possible to install wndow/turbo spoiler on non turbo car?

[evamph]

well the bug isnt a turbo, but the wing still looks great. depending on the price and ease of install id like to consider this. for those that have installed the window spoiler, whats the cost like and the parts needed? ease of installation?

[kcfoxie]

From my understanding, you find a front-end totaled Turbo model and take it's hatch completly. You'll need to wire the spoiler up to a switch (you could take the switch from under the dash on the donor that gives you it's hatch) and manually activate/deactivate it. It won't work on a non-1.8T automatically, this is what I've been told.

Overall, other than the wiring, it shouldn't be very hard. You're just unbolting one door and replacing it with another. If you have a physical key lock, you would need to re-ring the lock to work with your key ... or get a key from the donor. The keyless should still work.

[Evanrude]

Originally Posted by kcfoxie

From my understanding, you find a front-end totaled Turbo model and take it's hatch completly. You'll need to wire the spoiler up to a switch (you could take the switch from under the dash on the donor that gives you it's hatch) and manually activate/deactivate it. It won't work on a non-1.8T automatically, this is what I've been told.

Overall, other than the wiring, it shouldn't be very hard. You're just unbolting one door and replacing it with another. If you have a physical key lock, you would need to re-ring the lock to work with your key ... or get a key from the donor. The keyless should still work.

Hi hi hello howdy

I've seen the hatches go for as low as $75, great deal.

Yup, wiring is not too bad, but the good news ? If you talk to the right shop, they CAN wire up a speed switch of some kind to your system. You could choose a speed you wanted it to come up at, like the 45mph on my 1.8T, and they could connect to your speedometer for that, or any other ways, but also you could have a switch on the dash, easy to do

I say go for it

[pixelnexus]

it has been done. I remember someone on the old forums got rear ended and the shop ordered the wrong hatch. so she ended up with the turbo hatch, but I don't remember if she ever got the wiring hooked up and a switch to make it work.


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Hey Evanrude, where have you seen hatches for sale? I've got a drilled in spoiler and am considering going back to stock without having to close up holes and repaint everything.
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[Evanrude]

Originally Posted by pixelnexus

it has been done. I remember someone on the old forums got rear ended and the shop ordered the wrong hatch. so she ended up with the turbo hatch, but I don't remember if she ever got the wiring hooked up and a switch to make it work.


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Hey Evanrude, where have you seen hatches for sale? I've got a drilled in spoiler and am considering going back to stock without having to close up holes and repaint everything.
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eBay is a great place for them, ut they run much higher, between 150 -500 :P

The less expensive ones go from $75 to $150 at local U-Pull-It wrecking yards

I need to start shopping those places myself.... spoilers are a flat rate of $25 at almost all of the yards. I could start buying parts and selling them online for huge markups (and still sell them cheaply to people).

I really want a certain spoiler and it's killing me that I can't find it.

[evamph]

you guys rock! thanks for the replies. i may just go to a vw junkyard near my city and search around.

just to clarify, the hatch is the entire trunk with window (that lifts up to access the trunk of course)? the hatch will need to be painted correct?

evanrude, i really like the idea of wiring the spoiler up to come up at any speed i desire..pretty neat. btw-if you know where to get a hatch plus your markup, if affordable id like to look into it.

[Evanrude]

Originally Posted by evamph

you guys rock! thanks for the replies. i may just go to a vw junkyard near my city and search around.

just to clarify, the hatch is the entire trunk with window (that lifts up to access the trunk of course)? the hatch will need to be painted correct?

evanrude, i really like the idea of wiring the spoiler up to come up at any speed i desire..pretty neat. btw-if you know where to get a hatch plus your markup, if affordable id like to look into it.

Ok, what year, make , model, and color is your car?

I'm going to start searching for a spoiler for mine in the next week, so I'll look for entire hatches for yours

U-Pull-It yards rock... you can get all sorts of switches, lights, knobs, etc, for your car for cheap. Or if you decide to get like, the central pieces of the dash, you can paint them, and then you'll have a stock set on hand

[evamph]

00 bug, silver..not sure what the exact name of the color is and trim model? (no leather, does have power windows/doors & automatic trans)

thanks and good luck evanrude!

i agree with the pull it yards man. im working on a set of gli front and rear bumpers, shaving the rub strips and molding the valences too. just pieces ive found for considerably less at junk yards compared to, well dealerships and such..

[who_me285]

a 2000 silver should be silver Arrow if I am nto mistaken

[13Beetlejuice13]

Wow, what a great idea, i never thought of looking at the junk yard for a spoiler, etc. I'm going to have to look into that myself!

[vgmnstr]

After looking through the diagrams in the Bently book, I think it would be possible to wire this into a non turbo car. It shows the control module wires up with the speed sensor in the instrument panel (and not part of the computer) in addition to the usual power and switches. Isn't the control module part of the motor in the hatch itself? I'll try and take a picture of the diagram and post it.