Shortening roof spoiler - any advice?

[Guest]

Hi,
i have purchased a vintage (70's/80's) roof spoiler for my van and its too wide, as i am particularly keen on this particular item I wondered whether it would be practical to cut it in half and shorten it? Has anyone done this or similar before and could maybe offer some advice? .... I'm wondering whether I could use a fibreglass kit to rejoin it again and also wondered whether this would be strong enough, after all its not weight bearing or anything sitting on the roof.
Any advice gladly welcomed.
Thanks,
Stevie

[E_T_V]

It depends on what it is made from as to how easy it is to alter it. Rubber ones are the hardest to alter. Fibreglass ones you can pretty much do what you want to.

[Guest]

Hi,
Thanks for your reply. It isnt rubber, not sure but could fibreglass? Any tips at all?
Stevie

[E_T_V]

If it is fibreglass then so long as the prep is good the altered item should be as strong as the original. There are loads of fibreglass videos on youtube etc so you can see what is involved.

[Guest]

Cheers bud

[Guest]

I used a Pug 406 spoiler on my van, transfered it to the MG metro when the van went.

[Guest]

Hi

That's cool, did you have to alter it? Do you have any pic's?

[Guest]

if you have a fibre one its easy to mod. but if you want it to be soild buy a fibre tent pole these are cheap enough drill holes inside of spoiler for tent pole to fit (i cut the pole up in to 4" lengths) a coat of resin on edges and fix together leave to dry then make good surface of spoiler job done

stoney

[Guest]

Cheers

Thanks for that bud, you're a star!

[Guest]

That's cool, did you have to alter it? Do you have any pic's?

Fitted straight on.
Sorry, no photos.