I live in Canada and am finding it dumb hard to find part # 08F13-S30-10007 that has been discontinued. I want to remove my high mount brake light in the future and try and find a type-sh deck for rear behind back seats and put in a spoiler on a base model. I can't get my hands on the wire harness for spoiler that i can plug into the 3rd brake light mount if I were to disconnect that. I don't really have any supplies since this spoiler did not come with bolts or template either, it is just a working model with a cut wire. What should I do? I don't think there are any junkyards nearby. Anyone have this?
Wow see I understand and thought you could do that. So basically, rid myself of the third brake light and take out its connector and splice and run longer wire from that and splice into 2 spoiler wires right? There won't be any problems? There's no like surge or ground problems like that? I'm scared and wouldn't trust myself but at least so I can show someone how it's done?
i never really looked at the 3rd brake light, so i'm not sure whats going on there, but it would probably be easy to just extend that. i spliced into the existing wire that goes into the trunk, and then also ran a wire where that wire meets the full harness in the trunk and spliced into the brake light wire.
template for what? the holes? there are 2 circular indents on each side of the trunk where you drill for the mount holes. once you got that done, line up the spoiler and see about where the wire one goes.
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I haven't operated tools in some time. I think its 6mm then 8 then 10mm hole punches each or something.. But I see underneath the designated spot for the spoiler with the indents sort of. Do I just drill from there a dead center hole and it should lign up or? Measurements
just do dead center on all of them and it should line up. then once its on, eyeball the wire hole from the top. dbl check the directions, i think its 3 -6 -8, no 10 for the bolt holes. the 10 is for the wires i think
for the wires, get some wire taps if you're not sure about it so it can be undone.
i soldered mine in, i had pictures somewhere, but can't find where i saved them
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I imagine you can get away just as easily splicing and maybe even elctrical tape. THank you for your advice, only part I'm worried about is lining up the holes
Yea I cut off the connector to the 3rd high mount brake light in the middle back of the trunk and just spliced it and ran it through to the spoiler. Pretty simple, just a black and red and you're good. Taped it up with electrical tape and now the spoiler 3rd brake light works perfect.
I'm excited to do this just it's winter outside still and the spoiler itself is not painted. Few more Q's. Since I don't have like a rubber stopper/sealer for where the wire would be placed through the extra hole to run it into the trunk does the hole really need to be that big? I'm going to find a way to protect it anyways and I will cure and touch-up paint the holes and wax beforehand and stuff but should I just go up to maybe 6mm for wire hole if it's only 2 wires going in as is?
Also; Do I need to remove the extra metal frame with the clips of the trunk lid to pull at the wire and get it free? Do I really need to do anything with the springs in the trunk or is it irrelevant?
since you're splicing wires, you can probably get away with a super small hole, you can cut the clip off the spoiler, then you just need the hole big enough to fit the 2 wire pieces though. it calls for the 10mm hole to accommodate the clip, start with 3mm and see if it can fit though that.
not sure about the metal frame with the clips you're talking about? pics?
they make heavy duty springs, i have some that i never put on.. looks like a PAIN to do without the proper tool, and still a pain even with it. you could try to move the one on the left side up a hole. if you don't, your trunk is just going to be heavy and the springs won't hold it up. you'll have it have it all the way up, or it'll be almost closed when you 1st pop it.
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You're a great help so far guys. I firstly do not understand why you need to replace the trunk springs with heavy duties? I do not have replacement, nor the spring adjustment tool which seems really easy to use after watching a video.. If you have it.
I see no not for replacement, i'm not putting special hydraulics or damper for trunk release loll, spoiler is extremely light and I always found the prelude trunk soooooo sturdy imo.
all I meant for the trunk lid is one instructional shows them removing it to get underneath to place the wire or something. (Removing black subframe from the actual trunk lid. this is not my example, just a pick off the net but same thing.
By the way, I want to avoid this you know, the spring tool is like $25-30 , how much did your springs cost? I don't want to have to.
I'll stop bugging you soon. The only wiring I do is computers, so I found some random 1 color old wire hanging around the house that's decently long that I can use for both cables I need, it's pretty thick. Will any do or are there specifics for this?
they just open it easier. when you open say a sh (that came with a wing and the sturdy springs) and it doesn't have one, it flies open. when you open a trunk that has the normal springs its just not as quick. you'll at most have to manually lift it up rather than it poping. wait till you get it on and see if it opens ok for you.
you don't need to take the trunk off, would be just as easy or easier to drill it on the car. you don't have to remove any frame of it, just drill though the top, and then you can fish around to grab the wires you are putting through. there's a big hole on the underside of your trunk now where wires are coming out, so you can just reach though there to grab the wires that you're putting through.
i paid $10 for my heavy duty springs from someone selling them in the classifieds. if you can find a sh parting out, grab them from them if you feel you need them.
i'm not a wire type expert, so i really have no idea if computer wire would hold up. probably would be fine. if not you can buy wire by the foot at like home depot.
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this is not my example, just a pick off the net but same thing.
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