I need a template to mount OEM 180SX spoiler to correct specs...HELP

[splintercell]

so i just picked up an oem 180sx spoiler in mint shape for 200.00 shipped from Japan. it has the 3 mounting tabs on each side...2 bolts and the other one looks like its supposed to lock into something

i want to mount this on my hatch to correct location specs and i have yet to find anything. if someone could shine a light on this subject ill be very happy

[keith0486]

im not to sure if there is anything out there to help ya on this 1 but what id do is set it on the hatch and center just by eye if it looks straight your golden i dont think any 1 will say anything unless its not straight.

[keith0486]

nvm scratch my last post i didnt know who this was till i saw the pic of your car just get out a tape and start measuring but dont listen to me im sure some 1 will post a better idea then mine anyways. lol

[splintercell]

nvm scratch my last post i didnt know who this was till i saw the pic of your car just get out a tape and start measuring but dont listen to me im sure some 1 will post a better idea then mine anyways. lol

haha...i just want to make sure im not too far back or forward the side to side should be the easy part...i need to find out what that other post on spoiler locks into...it doesnt have threads like the other studs

[White Comet]

first off thats an interesting type x wing. i've seen em before but not all of em had the sides come down so far. mounting should be the same regardless. i just look at a lot of pics til i was sure where it should go in regards to front to back. look at earlier pages of my build i have lots of pics. i think around page 10 should be what you want

[Kalypso]

just measure both sides and make sure you have it lined up where you'd like it...

otherwise brian harte will know.

[mitcheyismyname]

just measure both sides and make sure you have it lined up where you'd like it...

otherwise brian harte will know.

[White Comet]

otherwise brian harte will know.

pffff, i was rocking type x aero when bh had a dented s14

[splintercell]

first off thats an interesting type x wing. i've seen em before but not all of em had the sides come down so far. mounting should be the same regardless. i just look at a lot of pics til i was sure where it should go in regards to front to back. look at earlier pages of my build i have lots of pics. i think around page 10 should be what you want

thanks WC... ill post pics tonite of bottom mounts. im 100% sure its oem...its urethane and the top seperates from the mounts.

[White Comet]

i agree it appears to be oem, its just the less common one

[splintercell]

i agree it appears to be oem, its just the less common one

i got to do something about the other holes from wangan spoiler then im painting spoiler and hatch lid black to match roof.

[BrianHarte]

i agree it appears to be oem, its just the less common one

huh?

less common one?

[ChampaignSilviaS14]

In.

[White Comet]

huh?

less common one?

yeah its one of the type x wings, but not the one you more commonly see. you and i have the one you see more often

[BrianHarte]

I don't know for a fact, but I would bet my money that Nissan didn't make multiple wings for the late model 180sx.

There are various aftermarket wings that looks similar to the OEM wing, but differ in some ways.

[White Comet]

could be but isk, i have seen ones like his often but never seen proof that they're oem. splintercell insists its oem but i know for a fact yours and mine are oem (at least mine is) and it doesnt drop as much on the sides

[splintercell]

could be but isk, i have seen ones like his often but never seen proof that they're oem. splintercell insists its oem but i know for a fact yours and mine are oem (at least mine is) and it doesnt drop as much on the sides

im leaving in a few to go to my shop to snap pics of mounts, but ive seen replicas and they are always 1 piece w/ 2 bolt studs.

my spoiler comes apart and has 3 studs on each base. 2 of the studs are bolts and the other looks like it snaps into a coupling...idk

[BrianHarte]

Mine is a FRP replica.

Oem ones have the studs coming OUT of the wing.

The FRP ones have Threaded inserts in the wing.

Some FRP wings might also have the studs too, but I don't know for sure.

[splintercell]

Mine is a FRP replica.

Oem ones have the studs coming OUT of the wing.

The FRP ones have Threaded inserts in the wing.

Some FRP wings might also have the studs too, but I don't know for sure.

mine are def coming out of spoiler...ill be back in 15min

[White Comet]

Mine is a FRP replica.

Oem ones have the studs coming OUT of the wing.

The FRP ones have Threaded inserts in the wing.

Some FRP wings might also have the studs too, but I don't know for sure.

ahh i wasnt sure if yours was or not. i have studs that come out of the wing on mine

[BrianHarte]

Cool.

I assume it's much easier to put a threaded insert into a FRP part rather than having a stud come out of it.

Anyways, hope this dude's wing comes out looking good.

[splintercell]

[White Comet]

i thought so from the beginning and confirmed it with a friend, power 362 makes that wing. i'm almost sure of it

[Kalypso]

def could be a nice wing.

OP can you post more pics of your car?

pffff

[splintercell]

i thought so from the beginning and confirmed it with a friend, power 362 makes that wing. i'm almost sure of it

never heard of Power 362, but its a very solid/well made spoiler if its not oem... are they rare?

[BrianHarte]

That is not a 326Power wing.Looks like a Nissan 180sx wing to me.

[Dill_XD]

BH is right 326 has a little lip on the back of the wing.

[splintercell]

ok so we got that out of the way so how many inches from back of deck lid should the spoiler mounts be?

[BrianHarte]

Actually, I have my car with me.

Hold on a sec. Let me go do a measurement of somethhing....

The back part of my upright posts are about an inch or so from the edge of the hatch.make sense?
Modified by BrianHarte at 11:00 AM 9/19/2009

[splintercell]

Actually, I have my car with me.

Hold on a sec. Let me go do a measurement of somethhing....

The back part of my upright posts are about an inch or so from the edge of the hatch.make sense?

Modified by BrianHarte at 11:00 AM 9/19/2009

thanks Brian...thats all i needed im going to get it mounted...then take it off to get sprayed gloss black to match the roof...prob going to paint the deck lid black aswell after i get rid of other spoiler holes.