Removing rear wing

toddao · Post by **toddao** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:14 pm

What's the best way, without damaging the thing? Is it possible?

Cheers!

kiwi · Post by **kiwi** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:21 pm

Good luck

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:32 pm

Ideally with a spot weld drill - to avoid damaging the panel behind.

toddao · Post by **toddao** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:49 pm

Not easy then..

I think I'll just grind the one out of the wreck GTI with a 'bit to spare' and try to get at it from behind.

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:11 am

Not especially difficult - just time consuming. To elaborate on what I wrote earlier, you need to drill through all the spot welds holding it on. I haven't done a BX wing but the principle is the same on any spot welded panel.

If you don't care about the panel behind then just drill through both panels with a standard drill bit (although a grinder is probably quicker!) On the recipient car presumably you want to protect the panel behind so a spot weld drill (flatter tip to drill the external panel and not the one behind) is handy. Or cut away the wing and grind away on the seam till you reach the panel behind.
Or do what I did when I was younger use a hammer and chisel...took me about 6 hours in a scrapyard, in the snow.

Post by **docchevron** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 1:01 am

Getting the plastic trim off above the wing without wrecking it is fun aswell..

Also bear in mind that the leading top edge of the wing is brazed around the seam. So you have to chop a bit out.

Post by **Defender110** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:28 am

It's easy...you just cut the car from around it! hope that helps