OEM R1 Rear Spoiler Cracked On My R1
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OEM R1 Rear Spoiler Cracked On My R1
After 22 years my rear spoiler died.
This summer it developed a crack in the right outer mount. This month it finally spread completely around and through the whole piece. I removed the spoiler to discover that the molded plastic has turned very brittle.
Dropped it from about 3 feet onto the concrete and it shattered almost like glass into a few parts. Just tapping parts with a screw driver handle broke it more.
Once again bad Mazda plastics are to blame. Luckily I have an after market R1 copy to install, but it weights 8 lbs instead of 4 lbs.
This summer it developed a crack in the right outer mount. This month it finally spread completely around and through the whole piece. I removed the spoiler to discover that the molded plastic has turned very brittle.
Dropped it from about 3 feet onto the concrete and it shattered almost like glass into a few parts. Just tapping parts with a screw driver handle broke it more.
Once again bad Mazda plastics are to blame. Luckily I have an after market R1 copy to install, but it weights 8 lbs instead of 4 lbs.
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