Is 3M tape sufficient? - Toyota Yaris Forums

WeeYari · 04-07-2009, 07:18 PM

Just acquired a second hand RS style hatch spoiler (that's the little lip spoiler, not the big wing).

Is just 3M tape sufficient to hold this sucker on? I really don't want to drill holes into the hatch unless absolutely necessary.

jdinrc · 04-07-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Just acquired a second hand RS style hatch spoiler (that's the little lip spoiler, not the big wing).

Is just 3M tape sufficient to hold this sucker on? I really don't want to drill holes into the hatch unless absolutely necessary.

I wouldn't trust just the tape. If someone accidentally leaned on the spoiler it could damage the tape.

gmodder · 04-07-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PK198105

how do you lean on a spoiler?

pretty easily being that the top of my yaris comes to my stomach..

jdinrc · 04-07-2009, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmodder

pretty easily being that the top of my yaris comes to my stomach..

+1

I've seen people at a car wash grab a spoiler to support themselves as they lean down and dry off the bumper, and on sedans I've seen people use spoilers as trunk handles.

SIPNGAS · 04-07-2009, 09:29 PM

Mine has been on with the 3-M tape for over a year. It is NOT kept in a garage and just went through a pretty cold winter. It's as secure now as it was last summer.

PreciousPups4U · 04-07-2009, 09:39 PM

Mine is attached with just 3M tape as well. Has been on for almost a year. No wiggles or anything. I even use it to hold on to when I stand on the back bumper to wash the top of the car. Seems as solid as the day I put it on.

thebarber · 04-07-2009, 09:54 PM

3m tape will be fine, its such a small spoiler....as long as its the true 3m tape...

talnlnky · 04-07-2009, 10:00 PM

wow... I can't believe you can get away with 3M tape... those strips aren't rated for much weight.

uncleyaris · 04-07-2009, 10:53 PM

BTW Wee, sounds like you got some surprises up your Yari for meets this Spring and Summer!!!!! HAve you seen the instructions from Toyota on the install? I'm sure there is a member around who bought and installed as per instructions.

YarisSedan · 04-07-2009, 11:19 PM

When i have my ford escort hatch years ago. I think it was a 96. I purchased a roof spoiler that i stuck to the hatch glass with 3m Tape. When i sold the car years later it was still good. He brought the car back to me to asked me to help remove it caues he was getting his windows tinted. ANd we had a heck of a time trying to remove it. Required a huge amount of force to tear it off. And once he was done just bought a roll of 3m tape and put it back on.

Meteorite_Marty · 04-07-2009, 11:27 PM

Ask yourself... WWTD?

What would Toyota do?

I can't imagine they would put a spoiler on with tape.

YarisSedan · 04-07-2009, 11:29 PM

Well there isnt much other options. You cant screw it into the glass and you cant really glue it. U would need a special type of ahesive.

My rear bumper guard was attached with 3m tape.

thebarber · 04-08-2009, 12:30 AM

i had an ATS spoiler on my matrix xrs....held on w/ 2 screws and 3m tape...that 3m tape was like cement once it got on there....i didnt really need the screws...

YarisSedan · 04-08-2009, 01:08 AM

FYI i did have a wind deflector visor for my acuras sunroof. One day i was driving down the freeway i heard this god awful rattaling and then this loud clunk. I looked in my rear view mirror and it ripped the screws and clips off and flew away. Luckly it landed in the shoulder area and there just happend to be no cars behind me at the time.

While my ford escorts spoiler held on by 3m tape never had that happend =)

yarisugi · 04-08-2009, 02:22 AM

Be sure the 3M tape that you use is specifically called 3M VHB tape.
If you still have doubts about this VHB tape, see this from Discovery Channel (youtube video).
Actual footage starts at about 1:20 in

schleppy · 04-08-2009, 09:27 AM

If you clean both the area the spoiler is attaching to, and the area under the spoiler REALLY well, and use some heat, it'll be fine. That 3M stuff holds INCREDIBLY well.

I had small pieces of it hold door molding on my old GTi for two years. It never budged.

