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Boomba Racing Wing Riser Group Buy !
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I did find one minor problem with getting a set of red risers to put on my black ST - the stickers for covering up the body holes are now red-on-black. Luckily it's pretty hard to see them without looking close, next spring I'll probably find some black stickers to put on instead.
And please forgive my dirty car. It hurts to see it like that, but it also hurts to wash it when it's 0F out.
Ok so im about to purchase $140 worth of AL here and now I'm kinda worried about having to retap parts.....i have a tap but im leery of putting improperly made parts on my $25,000 car....can boomba please elaborate on why these are not supplied with the proper tap and screws????
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The kit does come properly tapped and correct screws. The center risers aluminum is soft and is set at an odd angle so you just have to be careful when tightening the center wing screw into the risers. I would suggest testing and putting in the screw to the center risers (without bolting into the car and wings) first by hand before and seeing how the angle goes in.
I stripped mine because I was rushing and trying to install at night.
I stripped mine because I was rushing and trying to install at night.
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Hey there!
No tapping is required. The risers come with everything needed to install on your car including the proper size screws and threaded wing risers with o-rings for a weather tight seal.
The problem that has been referred to is one or two cases of people having stripped the risers upon installation.
As long as you follow the instructional video, there shouldn't be any problems. The biggest thing to be careful of is the use of power tools. Since these are small pieces, power tools are not recommended and we advise strongly against them for the installation of this part. Hand tools are more than enough. Also be sure that everything is aligned before installation, making sure not to force anything into place.
If you have any questions, let us know!
No tapping is required. The risers come with everything needed to install on your car including the proper size screws and threaded wing risers with o-rings for a weather tight seal.
The problem that has been referred to is one or two cases of people having stripped the risers upon installation.
As long as you follow the instructional video, there shouldn't be any problems. The biggest thing to be careful of is the use of power tools. Since these are small pieces, power tools are not recommended and we advise strongly against them for the installation of this part. Hand tools are more than enough. Also be sure that everything is aligned before installation, making sure not to force anything into place.
If you have any questions, let us know!
I think your statement is not entirely correct.
In my case, the tapped portion of the center risers did not extend all the way down to the end of the drilled holes. If I had continued to apply pressure, I would have stripped out my threads, as you are installing a steel fastener into an aluminum thread form, and the steel fastener is stronger than the aluminum. I only used hand tools in my installation. My sugestion is to thread the OEM fasteners into the center risers. If the fastener does not go into the threadform deep enough, you will need to run a tap into the threaded hole. If, upon installation, the fastener goes in smoothly for several turns, but then becomes tighter, but the wing is still not tight, you will probably need to chase the threads with a thread tap. This is what I had to do to make my setup work. Most likely, there is a manufacturing problem with a small percentage of the center risers. Nothing that cannot be fixed with a metric tap.
In my case, the tapped portion of the center risers did not extend all the way down to the end of the drilled holes. If I had continued to apply pressure, I would have stripped out my threads, as you are installing a steel fastener into an aluminum thread form, and the steel fastener is stronger than the aluminum. I only used hand tools in my installation. My sugestion is to thread the OEM fasteners into the center risers. If the fastener does not go into the threadform deep enough, you will need to run a tap into the threaded hole. If, upon installation, the fastener goes in smoothly for several turns, but then becomes tighter, but the wing is still not tight, you will probably need to chase the threads with a thread tap. This is what I had to do to make my setup work. Most likely, there is a manufacturing problem with a small percentage of the center risers. Nothing that cannot be fixed with a metric tap.
It seems like a few people got center pieces that didn't get a full tap run through them. They didnt notice and cranked down and stripped pieces out. QC checks on parts to catch a bad batch will catch this.
Im gonna hold off on these right now. This and the aero changes/possible change in MPG are my two main concerns. It looks cool but im a bit wary of having to refab $140 in parts. Thanks for the reply boomba.
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Every product we sell, including these wing risers, gets tested before we ship to ensure full functionality.
We have sold quite a few of these so far and the number of people that have had to refab them in any way shape or form is less than we can count on one hand.
We can understand you wanting to hold off, but we just want you to know we will do whatever possible to stand behind our products and keep our customers satisfied.
We have sold quite a few of these so far and the number of people that have had to refab them in any way shape or form is less than we can count on one hand.
We can understand you wanting to hold off, but we just want you to know we will do whatever possible to stand behind our products and keep our customers satisfied.
Just to balance out the discussion a little... I had absolutely no trouble with installing the risers. I took my time and followed the install video step by step. Came out great!
By the way, the install video is one of the best ones I've ever used. Thanks Boomba for providing us with this type of support. I'm very happy with mine.
By the way, the install video is one of the best ones I've ever used. Thanks Boomba for providing us with this type of support. I'm very happy with mine.
Not sure what the issue is here. I mocked my wing with risers up, took my time to make sure everything was even, threaded the screws into the risers by hand, checked again that everything was good before I tightened them. Went on perfect without any issues. Thanks Boomba for making another quality product!
