Has anyone ever found a good solution for covering the screws on the inside of the Panamera (non-turbo) spoiler? I see them in my rear view mirror, and it looks very unfinished and unrefined, in contrast to the rest of the car. Worse, I would like to leave the spoiler up since I think it improves the lines of the car, but with those screws and holes around them showing, it really doesn't look good. I am thinking about getting a rubber strip to cover them, but wanted to see if anyone else had found anything better first. Thanks!

 

I think you may be over-thinking this, but if it bothers you you should do something about it. Its your car and you should be happy with the way it looks.

However I have never paid much attention to this since I don't drive around the city with the spoiler up. As I see it, the spoiler was designed for aerodynamic purposes at higher speeds and it just sticks out like a sore thumb in a parking lot or at a stop light..

 

I LIKE the way the screws look!

And I also agree with the last post...looks like a poser driving around at low speeds and parking with the spoiler up.

But that's just me...

 

The spoiler sees a lot of wind forces so think twice about putting something on it. It may end up on the car behind you. Would not be a good day.

 

Good point! Thanks.

Chip

 

I always have it down, I still love to see it deploy when accelerating. If you put something extra on the car, maybe it will start making a whistling noise, get stuck down or some other problem.

 

Black vinyl or for that matter any color vinyl. Any local sign shop or decal shop will have it. Its hard plastic, clean it thoroughly and lay it down carefully letting it overlap the edges and trim with an exacto. Or, have your clear-bra or window tinter do it, should take all of 15 minutes.

 

Easiest fix would be, buy a turbo.

 

I had to go to my local Ace hardware this morning and saw this for you. 3/4" wide 3M vinyl tape, its very thin (think of pin-stripping thin).

If you have ever worked with vinyl, its easy to do. You stretch it as you contour it and flatten it down. I did this in my garage without a heat gun.

You can see how much deeper black the tape is compared to the plastic its attached to.

Best of luck.

 

K080808. Is that pic with spoiler in standard up position or sport plus up position. Looks like sportsplus position. Wondering how you get it to that position while stationary.

 

Standard up position.

 

Thank you j080808!

Chip

 

Great suggestion on the black tape, j080808. I already have black vinyl electrical tape at home, so used that. It came out beautifully. You can barely see where the tape ends.

 

Looks good, glad to help.

Keep an eye on that tape, as it heats up, there will be a tendency for adhesive transfer. The glue on the back of the tape will want to stick to the plastic and not the back of the tape and will make a sticky mess (trust me).

 

I'm not sure which screws you were discussing, but the first thing that came to my mind was to replace them with anodized screws.