The $5.00 Socal Wingless mod...

[socalsilverRL]

*THIS WILL NOT WORK FOR THOSE WITH A SMALL SPOILER* <==(You have extra holes that have to be filled)

Ok. So I decided to make this thread after being asked about it by a few people. It is a good (cheap) way to get rid of that giant plastic wing, and retain the ability to put the wing (or others) back on for those times that you want a little flashy-ness. It is a hell of alot easier (cheaper) than filling the holes in and painting it. So here is what you will need to do this in-expensive mod:
1 x Saturn Ion Redline w/ an Aero spoiler
1 x 5/32" Allen Wrench (to remove stock spoiler)
1 x Friend (if you dont have any friends, ask a neighbor to help)
1 x Can of WD-40 (OPTIONAL!)
1 x Heat gun (OPTIONAL!)
1 x 24" of fishing line (to unstick spoiler from deck lid)
1 x Rubbing compound (to remove the existing scratches on the deck from the spoiler)
1 x Locktite
Parts:
4 x STAINLESS! 3/8" Allen head bolts (or any button head bolt)
4 x STAINLESS! Wing-nuts
8 x STAINLESS! 5/8" Fender Washer
8 x RUBBER! 5/8" Washers (or 4 small grommets)

Once you have all the parts, start off by removing the allan bolts, located on the underneath side ot the deck lid, on the spoiler. Have your friend hold the spoiler in place while you remove the bolts, or you'll have a lot more scratches to get rid of.
Once the bolts are removed, you will have to un-stick the spoiler from the deck lid, use the heat gun and fishing line to help unstick the 3M pads that connect the soipooler to the deck, a little WD-40 will help remove the sticky-ness from the spoiler, also, helping you get it off the deck lid. The dealer left the film on the 3M pads on mine, so I did not need to use any WD-40. REMEMBER: WD-40 + Flame = FIRE!...so no smoking while using WD-40
Once you have the spoiler off, take a little time and buff/wax your deck lid. You will need to use your rubbing compound to remove any scratches the spoiler left.
Once you are finished with that, youll need to remove all of your new hardware from its packaging. And install into the holes in this order:
Buttonhead boldt => Fender washer => Rubber washer => (Deck lid) => Rubber washer => Fender washer => Locktite => Wingnut.
Once you have the bolts into place, line up the washers and make sure that the rubber washers sit flush with the deck lid. Dont forget a little Locktite. Then tighten the wingnuts down, HAND TIGHT! Do NOT over tighten the bolts, or you will put indents into your deck lid.
Once you did that, YOURE DONE! Close your trunk, and take a pic! Then post it up on here! You may also want to check and make sure that you tightened the bolts enough to be water tight. You can also substitute the bolts/washers for different sizes. PM me with any questions you may have.

Heres some pics:
Back view...

Side view...

a (blurry) closeup of the inside:

[vandy0419]

And 1 finger to block the license plate!

[NoRemorse]

LMAO!! I LOVE the top end photoediting get cover the plates!

[socalsilverRL]

lol...yea I dont have any kind of photo editor...

[redline13]

Word, i'll be doing that this week then. Probably tomorrow.

[redline]

I was told that you had to heat the sticky strip to remove it.

[socalsilverRL]

Originally Posted by RL

I was told that you had to heat the sticky strip to remove it.

Yea...some people have ahd that problem. I suggest doing it during the day in the middle of the heat of the day, maybe even use fishing line to help out. The WD-40 will get rid of what ever is left.

[cvenom2122]

why dotn you use widgets! and paint them the color fo the car?

http://www.widgetco.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.13/.f there made for this kinda stuff! ors just small peices of vinyl looks good anyways but im going with the widgets when i do mine

[socalsilverRL]

Here is a question I just got:

Originally Posted by jaycizzo

I just took off my aerowing and I'm trying to get the scratches out. What compound did you use? I have Scratch Doctor and it worked ok but I think some of the scratches might be too deep. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Jason

I used McGuier's rubbing compound to get out the surface scratches, but I did have a few deep scratches that went all the way to the metal. For those I used the dealer touch up paint.

[Sp00ner]

I'd consider putting this in a how-to section...