964 - Replacing a Spoiler Wall

From pcarworkshop

The Rear Spoiler Wall will often crack at the joint with age. This can be repaired successfully with black duck tape, but if you want to replace it, it is easy to do. You should not have to dissemble the spoiler to do it. The part number for the wall is 993.512.121.00.

• Raise the spoiler all the way up. In 1989 cars this is done by a switch in the engine compartment, later cars use a switch in the console.
• Use a thin bladed screwdriver to separate the top edge of the wall from the spoiler. If you look carefully you will see the gap where you can insert your screwdriver. Start on one end and give the screwdriver a twist. The wall will start to snap out and you just have to slowly continue prying down to the other end.
• The bottom half has a channel that fits around a rod. You can see it if you look at the inside lower edge of the wall. Take a flat screwdriver and start to pry it off the rod. It will make a snap sound, but don’t worry; you want to remove it anyway. You should be able to get some of one of the ends free. Then start working it over until you get to the other side. When the screwdriver can’t reach anymore you can use your fingers to slip it off by reaching under the edge. You will be able to feel the wall and the rod and be able to continue to move them apart. Once it is out of the channel, you will have to rotate the top edge inward a bit then lift the wall out. This will let the tabs in the middle of each end get free, to see them look at your new wall and you will see it.
• You can start the installation with the bottom, it seems like the easier way. First slide the wall in and made sure the tabs were hooked correctly, then begin snapping the bottom edge in place starting at one side and working to the other. Once you get it started it will be very easy to continue to snap it in place.
• To put the top in place you might need a little slack so retract the spoiler just a bit. This part is very easy. You start on one end and put the edges together. Then get a thin flat blade screwdriver to push it into place. What you can do is stick your head upside down under the spoiler so you can see the channel that is on the underside of the wall. That is where you can put the screwdriver to snap it up and in place. You can look under to make sure you have the right position and then pull your head out to look at the backside. Then you can see if it is snapping into place. Continue this process across the wall until you are done.
• Run the spoiler up and down a few times to make sure you have it right.

Original Article Credit : Mark Schettenhelm