With the guidance of Hemmings Motor News editor and all-around
handy guy Mike McNessor, we were able to test-fit the factory brackets
and bend them into the correct shape, using an old lamp as a guide.
Getting at the bolts on the back of the bumper wasn't working from
underneath due to the angle of the spoiler, so we tried a different
route, which worked like a charm.
Once we cut two slats out of the spoiler to allow the brackets to hang
unimpeded - a base model spoiler was installed after the car's
front-end shunt that didn't have the proper openings - Mike put some
old fashioned muscle into tweaking them into the right shape.
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