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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ezdriver
Is there a part # for that thing? Dealer sourced? Price? lol
Yes, I ordered mine this past cyber monday from suncoastparts - $9,97 free shipping

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http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/PKC4spoilerhanger.html

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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 08:49 PM
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I always though that it would have been a good idea that Porsche would have designed the little LED light on the dash button to illuminate when extended at speed, not just when parked and you pressed the button. Crazy people like myself would like to know if its up and running and fully deployed (before taking a high speed turn and insuring you got downforce). Its a confidence thing
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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Pho King Fast
JFrom the manual:


Engine compartment temperature
under 122 °F/55 °C
Spoiler extends at 75 mph/120 km/h and
retracts at 37 mph/60 km/h.
Engine compartment temperature
over 140 °F/60 °C
Spoiler extends at 50 mph/80 km/h and retracts
at 19 mph/30 km/h.
Sorry for the dumb question but I thought the spoiler had only to do with aerodynamics, not engine cooling. There is a solid accordion bellows around the spoiler when it's up, and the louvers are fixed. Does the angle make a difference in how much air gets into the engine bay?

And as to knowing if it's up and at what speed, just ask the cop when he pulls you over. He probably has video on his dash cam
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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Ben Z
Does the angle make a difference in how much air gets into the engine bay?
Makes a difference in how much hot air gets out of the engine bay.
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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 09:26 AM
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Mine extends when the speed shows exactly 77 MPH. it won't move if I'm at 75 on the highway and hold it there. It retracts at about 40, which from the chart could be 37.5 or maybe my speedo is off by 2 MPH and the spoiler circuit gets the car's speed from a different sensor than the speedo does.
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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 10:16 AM
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Many thanks for the responses - my questions have been answered.
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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by sandwedge
This...
You are the man (not to be confused with The Man)!!!
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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 12:11 PM
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Mine never goes down. Is there a Durametric setting for that?
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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 01:03 PM
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If you use the console button to raise it, it will stay up until you use the button to close it. But if you are saying it raises automatically at speed and stays up, even after coming to a full stop, you have a problem.
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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 01:04 PM
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I would think he'd get a "Spoiler Failure" message if it wasn't working as intended, wouldn't he.
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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 01:19 PM
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Good point. Here's the screen capture from Durametric Pro rear module coding. Spoiler Function is Active/Not Active. The other three spoiler settings are Yes/No. In this capture the spoiler is disable due to a fixed wing. But you can see there are no settings to control up and down separately.

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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 01:39 PM
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FYI there is no downforce supplied by the extended wing... only a reduction in lift.


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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 03:03 PM
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This post was funny years ago and still holds up.
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Old Dec 3, 2015 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Tcc1999
You are the man (not to be confused with The Man)!!!
Whatever happened to OCBen anyway? I remember he was banned but was it a forever ban?
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Old Dec 3, 2015 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by semicycler
If you use the console button to raise it, it will stay up until you use the button to close it. But if you are saying it raises automatically at speed and stays up, even after coming to a full stop, you have a problem.
It can get stuck. Mine did this a few years ago and I was about to tear into it, when I saw a post about a couple of small holes near the struts for lube. I think a couple of squirts of WD-40 fixed it. No issues since - knock on wood.

Also, to see it up, I can raise up in my seat and just see the edge of it coming up in rear glass - barely.
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