DelaRanger95'

Hi all,
This is my first post here and is the first thing I have had to repair on my 1986 928S. I haven't had much time to get underneath the car as of yet but am currently searching for a new chin spoiler. Is there an easy way to remove/install a new one?
The car is all original and has only 67k miles on it. My uncle cracked the splitter on the passenger side years ago and I am just now getting to it. The car stays inside this time of year anyway. My Miata and 944 Turbo have been getting all the love as of late and it's time to get to the Shark.

If anyone has had experience taking one of these off before how hard is it to do? Keep in mind that I have pulled and rebuilt engines before so I have a bit of car knowledge. Just haven't worked on the shark yet.

ROG100

I have plenty of new spoilers for $395

Ducman82

very easy to take off. just run in to a parking curb like most people.... ;-)

Wisconsin Joe

If you are searching for one, Roger & Mark both have them. Around $400 IIRC. (Edit to add: Roger beat me to it, but I was right)

The middle attaches to the bottom of the grill, the outside bottoms hold the brake ducts in, the outside sides attach to the fender along the wheelwell. The washers along the bottom of the fender are shaved to allow them to fit properly.

The copy of the PET that I have (downloaded PDF) has it on page 802-10 (body section).

Getting the bolts to go into the fender along the wheelwell is the hard part. Putting the spoiler out in the sun for a while to soften the plastic a bit helps, having a second set of hands to help pull helps too. I ended up using a C-clamp to pull the spoiler into place to get those bottom nuts on.

The Deputy

You have to remove both front wheel-well inner-fenders. Once you have them both removed you will see three small nuts, on each side, that follow the frontal leading curve of the wheel-well down towards the air ducts. The rest of the bolts are self-explanatory.

I did find it easier to remove the two bolts that are closest to the end of the radiator by removing the air ducts that fit into the spoiler, since they are not captive and need to be held from the top. The ducts are held in place by a single bolt that runs through the top of them into a bracket.

Just use caution taking the ends of the spoiler out of those holes along the leading edge of the wheel-well, since you don't want to scratch the paint behind it. You kind of have to roll the spoiler slightly, while pulling the rubber/plastic "catch" at the very top-end of the spoiler and pull the studs out of the holes.

Good luck,

Brian.

James Bailey

also helps to have the spoiler warm so it is more flexible and a second pair of hands is really handy.

curtisr

+1
I almost choked on my coffee.

Andre The Giant

That will be one of my future tasks, but not yet.

owenstanley

This was one of my first repairs on my 928. The hardware kit that 928 International offered at the time was a big help. There are soooo many fasteners and washers in there!