33OH · 04-08-2009, 09:46 AM

Just do it the right way and put two tiny holes in your car. Don't be responsible for a motorcyclist's death.

thebarber · 04-08-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ryank

Just do it the right way and put two tiny holes in your car. Don't be responsible for a motorcyclist's death.

the tiny lip spoiler wont come off w/ a band of 3m tape around the edge of its attachment....

04-07-2009, 07:18 PM	#1
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,809	Is 3M tape sufficient? Just acquired a second hand RS style hatch spoiler (that's the little lip spoiler, not the big wing). Is just 3M tape sufficient to hold this sucker on? I really don't want to drill holes into the hatch unless absolutely necessary. __________________

04-07-2009, 09:29 PM	#5
SIPNGAS I LOVE my Yaris! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Polar White LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 5,164	Mine has been on with the 3-M tape for over a year. It is NOT kept in a garage and just went through a pretty cold winter. It's as secure now as it was last summer. __________________ We don't see things as THEY are...we see them as WE are. Lisa aka *SIPNGAS*

04-07-2009, 09:39 PM	#6
PreciousPups4U I really LOVE this car!!! View User's Garage Drives: 08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lexington, SC USA Posts: 887	Mine is attached with just 3M tape as well. Has been on for almost a year. No wiggles or anything. I even use it to hold on to when I stand on the back bumper to wash the top of the car. Seems as solid as the day I put it on. __________________ Cindy “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” - Will Rogers

04-07-2009, 09:54 PM	#7
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	3m tape will be fine, its such a small spoiler....as long as its the true 3m tape... __________________

04-07-2009, 10:00 PM	#8
talnlnky Audio Junky Drives: 08 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 1,412	wow... I can't believe you can get away with 3M tape... those strips aren't rated for much weight. __________________

04-07-2009, 10:53 PM	#9
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	BTW Wee, sounds like you got some surprises up your Yari for meets this Spring and Summer!!!!! HAve you seen the instructions from Toyota on the install? I'm sure there is a member around who bought and installed as per instructions.

04-07-2009, 11:19 PM	#10
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	When i have my ford escort hatch years ago. I think it was a 96. I purchased a roof spoiler that i stuck to the hatch glass with 3m Tape. When i sold the car years later it was still good. He brought the car back to me to asked me to help remove it caues he was getting his windows tinted. ANd we had a heck of a time trying to remove it. Required a huge amount of force to tear it off. And once he was done just bought a roll of 3m tape and put it back on.

04-07-2009, 11:27 PM	#11
Meteorite_Marty Drives: 2008 5-door Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 389	Ask yourself... WWTD? What would Toyota do? I can't imagine they would put a spoiler on with tape.

04-07-2009, 11:29 PM	#12
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Well there isnt much other options. You cant screw it into the glass and you cant really glue it. U would need a special type of ahesive. My rear bumper guard was attached with 3m tape.

04-08-2009, 12:30 AM	#13
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	i had an ATS spoiler on my matrix xrs....held on w/ 2 screws and 3m tape...that 3m tape was like cement once it got on there....i didnt really need the screws... __________________

04-08-2009, 01:08 AM	#14
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	FYI i did have a wind deflector visor for my acuras sunroof. One day i was driving down the freeway i heard this god awful rattaling and then this loud clunk. I looked in my rear view mirror and it ripped the screws and clips off and flew away. Luckly it landed in the shoulder area and there just happend to be no cars behind me at the time. While my ford escorts spoiler held on by 3m tape never had that happend =)

04-08-2009, 02:22 AM	#15
yarisugi やりすぎだ～ View User's Garage Drives: Me: Nuts: Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ハワイ Posts: 2,041	Be sure the 3M tape that you use is specifically called 3M VHB tape. If you still have doubts about this VHB tape, see this from Discovery Channel (youtube video). Actual footage starts at about 1:20 in

04-08-2009, 09:27 AM	#16
schleppy I love momentum. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris LB, Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 587	If you clean both the area the spoiler is attaching to, and the area under the spoiler REALLY well, and use some heat, it'll be fine. That 3M stuff holds INCREDIBLY well. I had small pieces of it hold door molding on my old GTi for two years. It never budged.

04-08-2009, 09:46 AM	#17
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Just do it the right way and put two tiny holes in your car. Don't be responsible for a motorcyclist's death.

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