I will be removing my wing tomorrow, and I would like to know the steps on how to remove it... Thanks!

 

All that modification to your car and you don't even have a Helms manual?

If you do, the instructions are in there.

 

its simple, just 2-4 nuts holding it in if i remember correctly, pop the trunk and fine the nuts on both side, undo them then there will be some double sides tape holding the wing in place, i have heard the best way to remove the tape is with dental floss so you dont hurt the surface, its extremely simple and shouldnt take more than about 2 minutes

 

To those who have removed their wings, and then put it back on: have you re-attached your wing without the double sided tape? if not, what tape have you replaced it with?

 

Well put. I'll have to agree with that. I took my wing off a few weeks ago, and i did just that. Took off the 4 bolts, used dental floss to get the double sided tape off, and it came right off, took about 5 min.

 

hahaha, i should of waited about 15 seconds b4 posting...Ya i put my wing back on a few days ago. I did bother buying the double sided tape. When i removed the wing, i only removed the tape that was stuck on the car. The portion that was stuck on the wing, i left alone, and i just put the wing back on the car, and connected the bolts without trouble

 

i just left the double sided tape attached to the wing when i put it back on, i dont think it really works as far as holding the wing in place but i didnt want the wing sittin on the actual paint

 

Great guys.. That is exactly what I am going to do then...

One more question:

To those who have left their car wingless, what did you use to plug the holes?

 

I feel like a pro

When the wing was off, i bought these rubber stops from home depot (well acutally my dad bought it) that fit right into the holes. They were clear so it kind of matched with my CW car. But even if you dont fill the holes, water is not going to drain into the trunk

 

You wouldn't know, or happen to figure out what kind of plugs they were... I don't wanna stroll into Home Depot and get the wrong ones...

 

Honestly I dont know exactly what they were used for. I can ask my dad when i see him.

They were rubber stoppers, maybe used to put at the end of a pipe/rod type thing to block sharp edges...(just a long shot)

 

Oh well, thanks for your help!

 

Check out Mike Harvey and ask them for the 'plugs' that cover where the strut bar goes in Gsr/Itr, but instead for an LS, since they do not come with a strut bar.

 

for those that's planning to take off the wing, you might wanna get somoene to hold onto your wing when you're unscrewing the bolts....

even though there's tape holding the wing onto the trunk.... we don't want any accidents here (i.e. the wing falling onto the ground) i've seen that happen before...

careful...

 

Make sure you pull straight up, not even a wobble.
If not, you'll poke a nice dent in the trunk lid with what overhangs from the adhesive.
<-ryan, with a nice dent>

 

Hey speaking of wings, is anyone willing to sell their's? Mine is narled due to a rock that bounced up and chiped the corner .

 

Usless hole plugs:
Acura part #90301-SR3- 000
They come black, but you can paint them with touch up to match. Looks better than black holes.

 

Ddub, how much do those run?

 

Park it in DC overnight...

 

LOL (but shaking head in saddness) at that last post.

Anyways, I just removed my wing last week. I used the dental floss trick which worked as far as not hurting anything, but either I had some shitty floss or that double sided tape was stronger than normal cause it was a pain my *** trying to get it loose enough to pull on off. Took me all of about 15 minutes though. After it was off I used my finger to rub off the excess tape left on the car itself, then some 3M adheisive remover to get the rest off. I went to the local auto parts store and found some plugs that fit with a smooth top and painted them with touch up paint. Threw some clear coat from my plastic models supplies on top of that and they were good to go.

BTW.......My wife, and everyone (except me) so far hates the look.

 

i have a base model integra with the 3rd brake light, and the previous owner put on this horribly shtty looking wings west spoiler. i took it off and plugged it "home depot style" with some rubber plugs. no leaks yet! ( but it looks like crap )

 

Wing came off with success... Bought some plugs from Napa Auto Parts and painted the tops of them with some Phoenix Yellow touch-up paint... Still getting used to the look, but overall I am happy. I wish I had pics, but unfortunately my digital camera is in the UK... ITR 408 has undergone some minor changes: (wing removal, sticker removal...)

 

lol everyone but me hated it when I did it too. I'll take it back off for the fall.

 

I have done this more times than I can count and nothing ever happened.

 

Can these plugs be used for my 97 civic? I just took off my Si spoiler, and I need to fill a total of 5 plug holes (2 on each side, 1 on the driver's side for wiring). Do integras and civic's have the same bolt/screw size hole? Let me know, because I need them ASAP, damn MN winter.