I noticed this small split in the front spoiler passengers side of the Turbo S the other day. Any repair recommendations. It deploys and retracts with out any problems.

or is replacement the only option?

 

From what I've seen, there is no repair that is adequate only replacement which is quite expensive. I would live with it for now and replace if it really becomes an issue.

Jay

 

oddly timely, I just noticed the exact same situation on my spoiler yesterday, but mine has two adjacent splits. Wasn't aware of scraping anything with it, but must have.

I also welcome any ideas to just make it a bit less visible from the 10 foot range. I'm thinking of trying some black silicone or similar. Will post back here with results.

 

I’m starting to wonder if they stress crack….

 

I think so - a feature of aging rubber with cyclical stretch and contract rather than abrasive trauma.

I had the same and contemplated repair but the material is very tough, like a tire carcass. I dont think there is any adhesive repair that would work, maybe an epoxy plus mechanical reinforcement such as stitching. Filling in the defect with silicone might improve the cosmetic appearance but its 'papering over the cracks'

I got mine replaced because it bugged me and I got the selling dealer to go halves but in retrospect probably would have saved my money. The spare part is around $1600 from the usual 3rd party suppliers

 

No splits in mine, but if I had small cosmetic splits, I'd be tempted to just use black gorilla tape to slow down progression... No way I'd spend $1,700+ if it was cosmetic only on a part that hovers inches from the road surface.

 

every wash I drop the spoiler and hit it with rubber dressing to keep it pliable as possible.....

 

Bingo, I always just go over it with an oily rubber dressing towel after a wash. Gives it that nice wet look all the time, and preserves it

-Payam

 

This stuff works great

 

Same problem here, same kind of split too.

It's gonna be spendy to fix...

 

I have surprised myself with how well today's repair effort turned out. Product used is Permatex Optimum Max Flex Gasket Maker. Quality of adhesion to the OEM rubber is excellent. Flexibility with moving the spoiler is excellent, it even feels about the same to push on and manipulate. Color match is good enough to not be very noticeable unless really looking for it. Of course durability remains to be seen, but based on how it feels and looks, I am optimistic.

The biggest limitation was controlling the texture. It was difficult to try to smooth out the surface during application, and trying to sand it after dry helped only a little.

Before:


Note that I did not try to use the product to hold the split edges back against each other, I used it to fill in the existing gap and deficit.



Brightly lit close up of final result, from lying down



Taken squatting from 3 feet away for more of a "real world" view




- Beez

 

IMPRESSIVE!

 

THat looks really good ! - I hope it lasts - you might be able to reproduce the grain of the spoiler on the compound by stippling it with a fine grain sponge whilst drying. You could actually paint the whole thing - acrylic paints that woirk on leather are usually suitable for rubber/vinyl too or I guess use some tire shine product.

 

Killer results !!!!!!

 

> Beezupra!