I already PM'd Tom@CMS about this but thought I'd get some input from everyone.

I have the carbon fiber front spoiler, and as some may know, it has a metal skid plate bolted on(?) the undersurface to protect from scraping. Well, its done a magnificent job but seems to have reached its limit today. Coming out of a steep parking lot, the skid plate on the passenger side came loose and is hanging by a single bolt towards the center of the spoiler.

Would an adhesive such as loctite work? If so, which one? I'm wary of having the plate rebolted to the spoiler b/c one, it already failed once, and two, I'm wary of drilling new holes into something that can splinter into a million expensive bits.

Thoughts/ideas?

 

Learn to drive! That is all!

 

Ed,

My skid plates are riveted on. I too wore through one of the rivets, the one closest to the center front, on the drivers side of the car. I just removed the rest of the rivet and use a flat body panel washer/nut in conjunction with a .25-.375" automotive sheet metal screw with a flat philips button head. Its been working just fine thus far. However, my plates are getting a bit thin and could stand to be replaced.

 

Quick pic of the fix. Just make sure you use a short screw, else it will poke through the visible side of your spoiler and you'll really be p-ss'd off at yourself!

 

Thanks again, Daren. Think mine looks about the same last time I saw the underside
Any idea how long of a screw would be optimal here? Want to go out to get the hardware before I scrounge up a jack from somewhere.

 

No longer than three-eighths of an inch.

 

How does the CF spoiler hold up in everyday use? I have a painted spoiler with no skid plate and it is scraped up pretty badly even though I am careful with my car!

 

I'd say the skid plates are essential, else I would have holes worn through the bottom of my spoiler by now.