2nd Gen R59 Roadster Most liked posts in thread: Spoiler Problem

Here's a picture of the prototype undergoing testing. :biggrin5:

 

JCW Fixed Spoiler...FTW

 

I'm sure one of you vendors will come up with a "spoiler pre-heater" that will solve the problem.

Jim

 

I have a complete spoiler module for sale from my Coupe if you need parts or the whole assembly from when I replaced it with this.
JCW fixed spoiler FTW

 

I had this happen in my Roadster and the bonging does drive you nearly mad. Particularly as it won't stop if you slow down below "spoiler-speed" or even stop altogether. If you stop and switch off the ignition, it doesn't start again - until you drive off when it continues, even if you don't go over 50.

And the warnings on the Visual Boost screen are dire - I felt the "you will be struck by a thunderbolt if you drive anywhere" was a bit excessive.....

I confirm that it causes no problem - once the spoiler un-freezes, it works fine and all the warnings go away.

I think spoiler behaviour may not be the same in all cars/countries but in my car if I put the spoiler up manually when stationary, it stays up forever until I manually put it down, so that's one way round the problem, as long as I know to do it in advance - and don't mind looking like a ****head for having the spoiler permanently up.

 

Cool, looks like some of MM's work.

Jim

 

I am bad at posting pictures, but I will check out the bushings. The wing feels solid when up and if I try to move it around by hand there is no wiggle. The reason I included the cold situation is it almost seems like the wing is trying to deploy when it sits in freezing temps. It only goes up 1/4 of inch and my battery gets drained. I will keep the battery tinder in mind that might help, and stop the calls to AAA.

 

That is a fairly good description of a lot of the winter weather in many parts of the US too.

 

I think a little WD40 or some lubricant that can stand up to cold weather in all the joints will help. Any moving part that gets moisture trapped in there will be a problem, not just for MINIs. In the 80's I always kept all the joints in those pop-up headlights well lubricated and never had a problem with the headlights not going up or down when required.

Also, use a bit of silicon lube on any rubber weather stripping will help the windows. I noted that once, when I opened my door this winter the window did not go down a bit to help equalize the air and when I closed the door after I got in the car, I almost broke my window against the door frame.

 

it hasn't gotten as hot as it was that day, so it working fine. last winter my car was outside with a cover on it and i would not drive it all that often. Twice I had a dead battery. After jump starting it I noticed both times the led light was on. The spoiler itself was raised 1/4 of an inch. I think that both times it happened after it got below freezing. So extreme hot and cold seems to be the common element

 

I hope they get it taken care of and let us know what the issue was.

 

Yep,keep us informed.

Jim

 

Maybe some ice build up, can you get it in a warm garage?

 

That's just one of the reasons I went to the JCW Fixed Spoiler. If you can't get it into a warm area to melt the ice you will need to see if you can clear out enough around the support hinges to get it to operate. The chime might be driving you crazy....just wait until it goes into limp mode to prevent you from driving faster than MINI thinks is safe without the spoiler deployed.

 

Heated garages are nice for such things