Sticking down vortex

[bakes fq]

Whats the best thing to use to put under the vortex b4 I stick it down ?

 

[fq-craigus]

Tiger seal to stop idiots stealing it like mine

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[dessimpson]

I used Araldite on my 8.
When I sold it the new owner said he was going to take it off.

I said "Good luck with that"

 

[bakes fq]

Lol sounds good, I'll get some , cheers for that

 

[Ozy]

Yeh mate that's on my list of things to do this year as well as carbon rear spoiler either changing it or respray looks awwfull at the mo

 

[Steve220]

Tiger seal is best. Araldite will crack over time and you take the risk of it never actually Curing Properly.

 

[dessimpson]

The one I did is still on there over 3 years later

 

[Steve220]

Then you were lucky. You need to allow it to flex, its why body kits are put on with sikaflex/tiger seal rather than two part epoxy.

 

[dessimpson]

Why does it have to flex? It's on the roof.

I just wanted to make sure it didn't fly off on the motorway.

 

[Steve220]

Because if you warm it up, the carbon fibre will expand faster than your roof, you get a primative shearing action.

 

[dessimpson]

Every day's a school day

Mine wasn't real carbon fibre but I presume it's the same with plastic.

I used all the sticky pads and the little arial clip that came with it too. No doubt that helped.

 

[Steve220]

I'm not entirely sure what mines stuck down with but it won't move a fraction! So obviously something good!