Question for those who have bought a trunk lip spoiler

**eliTTe** · 04-28-2008 03:16 PM

Hey guys, I have a S4 but I figured more people in the A4 section would have one. I bought a trunk lip spoiler off ebay and it got here today, I didn't know it would be made of rubber and extremely flimsy. Is anyone else's like this or is it made of something else, I'm wored about having it painted and the paint not working because its so flexible?

thanks guys

**UN-PIMP-Z-A4** · 04-28-2008 03:47 PM

how condescending...

**eliTTe** · 04-28-2008 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by UN-PIMP-Z-A4

how condescending...

thanks

**slopoke** · 04-28-2008 04:03 PM

Have the same one for over a yr now, its easy to bend to the shape you need, but i have been threw many car washes and also been over 100mph a few times and never had a problem! Double back tape FTMFW!

**dingguhlbary** · 04-28-2008 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by slopoke

Have the same one for over a yr now, its easy to bend to the shape you need, but i have been threw many car washes and also been over 100mph a few times and never had a problem! Double back tape FTMFW!

what about the paint brah??

**slopoke** · 04-28-2008 04:34 PM

Its black and paint is holding up great! I highly recomend them! For $30 anyways!

**UN-PIMP-Z-A4** · 04-28-2008 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by eliTTe

thanks

no doubt...

**B5 Quattro** · 04-28-2008 07:03 PM

Yes that is the way they are.
At the shop I worked at we put a few on and YUP thats the way it is. And no prob. as long as the painter knows what he is doing !

**eliTTe** · 04-28-2008 07:26 PM

cool, well my paint guy owns a professional shop, so should be no problem then. thanks for the helpful replies!

**brlukosk** · 04-28-2008 07:36 PM

Yeah, just use a flex additive or an adhesion promoter. You should do this when painting any kind of plastic or rubber.

**ShawFM** · 04-28-2008 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by brlukosk

Yeah, just use a flex additive or an adhesion promoter. You should do this when painting any kind of plastic or rubber.

Big 2nd on that. On my 4kq the flex spoiler was repainted and held up well for years. It looked perfect when I sold the car.

**JMG** · 04-29-2008 12:49 AM

The paint started to crack after about 3-4 years on my old B5 and it did have the flex additive. It never peeled or anything, just looked like hairline scratches. Other than that they look great and you could barely tell.