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Rooster   
Fri Sep 05 2014, 04:36pm
Joined: Jul 27 2014
Member No: #1799
Location: United Kingdom
 Asked my girlfirend to hang out of the rear window whilst doing 80 down the M6 earlier, so that she could clean under the spoiler whilst it was 'up'. She refused

Has anyone any suggestions on how best to do this with the car stationary?

Cheers
smorphet   
Fri Sep 05 2014, 05:35pm
Joined: Apr 13 2010
Member No: #88
Location: Hertfordshire
 Shortly after switching off the ignition, press down on the wiper stalk, as if to turn on automatic wiping. The wipers will move to the edges of the screen (handy for changing blades) and the spoiler will pop up.

Tjensen   
Fri Sep 05 2014, 05:43pm
Joined: Jul 17 2012
Member No: #954
Location: Bergen
 Remeber to but some oil/grease/rustproofing on the parts in the mechanism. Some of them rust and some will gradually have difficulties moving freely and then there will be problems.... (and costs)
e3steve   
Sat Sep 06 2014, 12:11am
Joined: Jan 21 2013
Member No: #1163
Location: Warsash, Hants & Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Rooster wrote ...

Asked my girlfirend to hang out of the rear window whilst doing 80 down the M6 earlier, so that she could clean under the spoiler whilst it was 'up'. She refused

Has anyone any suggestions on how best to do this with the car stationary?

Cheers
'Tis in the handbook......
JimC   
Tue Sep 09 2014, 08:41pm
Joined: Sep 07 2010
Member No: #229
Location: Scotland
 Don't try to force the spoiler back down when you've finished cleaning it (as one guy in my garage tried to do!)... whenever you hit around 6mph it'll return to normal position.
magicands   
Wed Sep 10 2014, 11:24am
Joined: Sep 13 2012
Member No: #1021
Location: Coventry, Warwickshire
 Yeah, as above, put the spoiler in service mode using the screen wiper stalk within 30 seconds of engine shut off.
Spoiler will then deploy to full height and will not retract again until you hit 6mph.

I clean under my spoiler with a damp cloth (not wet) and follow up with a little wax before finally using a little Ferrosol high performance lubricant by Bilt Hamber which I spray on all the iron parts of the mechanism.
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Rooster   
Wed Sep 10 2014, 12:22pm
Joined: Jul 27 2014
Member No: #1799
Location: United Kingdom
 Thanks for the advice Magichands. I actually used lithium grease on the moving parts. Is this acceptable or should I invest in some Ferrosol?
Tjensen   
Wed Sep 10 2014, 02:46pm
Joined: Jul 17 2012
Member No: #954
Location: Bergen
 If it is dry and not too dirty I think lithium grease is good for the hinges. I use both ferrosol and grease
magicands   
Fri Sep 12 2014, 08:29pm
Joined: Sep 13 2012
Member No: #1021
Location: Coventry, Warwickshire
Rooster wrote ...

Thanks for the advice Magichands. I actually used lithium grease on the moving parts. Is this acceptable or should I invest in some Ferrosol?


Both is good.
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Norman   
Tue Jan 06 2015, 10:10pm
Joined: Feb 06 2011
Member No: #364
Location: Huddersfield and Torremolinos Spain
 Mine hasn't got a spoiler, I suppose the 2.2's didn't warrant one!
drummond   
Thu Jan 08 2015, 08:55pm
Joined: Sep 20 2010
Member No: #238
Location: Aldeburgh
 Or a number of other items- so much less to go wrong!
 

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