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GP Wing Installation Guide First of all, thank you for the purchase. Before you go ahead and start assembling, please read through this guide carefully. We are not responsible for any type of damage to your vehicle due to drilling. The installation is very easy and straightforward. If you are not confident performing this installation, please take it to your local professionals. All spoilers are sanded individually at the bracket in order to fit on the model of your choice. Blue tapes are left on the spoiler still so that you/ the body shop can do some more detail sanding to achieve better fitment. No two MINIs have the same measurement at the hatch gaps, therefore, we recommend you test fitting first before painting them. Parts checklist: . 1) 3piece GP Wing (2 sides and 1 center) . 2) 1x bag of screws 4x long screws, 4x long screws (self tapping) 2x short screws . 3) 2x metal brackets . 4) 2x shark fin covers and . 5) 2x adhesives Required Tools/Parts: . 1) Rotary drill . 2) Screwdriver . 3) Small spacers (can be found in any hardware store) . 4) Sanding paper . 5) Blue tape . 6) adhesive foams tape/strips

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 GP  Wing  Installation  Guide  

   First  of  all,  thank  you  for  the  purchase.    

Before  you  go  ahead  and  start  assembling,  please  read  through  this  guide  carefully.    

We  are  not  responsible  for  any  type  of  damage  to  your  vehicle  due  to  drilling.  The  installation  is  very  easy  and  straightforward.  If  you  are  not  confident  performing  this  installation,  please  take  it  to  your  local  professionals.    

All  spoilers  are  sanded  individually  at  the  bracket  in  order  to  fit  on  the  model  of  your  choice.  Blue  tapes  are  left  on  the  spoiler  still  so  that  you/  the  body  shop  can  do  some  more  detail  sanding  to  achieve  better  fitment.  No  two  MINIs  have  the  same  measurement  at  the  hatch  gaps,  therefore,  we  recommend  you  test  fitting  first  before  painting  them.    

Parts  checklist:    . 1)    3-­‐piece  GP  Wing  (2  sides  and  1  center)  

. 2)    1x  bag  of  screws    

4x  long  screws,    

4x  long  screws  (self  tapping)    

2x  short  screws  

. 3)    2x  metal  brackets  

. 4)    2x  shark  fin  covers  and      

. 5)    2x  adhesives  

Required  Tools/Parts:    . 1)    Rotary  drill      

. 2)    Screwdriver      

. 3)    Small  spacers  (can  be  found  in  any  hardware  store)      

. 4)    Sanding  paper      

. 5)  Blue  tape  

. 6)  adhesive  foams  tape/strips  

Helpful  Tips:    . 1)         We  recommend  having  2  to  3  people  for  the  installation.    

. 2)         We  provide  two  types  of  screws  for  the  attachment  between  the  side  wing  and  the  hatch.  One  is  self-­‐tapping,  and  one  is  not.  With  different  model  and  year,  the  structures  of  the  hatch  varied.  Please  choose  the  either  type  accordingly.  Again  you  only  need  one  type  of  the  screws.  At  the  end  of  the  installation  you  should  have  4  un-­‐used  screws  that  you  may  throw  away.      

. 3)         We  strongly  suggest  you  to  test  fit  the  spoiler  before  taking  it  to  the  paint  shop.  As  you  can  see  from  opening  the  package,  we  left  the  blue  tape  on  so  that  you  can  continue  working  on  the  sanding  of  the  brackets  (the  fiberglass  portion)  to  get  the  best  fitment.  All  these  spoilers  have  been  tested  and  they  fit  on  our  R53  and  R56.  However,  no  two  cars  have  the  same  measurement  for  hatch  door  gap.  Some  might  have  tighter  fit  and  some  might  not.  Please  test  fit  it  on  your  car  first  before  painting  the  parts.      

 

1.  Test  Fit   1. Try  the  side  wing  on  the  car  separately  to  see  if  the  hatch  closes  fine.    

2. After  trying  on  both  sides  and  making  sure  that  they  fit,  put  both  sides  on  without  closing  the  hatch  and  then  bolt  on  the  center  blade.    

3. After  bolting  on  the  center  blade  and  make  sure  they  are  not  loose,  now  you  may  close  the  hatch.  You  may  need  to  adjust  the  angle  of  the  spoiler.  The  two  side  wings  should  have  their  vertical  portion  parallel  to  each  other.      

2.  Painting  

 

 

3.  Installation  

 

1. You  should  now  have  a  painted  spoiler.    2. Blue  tape  the  edges  to  protect  the  paint  before  the  

installation.  3. Remove  the  plastic  covers  from  the  inside  of  your  hatch.    

   

4. Pull  the  wires  away  so  that  you  don’t  damage  them  from  drilling  later  on.  

 5. Use  blue  tape  to  mark  the  desired  drilling  spot.  6. Method  1:  Drill  the  hatch    7. Bolt  on  the  side  wing.  Spacers  may  be  needed  to  stabilize  the  

wing.  You  may  also  add  foam  tapes  on  the  glass-­‐touching  surface.    

   

8. Bolt  on  the  other  side  of  the  wing  and  make  sure  both  sides  are  at  the  same  level.    

9. Bolt  on  the  center  blade.  10. Method  2:  Bolt  one  side  of  the  side  wing  to  the  center  blade  

first.  Put  them  on  the  hatch  and  put  the  other  side  of  the  side  wing  on.    

 

11. Now  you  have  the  entire  GP  Wing  on  that  hatch  that  can  move  freely.  

 

12. While  one  person  holds  the  wing,  one  person  stand  in  behind  making  sure  it  is  level  and  have  the  3rd  person  drill/  bolt  on  both  sides  to  the  hatch.    

13. Lastly,  you  may  also  remove  the  plastic  trim  with  heat  gun  to  create  more  space  if  somehow  the  paint  of  your  spoiler  makes  the  bracket  thicker.  

   14. If  you  use  the  non  self-­‐tapping  screws,  we  have  metal  

brackets  provided  for  you  to  sandwich  the  hatch  door  for  re-­‐enforcement  purpose.    

15. The  shark  fin  covers  shouldn’t  be  put  on  if  you  decide  to  adjust  the  wing  often.    

16. Enjoy  the  new  look  of  your  MINI!  J