bodywork guru question on fitting this roof wing

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  • grays
    Banned
    • Oct 2010
    • 1343

    #1

    bodywork guru question on fitting this roof wing

    have this wing wing laying around and been wanting to mount it now that its warm and i have some spare time.

    the wing lines up. i need to figure out a way to trim and bend the corners down to the shape of the back glass.

    im pretty handy and do have a heatgun/dremal/sander/epoxy/spot putty etc...
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  • flyboyx
    R3V OG
    • Sep 2008
    • 8371

    #2
    anything can be accomplished with enough time and money. even if you do shape it, how will that mount?
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    • justlikeyours
      Banned
      • Mar 2013
      • 21

      #3
      all the best luck to you

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      • grays
        Banned
        • Oct 2010
        • 1343

        #4
        Originally posted by flyboyx
        anything can be accomplished with enough time and money. even if you do shape it, how will that mount?
        just like mounting other wings with 3m double sided tape

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        • PeteD
          E30 Modder
          • Mar 2011
          • 982

          #5
          Is this the stock IS wing?

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          • grays
            Banned
            • Oct 2010
            • 1343

            #6
            no
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            Last edited by grays; 03-26-2013, 06:21 PM.

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            • PeteD
              E30 Modder
              • Mar 2011
              • 982

              #7
              what is the material? Is there a core?

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              • grays
                Banned
                • Oct 2010
                • 1343

                #8
                plastic which is kinda flexable. core is hollow the base is thin plastic
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                • markseven
                  R3V Elite
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 5327

                  #9
                  Why bro?
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                  • grays
                    Banned
                    • Oct 2010
                    • 1343

                    #10
                    because i want to

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                    • markseven
                      R3V Elite
                      • Sep 2006
                      • 5327

                      #11
                      Originally posted by grays
                      because i want to
                      Not good enough.
                      I Timothy 2:1-2

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                      • PeteD
                        E30 Modder
                        • Mar 2011
                        • 982

                        #12
                        If it's flimsy it might be as simple as sanding, trimming, and 3M taping. But if it is rather rigid, you will need some plastic filler to make it look right and then sanding, trimming etc...I'm just one opinion.

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                          Grease Monkey
                          • Jun 2011
                          • 332

                          #13
                          Looks to me like you'd need to take material out of the center in order to make it wrap around the curve of the rear glass.
                          '87 325is - Schwarz/Schwarz

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                          • Skunkworks
                            E30 Addict
                            • Sep 2012
                            • 436

                            #14
                            That isn't even close to fitting. Sleep on it first it's going to look like a retarded ricer.

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                            • oliver.r
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Mar 2012
                              • 3839

                              #15
                              Fiberglass resin is firm, it will not bend, you would have to cut it to the shape you want it and create the new shape with fiberglass matting.
                              Not easy, I wouldn't recommend it

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