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Custom Rear Roof Spoiler Install!

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RED MONSTER 4X4

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Hey guys I finally got around to installing that Junk yard pull from a few months ago.

From as much as I can tell this air Dam/Spoiler was made by "Travelmaster"? I have honest ly never seen another one like it. I was in the market for the adjustible metal ones seen commonly on our trucks but this was just to unique to pass up.I pulled it off of a 1989 v1500, with all the gaudy wood trim and some nice fiberglass fender flares(but they were destroyed)...

I think i am going to coat it with Bed liner and repair & Wire up the 3rd brake light. What do you think? Should I paint it body color or paint it black(bed liner)
Here are some pictures... What are your thoughts?
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never been a fan of them, but I'm sure it will help keep the dirt off the back window

body color IMO
 
K85 Octane said:
never been a fan of them, but I'm sure it will help keep the dirt off the back window

body color IMO
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Haha, probably right I have no illusions of Performance boosts basic laminar flow perhaps,Haha , just for looks, something different than I have seen.Strangely enough the rear of the truck is what does not get dusty anyhow HAh! I am going to do a coat of body color see what it looks like then make a decision.
 
I personally dont like the looks of it. But who cares what i think. Do YOU like it? If you do then :waytogo:
 
I kind of like it. I'm not a fan of the factory spoilers at all but that one is the least offensive one I've seen. As far as color, I'd just go with some satin black paint.
 
I've never had one, but the general consensus is that the wind blowing down the back window keeps more dust off than not having one.

I would NOT do bedliner -- the texture will trap dust and dirt and look like crap.. Stick with a satin or semi-gloss finish, IMO.

Also note that the brakelight wiring on these trucks will include the turn signals. To get just the brake light, you'll want to splice into the wiring at the switch on the brake pedal. I seem to recall that the purple one goes to ground when the pedal is pressed, i.e. it's negative-switched, but double-check this yourself.

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Well,dust or no dust, it is on to stay.Been taking with an engineer friend of mine and she was commenting on how it may help with the rear turbulence this truck makes, similar to what Vortex generators do, while we both have doubt it would be anything noteworthy it probably won't hurt anything to have it on. though i do wonder what it actually does other than keep the dust off.
 
I put a (stock) deflector on my truck, and before/after was pretty much night and day in regards to how nasty the rear window gets.

It's not miraculous, it doesn't keep the window completely clean forever, but it does keep a lot of water and dust off of it when moving.

That one looks like it is probably going to force less air over the rear than stock deflectors, but it's going to be an improvement I would bet. If nothing else, less drag than a stock one, which I have a feeling doesn't equate to much MPG in the real world.
 
So the driving light/tail light portion is one filament and the second filament is the brake signal, interrupted by the flasher? I guess that explains why a 4-pin trailer connector works so easily on these trucks. Must be I've never paid attention. If that's the case, it should be possible to run a 3rd brake light using a diode from each side brake light. That would allow it all to be done in the back of the truck without running a wire all the way up the frame and into the passenger compartment. Use schottky to minimize heat in the diodes.

As for the deflector, I would say it's definately less ugly than the chrome wing. It looks like fiberglass. I would definately paint it to match the body.
 
As far as the textured paint. I wouldn't worry about it too much unless you are doing the heavy texture of Line-X, etc. The factory K5 shell has some texture in it, my Z71 Suburban roof rack is textured, and so is the one on my Xterra. I used some truck bed spray paint to touch up both racks in the past year and they look just like factory.
 
The light had(s) 3 wires total, one that was just a ground and the other two just went down the frame to the right side tail light. they just clamped on to the wires for the tail light, pretty simple stuff.
 
now, upon installing this, i am pulling my hair out! i should have taken a photo of the socket from the donor truck(an 89) i have tried 3 combinations and i get the blinker on the 3rd...I do NOT want to have to run a line to the cab. What should i do? has anyone else done this with success? without running to the cab? the blinker bulb has 2 black wires and one yellow wire. i can only assume to connect to that.
 
RED MONSTER 4X4 said:
now, upon installing this, i am pulling my hair out! i should have taken a photo of the socket from the donor truck(an 89) i have tried 3 combinations and i get the blinker on the 3rd...I do NOT want to have to run a line to the cab. What should i do? has anyone else done this with success? without running to the cab? the blinker bulb has 2 black wires and one yellow wire. i can only assume to connect to that.
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To get a brake-only, you have to go up front. The tail lights are brake and turn combined.

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blazerz said:
i always thought they were to keep the exhaust fumes out when driving with the window down......
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I was looking for one for this reason. I like to run the back window down a couple of inches. The exhaust fumes keep me from doing it. But it would have been torn off by now wheeling in the forest.
 
I have the metal deflector on mine, it sure helps to keep the window clean. I camo'ed mine to match the truck.
 
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