rear wing not working
04-15-2017, 11:12 PM
#16
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That one a gentleman on Renntech was able to provide me with at the time I was working on mine. Since then I've run across a PDF with the wiring diagram for 2006 Carreras, some of which is also applicable to 997.2s but not completely of course. I'll PM you with info.
04-16-2017, 12:08 PM
#17
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I have a situation with the rear wing not working. I dose not move when pressing the button and when I reach 75 mph.
I little background on how this situation started. I brought this car recently. Is a 2006 c2 997. When I purchased the car it had a fixed wing installed but the owner had the original wing. So I switched the car to its original state. When the original wing was installed it was inoperable, it didn't move when pressing the dash button. The following things have been checked:
1. We feed 12 volts to the wing on the wire harness and it moves up and down. So it is not
the motor.
2. The fuse was checked and was good. To my understanding there is only one fuse . Am I correct?
3. The spoiler button was switched with another and did not work either. No light appears whe pressing the button.
4. The computer was coded to indicate that the rear wing was installed.
I do not receive any errors regarding the wing but I do have an error message "check raised brake light" and my third brake light is not working. It might be related but I don't know.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I little background on how this situation started. I brought this car recently. Is a 2006 c2 997. When I purchased the car it had a fixed wing installed but the owner had the original wing. So I switched the car to its original state. When the original wing was installed it was inoperable, it didn't move when pressing the dash button. The following things have been checked:
1. We feed 12 volts to the wing on the wire harness and it moves up and down. So it is not
the motor.
2. The fuse was checked and was good. To my understanding there is only one fuse . Am I correct?
3. The spoiler button was switched with another and did not work either. No light appears whe pressing the button.
4. The computer was coded to indicate that the rear wing was installed.
I do not receive any errors regarding the wing but I do have an error message "check raised brake light" and my third brake light is not working. It might be related but I don't know.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
A couple of issues might have happened during the reinstallation;
1. Most probable, the two switches may have been installed in reverse.
2. One of the switches is stuck in the IN position. (very small micro switch could be dirty and needs to be cleaned)
3. When the switch was installed in the spoiler actuator, the actuator gearing was not in the correct position.
Just my two cents...
04-16-2017, 01:06 PM
#18
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Just completed the install of the fixed wing and as you can see in the photo above I did not remove the factory wiring harness and wiring. I plugged in fan and engine bay lamp and left the spoiler actuator wiring unplugged and raised brake light. I turned on the ignition and got the "spoiler control system fault" as expected. Since the spoiler actuator switch provides the feedback, I wrapped tape around the UP/DOWN travel switch putting it in the closed position. Restarted the car and the I DO NOT have the "spoiler control system fault" anymore. Took the car out on the back road, drove it 75mph plus for a brief period and NO system faults. When I did put the car in reverse leaving garage, I did get a message indicating "Checked raised brake light". Makes sense because there was not place to reinstall 13.5V, 4.5W LED brake light on Techart III wing and it is disconnected. I will install a resistive component here.
04-16-2017, 06:12 PM
#19
Just completed the install of the fixed wing and as you can see in the photo above I did not remove the factory wiring harness and wiring. I plugged in fan and engine bay lamp and left the spoiler actuator wiring unplugged and raised brake light. I turned on the ignition and got the "spoiler control system fault" as expected. Since the spoiler actuator switch provides the feedback, I wrapped tape around the UP/DOWN travel switch putting it in the closed position. Restarted the car and the I DO NOT have the "spoiler control system fault" anymore. Took the car out on the back road, drove it 75mph plus for a brief period and NO system faults. When I did put the car in reverse leaving garage, I did get a message indicating "Checked raised brake light". Makes sense because there was not place to reinstall 13.5V, 4.5W LED brake light on Techart III wing and it is disconnected. I will install a resistive component here.
I recall a couple threads relating to wiring cracking due to heat and time. Specifically the wiring harness that is attached to the engine bonnet. (The exact one I had to swap out).
05-23-2020, 01:43 AM
#20
Has this been solved? I am having the same problem on my 08 C2S Cab. Spoiler button non-responsive in car and does not light up. When I purchased car, spoiler was stuck in the up position. I pulled the spoiler motor out of car and applied 12V, motor works. Checked all fuses etc and nothing.
Would be great if we could solve this.
Would be great if we could solve this.
09-26-2021, 03:53 PM
#21
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Sorry, wrong thread!
Last edited by StormRune; 09-26-2021 at 04:20 PM.
02-13-2022, 06:00 PM
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Convertible Fix for spoiler
Just FYI for the forum. My 1999 (996) Cabriolet had the spoiler stuck problem. After replacing the battery I had the "spoiler alert" warning light on, but it was in the down position. I manually raised it, but then it would not manually go down. I was going to hit the interstate and go 76mph, but I first when to the store and upon coming out I decided to lower the top. That made the spoiler go down. Something to try if you have a convertible. Good luck.