line which gave me this idea.

Anyone have a better idea, or comments on this one????

davek9

Good idea, how about an entire cover for the spoiler, that way the material/color would match or even could be painted body color. This would be great for those with old sun bleached rubber spoilers.

Dave

UncleMaz

I love this idea. I think it would work best if it was in three pieces (including winglets). I also think the cavity would still need to be plugged to keep water out of the hatch.

I have thought of doing this in aluminum, and painting them gloss or flat black, attaching them with two-sided tape. However, Jerry, I am sure you could produce something much more polished. I'd buy.

KenRudd

Interested.

Brett928S2

Hi

I deleted mine as at extreme high speeds it was flipping up and down against the rear hatch glass...

Being lazy, I just filled the hole with a rubber grommet... it works perfectly...

All the best Brett

Jerry Feather

I guess that I approached this thread with kind of a brain storming idea in mind, so I am not ignoring these ideas, but merely reserving comment on them to see what might come of it. This is what I was hoping for, so keep the ideas coming.

Bigfoot928

whack the wing, and weld up the holes.... be done with it...

Jerry Feather

Wrong vintage(s). We are talking here about the 86 and earlier cars with the S spoiler--not the 87 and later cars with the wing.

thezonster

I like the more simple idea of just a clean plug for the indented area only, as long as one can be made that perfectly fills the void all the way out to the edges. Then we can experiment with what shade of semi flat, or flat black will best match the surrounding rubber spoiler material.

medipedicman

Jerry,
Have you considered making a full size replica of the stock spoiler, minus the wiper indention? Everything I have read about filling the hole suggests problems with wear of the different materials. The idea in your first post in this thread overcomes that objection/issue, but will still be a "add on".
What about a replacement?.?.? You may still have an issue with material matching the corner wings but I guess those could be produced as well. I wouldn't be a customer but having done a rear wiper delete on 6 of the 7 928's I have owned, I could imagine a market if it were a cost effective alternative.

1989porsche928

You could delete the regular gas intake and put the gasoline instake were the key was. This way you can fillup at any direction

993turbo

To me it seems that the ''cleanest'' solution would be to make a replika spoiler without the dreaded rear wiper carved out area.

Randy V

This feature delete has been already seen an elegant solution.

See Andrew Olson's approach.

thezonster

But he cant do that in the quality rubber material that the Porsche part is made of.
Do you want a molded plastic spoiler on the back of your car?

Jerry Feather

See it where?